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Superb launch of India Global Innovation Connect summit. Looking forward to my Day Two panel on DeepTech – sign up! 🙏 The third annual India Global Innovation Connect summit has kicked off in Bangalore. The high-profile global platform builds on the success of the two earlier Summits in 2022 and 2023. Cities like Bengaluru are global high-tech innovation hubs. This event accelerates innovation and builds peer entrepreneur communities across boundaries. Leading VCs, corporate executives and startups founders from key countries engage in fruitful discussions to assess and scale India’s entrepreneurship and innovation momentum. From technology creation and commercialisation to adoption and impact, this Summit covers a wide range of issues. I look forward to chairing this exciting session on DeepTech. Technologies such as IOT, Blockchain, Robotics, AI and Quantum computing have a tremendous disruption potential on almost every sector of activity. However, developing the potential of Deep tech technologies implies addressing a number of challenges including regulatory uncertainties, bringing together very specialized high-technology skills, high R&D costs in a tighter funding environment and long development cycles. How can companies leverage AI and cloud capabilities to fast-track growth-stage strategies? How can lengthy R&D cycles be sustained in a tighter fundraising environment? What kind of policies produce the skills indispensable for the development of Deep Tech? Speakers: Jonas Brunschwig, Chief Executive Officer, Swissnex in India & Consul General of Switzerland Chen Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer, CloudWize, Israel Kalyan Sivasailam, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, 5C Network, India Dana Taigman Koren, Managing Partner & Board Investor, Q Fund Ventures, Israel #disruption #innovation #entrepreneur #startup #ecosystem #IOT #blockchain #robotics #AI #GenAI #QuantumComputing #deeptech #regulation #skills #talent #growth #scale #cloud #fundraising #investor #collaboration #commercialization #Karnataka #Bangalore #leadership #data #healthcare #ML #CEO #CIO #CTO #platform #events #insights #cocreation #knowledge #hub #communities #technology #adoption #impact #outcome #accelerator #incubator #capability #capacity #product #service #digitaltransformation #IGIC2024 Summit link: https://lnkd.in/gpE5tU-a Claude Smadja Corinne Borloz Steven Reid Yael Smadja Tata Digital Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) Startup Karnataka Axilor Ventures Swissnex in India, Consulate General of Switzerland JETRO Startup Start2 Group

He has been following the India story for decades as the former managing director of the World Economic Forum. Claude Smadja, chairman of Smadja & Smadja Strategic Advisory, who will be in India in the first week of June to host the third India Global Innovation Connect in Bengaluru, discusses the country’s policies and challenges ahead in an interview with surajeet das gupta. https://mybs.in/2dVxQvP

As the world connects faster, #igic2024 fosters global collaboration among Indian and global innovators for a limitless exchange of knowledge. I'd love to connect with people for networking - feel free to reach out! Smadja & Smadja Link

Under the leadership of . Dr. Ekroop Caur, Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, the IT BT Department, Karnataka proudly participated in the India Global Innovation Connect (IGIC). The event featured a compelling keynote interaction with Shri Amitabh Kant, G20 India Sherpa, and BV Naidu, Chairman Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), India. Key discussions centered around India's impressive progress in global innovation and strategies to foster an even more IP-friendly environment. Highlights included: - Boosting the ESDM sector with clear policies and substantial investments. - Bridging the skill gap in new-age technologies such as AI, Cyber Security, and Chip Design through strong industry-academia partnerships. - Supporting MSMEs with enhanced access to financing and skill development programs. - Promoting cross-border collaborations in the startup ecosystem to drive global innovation. The conversation also explored ways to position Bengaluru as the world's top innovation hub by fostering a vibrant startup ecosystem, enhancing infrastructure, and encouraging global collaborations. The event featured global leadership from over 10 countries, with more than 300 delegates and 30 investors in attendance. Dr. Ekroop Caur | Ruchi Bindal | Claude Smadja | Smadja & Smadja | Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) | Sanjeev Kumar Gupta | Bhaskar Verma | Bharath Chandra BK | Gaurav K Punjabi | Tata Digital  | Axilor Ventures | Wiz Freight Corp. | Covington & Burling LLP | Swissnex in India, Consulate General of Switzerland | Business France | JETRO Startup| La French Tech India | Start2 Group |