Knowledge Partner
Strategic Partners
International Trade Partner
Diaspora Partner
Diaspora Trade Partner
Focus Sectors
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Aerospace & Defence
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Food Processing and Agritech
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Clean & Renewable Energy and Agritech
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AI, Mobility & IoT
Aerospace & Defence
Karnataka is a frontrunner in India's aerospace and defence sector, hosting over 65% of the country's aerospace-related SMEs and key defence PSUs. The state’s Aerospace and Defence Policy 2022–27 aims to attract over ₹60,000 crore in investments, offering incentives for manufacturing clusters, innovation, and testing facilities. With Bengaluru as the epicenter, the policy promotes PPPs, drone innovation, and indigenous technology development, propelling Karnataka as the aerospace capital of India.
The sector is seeing increased global collaboration opportunities, especially with the Karnataka government enabling defence corridors and private sector participation in R&D. Diaspora professionals with expertise in aerospace, avionics, and advanced manufacturing are being encouraged to engage with the ecosystem through joint ventures, technology licensing, and mentorship initiatives, bridging Indias growing demand with global best practices.
Food Processing and Agritech
The Karnataka Agriculture Policy 2023 and Agri Export Policy promote agri startups, food parks, and cold-chain infrastructure. Focused on tech integration and export-oriented growth, the state incentivizes value-added food processing and precision farming. Schemes for millet promotion and FPO strengthening align with Karnataka’s vision to be a leading agri-value hub.
Leveraging India's global millet leadership and Karnataka’s agricultural diversity, the state is facilitating traceability tech, blockchain in supply chains, and diaspora-led export platforms. International partners and NRIs in food innovation are being encouraged to establish processing units, introduce next-gen agri-tech, and shape sustainable supply chains for both domestic and export markets.
Clean & Renewable Energy and Agritech
The Karnataka Renewable Energy Policy 2022–27 aims to install 10 GW of new solar and wind capacity. Karnataka remains a top performer in renewable energy with favorable open access policies, battery storage incentives, and green hydrogen pilot projects. This policy encourages diaspora and global firms to invest in utility-scale and decentralized clean energy solutions.
Innovations in distributed energy generation, bioenergy, and smart grid integration are opening new investment avenues across urban and rural Karnataka. With diaspora-led clean-tech companies and ESG-focused investors increasingly exploring India, Karnataka is positioning itself as a destination for climate-first ventures, creating platforms for global alliances in carbon neutrality and energy equity.
AI, Mobility & IoT
Karnataka’s Artificial Intelligence Policy 2020 and Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage Policy 2017 (revised in 2021) accelerate AI integration in sectors like mobility, health, and urban governance. With Bengaluru housing India's top EV startups and AI research hubs, the state supports pilot zones, AI ethics frameworks, and smart mobility labs to build a globally competitive ecosystem.
Strategic government support for digital twins, connected vehicle platforms, and AI governance frameworks positions Karnataka at the cutting edge of smart tech development. Diaspora innovators and startups in the AI, robotics, and EV domains are encouraged to collaborate with state-led sandboxes and accelerators, turning Karnataka into a global lab for ethical, scalable tech solutions.
Electronic System & Semiconductor
Under the Karnataka Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) Policy 2023–28, the state promotes chip manufacturing, electronics clusters, and talent development. With the upcoming Semiconductor Fab in Mysuru and electronics parks in Kolar and Hubballi, Karnataka is poised to be India’s silicon epicenter, attracting global investors with capital subsidies and R&D grants.
The state is fostering a full-stack ESDM ecosystem—from component design and embedded systems to semiconductor packaging and testing—with special support for R&D centers and academia-industry collaboration. Diaspora technologists, investors, and electronics majors are being offered structured entry points to support India’s ambition to be self-reliant in chips, IoT hardware, and telecom infrastructure.
Global Capability Centres and Smart Cities
Bengaluru is home to over 40% of India’s Global Capability Centres (GCCs). Karnataka supports this momentum with the Beyond Bengaluru initiative and smart city investments in cities like Hubballi, Mangaluru, and Mysuru. Government-backed tech parks, digital governance platforms, and ease-of-business reforms are transforming the urban landscape into globally competitive innovation corridors.
With GCCs evolving into hubs for innovation, IP creation, and high-skill R&D, the government is incentivizing integrated work-live-play ecosystems and ESG-compliant campuses. Diaspora leaders in enterprise tech, urban design, and digital services are being invited to co-develop smart city models and lead India’s rise as a hub for global operational excellence.
Innovation, Investment & Startup
Karnataka leads India's innovation index, home to over 13,000 startups and India's first startup state policy. The Karnataka Startup Policy 2022–27 fosters innovation with funding support, incubation centers, and global market access. New schemes under this policy focus on deep-tech, women-led startups, and diaspora participation, reinforcing Bengaluru’s global reputation as a startup and investment magnet.
The state's innovation thrust is complemented by the Beyond Bengaluru initiative, which is decentralizing startup growth into emerging hubs like Mysuru, Hubballi, and Mangaluru. With dedicated diaspora connect programs, Karnataka invites global investors and mentors to contribute to high-growth areas like AI, robotics, climate tech, and fintech, accelerating the state’s ambition to become Asia’s premier innovation corridor.
Real Estate and Construction technolgies
With rapid urbanization and infrastructure growth, Karnataka’s real estate sector is backed by the Affordable Housing Policy and Urban Development Plan (Master Plan 2041). The state offers incentives for green buildings, vertical housing, and transit-oriented development. The push for smart city projects and Bengaluru’s growing metro network continue to boost demand for construction innovation and sustainable urban planning.
Technology integration in construction—ranging from AI-powered design tools to prefabrication and modular solutions—is gaining traction, with the government promoting public-private partnerships in large-scale housing and commercial developments. Diaspora investors and urban infrastructure professionals are being welcomed to partner in mega real estate and smart city projects, bringing global sustainability and efficiency standards to Indian cities.
Tourism & Hospitality
Karnataka's Tourism Policy 2020–26 supports heritage, eco, and adventure tourism, offering capital subsidies and single-window clearances to investors. With Hampi, Coorg, and coastal Karnataka emerging as global attractions, the policy also empowers homestays, luxury resorts, and digital tourism platforms. Karnataka is targeting over ₹5,000 crore in tourism investment, making it an emerging hospitality powerhouse.
A renewed focus on experiential tourism, backed by digital storytelling, AR/VR applications, and diaspora-led promotion campaigns, is reshaping Karnataka’s global travel brand. The state is inviting tourism entrepreneurs, hospitality chains, and diaspora marketing experts to co-create global-standard travel circuits, luxury retreats, and immersive rural tourism hubs, anchored on sustainability and cultural richness.
Focus Sectors
Aerospace &
Defence
Food Processing
and Agritech
Clean & Renewable Energy and Agritech
AI, Mobility & IoT
Aerospace &
Defence
Food Processing
and Agritech
Clean & Renewable Energy and Agritech
AI, Mobility & IoT
AI, Mobility & IoT
Attendee Profiles
CXOs & high-level executives
Founders and Entrepreneurs
Global Indian Diaspora
Investors & Venture Capitalists
Government Officials and Policymakers
International Trade Partners
Academia and Research
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Govt. Dept Representation
Advisory Board
Vineet Varma
MD, World Trade Center
Ex-President BCIC
Jose Jacob
Chairman and Curator
TIA Summit
Dhaval Kadakia
Joint Director
BIEC
Mangal Dev
Head of Hitachi Railway Systems
Business - India and South Asia
Director, Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd.
Uma Reddy
President Elect
FKCCI
Office Bearers
Gopika Pillai
President
Rosh Alex
General Secretary
Preenand Premachandran
Head, Business Council
Sharanu Basappa
Treasurer
Shamanth Nellikere
IT and Digital Strategy
Rohit Sringeri
Creative in-charge
Associates
Consulate Partners
Shabeena Sultana
Hon Consul
Republic of Tunisia
Karthik Tallam
Hon Consul
Kingdom of Cambodia
N S Srinivasa Murthy
Hon Consul
of Karnataka
Vietnam
Guest Of Honour
Dr S Selva Kumar
Principal Secretary
Commerce & Industries Department
Govt. of Karnataka
Gunjan Krishna
Commissioner
Department of Industries & Commerce, Govt. of Karnataka
International Trade Delegates
Ing. Hana Onderkova
Director CzechTrade Bengaluru
Stephen Mathias
Chairman, Indo American
Chamber of Commerce
Karnataka Branch
Leorith Elijah
Investor relations &
Bilateral Trade,Government of Italy
Ex-Barclays, Ex-O&M
Ex-iProperty Group
Chandradarshan Singh
India-Korea Trade Delegate
Same Pal Singh
Director, International Relations
One world Alliance
Japan
Speakers
Hospitality & Tourism
Vineet Verma
Director, Brigade Hospitality
MD, World Trade Center
Energy , Mobility and Emerging Tech
Manu Saale
Managing Director & CEO
Mercedes Benz Research &
Development India
Infrastructure
Mangal Dev
Head of Hitachi Railway Systems
Business - India and South Asia
Director, Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd.
AI
Suresh Khadakbhavi
Founder
Digi Yatra
Semiconductor
Raghu Panicker
CEO
Kaynes Semiconductor
Venture Capitalist
George Paul
Head – Strategic Alliances
& Partnerships
JioGenNext
Sanjeev Gupta
CEO
Karnataka Digital Economic
Mission (KDEM)
Dr V Veerappan
Chairman - India Electronics &
Semiconductor Association
Co Founder & President
Tessolve Semiconductor
Diaspora Speakers
Datin Malliga Subramaniam
Senior Managing Partner
Oydata
Chairwoman for India ASEAN
Startup Summit
Philip Varughese
President - Strategic Growth
CYFIRMA
Dubai / UAE
Sreeshankar Gurujalam
General Manager - Cybersecurity
Siemens Healthineers
Milesh Jamburao
Vice President
Head of Strategy & Operations
SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd
Priyamvadha Vembar
Senior Director
Head Cybersecurity Practice
Bosch Global Software Technologies
Ashok Dalwai, Retd. IAS
CEO, National Rainfed Area
Authority (NRAA), Govt. of India,
Chairman, Committee on
Doubling Farmers’
Income (DFI)
Madhusoothanan Vijay
Regional Director
IGCC
Ex-nasscom
Dr. S. Rajendra Prasad
Former Vice Chancellor,
University of Agricultural
Sciences (UAS), Bangalore
Champion of Agri Innovation,
Entrepreneurship & Research Excellence
Adrian Schmidt
Co-Founder & CEO
Sarla Aviation
Srinivasan Dwarakanath
Director General
Aerospace India Association
Board Member and Interim MD
Kireap Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
Ravi Nandan Sinha
Director of Development
MSME Business Forum India
Arunachalam
Director / Founding Chairman
Cutech Group/Avmi Group
Gaven Standon
Executive
Telstra
George Bennet Kuruvilla
Chief Executive Officer - BASL
Bangalore International Airport
Abhishek Bhatt
Director
Cisco
Sampath G
Regional Director of Sales
Triumph Group
Stakeholder Engagement
Akkshay Shetty
Founding Partner
ELITE Group
Moderator
Divakar Prayaga
CISO
Flipkart
Delegates
Strategic Partner
Gaurav Punjabi
GM, Events and Marketing
Karnataka Digital Economic Mission
(KDEM)
International
Trade Delegates
Sherin Mathew
Global AI Leader
Chief AI Strategist & AI Advisor
Ethicist
Group CEO, AI Tech UK
Chief Panel Officer
Dr Shyam Rao
Corporate Technology Officer
Cumi- Murugappa Group
Amit Ingale
General Manager Europe & Managing Director India ENNOVI (Formerly Interplex)
Venkatesh DT
CEO, Growell CNC systems
Past President, Peenya Industrial Association
Irene Foo
Global Consultant Wellness Committee member India – ASEAN startup summit
Dr. G. V. Rao
Senior Advocate Supreme Court of India
C K Ashok Kumar
Chairman Indo-Russian Council for Culture, Education & Trade Russian Centre of Science and Culture
Venkatesh VB
Technical director Hical Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Santosh Rudrawar
Group CHRO Sanjay Ghodawat Group
Raghavendra. N
Associate Director - Projects Prestige Group
Muralidas Menon
General Manager at Akasa Air
Umapathy Pinaghapani
Chairman & Managing Director Premier Airways Limited
Raj Mruthyunjayappa
Chairman & CEO Talisma Corporation Immediate Past Chairman, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Karnataka, FICCI Higher Education National Executive Council
Markus Pfefferer
CEO & Managing Partner Startup Mentor Key Note Speaker
K P Nagaraja
President Rotary Club of Colombo West / Sri Lanka
Tan Seri Dr P Thirunal Karasu JP
BBM(L), BBM, PBM,OLM, BOE Adviser GIBC GOPIO Singapore
Gopi Shankar
Director - Trade & Industry Global Victoria State Govt. of Victoria, Australia
K M Jagadeesh
COO
Invest Karnataka
R. T. Dyave Gowda
Hon. Chairman Board of Governors Malnad College of Engineering
Rajeev Tiwary
Corporate Strategy and M&A Professional Smiths Group Plc.
Ashwani Sharma
Chairman, Aeronautical Society of India ( BOM) Branch
Vinod Shankar
Founding Partner
Java Capital
DeepTech VC
Arjun Gurudev
Co-Founder, BDO, XenReality
Co-Founder, Coo
Evotron Motorsports
Vice Chairman
Malnad College of Engineering
Sujith Shyamanur
International Relations
Professional
CBRE India
Ashish Bhatia
Director - Technical & Investment
Risk Monitoring, Valuation &
Professional Services
Savills India
H A Kiran
Chairman - IT BT Committee
Director
FKCCI
Jayavardhan Sambedu
Vice Chairman
IACC Karnataka
Chidambaram Balakrishnan
Head Railway Business & Vice President
CG Power & Industrial Sol Ltd.
Gerald Manoharan
Sr. Vice Chairman
IACC Karnataka
K Ratna Prabha I.A.S.(Retd.)
Founder-President, UBUNTU Consortium
(A Global Platform for Women
Entrepreneurs Associations)
Dr Nagendra
Director
Strategic Interventions
Vision Karnataka Foundation
Payal Satish
Vice President
Stratagy & Business Development
Sarla Aviation
Luca Myska
Public Relations
Indian-German Exchange
Munich Germany
Wordup PR, Fashhochschule
des Mittelstands (FHM)
BEAUDOIN Pierre
Economic Attache
Consulate General of France
Bangalore
Veerendra Shetty
Founder, Managing Director & CEO
VISUKHI Innotech Pvt. Ltd.
Vinay
Head HR
Auma India
S Sampathraman
Chairman & Managing Director DPK Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Advisor, ASSOCHAM & AIMO Karnataka
Surender Pal
CEO
SBIPL Projects LTD
Naveen Muddu Krishan
Director -Global Head for Hardware
Product Validation, Automation
and Product development
Sandisk
Ramkumarr Seshu
Author & Founder
Born to Live Learning Services
Board Member TiE Bangalore
Sanjeev Keskar
Chief Executive Officer
Arvind Consultancy
M R Narayanan
Managing Director
Floatels India Pvt Ltd
Chairman, Adtech Systems Ltd
Ravendiran Arjunan
Secretary General
GOPIO Malaysia
Parikshit Mukesh
Founder
Capital Case LLC FZ & Co
Diaspora Relations
S Gunaseshakaran
President, GOPIO International Malaysian chapter Chairman -Gopio International Business Forum
Ganesan Arunasalam
Vice President - North America GOPIO International Secretary General - GOPIO International Business Council
Selvakumar Periasamy
Chairman German Indian Business Alliance (GIBA)
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Where Intelligence Meets Innovation
A Global Infrastructure and Investment Conclave, 2025, hosted by GDPIO Bangalore Chapter in partnership with the Times Network, is a strategic platform advancing Karnataka’s trillion-dollar vision by uniting global industry leaders, Indian Diaspora and policymakers
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Malaysia
Singapore
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Cambodia
Vietnam
Thailand
Japan
Australia
Laos
Sultanate of Brunei
Czech Republic
England
Italy
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Taiwan
Nepal
USA
South Africa
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UAE
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Oman
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Germany
Malta
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Package Details
Delegates
Starting from
₹ 25000
18% GST will be applicable
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- Networking dinner on Day 1
- Promotion in digital materials
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Branding
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Testimonials
Dhaval J Kadakia
Jt Director, BIEC
As an advisory member of GDPIO Bangalore, I am immensely proud of our organization’s commitment to providing socioeconomic services to the global Indian diaspora
Amit Ingale
MD Innovi
I proudly support GDPIO Bengaluru Chapter initiatives, a catalyst for global partnerships and sustainable development.