Setting the Stage for India's 1st Quantum-focused Global Summit in Bengaluru

The Karnataka Science and Technology Promotion Society (KSTePS), Department of Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka, in association with the IISc Quantum Technology Initiative (IQTI), hosted the Curtain Raiser & Press Meet today for the Quantum India Bengaluru Summit (QIB 2025), which will be held on 31st July and 1st August, 2025 at Hotel Hilton, Bengaluru. QIB 2025 will be India’s first large-scale summit dedicated to Quantum research, technologies & business.

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The programme was attended by N.S. Boseraju, Hon'ble Minister for Minor Irrigation and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka; Dr. Ekroop Caur, Secretary, Department of Electronics, IT, Bt, and S&T, Government of Karnataka; Sadashiva Prabhu B, Director, Dept. of Science & Technology, Managing Director, Karnataka Science and Technology Promotion Society (KSTePS) Government of Karnataka; Prof. Arindam Ghosh, Professor, IISc & QIB 2025 Conference Chair; Prof. Akshay Naik, Professor, IISc & QIB 2025 Conference Co-Chair and Shri Jagdish Patankar, Exec. Chairman, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications, the event curators. Held at the Prof. U. R. Rao Auditorium at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, the Curtain Raiser & Press Meet also brought together senior officials from the Government of Karnataka, leaders from Industry, premier research institutions, scientists, startup founders, and members of the media.