GBR - LIVE : DAY 01
09:30 - 11:30
GAFX 2026 INAUGURATION
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 2026 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 - 12:30
Session - Brahma Ai showcase
12:30 - 13:30
Session - "Indian VFX Studios - Rise of the Indies"
Speaker Name
Meghana Tirumalasetty
APVAGA – Andhra Pradesh, Moderator
Krishna Avril
LittleBlackStar VisualEffects
Binoy S
Trishul Media Entertainment
Nirmal Kumar
Radiance FX
Partheek
14:30 - 15:15
Session - Immersive VR New Experiences
Speaker Name
Sairam Sagiraju
chaarana labs
Rajendra Praveen
Shining Cloud
Abdul Khalid
Filter You – A True Social Xperience Company
Maruti
Partheek
Gopal
Naresh
15:15 - 16:00
Session 4 - “Evolution Reloaded: Turning Imagination into Tradable Assets”
Speaker Name
Biren Ghose
Mr. Anand Varadara
Bisff
Moderator
Ms.Archana Kavil
IP Climb
Mr.Pradeep Kumar
ZEE5
Mr. Ramesh Kumar Mallela
Brandxchange
GK Tirunavukarasu
Producers Bazaar
16:00 - 16:45
Session - Lets talk Houdini
Speaker Name
Mr. Christopher Hebert
SideFX
Moderator
Mr. Peter Rotenberg
SideFX
Shajy Thomas
Astra studios
Mr. Sreyans Bardia
BOT VFX
Rajarajan Ramakrishnan
Astra Studios
Mr. Bharanidharan TN
ILM
16:45 - 17:30
Session - State of Global Animation industry
Speaker Name
Kumar Chandrasekaran
Saffronic
Moderator
Vishnu Ram
Assemblage Entertainment
Sarath Narayan
studio56
Milind Shinde
88 Pictures
Veerendra Patil
Zebu Animation Studios
Anand Bhanushali
MIDCCA – Maharashtra
17:30 - 18:15
Session - Emerging Media & Entertainment Tech - Next big opportunity
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
17:30 - 18:15
Session - "AI and Immersive media : New Frontiers"
Speaker Name
Mike (Madhava Reddy) Yatham
Rotomaker
Anirban Deep Dutta
Pixel and Ratio
Chandraleeka Hazarikka
BigThinX
