ABOUT BEYOND BENGALURU

State of Karnataka has emerged as the most preferred destination for investments by leading Indian and global multinationals, especially in the last decade. The City of Bengaluru has emerged as the IT, Biotech, Startups and deep tech capital of Karnataka and India and it hosts 400+ out of fortune 500 companies in its premises. Inspired by the growth of Bengaluru, other cities in Karnataka are also gearing up to become the next best destinations for technology and innovation.

Supporting strategic policy interventions like creating a dynamic ecosystem with sharp focus on infrastructure development, increasing the talent availability and enhancing market access has been a key focus for our Government. Government of Karnataka has established the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) to bridge the gap between industry and government and to enhance tech ecosystem in the State. KDEM envisions to harness the unlimited potential of the digital economy of Karnataka by focussing on IT Products and services, BPM and GCC Promotion, Innovation & Startups, ESDM, programs like Beyond Bengaluru, and Talent Accelerator; and contribute largest share in the Hon'ble PMs vision of USD 1 Trillion digital economy of India by 2025-26.

KDEM's Beyond Bengaluru initiative is aimed at working towards the promotion of emerging technology clusters in emerging tech clusters across the State. It is expected that such initiatives will lead to increasing demand from tech-based industries to strengthen their footing in the emerging tech clusters of the State in line with Hon'ble PMs vision of even growth across the country.

In this light, the KDEM as a pre cursor to BTS 2022, is hosting its 2nd edition of

Mangaluru Technovanza on September 19 & 20, 2022 at Mangaluru
Theme: Fintech, Medtech
 
Tecceleration on September 25 & 26, 2022 at Hubli
Theme: AI, Agritech
 
The Big Tech Show on October 19 & 20, 2022 at Mysuru
Theme: ESDM, Cybersecurity
 

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Government of Karnataka

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Karnataka is globally recognized as the Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology (Bt), Research and Development (R&D) and Start-Up capital of the country with Bengaluru being branded as the most dynamic city in the world and Silicon Valley of India.

Karnataka has historically been a hub for technology and R&D based institutions in India, and boasts of adequate infrastructure to support its vision. The Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T through its innovative initiatives has been promoting Karnataka as the most preferred destination for frontier technologies, creating a conducive environment for Electronics, IT, BT and S&T related industries. Karnataka is the first state to draft its own IT, Biotech, ESDM, AVGC and Start-up policy and has set up 9 CoEs, incubation & learning centres.

Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS)

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Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) helps the Department of Information Technology and Biotechnology in facilitating and promoting the Information Technology and Biotech sectors in the state. KITS acts as a synergic liaison between Industry and Government, providing secretarial services to the State IT and BT projects, making it the linchpin for providing all basic information that facilitates the establishment of IT & BT Industries in the State. It is the nodal agency for implementing the decisions of the Vision Group on IT and the Vision Group on BT. KITS also focuses on tapping Karnataka's large IT talent pool, functioning as a key driver for augmenting foreign investments and collaborations, to enhance skill development, mutual industry facilitation and encourage startups and MSMEs.

KDEM

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Karnataka in general and Bengaluru in particular has witnessed heady growth in IT and BT sectors from early 2000. The coming decade promises even more growth, with the maturity of the IT and startup ecosystems in Bengaluru City, which is consistently ranked among the Top 30 Global Startup Ecosystems in the World.

The Karnataka Digital Economy Mission promises to harness the unlimited potential of the digital economy of Karnataka to transform the lives of the people in the state. The IT ecosystem not only uplifts lives of professionals in the industry, but also powers millions of other ancillary jobs across other industries. KDEM will help guide growth and investments in Five core sectors. An advocacy council will be set up for each vertical which will guide the management in its goals. A vision document will help provide the strategy for each vertical along with implementation roadmaps.

MM Activ

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MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications is India's leading event curator in the field of frontier technologies. MM Activ, since its inception in the year 2000, has held over 100 National and International conventions in sectors like IT & Electronics, Biotechnology, Agritechnology, Nanotechnology, Space Technology, Nutraceuticals, R&D and Higher Education, Sustainable Chemistry, Transport & Logistics, MRO, Renewable Energy, Water and Investments.

Mangaluru

Date: 19th & 20th September, 2022
Title: Mangaluru Technovanza
Venue: Dr. TMA Pai International Convention Centre


Agenda

Day 1 program

 

  •   Half day pitch session with 10 startups in SharkTank format.
  •   Women @ Work W@W conclave
  •   Emerging Tech Cluster CEO Conclave
  •   Announcement of investments from the above SharkTank session 
  •   CEO networking dinner – by invite only
  •   Cluster report release

Day 2 program

 

  •  Start with Walkaton for 5 km
  •  Key sessions
  •  Awards & facilitation of cluster champions
  •   Media interactions

Registration





Hubballi/ Belgaum

Date: 25th & 26th September, 2022
Title: Tecceleration
Venue: Dennisons Hotel, Hubballi

Agenda

Day 1 program

 

  •   Half day pitch session with 10 startups in SharkTank format.
  •   Women @ Work W@W conclave
  •   Emerging Tech Cluster CEO Conclave
  •   Announcement of investments from the above SharkTank session 
  •   CEO networking dinner – by invite only
  •   Cluster report release

Day 2 program

 

  •  Start with Walkaton for 5 km
  •  Key sessions
  •  Awards & facilitation of cluster champions
  •   Media interactions

Registration





Mysuru

Date: 19th & 20th September, 2022
Title: The Big Tech Show
Venue: Radissons Blu Plaza Hotel


Agenda

Day 1 program

 

  •   Half day pitch session with 10 startups in SharkTank format.
  •   Women @ Work W@W conclave
  •   Emerging Tech Cluster CEO Conclave
  •   Announcement of investments from the above SharkTank session 
  •   CEO networking dinner – by invite only
  •   Cluster report release

Day 2 program

 

  •  Start with Walkaton for 5 km
  •  Key sessions
  •  Awards & facilitation of cluster champions
  •   Media interactions

Registration





Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022

The 25th edition of Asia's Largest Tech Fest - Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022 is being organized by the Dept. of Electronics, IT, Bt and S&T, Govt. of Karnataka which is scheduled from 16th to 18th November 2022 at the iconic Bangalore Palace. Join us as we celebrate the silver jubilee edition of the summit with the theme 'Tech4NexGen'.

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Contact

Event Organiser:

Mr. Gaurav K Punjabi
GM – Marketing
Karnataka Digital Economy Mission
gm.marketing@karnatakadigital.in
+91 99009 19234

Event Partner:

Mr. Mangesh Vichare
Director - Operations & Planning
MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications
mangesh.vichare@mmactiv.com
+91 98900 21975