Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) at BTS


Global Innovation Alliance is a unique initiative of Government of Karnataka, where many leading nations are invited to partner with the Government for tech and knowledge exchange. GIA focuses on co-creation, co-innovation, and co-invention through Strategic G2G relationships, technology sharing, skilling cooperation, trade promotion, Startup support, and academic collaboration. Each GIA Partner country of BTS 2024 curates a dedicated session under the Global Collaboration Track, conducts B2B meetings and showcases technological prowess in the GIA Exhibition Pavilion, which is a bustling business platform for diverse sectors.

India-USA Tech Conclave


This two-day conclave in the Conference brings tech leaders, policymakers of the two nations on one platform for specially curated sessions focusing on cutting edge areas of tech collaboration, investments and regulatory challenges as well as for structured meetings between decision makers.

India Innovation Alliance Zone (IIA)


India Innovation Alliance Zone (IIA) aims to connect innovation clusters across Indian States, promoting co-creation and co-invention. IIA will explore different ways these clusters can leverage each other's strengths to create a unified India Innovation Story and an IIA Expo Pavilion will showcase promising startups and their technologies.

Global Leaders’ Reception

This exclusive gathering of thought leaders, policymakers and industry captains, plays a pivotal role in shaping the direction of the tech landscape. Experts exchange insights on emerging trends, tech disruptions and future of the industry.

BENGALURU STARTUP CONCLAVE

This will be the most exciting evening where young, bold and visionary leaders will come together to celebrate their achievements, share secrets of their success, talk about their next dreams and inspire many more young entrepreneurs and help create a roadmap for the State to take the world by the storm.

Market


Lab to Market is a special program at the dedicated exhibition pavilion which invites premier research institutes from across India to showcase their expertise. It offers a platform for one-on-one meetings with industry leaders, startups, and investors, with the goal of accelerating the Lab-to-Market journey of groundbreaking innovations. This initiative aims to recognize disruptive research ideas and transform them into market-ready technologies with significant potential.

Awards

STPI IT Export Awards

Established two decades ago, STPI's prestigious IT Export Awards honor IT & ITES companies for their exceptional export performance and contributions across ten categories, as evaluated by a distinguished jury panel.
Startup Ecosystem Impact Awards

The Bengaluru Impact Awards recognize and reward outstanding technology-based Karnataka start-ups who are building innovative products and solutions in IT, Biotech, Med Tech, with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation, demonstrating measurable social impact and for outstanding achievements. The nominated companies will be evaluated by a jury, which comprises a leading panel of experts from the Indian entrepreneurship ecosystem, investors, policy makers and respected business leaders. The panel will evaluate the applicants based on few criteria.

Smart Bio Awards are instituted with an aim to recognize emerging biotechnology firms making impact in their chosen fields like Biopharma, Services, Agribiotech, Medtech etc.

NATIONAL RURAL IT QUIZ


The National Rural IT Quiz, conducted in association with TCS, has been a popular program for over two decades, enhancing IT awareness among students at grassroots level, and has a reach of over 18 million students.

NATIONAL BIO QUIZ







As India's largest national-level Biotechnology Quiz, this programme aims to raise awareness and foster holistic exploration of Biotechnology among students. It showcases country's talent in the fast-growing field of Life Sciences.

Beyond Bengaluru, an initiative of the Government of Karnataka is aimed at promoting the emerging innovation clusters like Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Mysuru, and Mangaluru. The one day programme in these cities will be a run up to BTS 2024. It will unite industry leaders, policymakers, R&D community, startups and investors with focus on tech ecosystem, talent and tapping the investors to create two way market access.

BIO POSTER - WALKWAY OF DISCOVERY


Bio Posters invites young researchers a platform to showcase their breakthrough ideas in Biopharma, Agritech, Medtech, and many other biotech sectors. This initiative provides an opportunity to connect with influential delegates, gain global recognition, and compete for prestigious awards.

B2B Meetings

The InterlinX One-on-One partnering tool facilitates targeted B2B meetings at the summit. The platform enables effortless search for potential partners, invitations sending, and conduct meetings, fostering connections amongst registered attendees for dialogue and business acceleration.

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