Speaker at Only AI Summit 2.0
Who is Riya Nanavati?
Riya Nanavati is a Mumbai based brand strategist and the founder of The Brand Cappuccino, which builds brands through storytelling, community and growth strategy. She also founded Speed Networking International, a community of 51K+ members spanning 44+ countries, and was a financial analyst at Deutsche Bank. She has been featured in The Times of India, Beijing Times and Divya Bhaskar, and has spoken as a guest at UC Berkeley, California. She is a speaker at Only AI Summit 2.0 on 24 and 25 October 2026.
From Deutsche Bank to a community of 51K+ members spanning 44+ countries.
- Founder, The Brand Cappuccino, Mumbai: brand storytelling, community and growth.
- Founder, Speed Networking International: 51K+ members spanning 44+ countries.
- Featured in national and international media: The Times of India, Beijing Times, Ahmedabad Mirror, Gujarat Samachar, Divya Bhaskar and Gujarat Mitra.
- Guest speaker at UC Berkeley, California.
- Co-founded Swastham, a COVID-era volunteer network that helped patients.
- Former financial analyst at Deutsche Bank. Studied at Narsee Monjee College.
Background
Riya studied at Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, where she was Vice President of Enactus, and started her career as a financial analyst at Deutsche Bank in Mumbai. In 2021 she left to build brands and communities of her own.
What Riya is known for
Building communities that grow on their own. Speed Networking International began on Clubhouse and has grown to 51K+ members spanning 44+ countries. Through The Brand Cappuccino she helps brands grow with storytelling, community and growth strategy. During COVID she co-founded Swastham, a volunteer network that helped patients, including a plasma donation drive in Surat.
In the media and on stage
Riya has been featured in national and international media, including The Times of India, Beijing Times, Ahmedabad Mirror, Gujarat Samachar, Divya Bhaskar and Gujarat Mitra. She has also been a guest speaker at UC Berkeley in California.
Riya at Only AI Summit 2.0
Riya is on screen at Only AI Summit 2.0, India's only 100% practical AI summit, live on Zoom on Sat 24 + Sun 25 October 2026, 10 AM to 6 PM IST. Every expert works live on screen, with real tools, and every topic ends with a checklist you can use on Monday morning. Who takes which topic reaches the Summit Dashboard before the summit.
Two days, live on Zoom, 10 AM to 6 PM IST. 100% refund if it isn't worth it.
