Agenda HDB 2025

📝 Delegate Registration

📝 Karnataka Innovation Policy Awareness Program by Department of Electronics, IT & BT, Government of Karnataka

📝 Lighting of Lamp

📝 Welcome conversation by Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, CEO, KDEM, Mr. Venkatesh Patil, Industry Anchor, HDB Cluster and Managing Director, Belgaum Oxygen Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Santosh Huralikoppi, Industry Anchor, HDB Cluster and CEO, N S Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

📝 Address by Ms. Sharda Gupta, Managing Director and GBS, India, Bayer

📝 Address by Dr. Vidya Murkumbi, Co-Founder, Ravindra Energy Ltd and Founder, Shree Renuka Sugars Limited

📝 Address by Mr. Rahul Sankanur, IAS, Director, Department of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology and Science & Technology and MD, KITS, Government of Karnataka

📝 Address by Dr. Sanjay Tyagi, Jurisdictional Director (Scientist G), STPI Karnataka, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India

📝 Release of Draft Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi (HDB) Cluster Vision Document by Hon’ble Minister and HDB Cluster Industry Leaders

📝 Address by Mr. BV Naidu, Chairman, KDEM

📝 Inaugural Address by Hon'ble Sri. Priyank Kharge, Minister for Electronics, IT/BT and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka and Q&A with audience

📝 To close with Photo op with Hon’ble IT Minister all the above new companies

📝 Closing remarks by Mr. Shashidhar Shettar, Advisor, IIIT Dharwad Research Park (IDRP)

📝 Focus light session by Mr. Ramesh Kulkarni, Founder, CEO, InfoKalash

📝 Panel discussion on “TECH Innovation and Enabling”

📝 Meeting with KITS-Associated Partners from HDB Cluster

📝 Fireside chat on “Scaling of Tech innovation”

📝 Panel discussion on “Manufacturing and Design”

📝 Networking Lunch Break

📝 Roundtable on “HNI’s and Angel Investments for Startup Ecosystem”

📝 Fire-Side Chat

📝 Chat on “Brand Belagavi”

📝 Networking tea break

📝 Opening Remarks by Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, CEO, KDEM

📝 Address by Mr. Sajiv Nair, CIO & CISO, ESDS

📝 Address by Mr. Luca Myska, Public Relations Manager, WORDUP PR

📝 Address by Mr. Lakshmi Srinivas Rao, Deputy General Manager, State Bank of India

📝 Address by Prof. Manjunath Ghate, Campus Director, NFSU Dharwad

📝 Address by Dr. Vidyashankar S, Vice Chancellor, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) (State Technological University, Govt. of Karnataka)

📝 Facilitation and Photo

📝 Address by Mr. BV Naidu, Chairman, KDEM

📝 Vote of thanks by Mr. Venkatesh Deshpande, Head – HDB Cluster, KDEM