HDB Techceleration – 2025 – Beyond Bengaluru

About HDB Techceleration 2025

HDB Techceleration is a flagship event organized by the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) to drive technology-led growth in Karnataka’s emerging clusters beyond Bengaluru. The event serves as a dynamic forum where startups, investors, academia, and industry leaders come together to exchange ideas, showcase innovation, and forge impactful collaborations.

HDB Techceleration 2025 brings this momentum to the Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi cluster — with a strong emphasis on AI & Robotics, Electric Vehicles (EV), and HealthTech, among others. As one of the state’s most promising innovation corridors, the cluster is set to take center stage through startup showcases, sector-focused sessions, and ecosystem-building initiatives that highlight its growing capabilities and future potential.

Venue

Note: All individuals are required to carry their government-issued photo ID card with them for verification at entrance

Delegate Pass

Get access to a full-day experience at the HDB Techceleration 2025 with your delegate pass, which includes:

Startup Display Table Registration

₹7000/-
incl of taxes

Get access to a full-day experience at the HDB Techceleration 2025 with your startup booth registration, which includes:

Delegate Pass

₹700/-
+ 18% GST

Get access to a full-day experience at the HDB Techceleration 2025 with your delegate pass, which includes:

Startup Display Table Registration

₹7000/-
incl of taxes

Get access to a full-day experience at the HDB Techceleration 2025 with your startup booth registration, which includes:

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HDB Techceleration 2025 - At a Glimpse

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Fund-Ready Startups

ELEVATE Winners

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Our Esteemed Speaker

Will Be Announced Shortly

Mr. Balu Masti

Ecosystem Advisor, Al Entrepreneurs at Berkeley (AIEB)

Mr. BV Naidu

Chairman, KDEM

Mr. Gopinath Mujumdar

Vice President, Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited (BGSW)

Mr. Lakshmi Srinivas Rao

Deputy General Manager, State Bank of India

Mr. Luca Myska

Public Relations Manager, WORDUP PR

Mr. Manjunath Ghate

Campus Director, NFSU Dharwad

Mr. Prashanth Raghu

Founder & CEO of Vayuvya Defence, Sudarshana Semiconductors, and Gonagoor Technology Solutions

Sri. Priyank Kharge

Minister for Electronics, IT/BT and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka

Dr. Raghuraj Rao

Founder and MD, AKXA Tech Pvt. Ltd

Mr. Rahul Sankanur, IAS

Director – Department of E, IT, Bt, S&T and Managing Director – KITS, Government of Karnataka and Panel member

Mr. Rajendra Belgaumkar

Founder/Principal, Seneca Consulting

Mr. Ramesh Kulkarni

Founder, CEO, InfoKalash

Dr. Ravi Guttal

Chief Technology Officer, Aequs Pvt. Ltd

Mr. Rohan Juvali

Managing Director, Belgaum Ferro Cast (India) Private Limited

Dr. Sachin Sabnis

Managing Director, Belgaum Ferro Cast (India) Private Limited

Dr. Sanjay Tyagi

Jurisdictional Director (Scientist G), STPI Karnataka, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India

Mr. Sanjeev Gupta

CEO, KDEM

Mr. Sanjeev Keskar

CEO, Aravind Consultancy

Mr. Sanjiv Nair

CIO & CISO, ESDS

Dr. Santanu Bhattacharya

Researcher, Camera Culture Group, MIT Media Lab

Mr. Santosh Huralikoppi

Industry Anchor, HDB Cluster and
CEO, N S Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sharath Bache Gowda

Chairman, KEONICS, Government of Karnataka

Ms. Sharda Gupta

Managing Director and GBS, India, Bayer

Mr. Shashidhar Shettar

Advisor, IIIT Dharwad Research Park (IDRP)

Dr. Shivananda Koteshwar

SVP, IT and Managing Director, Astera Labs, India

Ms. Shreedevi Roogi

Co-Founder, Write Your Destiny (WYD)

Mr. Stephen Mathias

Chairman, Indo American Chamber of Commerce (Karnataka Branch)

Mr. Sundararaman Ganapathiraman

Chief Scientist and Head, Wipro Research

Mr. Suraj Kadam

General Manager – Technical, Altem Technologies

Mr. Syed Nazakat

Founder, DataLEADS Foundation

Mr. Umesh V

Associate Director – Operational Excellence, Nidec Corporation

Mr. Vasuki Kashyap

Enterprise Innovation Partnerships, CoE on IoT, NASSCOM

Mr. Venkatesh Deshpande

Head – HDB Cluster, KDEM

Mr. Venkatesh Patil

Industry Anchor, HDB Cluster and
Managing Director, Belgaum Oxygen Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Vidya Murkumbi

Co-Founder, Ravindra Energy Ltd and Founder, Shree Renuka Sugars Limited

Dr. Vidyashankar S

VC, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

Mr. Virendra Kadam

Founder & CEO, Deltasys E Forming

agenda

Will Be Announced Shortly

Delegate Registration

08:00 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

08:00 AM Room no. 354, Conference Hall, 3rd floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Lighting of Lamp

10:00 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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.

10:02 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

10:12 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

10:17 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

10:22 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

10:27 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

10:32 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Address by Mr. BV Naidu, Chairman, KDEM

10:37 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

10:42 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

10:57 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

11:02 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

11:05 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Panel discussion on “TECH Innovation and Enabling”

11:15 AM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Meeting with KITS-Associated Partners from HDB Cluster

11:30 AM Room no. 315, Committee Hall, 3rd floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Fireside chat on “Scaling of Tech innovation”

12:00 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Panel discussion on “Manufacturing and Design”

12:30 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Networking Lunch Break

01:15 PM Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

02:00 PM Room no. 315, Committee Hall, 3rd floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Fire-Side Chat

02:10 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Chat on “Brand Belagavi”

02:40 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Networking tea break

03:00 PM Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Opening Remarks by Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, CEO, KDEM

03:10 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

03:12 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

03:17 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

03:22 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

03:27 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

03:32 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Facilitation and Photo

03:37 PM Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Address by Mr. BV Naidu, Chairman, KDEM

03:42 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

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

03:57 PM Central Hall, 1st floor, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi

Beyond Bengaluru – Mangaluru BLUE (invite only)

09:30 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Mangaluru Cluster Tech and Culture Tour (invite only)

02:00 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

CEO Roundtable and Networking at wrkwrk Triangle (invite only)

05:00 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Delegate Registration 

09:00 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Policy Awareness session - Karnataka Startup Policy, IT, GCC and ESDM and etc.,

08:30 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

A conversation with Mr. Rohith Bhat, Lead Industry anchor, Mangaluru cluster & Founder - Robosoft Technologies, 99Games and wrkwrk, Mr. Ashith Hegde, Managing Director – Asia Pacific, Arkieva & Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, CEO, KDEM

10:00 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Lighting of lamp by Mangaluru Industry leaders

10:10 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Address by Mr. Mikkel Bardram, Global CEO, EG A/S

10:15 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Address by Mr. Peter Winther-Schmidt, Consulate General of Denmark in Bangalore (India)

10:25 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Facilitation and Photo op

10:35 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Address by Mr. BV Naidu, Chairman, KDEM

10:50 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Chief Guest Address by Hon'ble Sri. Priyank Kharge, Minister for Electronics, IT/BT and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka

11:00 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Q & A Session with Hon'ble Minister – Moderated by KDEM

11:10 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Closing Remarks

11:20 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Fireside chat on Digital Acceleration for Mangaluru’s Future Tech Ecosystem

11:20 AM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

A Dialogue on “The Making of Karnataka’s Next Tech Gateway – Mangaluru Explosion by Fusion”

12:00 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Address by Mr. Vinod Subramanian, Vice President – Technology, Invest India, Government of India

12:35 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Fireside chat session on “Policy, Partnerships, and Platforms for Mangaluru’s Tech Ecosystem”

12:45 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Networking Lunch

01:30 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Spotlight - "Future of Mangaluru: Pathways to a Global Digital Economy Hub"

02:15 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Address by Mphasis

03:15 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Roundtable on Building Mangaluru as a Global Data Center Hub

02:30 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Panel discussion on “The Mangaluru GCC Story: Talent, Technology & Transformation”

02:35 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Panel discussion on “Fueling the Startup Ecosystem: Policy, Partnerships & Global Opportunities”

03:20 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Keynote address by Mr. Krishna Mohan Mucharla, Deputy General Manager, SBI

04:00 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Valedictory Address by Mr. Sharath Bache Gowda, Chairman, KEONICS, Government of Karnataka

04:05 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Concluding Stand-up discussion

04:15 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

Vote of thanks by Mr. Mukesh S, AVP-Projects, Silicon Beach Program

04:30 PM Dr. TMA Pai Convention Center, Mangaluru

HDB Cluster Pitch Deck - 2024

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Karnataka IT Policy - 2020 - 2025

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Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi Techcelaration 2024 Event Report

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Our Partners in Progress 2025

Top Investment-ready Startups from Mysuru Blue IN 2025

NEW COMPANIES STARTING IN MYSURU

Our Partners in Progress from 2024

Resources

HDB Cluster Pitch Deck - 2024

Karnataka IT Policy - 2020 - 2025

Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi Techcelaration 2025 Media Report

Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi Techcelaration 2025 Event Report

EVENT GALLERY

All Main Conference Beyond Bengaluru Mysuru Blue Women@Work CEO Networking Dinner Startup Showcase

For more details, reach out to our team.

Venkatesh Deshpande
Project Manager HDB Cluster, KDEM
venkatesh.deshpande@beyondbengaluru.com