Where curiosity sparks ideas
Ideas ignite innovation
innovation builds legacy

Overview

India stands on the brink of an innovation renaissance. From jugaad-driven creativity to a full-fledged innovation economy, the transformation is not just measurable in metrics—it’s visible in mindset. Rising from rank 81 to 40 in the Global Innovation Index in less than a decade, India is now the leading innovator in Central & South Asia.

The Most Innovative Organisations 2025 is not just an award platform—it’s a movement. Celebrating the convergence of imagination, impact, and industry, it brings together India’s boldest businesses across the legacy, disruption, and deep-tech spectrum. Whether it’s transforming legacy institutions or shaping the world of tomorrow, this initiative is where ideas become action, and innovation becomes legacy.

India’s Trusted Platform for Innovation

The Most Innovative Organisations 2025 is where:

Ideas are turned into enduring value

Legacies are reinvented and new narratives built

Innovation becomes a shared culture, not just a department

Backed by the trust of India’s leading business innovators, this platform has evolved into a national benchmark for future-forward thinking.

Innovation Trends : 2025 & Beyond

DeepTech Renaissance: AI, Quantum & Automation

Sustainable & Planet-Centric Design

Disruptive Capital & Next-Gen Entrepreneurship

Inclusive Innovation & Workforce Models

Neuro-Innovation & Human Augmentation

Space & Defense Innovation

Meet the Torchbearers of Innovation

The Old-School Pioneers

Wisdom in Motion. Legacy in Action. They laid the foundation of India’s industrial growth—and continue to evolve with purpose, digitising operations and mentoring the next wave of disruptors.

The Current Disruptors

Bold. Fast. Fearless. Born in the digital age, these brands thrive on speed, empathy, and scale. They don’t follow playbooks—they rewrite them.

The Futuristic Builders

Visionaries of the Unseen. Architects of What’s Next. They are innovating beyond the horizon—building moonshot ideas in AI ethics, space tech, climate science, and neuro-innovation.

Coffee Table Book: Chronicle of Courage & Creativity

Launching at the Most Innovative Organisations 2025, the Coffee Table Book will showcase India’s most inventive, impactful, and emotionally intelligent brands. The “Most Innovative Organizations Coffee Table Book 2025” is a tribute to the trailblazers—those who reinvent with purpose, lead with empathy, and build with vision. These are organizations that don’t just adapt to change; they create it, infusing emotion, curiosity, creativity, and courage into every leap they take. A collectible for CXOs, investors, policymakers, and changemakers, this edition is a visual and narrative tribute to:

The Most Innovative Organizations Coffee Table Book 2025 will not just document innovation—it will celebrate the human spirit behind it.

Organisations will be assessed on:

Innovation culture & leadership
Product, process & platform innovation
Tangible business outcomes & industry impact
External collaboration & ecosystem enablement
Agility, adaptability & resilience
R&D investment & design thinking integration
Sustainability & inclusive innovation
Employee engagement in innovation
Achievements, recognitions, and affiliations

Research and evaluation by ET Edge Insights editorial team
Self-nominations via application portal
Evaluation of data points and case narratives
Shortlisting based on weighted parameters
Final felicitation at Most Innovative Organisations 2025
Featured profiles in the Coffee Table Book 2025

Why Attend

Legacies are reinvented and new narratives built
Discover cutting-edge thinking from India’s most inventive organisations
Network with pioneers, policymakers, and VCs
Gain strategic insights into embedding innovation as culture
Explore emerging trends and future impact frameworks

Who Should Attend

Industries Represented

BFSI & Fintech

Public Sector Enterprises & Government

Pharma, HealthTech, Biotech

Retail, D2C, and Consumer Goods

CleanTech & Smart Manufacturing

Enterprise SaaS & Emerging Tech

Education, Media, and Telecom

Agenda

17:30 – 18:00Registration

18:00 – 18:05Welcome Address

18:05 – 18:20Keynote Address: Building in Bharat, Scaling the World: The Next Decade of Indian Innovation

18:20 –18:40Trialogue: Fireside Chat: Not Just Old, But Bold – The Quiet Revolution of Legacy Innovators

18:40– 19:25Panel Discussion: No Rules. Just Impact – How Startups Are Rewriting India’s Innovation Narrative

19:25 – 19:40Mentorship session: Agentic AI: Driving Next Frontier of Excellence in Innovation

19:40 - 19:55Guest of Honor Speech: Strategic Sovereignty: How Geopolitics is Shaping India’s Innovation Destiny

19:55 – 20:00Coffee Table Book Presentation

7:15 - 7:30Coffee Table Book Presentation

20:00 – 20:40Felicitation

20:40 –20:45Closing Remarks by ET Edge

20:45 onwardsDinner & cocktail

** This is a tentative agenda and is subject to change

Partners

Research Partner

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Media partners

Education Partner

Business Insights Partner

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We truly appreciate your interest in The Most Innovative Organisations 2025. While nominations for this edition are now closed, this is just the beginning. Stay with us— we can’t wait to welcome you into the spotlight next edition.

Legacies are reinvented and new narratives built

Discover cutting-edge thinking from India’s most inventive organisations

Network with pioneers, policymakers, and VCs

Gain strategic insights into embedding innovation as culture

Explore emerging trends and future impact frameworks