Bengaluru, NFAPost: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the silver jubilee edition of the Bengaluru Technological Summit (BTS 22) virtually today.
Karnataka Minister for IT/BT Dr CN Ashwath Narayan said the summit will witness not less than 9 MoUs and launch of over 20 products. To mark the silver jubilee celebration Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai will release a plaque.
The summit has attracted more than 575 exhibitors. For the first time, startups belonging to 16 states of the country are participating, he stated.
The inauguration ceremony will be graced by the presence of global leaders viz. H.E Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic (virtual), H.E .Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy, UAE; H.E. Tim Watts, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia; H.E Petri Honkonen, Minister of Science and Culture, Finland and Martin Schroeter, Chairman & CEO, Kyndryl USA. The inaugural function will also be adorned by Naveen Tewari, Founder & CEO, Inmobi, India’s first unicorn, Narayan further said.
Over 350 experts of international repute will throw light on recent technological developments in the conference themed “Tech4NextGen”. About 5000 entrepreneurs are expected to visit the summit.
The event organised by the department of IT/BT in association with Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) comprises of about 75 sessions classified under IOT/Deeptech, biotech, startup, GIA-1 and GIA- 2.
The deliberations in sessions will centron upon domains like Artificial Intelligence, big data, semiconductor, machine learning, 5G, robotics, fintech, gene editing medi tech, space tech, bio fuels sustainability and e-mobility, Narayan explained.
Sessions under GIA will witness participation of more than 15 countries including Japan, Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, The USA, Lithuania, Canada. These countries will draw the attention towards their technological expertise. Besides, they would also express their areas of interest to collaborate with Indian industry.
