Global Innovation Alliance Zone (GIA)

GIA focuses on co-creation, co-innovation, and co-invention through Strategic G2G relationships, technology sharing, skilling cooperation, trade promotion, Startup support, and academic collaboration. Each GIA Partner country of BTS 2023 curates a dedicated session, conducts B2B meetings and showcases technological prowess in the GIA Exhibition Pavilion, which is a bustling business platform for diverse sectors.

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India- USA Tech Conclave

India-US Tech Conclave @ BTS will bring together leaders from key industry verticals to explore potential opportunities in increasing collaboration, investments, address policy and regulatory issues aimed at deepening and expanding the synergy between Indian & American tech companies, innovation clusters.

India Innovation Alliance Zone (IIA)

IIA aims to connect innovation clusters across Indian States, promoting co-creation and co-invention. IIA will explore different ways these clusters can leverage each other's strengths to create a unified India Innovation Story and an IIA Expo Pavilion will showcase promising startups and their technologies.

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Lab to Market

Lab to Market is a unique platform which encourages premier research institutes of India to exhibit, present, and conduct one-on-one meetings with industry, startups and investors to accelerate the Lab-to-Market journey of their potential innovations. This initiative is aimed at recognising disruptive research ideas and helping them become technologies with potential that can venture into the market.

As India continues to pursue a sustained growth trajectory, the need for a robust R&D ecosystem coupled with increased investments in R&D both by both the Government and the private sector gains significance.

The Indian government has been very proactive in formulating several support programmes and acknowledging the importance of R&D. However, lucrative economic growth in the R&D sector cannot be achieved without the private sector enhancing its investments in technology development. Access to technical competencies, a young talent pool, cost savings, proactive government support and the presence of an indigenous market are some of the significant factors attracting global companies to expand their R&D and production operations in India.

India has invested in fundamental research as well as translational research across various streams of science and technology under leading research Institutions and Departments like CSIR, ICMR, ICAR, DST, DBT, ISRO, DRDO, DAE and more, propelling its growth as a knowledge-centric destination.

Over one million scientists spread over 265+ national research laboratories across the country are conducting cutting edge research and developing revolutionary innovations. Much of this research shows impressive potential towards becoming a commercially valuable product or service. To tap this potential and to encourage investments into their growth, Lab to Market is being organised as part of the 3-day technology extravaganza.

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CEO Conclave

The CEO Conclave brings together accomplished Indian CEOs, bureaucrats, policymakers, and leaders from associations like NASSCOM, IESA, ABAI, ELCIA and ABLE. This exclusive gathering aims to discuss emerging technologies and their vast potential for a positive societal impact.

Bengaluru Startup Conclave

This will be the most exciting evening where young, bold and visionary leaders will come together to celebrate their achievements, share secrets of their success, talk about their next dreams and inspire many more young entrepreneurs and help create a roadmap for the State to take the world by the storm.

Awards

STPI IT Export Awards

STPI's prestigious IT export awards, established two decades ago, recognize IT & ITES companies with outstanding Export performance and contribution in ten categories evaluated by a distinguished jury panel.

Bengaluru Impact Awards

The Bengaluru Impact Awards recognize and reward outstanding technology-based Karnataka start-ups who are building innovative products and solutions in IT, Biotech, Med Tech, with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation, demonstrating measurable social impact and for outstanding achievements.

The nominated companies will be evaluated by a jury, which comprises a leading panel of experts from the Indian entrepreneurship ecosystem, investors, policy makers and respected business leaders. The panel will evaluate the applicants based on few criteria.

Award Categories
• Start-up of the Year
• Ecosystem Hero of the Year
• Best Newcomer
• Founder of The Year
• Investor of the Year


SmartBio Awards

Smart Bio Awards are instituted with an aim to recognize emerging biotechnology firms making impact in their chosen fields like Biopharma, Services, Agribiotech, Medtech etc.

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Quiz Competition

National Rural IT Quiz

The National Rural IT Quiz, conducted in association with TCS, has been a popular program for over two decades, enhancing IT awareness among students at grassroots level, and has a reach of over 18 million students.

National BioQuiz

As India's largest national-level Biotechnology Quiz, this programme aims to raise awareness and foster holistic exploration of Biotechnology among students. It showcases country's talent in the fast-growing field of Life Sciences.

Beyond Bengaluru

Beyond Bengaluru, an initiative of the Government of Karnataka is aimed at promoting the emerging innovation clusters like Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Mysuru, and Mangaluru. The one day programme in these cities will be a run up to BTS 2023. It will unite industry leaders, policymakers, R&D community, startups and investors with focus on tech ecosystem, talent and tapping the investors to create two way market access.

Bio Poster Submit Research Paper

The Walkway of Discovery provides a platform for young researchers to showcase their breakthrough ideas in the field of Biopharma, Agritech, Medtech and Services sectors. It offers an opportunity to connect influential delegates, gain global recognition and compete for prestigious prizes.

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B2B Meetings

The InterlinX One-on-One partnering tool facilitates targeted B2B meetings at the summit. The platform enables effortless search for potential partners, invitations sending, and conduct meetings, fostering connections amongst registered attendees for dialogue and business acceleration.

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PitStop

he primary aim is to capture candid perspectives from industry leaders, policy makers, business founders, and government representatives. Due to the immense demand and positive feedback received in the past, this activity will continue to be a part of the event this year as well. It presents an excellent opportunity to delve deeper into the minds of these influential figures and gain valuable insights from their expertise.

By engaging with these leaders and newsmakers in the technology space, attendees have a unique chance to expand their knowledge and benefit from their profound views and insights. This platform serves as a valuable resource for learning from the experiences and perspectives of those shaping the industry.

Join us in seizing this exceptional opportunity to connect with industry leaders and gain invaluable insights at the event. Be prepared to broaden your horizons and glean knowledge from these prominent figures in the technology sector.

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