About The Summit

FICCI Bharat R&D Summit 2025, the second edition of FICCI’s flagship conference on research and innovation, will be held from 25-26, September 2025 in New Delhi.   Centred around the theme "Innovating Together:  Industry-Academia Collaboration," the two-day conference and exhibition will bring together key stakeholders from industry, academia, government, and startups to foster stronger partnerships for driving innovation and technology development. The summit aims to catalyse impactful collaborations, address policy and structural gaps, and promote a robust R&D ecosystem in alignment with the Government of India’s vision to position India as a global innovation leader.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Industry leaders and technology heads from corporates, academia, and government institutions

• Policymakers and administrators from central and state governments

• Innovators, researchers, academicians, and scholars

• Entrepreneurs and members of the Indian S&T and innovation ecosystem

• Representatives from foreign missions, and bilateral/multilateral organizations

• Senior officials from private equity, venture capital, and institutional funding bodies
• Tech Start-ups

• Sectoral Industry Associations

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SUMMIT

• Keynote Address
• Panel Discussion
• Fireside Chats
• Research Papers Presentation & Prototypes Demonstration
• Networking Opportunities

The event's focus is to facilitate and strengthen collaboration between industry and academia. This will be achieved through in-depth discussions of potential opportunities and by shedding light on the key challenges that need to be addressed.