CII Global Summit on Industry–Academia Partnerships 2025

At the CII Global Summit on Industry–Academia Partnerships 2025, we are privileged to host leaders from industry, academia, government, foundations, and visionary thought leaders, along with our esteemed partners.

Explore our confirmed speakers and attendees for the CII Global Summit on Industry–Academia Partnerships, scheduled for 5 December 2025, to get a glimpse of the diverse programme and exceptional networking opportunities that await.

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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, GoIC

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