Post by Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)

Indo-German Leadership Exchange #KDEM, along with the Government of Karnataka (Host State Partner), Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and NextFactor360, hosted the Indo-German Leadership Exchange, a focused peer-led dialogue bringing together leadership teams of German enterprises to co-create the India Engineering & Technology business case for global enterprises. The session was chaired by Dr. N. Manjula, IAS, Secretary to Government, Department of E, IT, BT & S&T, Government of Karnataka, highlighting Karnataka’s continued focus on strengthening #IndoGerman partnerships across #Technology, #Innovation, engineering, and R&D. KDEM CEO Sanjeev Kumar Gupta highlighted Karnataka’s ambition to become Germany’s #1 technology and innovation investment destination in Asia by 2028. The discussions enabled strategic exchanges around: •  Strong focus on advancing Indo-German collaboration across AI, DeepTech, Industry 4.0, digital engineering, and advanced manufacturing • Industry leaders expressed strong interest in expanding operations Beyond Bengaluru into #EmergingTech clusters such as Mysuru, Hubballi, and Mangaluru • Discussions highlighted the need for stronger talent, skilling, startup, and academia partnerships through initiatives like #Nipuna, #CoEs, and industry-led programs A special thanks to our partners Mr Karan KAMAL | Mr Preetam Gupta | Ms Mohana Priya | Mr Madhusoothanan Vijay | Mr Kevin Fernandes | Mr Rajdeep Dharmaraaj Deka for making this successful collaboration. A sincere thank you to all participating industry leaders, enterprise for contributing to an insightful and forward-looking dialogue. Mr Alok Maheshwari, Head of GCC Festo | Ms Anuprita Bhattacharya, Head of Merck IT Center (MITC) & IT Country Head, India Merck Group | Ms Latha Chembrakalam, Founder and CEO, AutoAscend Pvt Ltd | Mr Mathew Jacob, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Rittal India | Mr Mithun Patel, Director Uniper | Mr Rahul Shukla, Vice President , IT Lidl & Kaufland Asia | Mr Rhys Johnson, Corporate Development Director  Lidl & Kaufland Asia | Ms Suchismita De, Krones Digital Solutions India | Dr. Yogesh Pagar, Group Managing Director-India and GCC ACO Group Together, we continue to strengthen Karnataka’s position as a global hub for engineering, innovation, and technology leadership. #KDEM #DigitalTransformation #Engineering #GlobalCollaboration #Karnataka