Few Indian artists have experienced the meteoric rise to fame that 26-year old Ritviz Srivastava has, and even fewer have been able to sustain that popularity. The young classically-trained musician-turned-bedroom-producer shot to fame in December 2017 with a runaway hit, ‘Udd gaye’ which effortlessly blended elements of Indian traditional music, hip-hop and electronica. Incidentally, it was through a talent hunt for musicians, 2017 Bacardi House Party Sessions – hosted by comedy collective All India Bakchod (AIB) and desi bass icon Nucleya – that Ritviz was introduced to millions of people who eventually became his fans.

Aayushman Sinha, one of Forbes India’s 'New Age Entrepreneurs' is best known for his contributions to the entertainment industry with a vision of building and enabling pop culture in India. As the Founder and CEO of REPRESENT, he manages some of India's most exciting artists in a 360-degree capacity and also consults with leading consumer and tech companies on their music strategy. He has created unique opportunities, taking his artists to global stages like Tomorrowland, Mysteryland, Wembley Arena, and on worldwide tours. He was the driving force behind the production of 'KARAM’ by KSHMR,' hailed as the most groundbreaking Desi hip-hop album ever produced.From co-creating IPs with Instagram and Snapchat to helping launch Triller in India and consulting with the world's biggest consumer brand—Coca-Cola—to build music into its DNA and scale this across India. REPRESENT has been accurately named amongst ‘Music Startups Disrupting The Indian Market’ by Entrepreneur India.

Singer-songwriter by heart and a rising sensation by sheer talent, Lisa Mishra is known for her captivating voice and unique blend of her music. Her style, which infuses elements of Western pop and R&B with traditional Indian melodies, resonates with audiences and sets her apart in the music industry. From being named on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of Top 25 Women in Creativity to having collaborations alongside global megastars like Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, DJ Khaled, Divine and Badshah on Grammy Winning and Emmy Nominated projects, Lisa Mishra is all set to take the world by storm and a force to be reckoned with in the Indian and international music industry. Over the years, Lisa has carefully crafted this signature sound that fans know and love. The Odisha born and Chicago raised singer first started being noticed for her exceptional singing talent on YouTube, where she would frequently upload cover versions of her favourite songs. She was soon approached to lend her vocals on Chance The Rapper’s track “All We Got” from his Grammy Winning album ‘Coloring Book’. This was only the beginning for Mishra: it was not long before she made her Bollywood debut, shooting to unprecedented levels of fame with the reprise version of ‘Tareefan’ from the movie Veere Di Wedding. Now, with a series of lauded independent singles like ‘Nai Chaida,’ ‘Running Back to You’ and ‘Rider’ under her belt - and a new era of collaborations and releases being unveiled - Lisa Mishra is on an undeniable upward trajectory that vows to cement her status in the global music scene.

Anuv Jain is best described as “a singer-songwriter for every human experience”. The 28-year-old from Punjab, India went from being an online sensation to becoming one of the biggest indie music stars in the country. Anuv had his breakout moment when he released the studio version of ‘Baarishein’, which has allowed him to enjoy a cult following who have popularised his songs on every acoustic playlist. His discography bridges the space between honest lyrics and evocative melodies, which is why his Spotify boasts over 4 million monthly listeners with hit songs like Gul, Alag Aasmaan, and Mishri among fan favorites. His first All-India tour in October 2021 sold out across all 10 cities — a significant feat for a young independent artist during the pandemic. In 2022, he drew an awe-inspiring crowd of approximately 20,000 people to the Delhi Beat Street Festival, a crowd that sang back all of his songs lyrics. Anuv was also one of the select few artists to feature on the lineup leading to international singer Post Malone’s performance in India.

The Kolkata-based 23-year-old launched his now hugely popular business podcast Indian Silicon Valley back in August 2020 to help answer questions like how to build a successful business. Today, with about 90 episodes in the bag, Indian Silicon Valley has been consistently ranking in the top 10 business podcasts on Spotify. And the Indian venture capitalist has managed to also feature about 30 percent of the country’s unicorns.

In her remarkable career, the 34-year-old acclaimed celebrity lawyer, media strategist, and entrepreneur has managed clients like A.R Rahman, AP Dhillon, Prateek Kuhad, Divine, Badshah, Shruti Haasan, Anurag Kashyap, Anand Gandhi, Sameer Saxena, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, and Sushmita Sen, among many others. Starting her own firm Khimani & Associates (K&A) in 2014, just two years after graduating from law school, she has been the face behind some of the biggest and most talked-about deals in the music and entertainment industry. More than her impressive resume, however, Priyanka’s journey is the quintessential Mumbai story of rising above her very modest circumstances from the chawls of Mahim.

Nand kishore Bairagi better known as RJ Kisna is an Indian RJ, voice artist, Youtuber, and social media starlet, whose sense of humor is fresh and contemporary that can make anyone a fan. He got famous as a Radio Jockey at Red FM Delhi. He is also known for uploading dub videos on his ‘RJ Kisna Dubs’ titled Youtube channel which has gained thousands of millions of views. His dubbed videos are seen in reputed memes group which is the best part of his content.

26-year-old Yashraj Mukhate by his short dialogue-music mashup Rasode Mein Kon Tha is easier than with his name. The music director couldn’t agree more. He feels immensely happy that during the lockdown his parody memes were a source of entertainment. He says, “It became a turning point in my career. I was doing something to break the monotony of the content people had been consuming. I chose Kokila Ben’s Rasode mein kaun tha dialogue from the popular serial Saath Nibhaana Saathiya because I felt viewers were consumed by that scene.”

He has produced a number of music albums wherein was seen in the videos singing his a number of songs. His first album was Sunoh, which helped him to establish himself as a pop singer. It gave him a couple awards and made him popular for the song O Sanam. His other albums included Sifar, Aks and Kabhi AIsa Lagta Hai, which all were successful to a great extent. After a gap of 5 years he embarked with another album called Xsuie in 2009 on his birthday. His song Anjaani Raahon Mein from the album Meri Jaan Hindustan made to commemorate India’s 50 years of Independence in 1997 was a big hit.

Pratham Mittal is the founder of the Gurugram-based Masters’ Union School of Business. Masters’ Union is a disruptive Business school that champions practitioner-based and fully hands-on teaching founded with the aim of building a Top 10 Global Business School from India. Its faculty includes over 120 MDs & CXOs from Tata, Mckinsey, Morgan Stanley, etc, and counts Bain, BCG, Google, Microsoft, and Zerodha amongst its top recruiters. Masters’ Union has been making waves for its students surpassing IIM Ahemadabad’s average placement salary for two years running.Talking about the students, they are a league apart themselves. With an average GMAT of 715+, most students come from pedigreed backgrounds (IITs, NITs, etc and an avg 3 yrs of work ex at GS, ZS, Fractal, BCG etc). A Wharton & Doon School alum, Pratham is a Partner at 606 Ventures, a venture fund that invests in early-stage companies. He earlier co-founded New York-based Outgrow, the world’s largest interactive content platform behind companies like Nike, Tesla & Salesforce. We also often call him the first ever student who enrolled into Masters’ Union even though he learned lessons very different from the rest of the cohort. We have with us Mr. Pratham Mittal, here to share his learnings and kickstart the session.

Srushti Tawade entered 2023 like a whiff of fresh air with her brilliant command of telling stories. Finding popularity on the rap reality show MTV Hustle 2.0, the rapper’s biggest draw is arguably a storyteller’s ability with both pen and vocal methods. From a lonely but determined crow to an unintentionally comedic gangster, Srushti Tawade has a personality that morphs into all kinds of stories in her rap songs. Her character sketches of Chhota Don and the pop-culture statement “Main Nahi toh Kaun Be” went viral across the Indian Diaspora. already having dropped a SUPER-VIBRANT debut album titled BREADCRUMBS at age 24, and having built a fanbase that crosses over generations in the same family, Srushti is bringing the much-needed aroma of genuine stories being told in a way that makes you sit up and listen.

Viraj runs Monk-E, a new media company that represents digital creators and builds digital IPs for top brands globally. They boast a roster of exclusively representing 120+ creators across various categories of fashion, music, comedy, food, podcasting, lifestyle, entrepreneurship, and more. Cumulatively, their roster has amassed over 85 billion+ lifetime views. Monk-E actively builds path-breaking digital shows with brands like OnePlus, IKEA, Pepsico, Tata Group, Reliance Group, and others to strengthen their digital brand recall and drive sales.

Vishnu Kaushal is a creator who has been steadily making his mark in the Indian social Media space for a while now. He is a name that you can’t miss if you’re scrolling Instagram. His page is filled with reels on everyday things that are relatable to young Indian audiences. From Indian parents to 7th grade relationships Vishnus’ Characters never fail to capture the essence and humor of an average punjabi household He has expanded his reach further from just being an Instagram creator. With his clothing line ‘Peach by Vishnu’ and various other projects like the web series ‘Feels like home’ and recent stint in Shahrukh Khan starrer - Dunki, He has proved himself to be an all round creative genius.

If there was a competition for playing characters, you’ll surely find Rajesh Yadav at the top. Finding humor in the most basic things and to still keep it relatable at the same time is something Rajesh has got a knack for. From playing his famous character Dalbir and making fresh content out of everyday things, Rajesh started his journey with doing street plays in 2015 and since then, there has been no stopping him whether it’s making reels on Instagram or playing a character as fun as Sandy in the web series Campus Diaries.

Varun believes that human beings need to be brought back to the centre of the way we work to inspire higher performance, deeper purpose & sustainable profit. He spent 14 years as a successful founder building one of India’s most influential creative companies scaling it from two people in an apartment to a multimillion-dollar global business while balancing commerce, culture, and character. He's also spent years as one of India's premier Conversationalists having conversations with seasoned founders, artists and thought leaders through his podcasts “Take apause”, “Think Fast” & “Advertising is dead”. He stealth-coaches founders, business leaders and artists in all that he’s learnt about building profitable businesses while staying true to one’s purpose and passion through what he has defined as The Slow Hustle Method.

Yuvraj Dua as of today is one of the fastest growing Content Creator in India. He embarked upon his journey of content creation during the pandemic. He was also a sports journalist, but little did we know one fine day he would change his meme page into the blast that it is today. Since then, Dua has been making us laugh with his content, backed by his supreme observation and impeccable tropes, and there's no looking back. One of his biggest projects to date has been working closely with Ranveer Singh as a dialect coach for his movie Rocky aur Aur Rani ki Prem Kahaani. His journey from the walls of his drawing to Dharma has been entertaining, and we look forward to more!

Rishabh started out as a volunteer at OML & insider.in (now PayTM insider) in 2013 and has been working with OML since then. He holds a Harvard Business School certification for Negotiation Mastery & has been leading OML's Creator Management vertical, along with leading OML's Live efforts in International markets. With an artist first approach & a 360 degree management solution, OML manages a diverse roster of 87+ creators across comedians, creators / influencers, chef's, a mentalist and writers & directors, building opportunities across Brands, Content, Live, Equity deals, Building Artist led companies & more.

Rapper-performer-storyteller, KING continues a steep climb on the Indian pop music scene with his unstoppable barrage of delivering mammoth hits in recent years. In a short span of less than three years, the New Delhi popstar has made a strong mark for himself in the industry and is now on his way to break records and make his name globally. His modern romantic ballad "Maan Meri Jaan" and the massively popular refix with Nick Jonas- titled “Afterlife” that broke all records of daily streams on Spotify ever for an Indian track and has been a perfect successor to the previous favourite "Tu Aake Dekhle". He released his debut album in 2020, featuring the modern classic, ‘Tu Aake Dekhle’, which received 900 million+ streams across all platforms. He broke records by becoming #1 on YouTube Music Global Top 50 along with the Spotify Global Top 50 with his third album 'Champagne Talk' which also featured 'Maan Meri Jaan' that has garnered over 1 billion streams across all platforms and been crowned as #1 song by Spotify India in 2023.