Strong networks and clear brand recall come from showing up where leaders meet. The Hindustan Times and Mint calendar brings together policy voices, CXOs, founders, investors, and marketers across finance, technology, leadership, sustainability, and lifestyle. This guide walks you through eight headline business events and corporate events across 2025 and 2026. For each one you will find the focus, the type of guests who joined in earlier editions, who is likely to attend next, and why the setting is a smart sponsorship choice. The goal is simple. Pick the right networking events, meet the right people, and put your brand in rooms that matter.
Why these networking events matter
Business leaders get the most out of the year when they step into rooms filled with peers and decision makers. A good business event gives you tested ideas from operators, context on where markets are heading, and time with partners who can move plans forward. Corporate events also help your brand show up in trusted settings. A keynote, a lounge, or a private roundtable can do more than a cold email. When you attend the right networking events, you speed up deals, find talent, and keep your company visible to the audiences you care about.
1) Mint AI Summit — February 2025
The Mint AI Summit is devoted to AI approach, information platforms, model risk, regulation, and quantifiable returns. Past events featured CTOs and CIOs of large organizations, top product experts, AI researchers, founders of fast-growing AI startups, and policy voices who monitor safety and regulation. Next year (2025) you will see technology and product heads, data leaders, security teams, startup founders, investors, enterprise buyers who are shortlisting tools in the new financial year. Marketers can use this business event as a direct line to cloud, analytics, MLOps, and service customers. Sponsoring a stage section or a customer round table can produce continuous lead flow, and a limited demo area and an effective follow up schedule keep the conversation going once the corporate event is over.
2) Mint Sustainability Summit — August 2025
This summit centers on ESG, climate risk, supply chains, reporting standards, and the energy transition. Past guests include ministers, climate envoys, CXOs from energy and manufacturing, large investors, and sustainability heads at global firms. The 2025 audience will likely include CEOs, CSOs, procurement leaders, operations heads, policy teams, climate tech founders, and funds with green mandates. For marketers, the fit is clear. If you offer climate data, consulting, clean tech, or financing, this networking event puts you next to active buyers who run projects and budgets. A case study release and meeting slots in the lounge work well here, since teams attend with concrete targets and timelines.
3) Mint India @2047 Summit — October 2025
India @2047 looks at growth across manufacturing, trade, jobs, digital public infrastructure, and investment. Previous editions have drawn central and state policymakers, economists, chairs of large groups, unicorn founders, and global investors. In 2025 you will meet CXOs, strategy leaders, policy teams, chambers of commerce, export councils, and PE and VC partners. Marketers who sell to enterprises or the public sector will find this corporate event useful because it gathers leaders who set multi-year plans. Thoughtful sponsorships, such as policy roundtables or executive dinners, help your brand start long conversations with people who manage large programs.
4) Hindustan Times Leadership Summit — December 2025
HTLS brings leadership topics across business, governance, technology, society, and culture. Past stages have hosted heads of government, global CEOs, leading founders, writers, economists, sports icons, and artists. The 2025 audience will include chairs, managing directors, board members, public sector leaders, diplomats, senior editors, and brand heads. This is a prestigious networking event with strong media attention. Sponsors gain high-quality hosting and access to private rooms where introductions are warm and time is well spent. It suits banks, enterprise tech, mobility, premium consumer, and any category that cares about trust and reach.
5) Mint Money Festival — November 2025
Mint Money Festival focuses on personal finance, investing, taxes, fintech for consumers, and everyday money habits. Earlier editions brought CIOs from mutual funds, wealth advisors, tax experts, fintech founders, and well-known personal finance authors. In 2025 you will meet affluent readers, retail investors, fintech users, wealth managers, brokers, and brand marketers who target finance-savvy audiences. For marketers, this business event is rare because it blends consumer and trade communities. If you are in BFSI, fintech, tax tech, or education, consider a live demo area, simple sign-up flows, and bite-size workshops. Done right, you walk away with warm leads and content that keeps performing after the corporate event.
6) Mint Annual BFSI Summit & Awards — January 2026
2021 BFSI Summit discussing banking, insurance, payments, lending, risk, regulation, customer experience, and fintech partnerships. Earlier versions included representatives of central banks and regulators, bank and insurer CEOs, payment networks, NBFC leaders, and fintech founders. Bank and NBFC CXOs, product and digital leaders, treasury leaders, CIOs, compliance teams, fintech operators and institutional investors will all be part of the 2026 crowd. To marketers, this is a narrow-scoped corporate event where the buyers are core banking, analytics, risk, security, KYC, and cloud tools. The awards night provides hosted tables and photo experiences that prolong the memory. Make meetings pilots by matching a small executive breakfast with a panel slot.
7) Hindustan Times She Slays Awards — March 2026
She Slays honors females in business, media, science, sports and other spheres of life. Previously, senior women leaders of big businesses, founders, creators, social leaders and policy voices were part of the list of past guests. In 2026 you will find CHROs, DEI heads, brand leaders, corporate communication departments, founders, investors, and high performance professionals. To marketers, this networking event provides genuine programs that are recalled by people. Real exchange with the audience is achieved through mentoring corners, return-to-work signups, and scholarship announcements. The setting will be natural and welcomed by brands concerned with inclusion and leadership.
8) Mint Luxury Conclave — December 2026
The Luxury Conclave focuses on premium consumption across retail, hospitality, travel, fashion, autos, watches, and wealth trends. Earlier editions brought global luxury brand leaders, premium auto heads, top designers, hospitality CEOs, luxury retailers, and wealth managers. The 2026 audience will include CMOs, retail heads, CRM leads, media buyers, luxury PR teams, travel and hospitality owners, private bankers, and concierge services. For marketers, this business event concentrates high-value buyers in a calm setting. Invite-only previews, tasting sessions, and private dinners work well. The goal is to build trust on the day and convert interest into follow-up visits and purchases over the next few weeks.
How to get the most from these corporate events
Treat every business event like a campaign with clear goals, a plan for meetings, and a follow-up path. Reach out two weeks in advance with short notes that state who you are and what you want to discuss. Carry a one-page brief that lists your offer and proof points. During the networking events, keep conversations focused and book a next step before you leave the room. Within 72 hours, send a short email that confirms what you discussed and suggests one action. Share a recap with your team and turn what you learned into tasks for the next quarter. When you plan with this rhythm, every corporate event adds to your pipeline and to your brand.
Why marketers should partner with Hindustan Times and Mint
Partnerships with Hindustan Times and Mint place your brand in front of people who move budgets and set the agenda. The rooms are designed for real conversations, which means your team can meet the right people without noise. Your story also travels across print, digital, social, newsletters, and video, so the reach continues after the day is over. Packages are flexible, from stages and lounges to invite-only roundtables and co-branded content, and the results are easy to track through agreed deliverables such as meetings, leads, and media impressions. For brands that want steady recall among business leaders, these are dependable settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between a business event and a trade show?
A business event in this calendar focuses on leadership topics and decision making in smaller rooms with senior attendees, while a trade show usually centers on a large expo floor with many booths and short conversations.
Are these corporate events useful for mid-market firms and startups?
Yes. Many mid-size teams and young companies attend to meet partners, early customers, and investors. The mix of policy, product, and operations creates room for practical talks that can lead to pilots.
How should I prepare for networking events to get real outcomes?
Set three goals, book meetings ahead of time, carry a brief with your offer and proof points, and follow up within 72 hours. Keep messages short and suggest one clear next step.
Which event suits AI and data vendors the most?
In February 2025, the Mint AI Summit will host product and data leaders that are considering tools and services. It is a powerful location to demonstrate working instances and to align trials.
Which business event is best for BFSI brands?
The Mint Annual BFSI Summit & Awards in January 2026 gathers banks, insurers, regulators, and fintechs in one room. The mix is ideal for product demos, risk and compliance discussions, and leadership meetings.
Which corporate event should luxury brands target?
The Mint Luxury Conclave in December 2026 attracts high-end retailers, travel, hospitality, auto and wealth audiences. This group is good at private previews and hosted dinners.
Do these events help with both networking and brand recall?
Yes. You meet the right people in person and you also gain reach through stages, lounges, co-created content, and media carryover that keep your name present after the day ends.
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