India Semiconductor Association (ISA) along with IT Department, Government of Karnataka & UK Trade and Investment announces "ISA Vision Summit 2010"
India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the apex trade body representing the Indian semiconductor industry, along with the IT Department, Government of Karnataka announced the 5th ISA Vision Summit 2010,
Tweet-- India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the apex trade body representing the Indian semiconductor industry, along with the IT Department, Government of Karnataka announced the 5th ISA Vision Summit 2010, scheduled for 1st & 2nd February at the Taj West End, Bangalore. Vision Summit 2010 is positioned as a high-powered global leadership forum for the Indian electronics industry and will focus on the Indian market which will provide the momentum for growth in the new decade.
In the briefing session organized by ISA, the following speakers addressed the media:
- Mr. Aravind Jannu, IAS, Managing Director, KEONICS
- Mr. B.V Naidu, Chairman, ISA & Chairman & CEO, Sagitaur Ventures India Pvt. Ltd
- Dr. Pradip K. Dutta, ISA Vision Summit 2010 Convener & Corporate Vice President & Managing Director, Synopsys (India) Pvt. Ltd.
- Mr. Anil Gupta, ISA Executive Council Member & ISA Technovation Awards 2010 Convener
- Mr. Sunish Jauhari, Senior Trade & Investment Adviser, UKTI Bangalore.
In addition to existing initiatives to encourage upcoming talent in the semiconductor industry, ISA also announced the Technovation Awards 2010 to recognize innovation and achievement in the dynamic and evolving Indian electronics industry.
The event this year will focus on the following areas:
- Opportunities in the next decade
- Electronics: Powering India in the new decade
- Overcoming challenges to succeed in Indian market
- Embedded software - Enabling Indian products to differentiate in global markets
- Turning vision into reality - Status, challenges and innovation in the electronics domain - Perspective of an Indian OEM
- Engineering & technology services: The road ahead
- Solutions for tomorrow: From innovation to experience
Mr. Aravind Jannu, IAS, while addressing the media said that Govt. of Karnataka is committed to growth of the Electronics Systems Design and Manufacturing industry. Govt of Karnataka is happy to host this event in Bangalore. He further added that his Dept. is working with ISA to formulate a Semiconductor Policy which includes measures to retain the competitive edge of the State in semiconductor design, high tech manufacturing and attract investments.
Mr B V Naidu said that "This Vision Summit marks the beginning of the new decade- a decade of the new growth driven by the Electronics Systems and Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) in our country. This is happening at a time when the Govt. of India and Govt. of Karnataka are deliberating on the new policy announcement, based on the recommendation by ISA to make the Indian Electronics Systems Design& high tech Manufacturing industry play a significant role in the $400 billion opportunity by 2020. This decade is going to be the opportunity of "Indian innovation, Indian product designs for Indian manufacturing for Indian markets". "ISA has put together a great programme for this Vision Summit to reflect this sprit," he added.
Dr. Pradip K. Dutta shared specific details of the Vision Summit and said that, "Vision Summit 2010 will see a convergence of industry thought leadership and business innovation momentum inherent with the growth of the India market. The conclave will feature speakers from India and overseas, highlighting the dynamics of the local market and its potential in the new decade. We will hear from systems companies engaged in high growth areas with huge local potential such as healthcare electronics, renewable energy and smart governance."
Mr. Anil Gupta, talking about the Technovation awards adds, "'Technovation 2010 - Celebrating Excellence in Electronics' have been constituted with an aim to recognize role models and excellence in not just the semiconductor but also the greater electronics ecosystem - covering the whole electronics value chain. Technovation 2010 will acknowledge, recognise and honour India's best individual contributors and companies and provide them with a platform to showcase their achievements and product successes."
UK is one of the countries that ISA has close business links with. UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has a strategic partnership with ISA to help UK's high-tech innovative companies engage with the ISA members. Experts from leading UK organizations such as TTP, PowerOasis, Advanced Hall Sensors, ARM and the Scottish Microelectronics Centre will attend this conference. Mr. Richard Hyde, British Deputy High Commissioner, said "We are pleased to be supporting the ISA Vision Summit for the second consecutive year. This support comes in the form of the UK Country Forum. We are very excited that the UK contribution to the main conference, is through our association with the ISA-UKTI Technovation Awards. The work put in from both sides is starting to bear fruit already, and we regard our relationship with ISA as a role model for other technology industry partnerships. We are grateful to the ISA for their ongoing commitment to our Global Value Chain programme for ICT in India, through which we are forging partnerships between Indian and UK semiconductor companies. We look forward to sowing the seeds for some world-beating solutions this year, and demonstrating the true potential of our two leading industries working together."
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About India Semiconductor Association
ISA is the premier trade body representing the Indian semiconductor industry and has represented it since 2005. It has around 135 members from across the country and is committed towards establishing India as a preferred global destination for the semiconductor, systems and solar photovoltaic companies. This includes chip design and embedded software companies, solar fabs and the related ecosystem. ISA has played a prominent role in working with the Government of India in the formation of the Semiconductor Policy 2007. More information about ISA can be found at www.isaonline.org