India is the only country in Asia Pacific (APAC) region that has research and development (R&D) centres of all major telecom and networking companies. The country had 1,031 MNC R&D centres at the end of 2012 compared to 806 at the end of 2007. Segments like telecom, semiconductor, automotive, computer peripherals & storage, consumer electronics, aerospace and medical devices are expected to continue to drive growth in engineering R&D. The Indian Engineering Research and Development (ER&D) industry is expected to triple from the current size of USD 10-11 billion by 2020, according to the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom). India’s global IT business process outsourcing (BPO) industry revenue is expected to cross the US$ 225 billion mark by 2020, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Speakers will discuss the status and potential of R&D in India and Sweden and how Indian scientific resources can be combined with the Swedish strength in innovation to provide global solutions.

SPEAKERS

• Dr Arabinda Mitra (Keynote Speaker) – Advisor and Head, Cooperation Division, Department of Sciences and Technology, Government of India
• Kjell Håkan Närfelt (Keynote Speaker) – Chief Strategy Officer, Vinnova
• SUPARNA SANYAL (PANEL MEMBER) – PROFESSOR AND HEAD, THE PROGRAM OF STRUCTURE AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND DIRECTOR OF THE MASTER PROGRAM IN APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY, UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
• Ahmed Hemani (Panel Member) – Professor, KTH
• Sabyasachi Dasmohapatra (Panel Member) – CEO, GITA
• Sven Åke Edström (Panel Member) – Senior Vice President Truck, Cab and Bus Chassis Development, R&D, Scania
• Hirren Turakhia (Panel Member) – Vice-President & Head – ERS Europe, HCL Technologies Ltd
• Jeevan Prakash (Panel Member) – Regional Head of Nordics & Benelux, L&T Technology Services

Moderator: Mattias Fyrenius – CEO, Nobel Media AB