Ninad Chhaya

An entrepreneur and an avid gamer at heart, Ninad has over 25 years of experience in gaming and the interactive media space.

Over the past 25 years, Ninad has followed his interest in doing something fun and creative and continues to create stories and experiences that have been conveyed across mediums like games, apps, websites, edutainment, AR, and VR experiences, etc through his latest venture GoPhygital.

He is currently the Chief Metaverse Officer of GoPhygital, an award-winning venture focused on providing immersive solutions for the Metaverse using Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, AI-ML, and Gaming/Gamification as the four core offerings.

Before GoPhygital, Ninad has held leadership roles at premium mobile apps and game development companies in India such as Robosoft Technologies, Nazara Technologies, Reliance Games, and Indiagames where he was instrumental towards their growth.

Ninad's foray into gaming began when he co-founded Indiagames Ltd., India's first gaming company that was later acquired by Walt Disney (India) and played a key role in building the organization to become a leading global mobile game publisher in its early days.

Over the years, Ninad has been affiliated with associations like the NASSCOM Gaming Forum (NGF) and the FICCI Animation and Gaming Forum. He is also a member of the Internet and Mobile Association India (IAMAI) AR/VR Committee which aims to promote Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality technology to drive economic growth, job creation, and skill development in the country and is also a member of the CII Sub-Committee on AVGC & Immersive Media.

Ninad regularly speaks at conferences, both in India and internationally, on topics covering App Development, AR/MR, VR, AI-ML, and Gaming/Gamification.