Correct Answer : Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the silver jubilee edition of the Bengaluru Technological Summit (BTS 22) on Wednesday(16th Nov 2022).
* Pegged as Asia's prime technological event, the three-day event is being held at the Bengaluru Palace grounds.
* The summit will witness not less than 9 MoUs and the launch of over 20 products. Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai will mark the occasion by releasing a plaque.
* More than 575 exhibitors and startups from 16 states are participating in the summit.
* The inauguration ceremony will be graced by the presence of global leaders viz. H.E Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic (virtual).
* H.E.Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy, UAE; H.E.
* Tim Watts, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia;
* H.E Petri Honkonen,A Minister of Science and Culture, Finland and Martin Schroeter, Chairman and CEO, Kyndryl USA will also be present.
* Naveen Tewari, Founder & CEO, Inmobi, India's first unicorn is also expected to participate.
* Over 350 experts of international repute will throw light on recent technological developments in the conference themed "Tech4NextGen". About 5000 entrepreneurs are expected to visit the summit.
* The event organised by the department of IT/BT in association with Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) comprises about 75 sessions classified under IOT/Deeptech, biotech, startup, GIA-1 and GIA- 2.
* The deliberations in sessions will focus upon domains like
artificial intelligence,
big data,
semiconductor,
machine learning,
5G,
robotics,
fintech,
gene editing,
medi tech,
space tech, bio fuels sustainability and e-mobility..
Source : Business Standard
