ELCIA Tech Summit

Humans,
Machines &
Meaning

Where Industry, Innovation & Intuition Converge

Join us on July 25, 2025, at the heart of India’s tech capital — Electronics City, Bengaluru — for the second edition of the summit that explores how purpose-driven technology is shaping the future of industry, society, and humanity.

Watch the Sessions

Opening Moments: V Sriram Kumar Welcomes ELCIA Tech Summit 2025
Kris Gopalakrishnan: Innovation from Electronics City to the World
India’s Manufacturing Mojo: Unleashing Physical AI
Building Smart Infrastructure for India’s Strategic Tech Future
AI from India to the World: Fireside Chat with Microsoft Research & Siemens
Accelerating India: Turning Innovation into Impact — ELCIA Expert Panel
Build It Live: AI in Action with Arun Jagannathan
The Four Quarters: India’s Next-Gen Sectors Spotlight
Energy Intelligence: Fueling India's Automotive Future by Mr. Ravikiran Annaswamy
The Human + Machine Alliance in India’s AI powered manufacturing landscape by Mr Sundararaman G
Bangalore Paradigm: A powerful conversation on Bengaluru’s role in shaping India’s innovation DNA
The Four Quarters Smart Manufacturing with AI by Dr S Devarajan
India’s Smart Sensor Strategy | ELCIA Tech Summit Highlights
The Four Quarters Innovation in Aerospace & Defence by Mr Govind Yadav
Skilling for the Age of AI – Are We Ready for Industry 5.0

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Time & Location

Session

Speakers

Time:

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Session:

Keynote

Registration

 

Time:

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Session:

Inaugural Address:

“Opening Ceremony and Welcome by ELCIA Leadership”

 

Time:

9:45 – 10:15 AM

Session:

Keynote

“Innovation from Electronics City to the World”

Speakers:

Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman, Axilor Ventures

Time:

10:15 – 11:00 AM

Session:

CXO Panel:

“The Rise of Physical AI – Robotics, Sensors, and India’s Manufacturing Mojo”

Speakers:

Mr. Mahendra Patil
National Head Robot Sales, FANUC

Dr. Nagahanumaiah
Director, CMTI

Mr. Sreekanta Aradhya B
Technical Director – Edge as Service, NTT Data

Mr. Satyakam Mohanty
Managing Partner, Wyser (Moderator)

Time:

11:00 – 11:45 AM

Session:

Expert Panel:

“Building Smart Infrastructure for India’s Strategic Tech Future”

Speakers:

Dr. Veerappan
Co-founder and President, Tessolve Semiconductor & Chairman, ELCITA

Dr. Sirous Etemadi
Technical Plant Manager, Bosch Mobility Electronics

Ms. Nandini B
Director, Tescom Service, NTT Data (Moderator)

Time:

11:45 – 12:15 PM

Session:

Fireside Chat:

“AI and Tech from India to the world”

Speakers:

Dr. Venkat Padmanabhan
Managing Director, Microsoft Research India

Ms. Swathi Shyam Sunder
Head of Research Group – AI, Siemens Research and Predevelopment

Time:

12:15 – 1:00 PM

Session:

Expert Panel:

“From R&D to GDP – India’s Make-and-Innovate Moment”

Speakers:

Mr. Vikalp Sahni
Founder & CEO, Eka.Care; Volunteer Architect, AarogyaSetu; Co-Founder & Ex-CTO, Goibibo

Mr. Kumar N Sivarajan
Co-Founder and CTO, Tejas Networks

Mr. Seetharam M R
Co-Founder and Director, Synthesis Winding Technologies

Ms. Shreya Krishnan
Managing Director, AnitaB.org India (Moderator)

Time:

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Session:

Networking Lunch & Innovation Zone

Speakers:

Time:

2:00 – 2:30 PM

Session:

Interactive Session:

“Build It Live: AI in Action”

Speakers:

Mr. Arun Jaganathan
Founder, The Cyborg Mindset

Time:

2:30 – 4:00 PM

Session:

Sector Spotlights:

“The Four Quarters”
1. Smart Manufacturing with AI
2. Innovation in Aerospace & Defence
3. Energy Intelligence in the EV Ecosystem
4. India’s Sensor Blueprint

Speakers:

Dr. Devarajan
Senior Vice President, TVS

Mr. Govind Yadav
Engineering Fellow, Honeywell

Mr. Ravikiran Annaswamy
Co-founder and CEO, Numocity

Dr. Asokan
Dean, Faculty of Science, Professor, Department of Instrumentation & Applied Physics, IISc

Mr. Vaidyanathan A
Founder & CEO, Personal Air Quality Systems & President, ELCIA Cluster

Time:

4:00 – 4:15 PM

Session:

Tea Break and Networking

Speakers:

Time:

4:15 – 5:00 PM

Session:

Expert Panel:

“Skilling for the Age of AI – Are We Ready for Industry 5.0?”

Speakers:

Mr. Victor Sundararaj
Associate Vice President, Infosys

Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti
Engineering Fellow, Honeywell

Mr. Ravikiran Annaswamy
Senior Professor and Chair, Department of Design and Manufacturing (DM, earlier CPDM) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Prof. Dinesh Babu Jayagopi
Professor, Head of Data Science and AI, Faculty-in-charge Placements, IIIT Bangalore

Mr. Satish Grampurohit
Co-Founder & CEO, Cogniquest (Moderator)

Time:

5:00 – 5:30 PM

Session:

Closing Keynote:

“The Human + Machine Alliance in India’s AI powered manufacturing landscape”

Speakers:

Mr. Sundararaman Ganapathiraman
Chief Scientist and Head – Research & Infrastructure Engineering, Wipro

Time:

5:30 – 6:15 PM

Session:

Recognition Ceremony:

“Hackathon Prize Distribution and Closing Remarks”

Speakers:

Time:

6:30 – 7:30 PM

Session:

Bangalore Paradigm:

“A powerful conversation on Bengaluru’s role in shaping India’s innovation DNA”

Speakers:

Mr. Sharad Sharma
Co-Founder, iSPIRT Foundation

Ms. Malthi SS
CEO, SparkProd (Moderator)

Our Speakers

Kris Gopalakrishnan

Chairman, Axilor Ventures

Sharad Sharma

Co-Founder, iSPIRT Foundation

Mahendra Patil

National Head Robot Sales, FANUC

Dr. Nagahanumaiah

Director, CMTI

Sreekanta Aradhya B

Technical Director - Edge as Service, NTT Data

Dr. Veerappan

Co-founder and President, Tessolve Semiconductor & Chairman, ELCITA

Venkat Padmanabhan

Managing Director,
Microsoft Research India

Vikalp Sahni

Founder & CEO Eka.Care, Volunteer Architect AarogyaSetu, Co-Founder & Ex-CTO Goibibo

Kumar N Sivarajan

Co-Founder and CTO, Tejas Networks

Shreya Krishnan

Managing Director, India AnitaB.org

Arun Jagannathan

Chief Cyborg, The Cyborg Mindset Program

Dr. Devarajan

Senior Vice President, TVS

Govind Yadav

Engineering Fellow, Honeywell

Ravikiran Annaswamy

Co-founder and CEO, Numocity

Vaidyanathan A

Founder and Managing Director, PAQs & President, ELCIA Cluster

Dr. Asokan

Dean, Faculty of Science, Professor, Department of Instrumentation & Applied Physics, IISc

Sridhar Dhulipala

Principal Advisor, UIDAI

Mohan Gupta

Vice President, ShareChat

Malthi SS

Co-Founder, SparkProd

Sundararaman Ganapathiraman

Chief Scientist & Head – Wipro Research, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering

Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti

Senior Professor and Chair, Department of Design and Manufacturing (DM, earlier CPDM) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Prof. Dinesh Babu Jayagopi

Professor, Head of Data Science and AI, Faculty-in-charge Placements, IIIT Bangalore

Swathi Shyam Sunder

Head of Research Group - AI, Siemens Research and Predevelopment

Victor Sundararaj

Associate Vice President, Infosys

Satish Grampurohit

Co-Founder & CEO, Cogniquest

Dr. Sirous Etemadi

Technical Plant Manager, Bosch Mobility Electronics

Nandini B

Director, Tescom

Seetharam M R

Director, Co-founder, Synthesis Winding Technologies

9:00 – 9:30 AM 

Registration

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Inaugural Address

“Opening Ceremony and Welcome by ELCIA Leadership”

9:45 – 10:15 AM

Keynote Address

“Innovation from Electronics City to the World”

Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman, Axilor Ventures

10:15 – 11:00 AM

CXO Panel

“The Rise of Physical Al – Robotics, Sensors, and India’s Manufacturing Mojo”

Mr. Mahendar Patil
National Head Robot Sales, FANUC
Dr. Nagahanumaiah
Director, CMTI
Mr. Sreekanta Aradhya B
Technical Director – Edge as Service, NTT Data
Mr. Satyakam Mohanty
Managing Partner, Wyser (Moderator)

11:00 – 11:30 AM

Fireside Chat

“Building Smart Infrastructure for India’s Strategic Tech Future”

Dr. Veerappan
Co-founder and President, Tessolve Semiconductor & Chairman, ELCITA
Mr. Benjamin Lin
Mr. Sirous

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Expert Panel

“AI and Tech from India to the world”

12:15 – 1:00 PM

Expert Panel

“From R&D to GDP – India’s Make-and-Innovate Moment”

Mr. Vikalp Sahini
Founder & CEO Eka.Care, Volunteer Architect AarogyaSetu, Co-Founder & Ex-CTO Goibibo
Mr. Kumar N Sivarajan
Co-Founder and CTO, Tejas Networks
Mr. Seetharam M R
Director, Co-founder, Synthesis Winding Technologies
Ms. Shreya Krishnan Managing Director, India AnitaB.org (Moderator)

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch & Innovation Zone

2:00 – 2:30 PM

Interactive Session

“Build It Live: AI in Action”

Mr. Arun Jaganathan
The Cyborg Mindset, Founder

2:30 – 4:00 PM

Sector Spotlights

“The Four quarters”

  1. Smart Manufacturing with Al.
  2. Innovation in Aerospace & Defence
  3. Energy Intelligence in the EV Ecosystem
  4. India’s Sensor Blueprint

Dr. Devarajan
Senior Vice President, TVS
Mr. Govind Yadav
Engineering Fellow, Honeywell
Mr. Ravikiran Annaswamy
Co-founder and CEO, Numocity
Dr. Asokan
Dean, Faculty of Science, Professor, Department of Instrumentation & Applied Physics, IISc
Mr. Vaidyanathan A
Founder & CEO, Personal Air Quality Systems & President, ELCIA Cluster

4:00 – 4:15 PM

Tea Break

4:15 – 5:00 PM

Expert Panel 

“Skilling for the Age of Al – Are We Ready for Industry 5.0?”

Mr. Victor Sundararaj
Associate Vice President, Head of Infosys Education Learning and Development – Global Geos, Subsidiaries and Business Enablement Function, Head of Infosys Engineering Academy, Chief Mentor – Infosys Springboard Programs
Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti
Senior Professor and Chair, Department of Design and Manufacturing (DM, earlier CPDM) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Prof. Dinesh Babu Jayagopi
Professor, Head of Data Science and AI, Faculty-in-charge Placements, IIIT Bangalore
Ms. Malthi SS
Co-Founder, SparkProd (Moderator)

5:00 – 5:30 PM

Closing Keynote

“The Human + Machine Alliance in India’s AI-powered manufacturing landscape”

Mr. Sundararaman Ganapathiraman
Chief Scientist and Head – Wipro Research, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering

5:30 – 06:00 PM

Recognition Ceremony

“Hackathon Prize Distribution and Closing Remarks”

6:30 – 7:30 PM

Bangalore Paradigm 

A powerful conversation on Bengaluru’s role in shaping India’s innovation DNA

Mr. Sharad Sharma 

ELCIA Tech Summit 2025

Event Venue

The Oterra,
Tech Park, 43,
Velankani, Hosur Rd,
Electronics City Phase I,
Electronics City,
Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560100

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9:00 – 9:30 AM 

Registration

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Inaugural Address

“Opening Ceremony and Welcome by ELCIA Leadership”

9:45 – 10:15 AM

Keynote Address

“Innovation from Electronics City to the World”

10:15 – 11:00 AM

CXO Panel

“The Rise of Physical Al – Robotics, Sensors, and India’s Manufacturing Mojo”

11:00 – 11:45 AM

Expert Panel

“Building Smart Infrastructure for India’s Strategic Tech Future”

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Fireside Chat

“AI and Tech from India to the world”

12:15 – 1:00 PM

Expert Panel

“From R&D to GDP – India’s Make-and-Innovate Moment”

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch & Innovation Zone

2:00 – 2:30 PM

Interactive Session

“Build It Live: AI in Action”

2:30 – 4:00 PM

Sector Spotlights

“The Four quarters”

  1. Smart Manufacturing with Al.
  2. Innovation in Aerospace & Defence
  3. Energy Intelligence in the EV Ecosystem
  4. India’s Sensor Blueprint

4:00 – 4:15 PM

Tea Break

4:15 – 5:00 PM

Expert Panel 

“Skilling for the Age of Al – Are We Ready for Industry 5.0?”

5:00 – 5:30 PM

Closing Keynote

“The Human + Machine Alliance in India’s AI-powered manufacturing landscape”

5:30 – 06:15 PM

Recognition Ceremony

“Hackathon Prize Distribution and Closing Remarks”

6:30 – 7:30 PM

Bangalore Paradigm 

A powerful conversation on Bengaluru’s role in shaping India’s innovation DNA

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