UK minister launches UK-India FutureTech Festival
UK Secretary of State James Brokenshire launched the UK-India FutureTech Festival, taking place in December, during his visit to India last week.
This thought leadership summit, being held in Delhi and across India, will bring together business, policy makers, venture capital, scientists and entrepreneurs across the breadth of India and the UK.
The minister launched the festival during his 3 day visit to India to take forward the ‘Future Mobility’ partnership between Maharashtra and the Midlands Engine in the UK. The Mayor of Birmingham and CEO of the Midlands Engine also accompanied the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Attracting the best and brightest business leaders, innovators, tech companies and entrepreneurs, the FutureTech Festival will drive trade, investment and partnerships across key sectors. It will promote and celebrate the UK and India as major technology innovators and trading partners.
The festival will host over 100 of the very best UK and Indian tech companies and explore collaboration opportunities in:
- artificial intelligence,
- internet of things
- big data
- digital healthcare,
- future mobility
- fintech
- createch
- cyber security
During the festival, various satellite missions involving UK companies covering infratech, medtech and life sciences will visit Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru.
Secretary of State James Brokenshire said:
I’m delighted to launch the India-UK FutureTech Fest, announced by our Prime Ministers in April this year. The festival will be an unmissable showcase of how India-UK collaboration and innovation is rapidly delivering the Tech Partnership. More importantly, it will demonstrate joint thought leadership on the tech that is changing lives and creating prosperity for both countries.
As the Midlands Engine region demonstrates, the UK has world-beating capabilities - from technology and finance to mobility and healthcare – that make us the natural partner for the India’s ambitions.
During his visit, Mr Brokenshire visited Delhi and Pune. In Delhi he met with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, toured a Vodafone customer care centre and attended a reception hosted by Birmingham airport. In Pune he met with Bharat Forge – who have an active presence in the Midlands - and the Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise on the Midlands-Maharashtra Tech Partnership.
Further information
The FutureTech Fest was first announced by Prime Ministers Theresa May and Narendra Modi during PM Modi’s visit to the UK in April 2018, as part of the new India-UK Tech Partnership. This partnership pairs the UK’s world-leading expertise with India’s tech transformation. It will create thousands of jobs, generate investment in both our economies, and tackle global challenges. The FutureTech Festival will focus on:
- India-UK Tech Partnerships
- AI/data
- Digital healthcare
- Future mobility
- Fintech
- Cybersecurity
- Ease of doing business
- Regional clusters
It takes place 2 years after Prime Ministers May and Modi inaugurated the 2016 India-UK TECH Summit in Delhi.
Connect with the festival:
Find the Department for International Trade in India on Twitter at @tradegovukIND and follow #GREATforCollaboration
Visit the UK-India FutureTech Festival website
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