Detailed Programme
Unbounded Resilience: Thriving in a World of Constant Change Panel Discussion: Innovation: Beyond the Horizon How to Achieve Tech Superiority and Self Reliance Semicon & Electronics becoming a Geopolitical Instrument: India’s Role and Leadership in this Scenario Making India Electronics & Semiconductor Product Nation AI Panel: AI: Reality Vs Hype- how is it going to change the way we operate. Space and Drone: Mastering the “Final Frontier” Robotics & Battery Tech: Disruption on Automation and Climate Tech Quantum: What will Quantum technology disrupt? Panel Discussion: Building DTC brands for the Indian consumers Building and scaling sustainable B2B Businesses Future of Austria-India Technology and Innovation Partnership Vive la Tech: French ideas, Global impact Leveraging Singapore as an entry to the South-East Asian Med-Tech Market Finland Forward: Breakthrough Technologies from the Land of Innovation Digitalisation through Australian Tech-Partnering for Prosperity Innovation Frontiers: Swiss Precision Meets Indian Ingenuity Scaling Beyond Borders: Leveraging UAE & SRTIP as Your Pathway to Global Growth Connect you to new global opportunities and redefining the digital economy landscape AI for India 2030 -Inclusive AI for India’s Priority SectorsDay 1
: 19 NOVEMBER 2024
TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
10:00 AM - 12:15 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
BTS 2024 Inauguration
Shri Siddaramaiah
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka
Shri D. K. Shivakumar
Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
Shri Priyank Kharge
Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology & Biotechnology and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Karnataka
Shri Sriharsha Majety
Co-Founder & CEO
Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS
Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka
Shri Arvind Kumar
Director General, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
Shri Darshan H V , IAS
Director, Directorate of Electronics, IT&Bt, GoK
Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda
Chairman, Keonics
Rizwan Arshad
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Dr. Anna Christmann
Member of Parliament and Commissioner for Start-ups and the Digital Economy, The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Germany 
Ms Alexandra Dublanche
Vice President in charge, Recovery, Economic Development, Attractiveness and Innovation for Paris Region, France
Shri BV Naidu
Chairman & CEO, Foundation for Neglected Disease Research, KDEM 
Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Executive Chairperson and Founder - Biocon Limited Chairperson - Vision Group on Biotechnology- Government of Karnataka
Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman - Axilor Ventures Chairman - Vision Group on Informantion Technology & Electronics- Governament of Karnataka12:15 PM - 01:00 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
FutureScape: Redefining What’s Next
Panelist
Priyank Kharge
Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology & Biotechnology and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Govt. of Karnataka
Profile
Panelist
Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Executive Chairperson and Founder - Biocon Limited Chairperson - Vision Group on Biotechnology- Government of Karnataka
Panelist
Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman - Axilor Ventures Chairman - Vision Group on Informantion Technology & Electronics- Governament of Karnataka
Panelist
Prashanth Prakash
Founding partner - Accel India Chairman- Vision group on Startups- Government of Karnataka
Profile02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Breaking Boundaries to Unbound Opportunities
Moderator
Balwant Rawat
Head of IP- Leading Strategic IP and Tech Intelligence, Mercedes Benz Research and Development India
Profile
Panelist
Latha Chembrakalam
Vice President, Head of Technical Center, Continental India Technical Center
Profile03:00 PM - 03:50 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
AI for India 2030
Presenter
Priyank Kharge
Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology & Biotechnology and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Govt. of Karnataka
Profile
Moderator
Purushottam Kaushik
Head of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network (INDIA), World Economic Forum
Profile04:00 PM - 04:30 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Unbound Opportunities for Reinvention
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Lights, Camera & AI
Panelist
Ricky Kej
Indian-American musical composer and environmentalist05:00 PM - 05:30 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Address by Amandeep
Speaker
Srinivasa Rao PVV
CEO, ACT 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Building Legacy Through Purpose: A Fireside Chat
Panelist
Rishad Premji
Executive Chairman, WiproDay 1
: 19 NOVEMBER 2024
CIRCUIT STAGE
(Electronics & Semicon)
02:30 PM - 03:50 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Semicon & Electronics becoming a Geopolitical Instrument: India’s Role and Leadership in this Scenario
Panelist
Gokul Subramaniam
Intel India President & Vice President Client Computing Group, Intel Corporation
Profile04:00 PM - 04:50 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Semiconductor Manufacturing : How to Scale it and Make it Technically & Commercially Successful
Panelist
Gokul Kumar
Senior Director of Packaging - Package Design & Development, Micron Technology
Profile
Panelist
Jerry Arucan Agnes
CEO, CG Semi Pvt Ltd
Panelist
Murty Dasaka
VP - Head of PDK Development and Design Enablement/Services, Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd
Profile05:00 PM - 05:50 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Making India Electronics & Semiconductor Product Nation
Day 1
: 19 NOVEMBER 2024
LIFE
STAGE
(Biotech & Healthtech)
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
Opening Keynote : Biomanufacturing E3 – Towards a Viksit Bharat
Keynote
Dr. Rajesh Gokhale
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India
Profile02:30 PM - 03:30 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 1: Unlocking the Bioeconomy Potential
Panelist
Krishna Mohan Puvvada
Senior Vice President- Planetary Health BioSolutions, Middle East, India & Africa, Novonesis
Profile
Panelist
Parnika Pavanram
General Manager (Biotechnology & ESDM Policy), Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Govt. of Karnataka
Profile03:30 PM - 04:30 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 2: Bioenvironment: Addressing Sustainable Food Production
Panelist
Suraj Nair
Assistant Vice President, Deep Science Tech Investments, Ankur Capital04:30 PM - 05:30 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 3: Bio-Employment & Skilling
Moderator
Prof. D. Sundar
Director, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)
Profile
Panelist
Prof. Kaushik Chatterjee
Professor & Chair, Dept. of Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Profile
Panelist
Atheejoe Nargunam
Head of Commercial Marketing, Science & Lab Solutions, Merck Life Science Pvt. Ltd.
ProfileDay 1
: 19 NOVEMBER 2024
FOUNDERS STAGE
(Startup Ecosystem)
02:00 PM - 03:50 PM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
Al & Deeptech
04:00 PM - 04:50 PM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
D2C, B2B & Manufacturing
Moderator
Archana Jahagirdar
Founder and Managing Partner, Rukam Capital 
Panelist
Mohit Sharma
CTO & Co-Founder, Upliance.ai
Panelist
Vinay Kothari
Co-Founder, GO DESiDay 1
: 19 NOVEMBER 2024
WORLD STAGE-1
(Global Innovation Alliance)
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
Austria
Panelist
Avani Gupta
Business Development Manager - Asia, SCARLETRED Holding GmbH
Panelist
Hans-Joerg Hoertnagl
Trade Commissioner & Commercial Counsellor in India, Austrian Embassy - Commercial Section
Profile
Panelist
Manfred, Mag. Pletzer
CEO/Founder, MP Consulting GmbH03:00 PM - 03:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
France
.
Marc Lamy
Consul General of France, Consulate of France04:00 PM - 04:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
Singapore
Sriram Muthukrishnan
MD & Group Head of Transaction Banking Product Management | Head of Enterprise Payment, DBS Bank (Singapore)
Profile05:00 PM - 05:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
Finland
Souvik Mukherjee
Marketing and Communications Lead, TietoEVRY Group
Sangeetha Sundara Pandian
Head of Business Development, ReOrbit
Thilak Ramanna
Vice President and APAC Head, QT Group
H.E. Kimmo Lähdevirta
Ambassador of Finland to India, Embassy of FinlandDay 1
: 19 NOVEMBER 2024
WORLD STAGE-2
(India US Tech Conclave)
02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
Australia
Dr. Monica Kennedy
Minister Commercial & Head of Austrade- South Asia, Australian High Commission New Delhi
Profile
Glenn Murray
Director Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity & Innovation Venture partner, Viscient FUNDWA Perth, Australia
Profile03:00 PM - 06:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
Switzerland
Fahradin Mujovi
Co-Founder, Myriad Optics
Kevin TURANI-I-BELLOTO
Founder, Brightank
Yannick Yvan Ormen
COO, Onescope
Heathcliff John Hartle
COO, Impli AG
Miguel Solsona Alarcon
Founder, BCellOne
Barbara Horvath
CEO and Co-Founder, Inveel GmbH
Christopher Turpin
Founder, Inveel GmbH
Serhii Shyshkanov
Founder, Phorest
Satish S
Founder, Ai Health Highway
Dr. Vilas Shelke
CEO, Rechargion Energy
Nikesh Ingle
Founder, Doto Health
Ganesh Prasad
Founder, BioArtha Labs
Vijay Satish
Founder, Vemsa Biotech
Dr. Muralidhar
Founder, Vemsa Biotech
Alok Medikepura Anil
Managing Director, Next Big Innovation Labs
Snehangshu Patra
Co-Founder and CTO, Eliteck Hydrogen
Abhisek Deb
Co-Founder, Eliteck Hydrogen
Shefalika Sharma
Co-Founder, Froots
Dr. Deeksha Bhartiya
Founder, Genomiki
Kshitij Rishi
Co-Founder & COO, 4Basecare
Himanshu Joshi
Program Director, Atal Innovation Mission Official04:00 PM - 04:40 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
UAE
Wafa Balaswad
Director, Freezone Operations (SRTIP)04:40 PM - 04:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
GITEX
Abhishek Ganapathy
Director Commercial, Dubai World Trade Center05:00 PM - 05:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
World Economic Forum
Moderator
Purushottam Kaushik
Head, C4IR India, World Economic Forum
Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS
Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka
Awais Ahmed
Founder & CEO, Pixxel
Gaurav Jindal
Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Ankit Bose
Head of nasscom AI, nasscom
Shalini Kapoor
Chief Technologist APJ, Amazon Web Services
Unbound - Breaking the Boundaries Ransomware is an Existential Threat ( a practitioner’s view) Emerging Technologies and Products Challenges and Learnings from an ESDM Startup Current Challenges and Future Potential in the ESDM Startup Environment The future of biology and software Panel Discussion: Revamp of Indian Healthtech sector with scalable and sustainable opportunities Fireside Chat: Rural Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Bharat" — An exploration of the market potential, emerging sectors, and global significance of rural startups in India. Established Startups Leading the Way in Bharat Market Emerging Entrepreneurs Making an Impact in Bharat Panel Discussion: Emerging Entrepreneurs Making an Impact in Bharat Exploring Clean Mobility with Germany: Progress, Challenges, and Innovations Digitalisation & Cybersecurity: Collaborating for a Resilient Digital Future (12.00PM-12.25PM) Driving Sustainable Innovation: Leadership in ESG for a Better Future (12.25PM-12.50PM) Every Drop Counts-Leveraging Dutch Technology for Water Management AI Unbound - Indo UK perspective Building Bridges: Strengthening EU-India Collaboration through Clusters and Industry Associations Belgium - Europe’s hub for Life Sciences and your strategic partner for expansionDay 2
: 20 NOVEMBER 2024
TRENDS STAGE
(IT, Deeptech & Trends)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
SpaceTech
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Making Bangalore the GCC HQ of the World
Panelist
Vijai Kishan
Head of Fidelity Wealth & Brokerage, India and India Regional Chair, Fidelity Investments
Profile
Panelist
Milesh J
Vice President, Head of Strategy & Operations, SAP12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Navigating the Superconvergence of Biology, Medicine, Health, and AI
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Fireside Chat: Technology Innovation in Public Administration
Moderator
Atul Satija
Founder & CEO, The/Nudge Institue
Panelist
Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, IAS
Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka02:00 PM - 04:30 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Technovations Disrupting various Industry Sectors
Speaker
Murali Subrahmanyam
Group Head of D&A Operations, London Stock Exchange
Speaker
Lindy Cameron
CB OBE, British High Commissioner to the Republic of India
Chair
Prof. Ashok Mishra
Distinguished Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Chair
Sunil Deshpande04:30 PM - 05:20 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Building Zero Trust Security and Ransomware Resilience
Panelist
Glenn Murray
Director of Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity and Innovation, Vescient
Profile06:30 PM - 08:00 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
STPI IT Export Awards (By Invitation Only)
Shri M B Patil
Hon’ble Minister for Commerce & Industries, Govt. of Karnataka
Shri Priyank Kharge
Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology & Biotechnology and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Karnataka
Shri Arvind Kumar
Director General, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS
Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka
Dr. Sanjay Tyagi
Director - STPI Bangalore, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. Of India
Shri Darshan H V , IAS
Director, Directorate of Electronics, IT&Bt, GoKDay 2
: 20 NOVEMBER 2024
CIRCUIT STAGE
(Electronics & Semicon)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Harnessing India's Chip Design Talent & Ecosystem
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Increasing India’s Value Chain in Electronic Manufacturing
Panelist
Debra (Ruth) Ercegovic
VP, Business Development, Communications, Enterprise and Cloud, Flex
Profile
Panelist
Baskar Dhandapani
Director ODM Team, System Supply Chain and Technology Enabling, Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd
Profile02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Adapting Data Center Services to Diverse and Next Generation Customer Requirements
03:00 PM - 03:50 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Smart Everything : “Exploring the new worlds of emerging technologies in the ESDM space
Panelist
Manohar Hotchandani
Director Of Business Development, AI & RL Partnerships, Meta Platform Inc
Profile04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Emerging Technologies and Products
Keynote
Prof. Ravinder Dahiya
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Northeastern University College of Engineering
Profile05:00 PM - 05:50 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Current Challenges and Future Potential in the ESDM Startup Environment
Day 2
: 20 NOVEMBER 2024
LIFE
STAGE
(Biotech & Healthtech)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 4: Biotech Innovations for Wellness, Longevity & Cognitive Health in 2050
Moderator
Prof. Deepak K Saini
Professor, Developement biology and genetics; bioengineering, infectious diseases research Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Profile
Keynote
Prof. Sanjeev Jain
Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Laboratory, NIMHANS
Profile
Panelist
Dr. Shriram Nene
CV Surgeon, Healthtech Innovator Founder and Investor, Pathfinder Health Sciences
Profile
Panelist
Dr. Cathy Holloway
Prof Interaction Design & Innovation, Department of Computer Science, UCL and Co-founder and Academic Director, Global Disability Innovation Hub, UCL
Profile
Panelist
Anurag Mairal
Director, Global Outreach, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, Stanford University
Panelist
Dr. B S Ajaikumar
Leading Oncologist, Founder and executive chairman, HealthCare Global
Profile11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 5: One Health & Pandemic Preparedness
Moderator
Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur
Professor & Chair Isaac Centre for Public Health, Indian Institute of Science
Profile
Panelist
Prof. Andrew Tobin
Professor & Director- Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow
Profile
Panelist
Dr. Sindura Ganapathi
Visiting PSA Fellow, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), Govt. of India
Profile
Panelist
Dr. Pavana Murthy
Act Team Lead, WHO Health Emergencies Program, WHO, New Delhi, India
Panelist
Dr. Swetavalli Raghavan
Head of Innovation, Strategy, & Government Affairs, Royal Society of Chemistry
Profile02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 6: Next-Gen Immunotherapies for Cancer (Advanced Cancer Vaccines)
Moderator
Dr. Vishal Rao
Director - Head Neck Surgical Oncology & Robotic Surgery, Dean Centre of Academics & Research, HCG Cancer Centre
Profile
Panelist
Lakshmikanth Gandikota
Head R&D, MSAT Intellectual Property, and Translational Research, Immuneel Therapeutics
Profile03:00 PM - 03:50 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 7: mRNA Technologies – The Future of Therapeutics
Panelist
Dr. Rajesh Iyer
Senior Scientist, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society04:00 PM - 04:50 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 8: Cell and Gene Therapies – The Future is Here
Panelist
Dr. Rahul Purwar
Asso. Professor, Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, and Founder; ImmunoACT
Profile
Panelist
Dr. Akhil Kumar
Chief Medical Officer, Aurigene Oncology05:00 PM - 05:50 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 9: Harmonization of Regulatory Pathways for Drug Development
Moderator
Narayanan Suresh
Chief Operating Officer, Association of Biotechnology-Led Enterprises (ABLE)
Profile
Panelist
Raja Sekhar Vanga
Vice President - Global Regulatory Affairs, Biocon Biologics Ltd.Day 2
: 20 NOVEMBER 2024
FOUNDERS STAGE
(Startup Ecosystem)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
HealthTech
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
Fintech : Bangalore - Leading innovation in Fintech & Beyond
02:00 PM - 03:50 PM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
Bharat (Agritech, Sustainability)
04:00 PM - 04:50 PM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
Govtech: Unleashing Innovation: Transforming Governance through Technology
Panelist
MN Anucheth
Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Bengaluru Police05:00 PM - 05:50 PM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
EV & Future of Mobility
Day 2
: 20 NOVEMBER 2024
WORLD STAGE-1
(Global Innovation Alliance)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | WORLD STAGE 1
Germany
Annette Klerks
Head of the Office of Economic Development , Office of Economic Development, Dusseldorf
Profile
Dr. Anna Christmann
Commissioner for Startups and the Digital Economy
, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Profile
Nicole Karuvallil
Head of Sales & International Relations
, Digital Innovation Hub Dusseldorf/Rheinland
Profile12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
Denmark
Moderator
Jose Jacob Kalayil
Director & Curator, Future ICT Forum02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
Netherlands
03:00 PM - 03:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
United Kingdom
Lindy Cameron
British High Commissioner to India
, British High Commission
K T Rajan
Cluster Head - Technology, Innovation, Education & Skills - South Asia
, UK Government
Profile
Prof. Chiranjib Bhattacharyya
Professor Department of Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science04:00 PM - 04:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
Europe Union
Andra Tanase
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIP MANAGER , GREEN AND DIGITAL and FUTURE COMPETENCIES TRAINER, TRANSILVANIA IT Cluster
Vesselin Vassilev
EU delegation to India, CASTRA
Diana Makauskaite
Representative Cluster, UAB Miniskipas
Ravi Tennety
CEO, Quess Crop
Dr. Mohamed Adil A.A
Managing Director, Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre05:00 PM - 05:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
Belgium
Frank Geerkens
Consul General, Consulate General of Belgium in Mumbai
Dharanidharan Sivasamy
FDI Officer, hub.brusselsDay 2
: 20 NOVEMBER 2024
WORLD STAGE-2
(India US Tech Conclave)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | WORLD STAGE 2
Welcome Remarks By USIBC
Chair
Shri Priyank Kharge
Hon'ble Minister for Information Technology & Biotechnology and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Karnataka
Rahul Sharma
Managing Director, USIBC
Christopher Hodges
U.S. Consul General, US Consulate Chennai
Gokul Subramanium
Vice President, AMEA, FedEx Express
Parminder Kakaria
President Growth, Strategy, and Digital, Jacob
Alexander Triantis
Dean Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
AI Town Hall
Moderator
Nikhil Narendran
Partner, Trilegal
Dr. Shekar Sivasubramanian
CEO, Wadhwani AI
Dr. Subi Chatarvedi
Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer, InMobi.
Sunil Abraham
Public Policy Director - Data Economy and Emerging Tech, Meta.
Vivek Abraham
Senior Director, Salesforce
Charmaine Ng
Director Asia Pacific, Scheiner Electric02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
Deepening US-India Tech Cooperation
Moderator
Ralph Voltmer
Partner, Covington & Burling
Dr. Ritu Agarwal
Information Systems and Health, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Sandeep Agarwal
MD, Visionet
Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS
Secretary to Government, Dept. of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka
Chagun Basha
Chief Public Officer, GoK
Jophy Varghese
APAC Head - SI & Country Manager – India, Verizon
Sudhir Rao
Managing Partner, India, Celesta Capital03:00 PM - 03:25 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
AI and applicability in Logistics and Supply sector
Moderator
Akash Karmakar
Partner, Panag & Babu
Rajkiran Kanagala
Chief Business Officer, Transport Corporation of India Limited
Roshan Vardarajan
Director, Scheiner Electric
Tushar Gandhi
Sr Advisor, Access Partnership
Dr. Subramani Ramakrishnan
Vice President, UPS India Technology Center03:25 PM - 03:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
2+2 Discussion U.S. - India Commercial Space Working Group & Opportunities for Business & AI Applicability in Space Tech
Moderator
Abhishek Malhotra
Partner, TMT Law Practice
Carey Arun
Principal Commercial Officer, US Consulate
Dr. SUBRAHMANYAM MANCHIKANTI
Joint Secretary (Enterprise, Legal & Policy), Department of Space, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Gautam Sharma
Managing Director, Viasat India
Keyur Gandhi
Director - Space Regulatory & Commercialisation, Dhruva Space04:00 PM - 04:25 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
Fireside Chat (3) Launch of White Paper on AI In Agriculture – India-US collaboration
Anuja Kadian
Asia Pacific Government Affairs Director, Corteva
Ashwin Merchant
Director, New Jersey India Cente
Mukul Varshney
Director CA, PR, Media & Communications, John Deere 04:30 PM - 05:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
Panel Discussion AI Education Cooperation and Skills for the Future
Moderator
Raj Ramachandran
Partner, JSA Law
Panelist
Dr. Sridevi Sarma
Vice Dean, Graduate Education, Whiting School of Engineering and Professor of Computation Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Panelist
Anshumali Shrivastava
Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Computer Science, of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and of Statistics
Panelist
Aditi Jha
Director and Country Lead, Legal & Government Affairs, Linkedln
Panelist
Rohit Mahajan
Director, Commercial - APAC, Intutive
Panelist
Surya Prakash
General Manager and Head -Talent Transformation, Wipro
Panelist
Puneet Kumar
Managing Director, Accenture
Panelist
Vikas Sagar
Co-founder, Kalido
Citizen Stack: Strategies for Building DPI for the World Building long standing impactful businesses India unbound - The Future Unfolded Powering AI Innovation in the Era of Pervasive Intelligence Chips for AI Empowering Manufacturing Satrtups: Catalyzing Growth and Innovation in India Fireside BB is going Beyond - A Case Study Journey from 100 to 300 Startups and now aiming for 1000+ Startups from each cluster Startup Showcase by Top 3 Seoulful AI Stories in Namma Technology Tech, Talent, and Transformation: How Israel Is Building the Future India and Japan:Co-creating Solutions for the Digital WorldDay 3
: 21 NOVEMBER 2024
TRENDS
STAGE
(IT, Deeptech & Trends)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Women in Leadership: Breaking the Glass Ceiling to Unbound Possibilities
Panelist
Sandhya Devanathan
Vice President & Head, Meta India11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Digital Public Infrastructure of India going Global
Panelist
Sanket Bhondve, IAS
Joint Secretary, MeitY02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Unicorn Conclave
Moderator
Prashanth Prakash
Founding partner - Accel India Chairman- Vision group on Startups- Government of Karnataka
Profile
Moderator
Prashanth Prakash
Founding partner - Accel India Chairman- Vision group on Startups- Government of Karnataka
Profile03:00 PM - 04:00 PM | TRENDS STAGE (IT, Deeptech & Trends)
Star Speaker
Day 3
: 21 NOVEMBER 2024
CIRCUIT STAGE
(Electronics & Semicon)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Enterprise Transformation with Connectivity
Panelist
Amit Anand
Head of Regulatory Affairs & Industry Relations (Mobile Networks), Nokia Solutions & Networks India Pvt ltd.
Profile11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
AI for Chips ; Chips for AI
Keynote
Shankar Krishnamoorthy
GM & Corporate Staff, Technology & Product Development Group, Synopsys Inc
Profile12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Global Partnerships: Strengthening Electronics and Semiconductor Supply Chains
Panelist
Ravi Ranjan, IAS
Managing Director, U.P. Electronics Corporation Limited, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Profile12:50 PM - 01:10 PM | CIRCUIT STAGE (Electronics & Semicon)
Success Story of ESDM ecosystem in Karnataka & Closing Remarks
Day 3
: 21 NOVEMBER 2024
LIFE
STAGE
(Biotech & Healthtech)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
SESSION 10: Biofoundries and Bioworks: Engineering Life at Scale
Panelist
Himanshu Saxena
Head of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations Syngene International Ltd.
Profile
Panelist
Vikraman Venu
Sr. Vice President, GPS Renewables
Panelist
Dr. Anand Ghosalkar
Chief Scientist, Praj Industries12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | LIFE STAGE (Biotech & Healthtech)
Scaling Medtech from Innovation to Impact
Panelist
Anurag Mairal
Director, Global Outreach, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, Stanford UniversityDay 3
: 21 NOVEMBER 2024
FOUNDERS STAGE
(Startup Ecosystem)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
Startup India
Moderator
Ipsita Yadav
Manager, Startup India, DPIIT- Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India
Panellist
Dr. Manesh Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, Manipal Government of Karnataka Bioincubator, K-tech Innovation Hub & BIRAC-BioNEST
Panellist
Natarajan
Mentor in Residence, IIITB
Panellist
Kaushik Mudda
CEO, Ethereal Machines12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | FOUNDERS STAGE (Startup Ecosystem)
Beyond Bengaluru
Moderator
Sudhir Rao
Managing Partner, India, Celesta Capital
Presenter
Tabassum Adur
Director, Mavron Tech Pvt Ltd
Presenter
Anitha Sadanand
Founder, Mommy Mills foods Pvt Ltd
Presenter
Sandeep Shetty
Founder, Eishita Healthtech Pvt LtdDay 3
: 21 NOVEMBER 2024
WORLD STAGE-1
(Global Innovation Alliance)
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | WORLD STAGE 1
South Korea
Dr. Lee Seung-cheol
Director, KIST Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center
Chang-nyun Kim
Consul General , Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | WORLD STAGE 1
Israel
Dr. Mikael Levy
Founder, Israel Neuro Functional Interface (INFI)12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 1
Japan
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Tstutomu Nakane
Consul Genera, Consulate General of Japan in Bengaluru
Toshihiro Mizutani
Director General, JETRO
Yuna Natsumi
Senior Director, JETRODay 3
: 21 NOVEMBER 2024
WORLD STAGE-2
(India US Tech Conclave)
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | WORLD STAGE 2
Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure in India (AMCHAM)
Moderator
Mehnaz Ansari
Sr. Regional Representative-South Asia, Indo Pacific Region, US Trade & Development Agency
Vishak Raman
Vice President Sales, Fortinet - SAARC , South East Asia & ANZ
Kiran Kumar
Cheif Architect-Global Cyber Recovery Solution, Dell, Dell
Samir Mishra
Head - Security Business, Cisco India & SAARC
Mrudul Uchil
India lead,Cyber Security, VISA
Nikhil Kulkarni
Partner, Zinnov12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | WORLD STAGE 2
GCCs to GVCs . Global Value Centers (AMCHAM)
Santosh Kulkarni
Chairman – GCC Committee, AMCHAM and Managing Partner & Global Leader, Global Capability Centers BU, IBM
Prem Nithin
Director Sales – Emerging Business, FORTINET
Arun Shetty
Senior Director Solutions Engineering, India & SAARC, Cisco
Ram Subramaniam
Vice President & GCC Lead, Qualcomm
Shalini Pillay
India Leader - Global Capability Centers, KPMG in India
David Jea
Deputy Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy New Delhi
* Timings and sessions are subject to change