Summit 2025

Background

The CII Global Summit on Industry–Academia Partnership (IAP) 2025 is India’s pioneering platform for collaboration between academia, industry, and government. The summit will showcase groundbreaking technology research and innovation, and transformative partnership opportunities, while honoring excellence through CII Industry-Academia Partnership Awards.

Agenda
Press Release
Concept Note
Brochure

Focus Areas

Strengthening & accelerating Collaboration

Bridging Research to Market

Financing Innovation

Future-Ready Talent & Curriculum

Showcasing Opportunities

Key Highlights

  • Leadership talks by eminent global and Indian thought leaders
  • Panel discussions on sunrise technologies, funding, and talent
  • Showcasing cutting-edge innovations through Technology Exhibition
  • Real-world stories of successful research-to-market journeys
  • B2B and B2A networking opportunities

Chief Guest

Dr Jitendra Singh

Hon’ble Minister of Science and Technology; Earth Sciences; Prime Minister’s office; Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions; Atomic Energy; Space
Government of India

Speakers

  • Prof Ajay Kumar Sood

    Principal Scientific Advisor to the
    Government of India

  • Dr Shivkumar Kalyanraman

    Chief Executive Officer
    Anusandhan National Research Foundation

  • Dr Jitendra Kumar

    Managing Director, BIRAC Department of Biotechnology, GoI

  • Prof T. G. Sitharam

    Chairman All India Council for Technical Education New Delhi

  • Mr Bhuvnesh Pratap Singh

    Deputy Secretary
    DPIIT

  • Mr Chandrajit Banerjee

    Director General
    Confederation of Indian Industry

  • Mr Amit Gossain

    Managing Director
    KONE Elevator India & South Asia

  • Mr Datta Kuvalekar

    Chief Operating Officer
    Forbes Marshall

  • Prof V. Ramgopal Rao

    Group Vice-Chancellor
    Birla Institute of Technology & Science

  • Mr Aniket Gandhi

    Head R&D, Innovation, Strategy & Operation
    Hindustan Unilever

  • Dr Subi Chaturvedi

    Global SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs &
    Public Policy Officer
    InMobi Group

  • Mr Dilip Singh Gaur

    Chairman - ABSTC
    Director - Novel Jewels, Birla Carbon India, Birla Smart Connect

  • Mr Vipin Sondhi

    Chairman – CII IAP Awards Independent Director & Chairman NBQP Former MD & CEO Ashok Leyland & JCB India

  • Mr Rohit Bansal

    Group Leader
    Reliance Industries

  • Prof Shireesh B. Kedare

    Director
    Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  • Prof Rangan Banerjee

    Director
    Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  • Prof Basuthkar Jagadeeshwar Rao

    Vice-Chancellor
    The University of Hyderabad - An Institution of Eminence

  • Prof Raviraja N. S.

    Vice-Chancellor
    Chandigarh University

  • Prof A. Seshadri Sekhar

    Director
    Indian Institute of Technology, Pallakad

  • Ms Swati Ganeti

    Managing Director
    Masters' Union

  • Mr Saurabh Shresth

    Director Biology Personal Care S&T and Site Director Bangalore Lab, Unilever R&D

  • Mr Srinivas Peddi

    Sr. Director and Site Leader
    Becton Dickinson Technology Campus India

  • Dr Jitendra Sharma

    Managing Director & Founder CEO Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)

  • Dr Ritu Garg

    Chief Growth & Innovation Officer
    Fortis Healthcare

  • Mr Sanjeev Sachdeva

    Global Head - Advisory and Business Process Services Life Sciences Unit, Tata Consultancy Services

  • Dr Avantika Tomar

    Partner and L&D Head
    EY-Parthenon

  • Prof Balan Gurumoorthy

    Director FSID & Faculty of Mechanical Engineering IISc

  • Prof P Rajalakshmi

    Department of EE & AI
    Director TiHAN
    IIT Hyderabad

  • Dr Manesh Thomas

    Chief Executive Officer
    Manipal - Government of Karnataka Bioincubator K-tech Innovation Hub & BIRAC-BioNEST

  • Ms Reema Mittal

    Chief Operating Officer
    TechnoPark IIT Kanpur

  • Ms Shipra Chowdhary

    Senior Director
    Government Affairs SAP India

  • Mr Sundararaman G

    Chief Scientist & Head – Wipro Research
    Wipro Infrastructure Engineering

  • Mr Sangeeth Sudhakar Nambiar

    Director - Innovation & Research Partnerships Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited

  • Mr Saharsh Sharma

    Vice President, Investments Chiratae Ventures

  • Mr Maheshwer Peri

    Founder & Chairman
    CAREERS 360

  • Mr Mohan Krishnamoorthy

    Director - Industry Research & Interactive Learning Solutions (IRIS) BITS PILANI

  • Sqn Ldr Shipra Sharma (Retd.)

    Corporate Social Responsibility Leader IBM India & South Asia

  • Mr Avnish Sabharwal

    Managing Director
    Accenture

  • Prof Kaushalkumar A. Desai

    Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Our Partners

Government Partners
Meril
Meril
Meril
Prime Partners
Meril
Platinum Partner
Principal Partner
Corporate Partner
Associate Partners
Co-Associate Partners
Institutional Partners
Support Partner
FutureTech Innovation & R&D Exhibition Partners