VATAN MALIK
Vatan Malik

Vatan Malik

Partnerships and collaborations

Access: ALL AREA ACCESS

AUTH // CUE-2026-VM

Run of show

  • 2026Incubator & Capital Summit 2026 (with ISBACON)
  • 2026AI Fest 2026: The Creator & Developer Summit
  • 2025National Innovation & Incubation Conclave Summit
  • 2024SANDBOX: Creator Testing Grounds
  • 2023Ignite Festival: Student & Creator Showcase
SYS.CUE // 01RUN OF SHOW • CHANDIGARH, IN

I get the
right people
into the room.

Growth and partnerships lead behind AI Fest 2026 and the Incubator & Capital Summit at Chandigarh University, working with creators, founders and policymakers.

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Production sheet 01 / Lineup

The bill

Typographic festival lineup poster. Scale encodes production ownership and attendance volume.

Headliners and summit call sheets
ICS26Capital track
8–11 Oct 2026
AI Fest 2026Creator track
19–21 Feb 2026
NIICSPolicy panel
24–26 Sep 2025
SANDBOXLive demo arena
12–14 Oct 2024
IgniteTalent showcase
18–20 Apr 2023
Production sheet 02 / Proof

Event board

Departures-style operational ledger of flagship summits, festivals, and ecosystem convenings.

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Directed investor deal room coordination, institutional ecosystem partnerships with ISBACON, and high-stakes mainstage programming for startup founders.

Outreach & partnerships

Led VC and angel network outreach, co-organizer agreements with ISBACON, and institutional capital pipeline.

Guests & speakers

Curated and pre-briefed 80+ venture partners, incubator heads, and keynote policymakers.

Reach & engagement

Coordinated founder-investor 1:1 deal schedules, pitch lounge activations, and executive wrap reports.

Tracks covered:Venture CapitalIncubator AlliancesFounder Pitching
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Reach figures come from event organisers and registration data.
Production sheet 02 / Operations

Both sides of the table

Bridging creator expectations and brand objectives. How I structure, pitch, and execute on both sides of every summit.

TALENT & CREATOR RUN

If you're a creator

Direct stage curation, frictionless on-ground logistics, and session concepts tailored to your voice.

Audience-fit pitching

Direct outreach to tier-1 summits, keynotes, and live panels matched to your exact niche and credibility.

Deliverable: Tailored stage pitch brief & speaking deck

On-ground coordination

Full backstage hospitality, green room liaison, tech mic checks, and schedule buffer so you focus solely on your delivery.

Deliverable: Personal call sheet with minute-by-minute timecodes

Integration ideas that suit your format

Collaborative session concepts, live fireside formats, and podcast recordings built around how you actually talk.

Deliverable: Formatted session treatment & technical rider
Event proof:

“Coordinated stage appearances and VIP accreditation for top creators including Ankur Warikoo, Tech Burner (Shlok Srivastava), Neeraj Walia (ezsnippet), and Paritosh Anand across AI Fest and ICS26.”

Production sheet 03

Production capabilities

Standard work orders and functional responsibilities across creator partnerships, live show direction, and growth operations.

DEPT 01Talent Liaison & Booking

Creators and Talent

Appearances and collaborations that fit your audience.

Production deliverables

  • —Pitching you into programmes where your audience already is
  • —Session design for fireside chats, roundtables and creator tracks
  • —On-ground coordination from arrival to stage
DEPT 02Brand Deal Flow & Activations

Brands and Sponsors

Access to the right rooms, with a clear plan for being in them.

Production deliverables

  • —Sponsor and partner packages tied to specific sessions
  • —Introductions to founders, investors and policymakers on site
  • —A post-event summary of reach and engagement
DEPT 03Pipeline & Overall Reach

Events and Institutions

A full outreach and partnership pipeline, from first contact to doors open.

Production deliverables

  • —Guest and speaker acquisition and onboarding
  • —Registration and audience campaigns across campuses and startup networks
  • —Engagement planning for each day of the programme
Production sheet 05 / Engineering

I also build the tools events run on.

Rkade, the event discovery and ticketing platform I lead as CTO, with a real-time seat allocation engine, creator dashboards and automated settlements.

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Demo of the seat allocation approach used in Rkade. Seats are simulated.

Production sheet 04 / Access

Guest list

Ledger of confirmed people appearing at the events. Wristband colour encodes accreditation category.

WRISTBAND LEGEND // FILTER:
Ankur Warikoo
Serial entrepreneur, author and content creator
creatorAI Fest 2026
Shlok Srivastava
Content creator and entrepreneur — Tech Burner
creatorAI Fest 2026
Neeraj Walia
Content creator — ezsnippet
creatorAI Fest 2026
Paritosh Anand
Content creator (1.4M followers) and founder — We Smile India, Believe Clothing
creatorICS26
Chandan Perla
Founder — Podcast Circle
creatorICS26
Karishma Mehta
CEO — Humans of Bombay
mediaAI Fest 2026
Shradha Sharma
Founder & CEO — The Bharat Project, YourStory Media
mediaAI Fest 2026
Arnab Goswami
MD and editor-in-chief (virtual) — Republic Media Network
mediaAI Fest 2026
Anurag Batra
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief — Business World Group
mediaAI Fest 2026
Avinash Kaul
CEO — Network18 Media & Investments
mediaAI Fest 2026
Showing 10 of 33 confirmed accredited passes
Outreach & onboarding protocol

All guest appearances across ICS26, AI Fest, NIICS, SANDBOX, and Ignite are secured through direct, unscripted outreach. Rather than relying on generic booking agencies, speakers and creators are briefed directly on the run of show, audience composition, and stage deliverables before receiving their access laminates. Confirmed entries publish here upon completed call-sheet accreditation.

Production sheet 05 / Chronology

Career run of show

Chronological cue sheet tracing technical leadership, platform engineering, and high-stakes summit production.

00:08:00Feb 2026

AI Fest 2026

Summit Event
Chandigarh University Tech Grounds

Three-day AI festival; 60k+ attendees per organisers.

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India's first AI Fest featuring Day 1 InnovFest hackathon, Day 2 SANDBOX creator expo and content creator roundtables, and Day 3 Campus Tank Grand Finale with US$6M pooled startup funding before 40+ investors.

RUN OF SHOW // 8 VERIFIED CUES
Production sheet 07 / Dispatch Desk

Have a room that needs the right people in it?

Direct access to talent routing, brand partner pipelines, and live show coordination. Select your intent on the ticket to dispatch directly to Vatan Malik.

DISPATCH PROTOCOLLevel 01 Priority Wire
TARGET RESPONSE (SLA)Within 24 hours of dispatch
STAGE LIGHT STATUSLive: open to roles
Step 01 // Choose Intent:
DISPATCH TICKET // 2026
SERIAL: #8820-TKTROLE / VENTURE
ACCREDITED HOLDER:
GUEST PASS HOLDER
STATUS // PENDING STRIKE
DISPATCH AUTH CUE

Stub tears off upon verification.