4th India Innovation Summit 2008 (Website)

Being Organised By CII Karnataka

Important Dates:
Conference Date: June 20- 21, 2008
Innovation Challenge Contest Dates( Scroll Down for more details):
Contest open date: April 01, 2008
Submission format deadline: June 1, 2008
Deadline for submitting entries: Jume 10, 2008

Venue: Hotel Leela Palace, Bangalore

CII Karnataka will be organizing the Fourth Edition of the India Innovation Summit on 20 - 21 June 2008 at Hotel Leela Palace, Bangalore.

The Theme for the Fourth India Innovation Summit 2008 is “Innovation in the 21st Century”. To capitalize on the emerging opportunities and address the challenges, organisations and governments need to leverage emerging technologies and collaborate with stakeholder communities across geographies to co-create value. Sustainable growth is possible only when innovations are integrated with ethical business practices and care for the environment. The conference will present many insightful case studies that have addressed these issues.

Speakers from leading innovative companies in India and abroad will address the plenary sessions on:

* Innovations in Emerging Markets
* Services Innovation
* Systematic Innovation for the Competitive Edge
* CSR Driven Innovation
* Innovations for Rural India
* Leveraging & Nuturing the Indian Innovation System
* Innovation in Public Sector / Government.

Break-out sessions will facilitate interaction between the distinguished speakers and delegates to the conference.

Delegate fee for the India Innovation Summit 2008:

  • Rs 6,000 per delegate for Non CII Members
  • Rs 5,000 per delegate for CII Members (Large & Medium)
  • Rs 4,500 per delegate for Non CII Members (SSI)
  • Rs 1,500 per delegate for students and faculty from educational institutions

Innovation Challenge Contest: (Website)
A new dimension to the Fourth India Innovation Summit will be The Innovation Challenge, a contest organized under the ambit of the Summit to provide a platform to present commercially viable and innovative solutions for the Urban Issues challenging the development and growth of Bangalore City.

Contest Theme: Innovative Solutions to the Urban Issues in Bangalore City

Eligibility: Open to all with only one paper/presentation per entity and not more than 3 members per group

For more details on Innovation Challenge Contest here
For more details about the 4th Indian Innovation Summit here