Background

    Our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s has envisioned to make this decade a “Techade” for India. The "India Growth Story" in the context of the "Techade" represents a transformative vision for the nation, increasing emphasis on leadership in technology and intellectual property (IP), enabled by strategic partnerships between industry and academia that drives the journey towards a "Viksit Bharat" or a developed India.

    Towards this, the following three key priorities shall drive growth for India and the global economy:

      1. Transformative Technology leadership in sunrise sectors
      2. Future-ready Intellectual Property (IP) ecosystem
      3. Fostering Industry- Academia Partnerships

    With this background, the Confederation of Indian Industry is hosting an Annual Summit on Technology, IP & Industry-Academia Partnership on 12-13 December 2024 at Hotel The Lalit, New Delhi. The summit and the deliberations would be a testament to the country's commitment to becoming a global leader in technology and innovation. Through strategic leadership and global partnerships in technology, a robust IP framework, and strong industry-academia collaborations, India is well-positioned to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the future.

Focus Areas

    The summit will address critical themes, including:

  • Focus on Transformative Technologies:Understanding the role of transformative technologies in sunrise sectors such as AI, quantum computing, Genomics, Robotics, Nuclear energy and many others in driving the next wave of collaborative research.
  • Strategic IP Management: Exploring the evolving role of IP in supporting technological innovation and enhancing commercialization strategies.
  • Industry-Academia Collaborations: Identifying key imperatives, successful models of partnership, challenges, and how both sides can mutually benefit from co-innovation.
  • Technology Transfer & Commercialization: Examining pathways and mechanisms for translating academic research into market-ready solutions.

Key Highlights

Intellectual Property Awards

Industry-Academia Collab. Expo

Leadership Talks

Release of TL Reports

Industry – Academia Partnership Awards

Industrial Innovation Awards

Networking & Collaborative Tie – ups

Engaging Panel Discussions

Invited Speakers 2024

Government & Institutional Partners 2023

Focused Country

Partners 2023

Diamond Partner
Silver Partners
Bronze Partner
Corporate Contributors

Government & Institutional Partners 2023

Focused Country

Partners 2023

Diamond Partner
Silver Partners
Bronze Partner
Corporate Contributors

Invited Speakers 2023

Gallery 2023

OPENING SESSION

L-R: Mr Satish Reddy; Chairman, CII National Committee on Intellectual Property & Chairman, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd; Ms Sumita Dawra; Special Secretary; Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India; Mr Masanori Katsura; Deputy Commissioner Japan Patent Office and Mr R Saha; Senior Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry

Mr Satish Reddy

Chairman, CII National Committee on Intellectual Property & Chairman, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd

Ms Sumita Dawra

Special Secretary; Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India

Mr Masanori Katsura

Deputy Commissioner Japan Patent Office

Mr António Campinos

President, European Patent office (EPO)

Mr Daren Tang

Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

SESSION 1

L-R : Prof Dr Heinz Goddar; Patentanwalt, European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Dr Masakazu Shiozawa; Director, International Cooperation Division, Japan Patent Office, Mr Pravin Anand; Managing Partner, Anand and Anand, Dr Anju Khanna; Director -Patents, Lall & Sethi, Dr B Dinesh Kumar; Head -IPM, Dr Reddy's Lab, Mr Vaibhav Khanna; Head, Intellectual Property, Sterlite technologies

Mr Pravin Anand

Managing Partner, Anand and Anand

Dr Masakazu Shiozawa

Director, International Cooperation Division, Japan Patent Office

Dr Anju Khanna

Director -Patents, Lall & Sethi

Prof Dr Heinz Goddar

Patentanwalt, European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

SESSION 2

L-R : Dr Manisha Shridhar; Regional Advisor, Intellectual Property Rights, Trade and Health, Health Systems Department, WHO-SEARO, Prof. Pradeep Srivastava; Executive Director, TIFAC, Dr Abha Chhabra; Head, RESPOND and Research Management Division, Research, Outreach and Training Coordination Group, Space Applications Centre, ISRO,

Prof. Pradeep Srivastava

Executive Director, TIFAC

Ms Lisa Jorgenson

Deputy Director General, WIPO

SESSION 3

L-R : Mr Safir Anand; Partner, Anand and Anand, Mr R Saha; Senior Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry, Mr Blaise Fernandes; President & CEO, Indian Music Industry

Mr Blaise Fernandes

President & CEO, Indian Music Industry

Mr Andrea Goldstein

Head of India/Indonesia/Tunisia Desk, Economics Department, OECD

Mr Safir Anand

Partner, Anand and Anand

SESSION 4

L-R : Ms Gouri Puri; Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Mr R Saha; Senior Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry, Shri Kamlesh Varshney; Joint Secretary (TPL – I), Central Board of Direct Taxes Ministry of Finance, Govt of India, Mr K R Pradeep; Advocate and Chartered Accountant, Ms. Charanya Lakshmikumaran; Partner, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan

Shri Kamlesh Varshney

Joint Secretary (TPL – I),
Central Board of Direct Taxes Ministry of Finance,
Govt of India

SESSION 5

L-R : Prof Dr Heinz Goddar; Patentanwalt, European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Mr R Saha; Senior Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry, Dr Ajai Garg, Director, and Head (Digital Group), Anand and Anand, Ms Vidya Vikas; Head-Patents, Tata Consultancy Services

Dr Ajai Garg

Director, and Head (Digital Group),
Anand and Anand

Ms Vidya Vikas

Head-Patents,
Tata Consultancy Services

Partners 2024

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