Agenda 2025
GAFX - 2025 Agenda
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 01
08:00 - 09.30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
11:30 - 12:15
Govt Policy Keynote
12:15 - 13:00
EPISODE PREMIERE - SUPPANDI ANIMATED SHOW AND TRAILER RELEASE- WINGSTAR ANIMATED SHOW
Rana Dagubatti
Team Tinkle
Zebu animation studio
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
THE SOUND OF STORYTELLING – A DEEP DIVE INTO MUSIC AND ANIMATION
E Suresh
Rajat Dholakia
Nilima Eriyat
14:45 - 15:25
CRAFTING CONTRAST: THE ANIMATION AESTHETICS OF THE GARFIELD MOVIE AND THAT CHRISTMAS - DNEG ANIMATION
Anand Baid
Head of Animation, DNEG India
15:30 - 16:10
Crafting Epic Worlds Through VFX Expertise
Mohen Leo
ILM
16:15 - 16:55
Fury is Born: The VFX of ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Payal Selvam
Head of Creative Operations, DNEG India
17:00 - 17:40
AI IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Jehil Thakkar
(Moderator)
Partner and Media and Entertainment Sector Leader, Deloitte India
Biren Ghose
Technicolor Group
Vishal Dupar
NVIDIA
Gopichand Katragadda
Ricky Kej
17:45 - 18:30
TECH BEHIND THE MUFASA THE LION KING : VFX IN THE AGE OF INNOVATION BY MPC
Shajy Thomas
Technicolor
GBR - LIVE : DAY 01
08:00 - 09.30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
12:15 - 13:00
LAUNCH OF B2B AND KEY NOTE
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Global Collaboration in creating Indian IP - Mikros & Graphic India on  LOH season 02
Moderated by
Harshita Nair
Technicolor
Mikros Team
Nirupama
Ravi
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
14:45 - 15:25
IICT & STATE COEs ROUND UP
Biren Ghose
Mr. Sanjay Jaju
Secretary, MoI & B, GoI
Dr Ekroop Caur
Secy, ITBT, Gok
Munjal Shroff
Ashish K
Chaitanya C
15:30 - 16:10
Session 4 - Animation Rooted in India
Moderator
Vaibhav Kumaresh
Govinda Sao
Swati Agarwal
16:15 - 16:55
NEW IMMERSIVE WORLD OF EXPERIENCE CENTERS AND GALLERIES
Chand
Moderator
Jahnavi Phalkey*
Dr Ekroop Caur*
17:00 - 18:30
PREMIERE OF PIECE BY PIECE - ZEBU ANIMATION STUDIOS
LALIT 1-2 - LIVE : DAY 01
08:00 - 09.30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
12:15 - 13:00
ZBrush Masterclass
Vichar BN
Technicolor Games
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
XR WORKSHOP
Rajendra Praveen
14:45 - 15:25
Breaking Panels - Conversations with acclaimed international comic creators
Moderator
Savio
Danesh Mohiuddin
Roshan Kurichiyanil
Sunando C
15:30 - 16:10
Insight on Netapp Storage
Sandeep Thota
Netapp
16:15 - 16:55
Panel to Profit - The business of comics in India
Moderator
Preeti Vyas
Nikhil Pran
Sohini Mitra
Ajitesh Sharma
Sanjay Gupta
17:00 - 17:40
How to create a striking animation reel (Mentoring session)
Prathik Gopinath
Rubul Das
Kaustav Chakravarty
Damodar V Sawant
Subharaj Biswas
Sean Peter Mullen
17:45 - 18:30
The Creative Gurukul – Interacting with the creative leadership from Mikros.
Vikram Varma
Avanish S Phatak
Sean Peter Mullen
Anil Sam
Somnath Saha
Murali Chinnappa
Kalinga 2 - LIVE : DAY 01
08:00 - 09.30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
12:00 - 13:00
Marvel's Spider-Man games : Magic of Procedural Systems
Craig Halperin
VFX Supervisor, Sony’s Insomniac Games
13:00 - 14:00
14:00- 15:00
AI in Games: Shaping the Future of Immersive Experiences
Sriharsha Setty
Vamsi Krishna Veligatla
Manvendra Shukul
Avinash Pandey
Prateek Jain
14:45 - 15:25
FREE
15:30 - 16:10
Women in Gaming: Empowering the Next Generation
Shagufta Khan
Woman Influencer
Vandana Goyal
Megha Gupta
Vaishnavi Palleda
16:15 - 16:55
The Game Development Pipeline: From Concept to Launch
Zain Fahadh
LALIT 3-4 - LIVE : DAY 01
08:00 - 09.30
REGISTRATION
GAFX 2025 INAUGURATION
– Introduction by the MC
– Lamp Lighting and Felicitation of Guests and VIPs
– Photo Op of all guests on Dias
– Welcome Address by Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics,
IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka
– Curtain Raiser on Bengaluru GAFX 2025 by Biren Ghose, President, ABAI
– Address by INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR – Ms Kiran Mazumda | Mr. Nitish M
– – Address by Shri Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, Keonics
– Address by Shri Priyank Kharge,
Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Information Technology & Biotechnology*
– Address by Shri D.K. Shivakumar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka*
– Address by Shri Siddaramaiah, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka *
– Vote of Thanks by RK Chand, Secretary, ABAI
12:15 - 13:00
Portfolio Review - Launch and Introduction to Industry Partners :
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Animation Portfolio Review
14:45 - 15:25
Assets Portfolio Review
16:15 - 16:55
MESC Session
17:00 - 17:40
Houdini User Group Launch and Meetup
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 02
10:00 - 10:40
Croakology- A Jugalbandi from Eeksaurus and Toonz
E Suresh
Nilima
Jay Kumar
10:45 - 11:25
Orion & The Dark – Process breakdown
Vinodh Prasanna
LRC Senior Supervisor
Parthiban S
LRC Supervisor
Dhiraj Prasad
FX Supervisor
Murali
11:30 - 12:10
Making of animated movie PIECE BY PIECE
Veerendra patil
Moderator
Howard Baker
Animation Director*
Sanjee Gupta
Executive Producer*
Venky
Zebu Studios – Art Director
Peter Anderson
Producer *Â
Arvind
Neelakantan
12:15 - 13:00
JAI JAGANNATH - Small town success Story session
Durga Prasad Dalai
Founder / CEO – Ele Animation
Uttam Pal Singh
Warner Bros
P. Jayakumar
Toonz Animation
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Making of Kalki by Firefly & Dneg
14:45 - 15:25
Showcase of the Gladiator 2 - ILM
Louise hussey
Executive Producer, ILM
15:30 - 16:10
MAX & The Midknights - Behind the Scenes
By
Ushma
Xentrix
Abhsihek
Xentrix
Tharuna
Xentrix
16:15 - 16:55
IP Creation & Monetization
By
Rajiv Chilaka
Creator of Chhota Bheem, Greengold Animation
17:00 - 17:40
Making of Netflix show - IC 814
Anish Sreedhar
Mr. Chandrasekar Thanvi
PhantomFX
18:00 - Onwards
ANIMATION XPRESS GEM AWARDS - GAMING, META & ESPORTS
GBR - LIVE : DAY 02
10:00 - 10:40
Heads of Production - The Future of VFX Production
A.R. Seshaprasad
ModeratorÂ
Elayaraja
Virendra Chauhan
Deepak Bhatia
Sameer Talwalkar
10:45 - 11:25
From Concept to Screen: The Role of Tech in M&E
Burny
Sudhakar Reddy
Indivar
Netapp
Anurita Das
11:30 - 12:10
Create in India for the world and its challenge
Munjal
ModeratorÂ
Jayakumar
A.R. Seshaprasad
Veerendra Patil
Milind
Arjun Madhavan
12:15 - 13:00
GBR-Session 4 : Illuminating Stories: The Art of Lighting in The Garfield Movie & That Christmas
By
Arun PA
Lighting Supervisor, DNEG India
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Immersive Reality Panel Discussion on Immersive Experiences in Medical, Education etc"
Moderated by
Rajendra Praveen
Speaker from Avatar.AI*
Speaker from Metadome*
14:45 - 15:25
Intelligent Tools for Smarter Production: The Role of AI
Veerendra Patil
Moderator
Guru
Samit Shetty
Pradnya K
Nikhil
15:30 - 16:10
The Rise of VFX Influencers
Moderator by
Samit Shetty
Ruturaj Phadke
16:15 - 16:55
The Rise of Real - Time Production: What It Means for Talent :
Kranti Sharma to moderate
GRIBB (FolksVFX)
Moderator
BEJOY
PhantomFX
Mike (Madhava Reddy)
Yatham
Manish
88 pictures
Kumar
Saffronic
17:00 - 17:40
Skilling India: Centre & State-Level Efforts in AVGC Talent Development
B.S.Srinivas
Moderator
Sri Atul Kumar
Keynote Speaker
Tiwari
Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Mr. Mohit Soni
CEO
Mr. Shrikanth Sinha
CEO
Mr. Sanjay Khimesara
President
LALIT 1-2 - LIVE : DAY 02
10:00 - 10:40
Story board Masterclass : by Julia Briemle
Moderated by
Aditi Kiran
Zebu
10:45 - 11:25
The Writers Room The art and science of writing for comics
Gayathri
Moderator
Vishwajyoti Ghosh.
Sanjana Kapur
Rachita Taneja
Alok Sharma
11:30 - 12:10
KARNATAKA AVGC POLICY WORKSHOP
Ms. Archana
GM KITS Department
12:15 - 13:00
Visual Development Masterclass
Akshay Sanjeev Chavan
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Kids Content - Youtube Champions
Bharat GG
Moderator
Chuchu tv
Powerkids
Videogyan
14:45 - 15:25
Esports Industry Roundtable
By Animationxpress
15:30 - 16:10
Pushing Boundaries in Concept and DMP using AI
Gowri Velusamy D
The Mill
16:15 - 16:55
NINTH DIMENSION MAsterclass
Anurita Das
17:00 - 17:40
Comic Creation Masterclass with the Art Director & Editor-in-Chief of Tinkle Learn the nuances of Comic Book Creation from the creative chiefs of Tinkle
Savio
Gayathri
18:00 - Onwards
ANIMATION XPRESS GEM AWARDS - GAMING, META & ESPORTS
KALINGA 2 - LIVE : DAY 02
10:00 - 10:40
Growing Indie Development in Karnataka: Opportunities and Support
Prashanth DG
Rhea Gupte
GoK representative
Arunabh Hazarika
Burhanuddin Beawerwala
10:45 - 11:25
FREE
11:30 - 12:10
Building Esports Ecosystems: Opportunities for Karnataka
Abhijeet (Ghatak) Andhare
Ashwin Haryani
Tanaya Nag
Rohit Potphode
eSports Influencer
12:15 - 13:00
FREE
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Creating Opportunities for Students in Gaming
Rahul Sehgal
Vaibhav Chavan
Mohammed Ali Shaik
Sameer Ahmed
14:45 - 15:25
Introduction into Technicolor Games Dragon Age Veilguard VFX work
By Animationxpress
16:00 - 17:00
88 Pictures game Launch*
Milind Shinde
16:15 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
ANIMATION XPRESS GEM AWARDS - GAMING, META & ESPORTS
LALIT 3-4 - LIVE : DAY 02
10:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
10:00 - 13:00
18:00 - Onwards
ANIMATION XPRESS GEM AWARDS - GAMING, META & ESPORTS
KALINGA - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
The Making of Secret Agent: Jack Stalwart – Behind the Scenes with ReDefine Originals
Siva Prasad Raju
Redefine
10:00 - 10:40
Session 2 - Behind the Magic of Disney's Mufasa by MPC
El Suliman
Animation Supervisor, Mufasa, MPC
11:30 - 12:10
Session 3 - Hombale Films Showcase - Animated Movie "Narasimha"
Chaluve Gowda
Hombale FIlms
Ashwin – Film Director
12:15 - 13:00
Session 4 -Immersive Entertainment Showcase - The Mill
Mark Benson
President
Will Macneil
Creative Director
RK Chand
Mill India ED
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Session 5 - Producing VFX Blockbusters:
Bahubali
KGF
Pushpa2
Stree 2
Jawan
14:45 - 15:25
Session 6 - Making of Photoreal Creatures : Poacher by MPC
Jateen Thakkar
VFX Sup, MPC
Richie Mehta
Emmy winning Film Director
15:30 - 16:10
Behind the tech of Moana 2
Avneet Kaur
Head of Disney
16:15 - 16:55
Behind the Scenes of the VFX Blockbuster Chhava by Assemblage
17:00 - 17:40
Karnataka AVGC & XR Showcase
B.S.Srinivas
Moderator:
Veerendra Patil
Zebu Animation
Kranti Sharma
MPC
Rohit Bhatt
99 Games
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
GBR - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
GBR-Session1: State of VFX in Kannada Movies
Prajwal
PLAngle
Nirmal
Radiance VFX
Rahul V
Pinaki Studios
10:00 - 10:40
GBR-Session2 : Elevate Startups Showcase
Himanshu Goel
Futr Studios
Subhabrata Debnath
Neural Garage
Akshat Mandloi
Smallest AI
Vivek Bolar
Aum Animation
11:30 - 12:10
Gen AI in Audio Visual Content creation
Himanshu Goel
Moderater
Subhabrata Debnath
Neural Garage
Akshat Mandloi
Smallest AI
Shabnam
Zebu ANimation
Jimmy kuriakose
Saffronic
12:15 - 13:00
HR Panel - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in VFX
Kranti
Moderater
Dhamodiwala Delna
DNEG
Vikrant Kapur
Technicolor Group
Shabnam
Zebu ANimation
Jimmy kuriakose
Saffronic
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Investors Panel - What are we looking for?
Moderater
Chand
Mr. Dharshan
VS, MD, KITS, Dept of ITBT, GoK
Abhinav Shukla
ACME Content Fund
Kislay Shashwat
Lumikai
Shylaja
Ventara Ventures
14:45 - 15:25
Promoting Diversity in AVGC Education: State Strategies for Inclusion
Moderator
B.S.Srinivas
Dr. M.C. Sudhakar (Keynote Speaker)
Higher Education Minister, Government of Karnataka
Mr. Srikar Mysore Sridhar IAS
Principal Secretary of Higher Education, GoK
Ms. Supriya Yarlagadda
CEO, Annapurna Studios
Ms. Meghna Ghai Puri
Whistling Woods
15:30 - 16:10
Indian Broadcasters - Current State
Chand
Moderator
Ronojoy Chakravortjy
Sony Yay
Rajeshwari
ETV Bharat Kids
Anindyo Chatterjee
Applause
16:15 - 16:55
Partnering for Innovation: The Latest in Advanced Technology
Shajy Thomas
Moderator
Rangaswamy
HPE
Xavier
Nysa
Pradnya Kanade
Green Rain Studios
Narayanan
Netapp
17:00 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
Lalit 1-2 - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
FREE
10:45 - 11:25
Fresh Ink :The rising stars of Indian comics
Reena Puri (Moderator)
Somesh Kumar
Tadam Gyadu
from Arunachal Pradesh
Sahil Upalekar
Ritoparna Hazra
11:30 - 12:10
Making the transition from Academic Learning to a Thriving Career in VFX and Animation
Jayanti Mahapatra
12:15 - 13:00
The Unreal Approach in creating TV content – ‘Polar Rescue Team’
Sabyasachi
Mikros Animation
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:40
Unreal usergroup meeting
By
Epic Games, Unreal Engine Team
14:45 - 15:25
Workshop on building Pitch Decks for Startups
by B2B Buyers
Ken Anderson
Catherine Branscom
Angela Salt
15:30 - 16:10
An adventure called COMICS- Discover the journey of acclaimed comic book creators
Reena Puri
Moderator
Abhijit Kini
Saumin Patel
Kishore Mohan
Devaki Neogi
16:15 - 16:55
The Creative Gurukul – Interacting with the creative leadership from
Mikros Animation
17:00 - 17:40
FREE
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
Kalinga 2 - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
Game Engines: Choosing the Right Tools for the Job
Avinash Pandey
Kinshuk Sunil
Druhin Mukherjee
10:45 - 11:25
FREE
11:30 - 13:00
Quality Assurance in Games: Ensuring a Polished Experience
Jeet Thakkar
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:25
Creating Immersive Game Environments
Burhanuddin Beawerwala
15:30 - 16:10
FREE
16:15 - 17:40
Unlocking Investment Opportunities in Gaming
Marmik Mankodi
Shylaja Rao
Tanesha Vijay Singh
Navya Poovamma Areyada
Abhinav Adlakha
18:00 - Onwards
VALIDECTORY FUNCTION, AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
LALIT 3-4 - LIVE : DAY 03
10:00 - 10:40
The art of Compositing for VFX By
Bhaskarachari Komaragiri
Technicolor Acdemy
10:45 - 12:10
Plug in new Master class - Wonder Dynamics : AI powered Animation by Autodesk
Samit Shetty
12:15 - 13:00
FREE
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:25
Foundry Nuke User group and Masterclass
ARK Solutions
15:30 - 15:55
Animating for Games
Lizzielet Gracia
Technicolor Academy