Overview
BangaloreIT.in represents a unique opportunity as it is being orchestrated by some of the leading names of the Indian ICT Industry for the larger benefit of the Industry. It will witness the congregation of thought leaders, business leaders, technology evangelists, market gurus, venture capitalists, besides nations from Asia, Far East, Middle East participating to leverage, cooperate and compete.
The event is hosted by Department of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka and co hosted by Software Technology Parks of India, Bangalore in association with CyberMedia Events (a CyberMedia Company) as the organizer-entrepreneur of the event.
The 4-day seminar cum exhibition will be a platform to not just demonstrate and engage in high value networking but also learn and leverage from those who have done it. Innovate instead of re-inventing.
The Innovation Cluster that will form part of the Exhibit is meant to do just that.
Venue
Bangalore International Exhibition Center
Hall No: 2
10th Mile, Tumkur Road (NH 4),
Madavara Post, Dasanapura Hobli
Bangalore – 562 123
Tel: +91-80-2271 4487 / 2371 3458
Fax: +91-80-2371 3459
Email: dayanand@imtma.in
Visitor Charges
| Business Visitors (10:00 AM – 03:00PM) Rs 100.00 per Visitor |
| General Visitors (03:00PM – 07:00PM) Rs. 50.00 per Visitor
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Registration
Clic here to register
Agenda
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1100 hrs to 1300 hrs
Inauguration
Inaugural Keynote:
Bangalore and Its Unique Ecosystem - Gateway to
Asia |
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Lunch
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1400 hrs to 1515
hrs Parallel tracks |
Cluster & Best
Practices—Embedded
Study of the Cluster around Embedded software companies, potential and challenges faced by this cluster—by large, small and medium sized players. |
Domestic Market—
Business
Infrastructure
Perspectives from a small, medium and large business, as the challenges and business dynamics vary, depending on the scale and size of the organization. |
Education & Development--Industry-Academia Collaboration
The benefits of collaboration for academia and industry. The different models of collaboration, which is mutually beneficial in terms of people, knowledge and transfer of technology. |
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Tea
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1545 hrs to 1700 hrs Parallel tracks |
Cluster & Best
Practices—Product Engineering
Study of the cluster and how it has grown and helped others. The various challenges (including talent) and the means of overcoming them. The how of scaling the business of product engineering and IP |
Domestic
Market—Security
Issues of security—securely transacting business. Implications and
potential. The need for data and information security, from a
business–to-consumer (banking, etc) and business-to-business (BPO/KPO) perspective. |
Education & Development –Quality
Issues with respect to quality of education/students and its impact the
overall economic growth and slowing down IT industry. Action points that will help small and medium sized companies without the advantage of size, scale and investment to hire and retain quality people. |
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1700 hrs to 1800 hrs
POWER PANEL 1: The power of hub and spoke--value creation in Bangalore |
| Juxtapose two view points—that of an Indian company operating from the innovation hub and that of a foreign multinational operating from within the same hub. The distinct advantages that are being derived—from small to medium to large companies across the value chain. |
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1930 hrs Onwards
CEO Keynote & Dinner |
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1000 hrs to 1045 hrs
KEYNOTE 2:
The Future of the ecosystem and its impact |
Future potential and prospects of such an ecosystem and how it could bring about change—economical and social—to not just the ecosystem but all those associated with it in the periphery as well.
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Tea
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1100 hrs to 1200 hrs
POWER PANEL 2: Product & Services at the bottom of the Pyramid |
Juxtapose two viewpoints—from the IT industry perspective and that of a practitioner of micro credit. Can ICT make a play at the BoP to create a whole new set of products and services to expand the market? Can ICT make a social difference?
What actions will be called for from the industry, academia and financial institutions? |
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1200 hrs to 1315 hrs
Parallel tracks |
Cluster & Best Practices— Systems Software
Study of the cluster and the nature of work being done in this area in Bangalore, the possibilities and potential in this line of business.
Circumventing the operational business model of scale as set by the services model. The long-term dvantages of building IP. |
Domestic Market--
Emerging Markets
Growth and potential in the various sectors. Realistic assessment of thesize, challenges and long-term strategic advantage in leveraging domestic market for global advantage. Potential for creation of new products and services and the need for new set of skills. |
Education
&Development-- Attrition
Collaboration between competitors within clusters; Possibility of no poaching policies without stifling individual freedom and choice; setting realistic expectations among professionals. |
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Lunch
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1400 hrs to 1515 hrs
Parallel tracks |
Cluster & Best
Practices— Software & Services
Study of the cluster and how it contributed to the formation of other clusters. Potential to enter this space today. Is scale the only defining factor and a barrier to entry. Is the era of large vanilla software services providers over? The model for small and mid sized companies?
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Domestic Market—
Wireless Infrastructure
The penetration of wireless infrastructure spread of wireless applications across sectors-- business, education, home and others; current and future market potential for innovative products and services. |
Education & Development
–Online Education
Potential of online as a delivery medium and how it can be used as a means to spread education and development on a large scale. Challenges and social issues. Business prospects. Need for content, localand linguistic, and the potential for creation of new set of products andservices to support this medium andsector. |
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Tea
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1540 hrs to 1630 hrs
POWER PANEL 3: Fostering Innovative Thinking
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| Juxtapose two viewpoints—what fostering innovative thinking means to a company that is Indian and an Indian subsidiary of a multinational. The advantages and disadvantages. Are we significantly risk-friendly, do we celebrate failures enough? How do we go about creating change in mindset? How do we encourage innovative thinking across all business activities?
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1630 hrs to 1715 hrs
KEYNOTE 3:
Globalization of Services |
| An insight into how Globalisation of Services has helped create efficiencies as a captive, and the advantages derived from being within the ecosystem. |
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1715 hrs to 1825 hrs
Networking Time |
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1830 hrs Onwards
Entertainment& Dinner |
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1000 hrs to 1045 hrs
KEYNOTE 4: Web 2.0 and the emergence of new services |
| What does web 2.0 mean from a technology and business perspective? Will its capabilities be adopted by businesses? How web2.0 is driving demand for a whole new set of services and its implications from a B2B, B2C and B2G (government/citizen) perspective. |
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1100 hrs to 1200 hrs
POWER PANEL 4: Markets Beyond India |
| Juxtapose two viewpoints—a multinational which has managed to capture market share in India versus an Indian company, which aspires to capture an overseas market—Asia/MiddleEast/North America/Europe. What are the dos and don’ts? How can a small services company, which has little presence beyond the Indian shore, create ripples overseas? Do investors fund market reach strategies? What are the pay offs? What marketing approaches can they attempt? |
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1200 hrs to 1315 hrs
Parallel tracks |
Cluster & Best Practices— Applications Software
A look at the cluster, size and potential. The type of work being done in this area in Bangalore and its effect into the ecosystem in terms of dissemination of knowledge, capabilities, skills, and other intangibles. |
Domestic Market-- Financial Ecosystem
A look at this very critical component of a business---from raising capital at various stages procuring to managing and making money work for you. |
Education &Development—Global Workforce
The challenges ahead for entrepreneurs/managers to manage a global workforce—in terms of cultural differences, work ethics, communication skills and other dynamics. |
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Lunch
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1400 hrs to 1515 hrs
Parallel tracks |
Cluster & Best Practices— IT Enabled Services
A study of this cluster and its evolution. The different types of expertise built and how much of this can be leveraged for Asian consumption. The lessons learnt. Potential for new entrants; the business model that will drive the business in future. |
Domestic Market— Other Emerging Clusters
Exploring the emergence of such clusters across the country; lessons from Bangalore—govt regulatory and others—which can help companies get off the starting block quickly.
How clusters across the country can be complimentary and not necessarily competitive. |
Education & Development
–Innovation / Entrepreneurship
What it takes to be an entrepreneur. The environment required for encouraging and facilitating birth of new entepreneurs. The shift in mindset; availability of risk funds on young, untested people and ideas. |
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Tea
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1540 hrs to 1630 hrs
POWER PANEL 6: Opportunities in Non IT Services /Content Services |
| Juxtapose two viewpoints—delivering such services vis-à-vis creating new service products. Should IT companies invest significantly in skills relating to web based analytics, such as site traffic, online marketing? Is this a market that is likely to grow and where Indian companies can participate and benefit? How about creating products specific and contextual to a region and delivering it online? Where is the market and will we witness a whole new breed of companies in the coming decade demanding a whole new set of skills? Are we adequately prepared?
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1630 hrs to 1715 hrs
KEYNOTE 5:
Asia as an Innovation Hub |
| Can Asia become an Innovation Hub? For both tangible products and intangible services? What would it take to get there? |
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1800 to 2030 hrs
Entertainment & Dinner |
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