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1 CONTENT S OVERVIEW 3 INAUGURATION 4 THE VIRTUAL PLATFORM 5 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 7 GIA HIGHLIGHTS 11 BEYOND BENGALURU 13 AWARDS & QUIZ 14 EXPO HIGHLIGHTS 16 POSTERS 18 VALEDICTORY 18 BTS 2020 HIGHLIGHTS 19 PROMOTIONAL EVENTS 20 CAMPAIGN CREATIVES 22 MEDIA PROMOTIONS 23 MEDIA COVERAGE 32 VENUE INFRASTRUCTURE & BRANDING 35 VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION REWARDS 41 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 42 NOTES 43 2 OVERVIEW Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka organized 23rd edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit between 19th to 21st November 2020. Bengaluru Tech Summit, is a unified platform for India's two pioneering events; Bengaluru ITE.Biz and Bengaluru India Bio. Despite the challenges of pandemic, the world is facing, it did not stop us. In fact, it made us believe that the future is advancing at a lightning speed transforming the way we live, play, learn, work and do business. The role of technology is now even more significant giving us new tools, new options and new ways to go further, faster than ever before as we enter a radically different world. That's why BTS 2020 transformed itself into a Virtual Tech Event with the theme 'NEXT IS NOW'. The event witnessed world's best minds streaming their vision, leaders forecasting the future, technocrats unravelling new products, start-ups presenting cutting edge ideas. The virtual event concluded on Nov 21st was kept open to all participants till December 24th to access all sessions and exhibition. The Event Spectrum consisted of Multi-Track Conference, B2B Exhibition, Global Innovation Alliance, India Innovation Alliance, Lab to Market, STPI IT Export Awards, Smart Bio Awards, Startup Zone, Rural IT Quiz, Bio Quiz, Biotech Posters and B2B Partnering. 3 INAUGURATION A Hybrid inauguration was organized with a combination of Virtual platform and Physical even at Shangrila. Other Dignitaries • Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, Vision Group on Information Technology, Government of Karnataka • Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson, Vision Group on Biotechnology, Government of Karnataka • Shri Prashanth Prakash, Chairman, Vision Group on Startups, Government of Karnataka • Shri T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka • Shri Rizwan Arshad, MLA, Shivajinagar Constituency, Bengaluru • Dr. Omkar Rai, Director General – Software Technology Parks of India, New Delhi • Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister and Department of Electronics, IT, Bt and S&T, Government of Karnataka • Smt. Meena Nagaraj.C.N, IAS, Director, Dept. of Electronics, IT & Bt and Managing Director, KITS, Government of Karnataka 4 THE VIRTUAL PLATFORM Landing page The Lobby Plenary Hall Breakaway Hall Expo Lobby Expo Stall Session Home Page 5 VIRTUAL PLATFORM FEATURES • Platform available in toggle mode (3D render and 2D informative view) based on device bandwidth • Platform had Landing Video upon login which displayed congregation of various technologies and prowess of State of Karnataka • Main Lobby had Walkthrough Guide for users to be able to navigate • Lobby was fully loaded with all Navigation links for users to experience the platform • Agenda could show all track-wise sessions for 3 days from where the attendees can join and view the ongoing sessions • Exhibition had pavilion-wise expo halls with auto rotation and 100% DIY (Do It Yourself) to create customized booth without any lead time • Dynamic booth selection out of category-wise library for different categories of exhibitors • Poster enrolment and presentations with 100% DIY to upload posters without any lead time • Provision for Meeting tables for video meetings between 04 participants • Boardroom lounges for external breakout meetings and press rooms also available • Interactive profile and chat function with business card dropping function • Quiz contest with leader board for audience engagement • Event resource library with documents and video • Event helpdesk with integrated chat bot • Real Time Analytics of participants across the Virtual Platform • Videos are re-rendered with BTS branding and uploaded to the virtual platform for on-demand access till 24th Dec. 6 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BTS 2020 International Conference witnessed the virtual participation of 8507 Business Delegates addressed by 357 Star-speakers in 93 Conference Sessions spanning over 4 tracks focusing on IT, Biotechnology, GIA and Start-Ups. The Conference focused on the most disruptive technologies and innovations across the globe. Some of the key focus areas of the summit were: Space Technologies, Healthcare, Future of Work, Startup for Public Good, Electronics & Semi-Conductor, Reimagining Digital Health, COVID-19, Pandemic Preparedness among others. For the first time the International Advisory Group was also formed adding global perspectives to the conference programme. The Conference Programme was curated with the able leadership of Vision Group Chairs, International; Advisory Committee and IT & BT Conference Committees. Conference was attended by Industry Captains, Policy Makers, R&D Heads, Academia Experts, Tech Entrepreneurs, Unicorns, Investors etc. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS This year at BTS 2020 there was a good representation of global leader, Industry & Tech experts and global thought leaders delivering Keynote address across Information Technology, Biotechnology, Innovation & Health. 7 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 8 PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE The conference was spread across 5 halls namely, Plenary, Knowledge Hub, Innovation Corner, One Health & Country Sessions (GIA). The sessions were grouped together to enable delegates to pick and choose their topic of interest and consume it conveniently. The entire conference sessions was opened for VTU community and public free consumption on a independent platform. 9 PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE 10 GIA HIGHLIGHTS 1. Virtual remarks at the inaugural were provided by Mr. Scott Morrison, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Australia and Mr. Guy Parmelin, Vice President of Swiss Confederation. 2. The summit witnessed: a. Senior government delegations from 25+ countries b. 16 GIA sessions by international partners - Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and Taiwan. c. We had leading innovators, scientists and tech evangelists participating from all across the globe - despite varying time zones. For instance, in the One Health track, we had speakers from leading North American institutions such as MIT and Harvard. 3. The success of the Global Innovation Alliance program of the Department was also on full display during the BTS this year. a. Minister led delegations including: i. Ms. Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Australia ii. Mr. Martin Pakula, Minister for Trade and Business Precincts, State of Victoria, Australia iii. Prof. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany iv. Ms. Annika Saarikko, Minister of Science and Culture, Finland v. Lord Tariq Ahmad, Minister of State at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK vi. Ms. Saskia Bruines, Deputy Mayor, The City of The Hague, The Netherlands vii. Mr. John Whittingdale, Minister of State for Media and Data at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, UK viii. Mr. Stuart Ayres, Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism & Western Sydney, Australia ix. Daina Klepone Managing Director at Enterprise Lithuania 11 b. The Summit observed industry experts giving astute remarks on their idea of technology and innovation and what the future of tech looks like. Some of the renowned speakers were: i. Mr. Avi Jorisch from Israel, Author of the famous book "Thou Shalt Innovate” ii. Mr. Dattatri Salagame, Managing Director, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions India. iii. Mr. Manu Saale, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes Research & Development India iv. Mr. Pankaj Vyas, Managing Director and CEO, Siemens Technology India v. Mr. Jerome Tas, Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer of Phillips vi. Mr. Avi Blasberger, Director General of Israel Space Agency; vii. Mr. Peter Jurgen Betel, Managing Director, IKEA viii. Ms. Leanne Kemp, Chief Entrepreneur, Government of Queensland, Australia 4. During the Summit, the State of Karnataka has finalized Eight (8) MoUs and Intentions for Collaboration with GIA partner institutions. It is great to see so many institutional level collaborations shaping up and we look forward to further strengthening our relationship with the GIA partner countries. These MoUs are time bound, deliverable focused and activity oriented and we will make sure that there is monitoring of the implementation of the MoUs to achieve the desired objectives: a. Karnataka Centre of Excellence for Data Sciences and AI and Business Finland b. Karnataka Centre of Excellence for Internet of Things and Swedish Innovation Arena, Swedish Incubators and Science Parks - SISP Sweden c. Karnataka Centre of Excellence for Data Sciences and AI and British Deputy High Commission in Bengaluru d. Semiconductor Fabless Accelerator Lab (SFAL) in Karnataka and Applied Materials, USA e. Karnataka and State of Indiana, USA for Electric Vehicles, Lifesciences, ICT and education cooperation. f. KITS and Fairfax County in State of Virginia, USA for Aerospace & Defence and Biotech. g. Karnataka Centre of Excellence for Cybersecurity and Hague Security Delta, The Netherlands h. KITS and Hague Business