The Manthan Leadership Circle
The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (PSA) is the apex body shaping India's scientific roadmap, technology priorities, and national R&D strategy.
Through Manthan, the government enables structured engagement between industry leaders, researchers, and institutions to address challenges of national importance.
The Manthan Leadership Circle is a closed-door dialogue framework under Manthan. Sprect is the official science communication partner enabling these private, high-stakes leadership conversations.
Invite-only Private Leadership Dialogue
Session 1: Topic
Industry–Government Innovation Dialogues: An Introduction to National Platforms under the Office of the PSA.
An overview of Manthan, UTTHAN, and RSVCs, followed by an open discussion on priority thematic areas and industry participation.
Date and Time
24 March 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM IST
Hosts
Dr. Sapna Poti
Ms. Kavita Tiwari
Format
Private, closed-door virtual dialogue
Remark
Up to 4 senior CXO participants
Right of admission reserved
Dr. Sapna Poti
Director, Strategic Alliances
OoPSA, Govt of India
Kavita Tiwari
Strategic Alliances Manager
OoPSA, Govt of India
Upcoming Session (Planned)
Topic
AI Infrastructure, Compute, and Sovereign Data
Date and Time
TBD
Host
Srinivas Kancharia
Srinivas Kancharia
Prog. Director, Strategic Alliances
OoPSA, Govt of India
Why participate?
This dialogue is designed for senior industry leaders who want to contribute their perspective on how industry-led R&D and innovation can better align with national priorities. Participants engage directly with government leadership to share on-the-ground insights and help shape the direction of future public-private collaboration.
LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
National Program Leadership
Dr. Sapna Poti
Director, Strategic Alliances
OoPSA, Govt of India
The strategic architect of India's Manthan platform. With over 30 years of expertise, she steers national R&D alliances, bridging scientific innovation with industry application to drive societal social impact and technology missions.
Kavita Tiwari
Manager, Strategic Alliances
OoPSA, Govt of India
Supports strategic alliances and programme communication at OoPSA, working on positioning national and international initiatives for effective industry engagement and stakeholder coordination.
Srinivas Kancharla
Program Director, Strategic Alliances
OoPSA, Govt of India
Oversees programme execution for strategic alliances of OoPSA, focusing on translating national science and technology priorities into implementable programmes and industry collaboration.
Program Governance
Sunish Jose
Strategic Advisor,
Sprect
Has deep expertise in setting up and scaling SoCa along with building digital and marketplace platforms. His work spans ecosystem development and strategic alliances across enterprises, with a focus on outcome-driven collaborations.
Vishal Rupani
Co-founder,
Sprect
Facilitates the industry-led, closed-door conversations with senior industry leaders on technology and innovation. He brings experience in building large-scale digital platforms and innovation-focused, high-trust leadership dialogue.
Mohit Khadaria
Co-founder,
Sprect
Responsible for shaping how senior leadership interactions are structured and delivered. His focuses on building reliable, well-governed systems that support confidential, high-quality dialogue, ensuring they scale without losing rigor.
Express Interest for Session 1
Participation in these dialogues is by invitation only.
Expressions of interest are reviewed by the Leadership and Governance Team to ensure relevance, seniority, and alignment with the session focus.
Submitting an expression of interest does not guarantee participation. Final attendees are selected in consultation with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser.
We take privacy seriously. You can be sure that your personal data is securely protected. By requesting an invite you agree to be contacted by Sprect and the OoPSA regarding this initiative.
AboutManthan
Manthan is a national digital platform initiated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to scale collaboration across industry, academia, startups, and government.
The platform enables structured engagement through challenges, proposals, expert consultations, and leadership dialogues to address emerging technologies, social impact priorities, and large-scale national innovation needs.
The Manthan Leadership Circle is one of the mechanisms under this broader framework, designed specifically for senior industry–government dialogue.
A Framework for Science-to-Industry-Exchange
The Manthan Leadership Circle is a structured public–private dialogue framework designed to enable meaningful engagement between government leadership and industry decision-makers.
Anchored in India's national science and technology priorities, the framework supports long-term R&D collaboration, innovation capacity building, and policy-aligned industry participation.