Reimagining Growth
February 12, 2025-February 14, 2025 -
Bangalore Palace, Bengaluru Feb 12 - Feb 14, 2025, Bengaluru
Karnataka is the bright spot in India's development. It epitomizes the best of many worlds – a land of ancient heritage, scenic beauty, thriving wildlife, and rich culture. It is also the land of innovation, industrial growth, and a rich talent pool.
Karnataka has an outstanding industrial ecosystem for all major industries to take advantage of:
12 February 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Venue Hall E Chips on the Table: India’s turn to lead the semiconductor revolution Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Hitesh Garg Vice President & India Managing Director, NXP Ms. Vrinda Kapoor CEO, 3rdiTech & Bharat Semi Systems Private Limited Mr. Jitendra Chaddah Managing Director & Country Head, GF India Vice President, GFES (Fab Operations) Mr. Santhosh Kumar President & MD, Texas Instruments India Moderator Mr. Rangesh Raghavan Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Lam Research India 12 February 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Venue Hall C Bahrain: Gateway to the Gulf Country Session Speakers Ms. Dharmi Magdani Regional Director of Bahrain Development Board, India Mr. Bhagwan Thaker Vice Chairman - Commercial Market Committee, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce 12 February 10:35 AM - 11:05 AM Venue Hall A AI, Cybersecurity and Government: Building digital resilience in an uncertain world Fireside chat Speakers Ms. Ann Dunkin Former Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy Moderator Simon Long Editor-at-large, The Economist 12 February 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM Venue Hall D Reimagining Investment for Growth: 5 Areas to Help Achieve Karnataka Vision 2030 in 5 Years Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Vidya Annapragada Managing Director, India, Vital Capital Environment Mr. Venkat Raju Global Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner, Turbostart Mr. Mohit Kochar Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer, KPIT Technologies Moderator Matthew Stephenson Head, Investment and Services, World Economic Forum 12 February 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Venue Hall C Malaysia: This is Where Global Starts Country Session Speakers H.E. Dato' Muzafar Shah Mustafa High Commissioner of Malaysia to the Republic of India Ms. Shamilah Perumal Minister (Economic Affairs), High Commission of Malaysia Mr. Suresh Nair General Manager- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Nepal, AirAsia Group Mr. Wan Ahmad Tarmizi Wan Idris Trade Commissioner Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), Chennai, Promotion Corporation Mr. Shazri Hidayat Abd Shukor Director, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Mumbai 12 February 11:05 AM - 12:05 PM Venue Hall B Sustainable Manufacturing – Driving Growth In The Global Green Economy Panel discussion Speakers Ms. Daisy Chittilapilly President, Cisco India and SAARC Ms. Shalini Goyal Bhalla Managing Director, International Council for Circular Economy (ICCE) Mr. Burjis Godrej Executive Director, Godrej Agrovet Limited Moderator Simon Long Editor-at-large, The Economist 12 February 11:35 AM - 12:50 AM Venue Hall F From Journalist to Entrepreneur: Lessons in Risk-taking & Reinvention VentuRISE Speakers Mr. Shekhar Gupta Editor-in-Chief, The Print 12 February 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Venue Hall E UK & Karnataka: Partners in Economic Growth Country Session 12 February 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Venue Hall A Resilient Pathways: Charting India’s Economic Growth Amid Global Challenges Fireside chat Speakers Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia Indian Economist, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India Moderator Mr. Salman Anees Soz Economist and Author 12 February 12:05 PM - 01:00 PM Venue Hall B Driving change: The future of mobility in a rapidly urbanizing world Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Karthik Ganesan Fellow and Director - Strategic Partnerships, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) Mr. Aravind Mani Co-Founder & CEO, River Mr. Santosh Iyer Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mercedes-Benz India Mr. Mahesh Babu Chief Executive, Switch Mobility Mr. Robert Boyd Global Sustainability Policy and Partnerships, Boeing Moderator Michelle Hennessy Graphic detail editor, The Economist 12 February 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM Venue Hall C Japan Country session Country Session 12 February 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM Venue Hall D Make in India for the world Ted-style talks Speakers Mr. Chaitanya Sarawate President & CEO, GE HealthCare South Asia & MD, Wipro GE Healthcare Mr. Aravind Melligeri Chairman & CEO, Aequs Mr. N Venu MD & CEO - India and South Asia, Hitachi Energy Mr. Guruprasad Mudlapur President & Managing Director, Bosch Group In India, Bosch Limited 12 February 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Venue Hall A Innovating the Future Fireside chat Speakers Mr. Akis Evangelidis Co-Founder & Head - Marketing, Nothing 12 February 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM Venue Hall E Beyond urban Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Thomas Muthoot John Executive Director, Muthoot Microfin Ms. Mythily Ramesh Co-Founder & CEO, NextWealth Entrepreneurs Private Limited 12 February 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM Venue Hall B Advancing Renewable Energy: Pathways to a Sustainable and Resilient World Panel discussion Moderator Mr. Varun Jyothiprakash Senior Program Manager, WRI India 12 February 03:15 PM - 04:30 PM Venue Hall B Skillng for an AI-driven world Panel discussion Speakers Ms. Joan Concannon Director of External Relations, University of York Mr. Avinash Avula President and Managing Director (India), Semiconductor Products Group (SPG), Asia Mr. Day Veerlapati President & CEO, S2Tech Moderator Mr. Joerg Hildebrandt Managing Director & Senior Partner; Global Leader, Public Sector Practice, Boston Consulting Group 12 February 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Venue Hall C SME Connect – Industry 4.0 Panel discussion 12 February 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Venue Hall A Leading the Charge: Young Innovators Shaping India’s Future Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Parth Jindal Managing Director, JSW Cement & JSW Paints Ms. Suzannah Muthoot Executive Director, Muthoot Housing Finance Limited (MHFL) Moderator Mr. Nikhil Kamath Co-founder Zerodha, True Beacon, and Gruhas
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13 February 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Venue Hall D The Next Mile: Innovations Shaping the Future of Logistics Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Martin Lundstedt President, AB Volvo & CEO, Volvo Group Mr. Sandeep Deshmukh Co-Founder & CEO, ElasticRun Mr. Chanakya Hridaya Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, BlackBuck 13 February 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Venue Hall C Italy – Europe’s hub for your strategic expansion Country Session 13 February 11:05 AM - 11:35 AM Venue Opening Keynote Interview Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Sebastian Thrun Founder, Google X Moderator Michelle Hennessy Graphic Detail Editor, The Economist 13 February 11:05 AM - 11:45 AM Venue Hall A Fireside Chat Fireside chat Speakers Mr. Sebastian Thrun Founder, Google X 13 February 11:35 AM - 12:35 PM Venue Hall B REIMAGINING INTELLIGENCE-USING CORE AI FOR A TRANSFORMATIVE FUTURE Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Dominik Heinrich Global Head, AI Design Coca-Cola; Adjunct Professor, AI Design, Pratt Institute; & Co-Founder, Creative AI Academy Mr. Ranganath Sadasiva Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Moderator Michelle Hennessy Graphic Detail Editor, The Economist 13 February 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM Venue Hall D From Heritage to Haute Couture Panel discussion Speakers Ms. Anavila Misra Pioneering Fashion Designer Ms. Aigana Gali Renowned Fashion and Design Expert Moderator Ms. Sangita Devi Kathiwada Serial Culture and Design Entrepreneur 13 February 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM Venue Hall E India at the Core: Shaping the Future of Global A&D Sourcing Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Michel Narchi Vice President and Head of International Operations, Airbus Mr. Jean-Noël Mahieu EVP Operations, Safran Electronics & Defense Mr. Huw Morgan Senior Vice President, Aerospace Procurement, Rolls-Royce Moderator Mr. Srinivasan Dwarakanath Director General, Aerospace India Association and Former CEO & MD, Airbus India 13 February 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Venue Hall C Australia and Karnataka: where are we now and what are the opportunities Country Session 13 February 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM Venue Hall B INDUSTRY 5.0 – REDEFINING MANUFACTURING FOR THE HUMAN-CENTRIC REVOLUTION Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Bhuwan Lodha Chief Executive - AI division, Mahindra Group Mr. Bertie Müller Director, Computer Science, Swansea University; Chair, Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB) Moderator Charles Ross Principal, Technology and Society 13 February 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM Venue Hall E Design matters Fireside chat Speakers Ms. Yvonne Watson Executive Dean, Parsons School of Design Mr. Udayant Malhoutra CEO & Managing Director, Dynamatic Technologies Limited 13 February 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM Venue Hall D Designing the Cities of Tomorrow: Karnataka’s blueprint for high density innovation cluster Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Ranch Kimball Trustee, Boston University Mr. Vikrant Shrotriya Managing Director, Novo Nordisk India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Devi Prasad Shetty Chairman, Narayana Hrudayalaya Limited Mr. Rao Munukutla Executive Director & CEO, Bengaluru Airport City Limited (BACL) Mr. Aditya Virwani COO, Embassy Group 13 February 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM Venue Hall E The Power of Different Flash talk Speakers Ms. Leanne Chukoskie Associate Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Science - Bouvé College of Health Sciences & Games Program, CAMD Northeastern University 13 February 02:35 PM - 03:35 PM Venue Hall B Crafting New Rules: A Global Approach To AI Regulation Economist Speakers Mr. Var Shankar Chief AI and Privacy Officer, Enzai Ms. Gillian Lester Dean and Lucy G Moses Professor of Law, Columbia Law School Mr. James Ong Founder and Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence International Institute (AIII) Mr. Abhivardhan Chairperson and Managing Trustee, Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law Moderator Leo Mirani Asia Correspondent, The Economist 13 February 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM Venue Hall C Israel country session Country Session 13 February 03:00 PM - 04:45 PM Venue Hall D Future of Care: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Digital Innovation & Collaboration Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Ashutosh Raghuvanshi MD & CEO, Fortis Healthcare Limited Mr. Shashank ND Co-Founder & CEO, Practo Mr. Indu Bhushan President - iLEAP, Ex-CEO, Ayushman Bharat/National Health Authority Moderator Mr. Sonal Asthana Clinical Lead and Program Director, HPB and Multiorgan Transplant Surgery - Aster Integrated Liver Care (ILC) Group & Aster Group of Hospitals 13 February 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM Venue Future of Care: Transforming Healthcare for the Next Generation Speakers Mr. Ashutosh Raghuvanshi MD & CEO, Fortis Healthcare Limited Mr. Shashank ND Co-Founder & CEO, Practo Mr. Indu Bhushan President - iLEAP, Ex-CEO, Ayushman Bharat/National Health Authority 13 February 04:15 PM - 05:30 PM Venue Hall E Future of Commercial Space Panel discussion Speakers Mr. Abhishek Malhotra Senior Advocate Mr. S. Somanath Prof. Vikram Sarabhai Professor and Former Secretary to GoI, Dept of Space & Chairman, ISRO Mr. Husain Suterwala Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Defense Space Policy – Partnerships 13 February 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Venue Hall A From Diverse Paths to a Common Goal: Achieving Gender Equity Panel discussion Speakers Ms. Kiran Rao Mumbai-based Film Director, Producer, and Writer Ms. Sukhi Singh Founder, Sukhi’s Gourmet Foods Ms. Irina Ghose Managing Director, Microsoft India 13 February 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Venue Hall C Enabling Growth Through Collaboration and Opportunities for SMEs Panel discussion Moderator Mr. K Ullas Kamath Founder, UK&Co.
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14 February 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Venue Hall A Thriving in Turbulence: How Nations Can Build Lasting Resilience fireside chat Speakers Mr. Shashi Tharoor Fourth-term Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Thiruvananthapuram and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Mr. George A. Papandreou Former Prime Minister of Greece & Member of Parliament, Panhellenic Socialist Movement/Movement of Change 14 February 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Venue Hall A From Idea to Impact: Building Businesses that Matter fireside chat Speakers Ms. Radhika Gupta MD & CEO, Edelweiss Mutual Fund Mr. Madan Padaki Social Entrepreneur, President TiE Bangalore
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