Overview
GITEX AI INDIA is an in-person technology event focused on India’s growing role in artificial intelligence and the wider technology economy. It is presented as a meeting point for technology companies, startups, investors, government and policy representatives, and industry leaders to explore partnerships, investment, innovation, and business opportunities. The event is hosted in strategic partnership with the Government of Karnataka, K-Tech, and Startup Karnataka.
The event is scheduled for 2–4 June 2027 at BIEC in Bengaluru, India. The website invites visitors to register, companies to book exhibition space, and prospective speakers to apply. It also describes a planned gathering of more than 1,600 exhibiting enterprises and startups, 200 global investors, 550 industry thought leaders, and 400 government and policy-makers.
Topics and programme
The programme spans AI and national digital infrastructure, sovereign AI, semiconductors, quantum technologies, cloud computing, data centres, cybersecurity, startups, investment, health, climate innovation, and smart cities. Featured conversation themes include deploying AI across industry, government, and society; building trusted homegrown digital systems; infrastructure for India’s AI economy; digital identity and cybersecurity; frontier computing; and connecting startups with capital and international markets.
The sector programmes provide examples of the planned sessions and activities. The Supercomputing and data-centre programme includes a sovereign compute and AI infrastructure track, hyperscale leadership discussions, sustainable data-centre sessions, and forums on cloud, compute, and edge infrastructure. AI Semicon features a chip and quantum track, design and electronic design automation masterclasses, a semiconductor supply-chain roundtable, and a chip-design sprint. The urban infrastructure programme lists sessions on decarbonised technology, smart infrastructure, digital twins for mobility and logistics, and a smart-city hackathon.
Startup and investor activities include the India Deeptech Capital Summit, SuperNova startup pitch competition, investor programme, and founder fundraising masterclasses. The investor meeting programme offers curated one-to-one matchmaking between participating investors and startups, with exhibiting startups eligible for priority matching. The website describes the SuperNova Challenge as a live pitch competition for early-stage founders, with a cash prize pool. Other featured areas cover cybersecurity, quantum research, biotech, health data, clinical AI, and longevity.
Speakers and participation
The page highlights discussions associated with technology figures including Henna Virkkunen, Andrew Feldman, Sanjay Poonen, Jim Keller, David Shim, and Trevor Martin. It also features remarks from Karnataka officials Priyank Kharge and Dr. Manjula N. These names and themes are presented as part of the event’s conversations; the page does not provide a dated session-by-session timetable.
Visitors can register online through the event website. Exhibitors can enquire about enterprise stands or startup pods, investors can join the investor programme, and interested participants can apply to speak. The event is designed for technology businesses, startups, investors, government and policy representatives, and people working across the sectors shaping India’s digital and industrial growth.
