Finance Minister and Minister of State for Electronics & IT Unveil the next chapter of India's Technological transformation at DATE 2023

With India poised to enter a brand new period in its digital transformation aspiration, the inaugural Digital Acceleration and Transformation Expo (DATE) held at the Yashobhoomi (IICC Dwarka) on 23^rd-24^th November 2023 opened the doorways for world tech leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to take inventory of India’s imaginative and prescient to grow to be a world heart of innovation.

NEW DELHI, India, November 27, 2023 — India is the latest and already being celebrated as the most impactful Digital Acceleration and Transformation Expo (DATE) was inaugurated by the Honourable Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, joined by Honourable MP Shri Tejasvi Surya, Shri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Maharaja of Mysore & Chairman of Cyberverse Basis, a strategic companion of DATE, Maharaj Saheb Mandhatasinh Jadeja of Rajkot and Trescon’s Founder & Chairman Mr. Mohammed Saleem, Vice Chairman Mr. Mithun Shetty and Group CEO Mr. Naveen Bharadwaj.

Smt. Sitharaman spoke on numerous matters like monetary inclusion, fintech alternatives, information aggregation, cyber security, and famous “DATE stands as the need of the hour, offering Indian youth a vital platform for information, networking, and talent showcasing. The organizers’ understanding and collaboration with diverse partners have brought this expo to Delhi, ensuring two impactful days for those keen in this field. This event, a testament to India’s lead in nurturing young talent, beckons passionate individuals to benefit from its extensive networking opportunities.”.

Honourable Minister of State for Electronics and Info Expertise, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, spoke about the expectations for India’s tech ecosystem and how in a brief span of time the nation has seen itself turning into the quickest rising digital financial system. Talking about AI and noting it as one of the three greatest innovations in current time, Shri Chandrasekhar mentioned ”Whereas we envision AI to grow to be a kinetic enabler and accelerant for our digital financial system and innovation financial system, security and belief in these platforms stay paramount.”

Celebrating the success of DATE, Mr. Saleem mentioned, “DATE Is Trescon’s commitment to host a global standard event that truly fosters a secure and inclusive digital environment in India. With 8,000+ registrations from across India including Government Officials, Founders, CEOs, CIOs and Investors, Tech leaders & Startup Founders, and 100+ exhibitors & partners showcasing innovation across various domains like artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, drones, data analytics, digital marketing, electric mobility, egaming, fintech, generative AI, hyper computing, IoT, metaverse, robotics, web3 and quantum computing, DATE’s outcome has been unprecedented and a talk of the nation”.

With three dynamic convention phases that includes 100+ audio system in thought-provoking panel discussions, tech talks, keynote shows, and partaking fireplace chats, DATE’s inaugural version’s success echoes a fervent demand for transformative know-how. 

A noteworthy session was the fireplace chat on ‘Digital India: Accelerating Economic Growth and Sustainability’ between Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Financial Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), Authorities of India, and Ranganath M.D., Chairman, Catamaran Ventures. Throughout their fascinating conversations, they supplied nice insights into what could be anticipated with India Stack 2.0, the totally different approaches of AI laws, various vitality, and extra.  

A deviation from the managed and scripted norm, the fireplace chat on ‘Confessions of a Startup Founder’ between Swati Bhargava, Co-Founder, CashKaro and EarnKaro, and Reshma Budhia, Director and co-founder, Toss The Coin introduced candid insights into the challenges and triumphs of their entrepreneurial journey offering useful classes, inspiring innovation and resilience in the startup sphere.

On social affect & innovation, Mr. Bharadwaj mentioned “At DATE, in addition to sparking transformative business discussions, social impact, youth empowerment & real investments were prioritized as we launched the Women in Media Council (a consortium for global female media professionals to collaborate); Smart 1,000 (a partnership initiative between Trescon Foundation & Yuva Unstoppable to transform 1,000 schools in rural areas of India); Cyber Safe Girl (a security awareness book in its 6th version by Dr. Ananth Prabhu); Future of Tech (a book authored by a 14 year child prodigy Karthik Jakhar) and more. Regional pitch competitions for the prestigious Fintech World Cup (finals during Dubai Fintech Summit 2024) & Startup World Cup (finals in San Francisco) were held. Multiple startups received investment commitments and 2 were publicly disclosed.”

Highlighting the affect of DATE, Shri Wadiyar mentioned, “We extend our gratitude & sincere appreciation to Honourable Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, and Honourable Minister of State, Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar for gracing DATE with their presence and invaluable insights. We thank Trescon for launching such an impactful, inspiring and fun event in India. The success of the launch edition makes the industry even more eager for the next edition of DATE India which is expected to be held in September 2024”.

With robots on stage, attendees skilled seize boards, cosplay competitions, a dwell gaming competitors that includes India’s most outstanding worldwide gamer, Mavi, and many such onsite activations. DATE gave attendees a contemporary breath of air and actually stood out in comparison with common run-of-the-mill tech occasions.

Anticipation surges for what’s in retailer for the next version of DATE.

For extra particulars, go to: www.datewithtech.com 

DATE India is supported by:  

• Powered by BSV Blockchain 
• Lead Sponsor: Demandify Media, Karix 
• Platinum Sponsor: New Relic, Kaleyra, Builder.ai 
• Gold Sponsor: KonfHub, BattleXo, B Live EV Store, Torsecure Cyber LLP 
• Silver Sponsor: Truecaller Business, Haptik, Talkk.ai, Northern Arc, XLNC Academy 
• Premium Bronze Sponsor: Toss The Coin 
• Bronze Sponsor: GeoPITS, NeoSOFT, Infiflex, TeleCMI, Spine Korea, SimpleCRM, Zoho, Signzy, OneLogin, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tally, Qodequay Technologies 
• Mobility Associate: EVeium Smart Mobility 
• Strategic Associate: Cyberverse Foundation 
• Supporting Companions: STPI and FICCI 
• Innovation Associate: DIFC Innovation Hub 
• Entrepreneurship Associate: TiE Delhi-NCR 
• Girl Empowerment Associate: WICCI 
• MSME Improvement Associate: MSME Promotion Council 
• Strategic Fintech Associate: MENA Fintech Affiliation 
• Power Neutrality Associate:  Tokere 
• Affiliation Companions: Federation of All India IT Affiliation, Information Safety Council of India, Federation of IT Associations of Gujarati, Goa Expertise Affiliation, Gujarat Electronics and Software program Industries Affiliation, ACIC Rise Affiliation, Fintech Affiliation of Japan, Worldwide Federation of Traders’ Affiliation, Hashtagweb3.org, The London Institute of Banking and Finance, India Small Companies & Franchise Affiliation 
• Ecosystem Associate: IVCA Affiliation 
• Official Media Associate: Press Belief of India 
• Official Print Media Associate: Enterprise Commonplace 
• On-line Information Associate: Enterprise Wire India 
• Official Digital Information Associate: TV9 Community 

About Trescon 

Trescon is a pioneering pressure in the world enterprise occasions and providers sector, driving the adoption of rising applied sciences whereas selling sustainability and inclusive management. Our summits, expos, and conferences create actual financial affect by connecting and empowering the key ecosystem of authorities organizations, regulators, enterprises, companies, and extra. With the assist of our 250+ staff throughout workplaces in 6 nations, a number of of our shoppers have quadrupled their leads, shortened gross sales cycles by half or much less, entered markets thrice sooner, closed offers inside unimaginable timelines and grown their companies in the end. For extra details about Trescon, go to www.tresconglobal.com.

For additional particulars about the announcement, please contact: 

Nupur Aswani 

Head – Media, PR and Company Communications, Trescon 

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