The Karnataka government has begun preparations for the 28th edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) 2025, scheduled to take place from November 18 to 20 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), marking the summit’s first time at the eco-conscious, large-scale venue.
To promote the summit globally, the electronics, IT, and biotechnology department hosted a Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) Meet in Bengaluru on July 21. The event drew representatives from over 35 partner countries, including Germany, Australia, the UK, the US, Japan, Israel, France, South Korea, and others, along with Indian government officials and trade missions.
The summit is expected to welcome over 1 lakh attendees, including more than 20,000 startup founders, 1,000 investors, 15,000 delegates, 600 speakers, and 1,200 exhibitors from over 60 countries and all Indian states and union territories.
“Bengaluru Tech Summit has grown into one of Asia’s leading platforms for innovation and global technology exchange,” Ekroop Caur, IAS, secretary to the state government (electronics, IT, biotechnology and science and technology), said.
Reflecting on the growth of the GIA initiative, she added, “We started out in 2018 with about 10 countries, grew up to 15 by 2020 when COVID-19 hit. While the world was grappling with the pandemic, we saw our GIA partnership increase with about 20 countries. In the last three years, we have increased our engagement to over 30 countries.”
With the theme ‘Futurise’, BTS 2025 will feature 10 conference tracks, covering areas such as IT and deep tech, electro-semicon, digital health and biotech, the startup ecosystem, India–US tech conclave, global collaboration, AI universe, defence and space tech, Finverse, and My Planet, My Future, focused on climate tech.
A major attraction will be the Future Makers Conclave, a platform spotlighting changemakers, spiritual leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, and pioneers. Over 2,000 startup founders are expected to attend this special segment.
The summit will also feature the Startup Springboard programme, which aims to connect promising startups with global investors, mentors and markets. It includes investor pitching sessions, one-on-one mentoring clinics, a startup pavilion, sessions on scaling and fundraising, and startup awards.
Additional highlights include the Rural IT Quiz, Bio Quiz, Exhibitor Awards, and the Global Leaders Reception.
Since its launch in 2017, the GIA initiative has expanded from 10 to over 35 countries, strengthening global ties in research, innovation, skilling and emerging technologies.
