CeBIT INDIA under the joint partnership with Bangalore ITE.biz inaugurated by Shri Siddaramaiah, Honourable Chief Minister of Karnataka at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Center in the presence of Shri. S.R.Patil, Hon’ ble Minister for IT, BT, Science and Technology, Planning and Statistics, Government of Karnataka, Shri. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, Karnatakas Vision Group on Information Technology, Shri. R. Chandrashekhar, IAS (Retd) President, NASSCOM, Shri.Srivatsa Krishna, IAS, Secretary Dept. of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka, Dr. Omkar Rai, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India, Smt. Tanusree Deb Barma, IAS, Managing Director, KBITS, Dr. Andreas Gruchow, Member of the Board, Deutsche Messe AG, Shri. Mehul Lanvers Shah, Managing Director, Hannover Milano Fairs India Pvt Ltd. and Shri. P.K. Das Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Bangalore.
Over the next three days, the event is set to showcase innovations from leading IT and ITeS companies like IBM, Vodafone, Daimler, Mercedes, Rittal India and NxtGen and will focus on New Perspectives in IT Business and Ideas for Digital India. At the inaugural ceremony held this morning, the mega IT Expo brought together IT majors, innovators, and technologists on the same platform. Bangalore ITE.biz is Indias Flagship ICT Event incepted by Government of Karnataka in 1998 (Earlier known Bangalore IT.com). CeBIT is the world’s leading ICT Event and CeBIT INDIA 2014 is its maiden venture in India. A highlight of the event will be sessions on key IT trends of Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics, Enterprise, Mobilily and Social Business.
The Joint Event is an amalgamation of best of both brands and this partnership will cover all the components of the event such as the prestigious STPI IT Export Awards Function, CEO Conclave, IT Secretaries meet, Digital India Summit etc. Bangalore ITE.biz has always focused on Start-Ups and this year, it will collaborate with CeBIT INDIA to strengthen CeBIT Indias +91 Initiative, which will showcase promising Start-Ups from IT, ITeS & Electronics. Under the joint partnership of CeBIT India and Bangalore ITE.biz, STPI took the major initiatives of showcasing Start-Ups and MSMEs from across India. This year too, STPI will showcase 125 Member Companies from across India and Karnataka in the Exhibition. Government of Karnataka also held a Rural IT Quiz on 11th of November as well as Student Internet World across various regions of Karnataka.
CeBIT India 2014 features an exclusive video keynote speech by Dr. Vishal Sikka, CEO, Infosys on Reshaping the World with Software. The show will also host keynote addresses and panels discussions by eminent Indian and Global C-Level executives and thought leaders including Mark P McDonald, MD and digital business strategy lead in Accenture; Helmut Schutt, CIO of Daimler trucks, buses and vans; Martin Pieters, MD & CEO, Vodafone; Kumud Srinivasan, president Intel India; Norbert Schroeder, technical development head at Volkswagen India; and Manu Saale, Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India Pvt. Ltd. (MBRDI).
To bolster the Indian startup ecosystem, the +91 startup challenge is being organized alongside CeBIT India to connect Indian entrepreneurs, global media, consultants, support programs, angel investors, and venture capitalists to help start-ups showcase Indian talent to an international audience. Participants at the +91 challenge will be judged by a distinguished panel consisting of leading CXOs, VIPs, and IT stalwarts. Members of the CeBIT India Executive Club, the panel will critically evaluate the business potential of each entrant to finalize the winning startups.