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
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
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 ZoneSpeakers:
Time:
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Session:
Interactive Session:
“Build It Live: AI in Action”
Speakers:
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:
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”
Chairman, Axilor Ventures
10:15 – 11:00 AM
CXO Panel
“The Rise of Physical Al – Robotics, Sensors, and India’s Manufacturing Mojo”
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”
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”
- Smart Manufacturing with Al.
- Innovation in Aerospace & Defence
- Energy Intelligence in the EV Ecosystem
- 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
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ELCIA Tech Summit 2025
Event Venue
Tech Park, 43,
Velankani, Hosur Rd,
Electronics City Phase I,
Electronics City,
Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560100
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