- International delegation of over 30 senior tech leaders, traders and entrepreneurs heads to India to study concerning the development and success of India’s tech sector
- Global grassroots tech group convenes in Bengaluru and Mumbai to foster business relationships between ‘New India’ and the world
BANGALORE, INDIA and MUMBAI, India, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Global Tech Advocates (GTA), the world’s first actually worldwide grassroots tech group, and Tech India Advocates, immediately announce the week-lengthy GTA Summit in India.
Following the success of the primary GTA Festival in China in 2019, the second iteration of the GTA Summit entitled ‘Namaste, New India!’, will see a world delegation of senior tech leaders go to key centres of technological development and excellence in Bengaluru, Hubli and Mumbai.
Over the course of the week commencing seventh November, the delegation of over 30 tech leaders, traders and entrepreneurs from around the globe will search to study concerning the development going down throughout the Indian tech ecosystem.
GTA is a group of tech leaders, consultants and traders from 27 of the world’s quickest rising tech cities and areas, who come collectively from around the globe on the GTA Summit.
The ‘Namaste, New India!’ Summit is supported by Tech Nation, Penningtons Manches Cooper, London Stock Exchange Group, Globalization Partners, Deshpande Foundation and the Rajasthan Royals. Future Energy Ventures can also be a companion of Global Tech Advocates.
Prominent figures attending from the UK tech sector embrace – Russ Shaw CBE, Founder of Global Tech Advocates, Anne Glover, CEO of Amadeus Capital and Priya Guha MBE, Venture Partner at Merian Ventures and former British diplomat. Leading figures from each the UK and India tech ecosystems shall be joined by representatives from around the globe, together with delegates from the UAE, Singapore, the US, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
Throughout the week, the group will immerse themselves into the Indian tech ecosystem and participate in a collection of excursions, roundtables and occasions, together with:
- An interactive session on ‘New India‘ with CEO of Action for India and award successful entrepreneurs
- A go to to the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru with an introduction to their leading edge Centre for Nano Science and Engineering
- An night reception hosted by the British Deputy High Commissioner to Bengaluru
- The GTA Festival Summit, the anchor occasion of the week, going down on Tuesday eighth November in Bengaluru on the Bangalore International Center. This will give attention to decoding ‘New India’ and have a variety of Indian and worldwide tech views.
- A day journey to Hubli in partnership with the Deshpande Foundation, with a give attention to India’s rural tech innovation and agritech
- A tech investor roundtable hosted by the Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai and joined by Alan Gemmell OBE, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for South Asia and the British Deputy High Commissioner for Western India
The Summit presents a possibility to grasp how India’s tech ecosystem is evolving, and to fulfill the entrepreneurs and traders behind the nation’s most profitable tech firms.
India is among the world’s most strategically essential tech hubs – it has the fifth largest international economy, and negotiations for a free commerce settlement with the UK are at present ongoing.
Russ Shaw CBE, Founder, Global Tech Advocates stated: “India is truly at the forefront of global innovation and technological excellence, and I have been keeping a watchful eye on the phenomenal growth and expansion of India’s digital economy since my first visit back in 2015. In 2022, India’s tech industry is expected to grow at almost twice the rate of the wider economy, with fields such as fintech and SaaS in particular going from strength to strength.”
“Throughout the week, we will be engaging in a series of exciting events, tours and networking opportunities with Indian investors, government officials and entrepreneurs – from the scientific expertise based in Bengaluru, to Mumbai’s thriving tech community. This is a mutual opportunity for the GTA delegation to learn from the successes of India’s tech sector, as well as deepening ties between India and the global tech economy.”
Ani Kaprekar, Co-founder, Tech India Advocates commented: “It is a pleasure to host this significant international gathering of tech leaders in India. The country’s size, scale and appetite for innovation gives India unparalleled tech potential – with a rich heritage in IT, it has the foundation and expertise to accelerate growth in many tech verticals that are becoming major industries in their own right.”
“Tech India Advocates is dedicated to championing the tech sector by nurturing the exchange of talent and investment between India and the world. The GTA Summit will showcase the entrepreneurs, investors and leaders of India that are fuelling the nation to become a global tech powerhouse.”
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About Global Tech Advocates:
Global Tech Advocates is the one actually worldwide grassroots tech group with greater than 20,000 tech leaders, consultants and traders connecting 27 of the world’s quickest-rising tech hubs and areas.
Global Tech Advocates, based by Russ Shaw, is the voice of tech worldwide, championing tech ecosystems and campaigning to deal with the challenges going through tech firms.
Through a set of networks in a number of cities, every with their very own working teams devoted to particular initiatives and verticals, Global Tech Advocates conjures up tech leaders to volunteer their time to help one another, make connections and marketing campaign for change.
Global Tech Advocates is unbiased, not-for-revenue and depends on the help of strategic companions to fund actions.
GTA is an unbiased organisation supported by Future Energy Ventures.