It is hosted in collaboration with CII – Confederation of Indian Industry. The summit will have special focus on collaboration with South Asia and ASEAN countries.

• The summit aims to accelerate Fourth Industrial Revolution. It will convene key leaders from government, private sector and civil society to facilitate dialogues on policy tools, industry standards and guidelines.

Theme: Innovating India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World.

Agenda

The summit is to address strategic issues based on 4 thematic pillars

• New Geopolitical reality – effects of geo – political shifts and complexity of the global system
• New Social System – Inclusive growth, health and inequality
• New Ecological System – Climate Change, Environment and Food
• New Technological System – Science, innovation, entrepreneurship and fourth industrial revolution

Fourth industrial revolution includes Internet of Things, Block chain technology, 3 – D printing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, nanotechnology, quantum computing and energy storage.