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India's Next Competitive Advantage Will Be Built Through Collaboration.
India possesses world-class scientific talent, research institutions and entrepreneurial capability. The next phase of national competitiveness will depend on how effectively research is translated into technologies, startups, products and globally competitive enterprises.
The CII Global Summit on Industry–Academia Partnership 2026 is India's flagship platform dedicated to accelerating research commercialization, industry-inspired university innovation, technology transfer and strategic partnerships across industry, academia, government and venture capital.
The Summit will focus on the following strategic themes to strengthen India’s innovation ecosystem and accelerate market-relevant R&D.
The Summit will focus on six strategic themes that strengthen India's innovation ecosystem and accelerate market-relevant R&D.
Policy Advocacy
Industry-Inspired University R&D
University Startups
R&D Commercialization
Faculty Entrepreneurship
Past Speakers 2025
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
CEO, Anusandhan National Research Foundation
Dr Jitendra Kumar
MD, BIRAC, Dept. of Biotechnology, GoI
Prof T. G. Sitharam
Chairman, AICTE New Delhi
Mr Bhuvnesh Pratap Singh
Deputy Secretary, DPIIT
Mr Chandrajit Banerjee
Director General, CII
Mr Amit Gossain
MD, KONE Elevator India & South Asia
Mr Datta Kuvalekar
COO, Forbes Marshall
Prof V. Ramgopal Rao
Group Vice-Chancellor, BITS Pilani
Mr Aniket Gandhi
Head R&D, Innovation, Strategy & Operations, HUL
Dr Subi Chaturvedi
Global SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy, InMobi
Mr Dilip Singh Gaur
Chairman – ABSTC; Director – Novel Jewels
Mr Vipin Sondhi
Chairman – CII IAP Awards; Former MD & CEO, Ashok Leyland
Mr Rohit Bansal
Group Leader, Reliance Industries
Prof Shireesh B. Kedare
Director, IIT Bombay
Prof Rangan Banerjee
Director, IIT Delhi
Prof Basuthkar Jagadeeshwar Rao
Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad
Prof Raviraja N. S.
Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University
Prof A. Seshadri Sekhar
Director, IIT Palakkad
Ms Swati Ganeti
MD, Masters' Union
Mr Saurabh Shresth
Director Biology, Personal Care S&T, Unilever R&D
Mr Srinivas Peddi
Sr. Director, Becton Dickinson Technology Campus India
Dr Jitendra Sharma
MD & Founder CEO, AP MedTech Zone (AMTZ)
Dr Ritu Garg
Chief Growth & Innovation Officer, Fortis Healthcare
Mr Sanjeev Sachdeva
Global Head – Advisory & BPS Life Sciences, TCS
Dr Avantika Tomar
Partner & L&D Head, EY-Parthenon
Prof Balan Gurumoorthy
Director FSID & Faculty, Mechanical Engg, IISc
Prof P Rajalakshmi
Director TiHAN, IIT Hyderabad
Dr Manesh Thomas
CEO, Manipal–Govt of Karnataka Bioincubator
Ms Reema Mittal
COO, TechnoPark IIT Kanpur
Ms Shipra Chowdhary
Senior Director, Government Affairs, SAP India
Mr Sundararaman G
Chief Scientist & Head, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering
Mr Sangeeth Sudhakar Nambiar
Director, Innovation & Research, Bosch BGSW
Mr Saharsh Sharma
VP Investments, Chiratae Ventures
Mr Maheshwer Peri
Founder & Chairman, CAREERS 360
Mr Mohan Krishnamoorthy
Director IRIS, BITS Pilani
Sqn Ldr Shipra Sharma (Retd.)
CSR Leader, IBM India & South Asia
Mr Avnish Sabharwal
MD, Accenture
Prof Kaushalkumar A. Desai
Dept. of Mechanical Engg, IIT Jodhpur
Become a Partner
Shape India's Innovation Economy:
Partner with the CII Global Summit on Industry–Academia Partnership 2026 and engage with leading industry, academia, investors and policymakers to accelerate innovation, research commercialization and entrepreneurship.
Partnership opportunities include:
- 1. Thought Leadership
- 2. Industry–Academia & Startup Connect
- 3. Innovation & Technology Showcase
- 4. Strategic Networking
- 5. Brand & Ecosystem Visibility
Interested in Partnering?
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Testimonials of Chair and Jury 2025
