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Innovate Bengaluru AR embedded special edition is launched at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2018

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy releasing special edition of Innovate Bengaluru at the Bengaluru tech Summit 2018, with Ministers KJ George, RV Deshpande and Priyank Kharge, along with Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD, Biocon, Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder Infosys, Kate Jones, Queensland Minister for Innovation and Tourism, Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France, Riho Kruv, Ambassador of Estonia, and other dignitaries. Also present are Sandhya Mendonca and Aditya Mendonca of Raintree Media

Unveiling the future of print, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy released ‘Innovate Bengaluru’, an Augmented Reality embedded book at the inaugural session of the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2018 on Nov 29, 2018. Aptly, this innovative media tech product published by Raintree Media and Global Village World is all about Bengaluru’s innovators and innovative ecosystem.

Mr. KJ George, Karnataka Minister for ITBT, Science & Technology, and Large & Medium Scale Industries, says in the book, “We are happy to see Bengaluru's startup and innovative ecosystem being promoted globally in the Augmented Reality Innovate Bengaluru. It is an excellent initiative. Bengaluru is the Startup Capital of India, and we want it to become the Startup Capital of the world.”

Heads of C-CAMP, Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre & ABLE  with the book and the Raintree Media team 

Sandhya Mendonca, Founder, MD & Chief Editor, Raintree Media says, “We are excited to bring the Innovate series of Augmented Reality embedded books to India. We are on a journey to connect innovators across the world and Bengaluru is the starting point in our journey in India. Being a homegrown company, we are thrilled to be at the Tech Summit, which is the ideal launch pad for our Media Tech product. We are now gearing up for the full-fledged edition that will be out in a few months and invite nominations of innovative companies to be featured in Innovate Bengaluru."

Dr.Kiran Mazumdar Shaw appreciating the book, with Sandhya Mendonca, Chief Editor

To experience the Innovate Bengaluru book, readers have to download the Global Village AR app to their smartphones, available free of charge on both IOS and Android app stores. They simply focus the phone on the pages which have the AR symbol and presto, the book starts playing a video.

Dr Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO & Director, C-CAMP

The special edition of ‘Innovate Bengaluru’ contains 30 stories of innovators in Deep Science, Manufacturing, AgriTech, BioTech, Space, Education, Social Impact, Ecommerce and Brick & Mortar, investors, incubators and enablers along with AR videos. It is also available as an ebook.

The stories are also on the web at innovationhubindia.com . The full-fledged book that will have a 100 stories, to be published in March. Innovative companies can nominate themselves to be featured in the Innovate series in Bengaluru and India, at innovationhubindia.com/form/

CII India Innovation Summit 2018

India is at the cusp of an Artificial Intelligence revolution which is going to disrupt all our lives and businesses, said Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, Axilor Ventures, at the announcement of the 14th CII-India Innovation Summit. To be held on July 12 and 13 at The LaLit Ashok, the theme of the summit is “India.AI – Driving the future for the world”.

Speaking at the press conference held at The Taj West End, Gopalakrishnan, who also serves as the Chairman of the CII-India Innovation Summit, said that Bengaluru is the best place for a summit such as this. “Bengaluru is an innovation hub, it has the largest number of professionals in India who use AI. This makes it the perfect place to discuss and debate AI and how it will change every aspect of our lives”, he said.

Focussing on AI and its impact and implementation across industries, the two-day summit will have a unique mix of corporate leaders, government representatives, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders, discussing the effect of AI and its implementation in our daily lives.

(From Left) Debarati Sen, MD, 3M, Sandeep Maini, Chairman, Maini Group, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, Axilor Ventures, I Vijayakumar, Former CTO, Wipro & Aman Choudhari, MD, Surin Automotive Pvt Ltd

“The application of AI in governance shall be a gamechanger,” said Sandeep Maini, Chairman, Maini Group. “Ai provides valuable insights and has opened the arena for better governance, as the service agencies and call centers shall be able to serve citizens 24x7 without delay. This shall open the possibility of having better governance across the security systems and service agencies in our country”, he said.

I Vijayakumar, a veteran in emerging technologies, introduced the schedule of the summit. Apart from speaker sessions and exhibitions, the summit includes workshops on Neural Networks and Design Thinking and competitions for innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Debarati Sen, MD, 3M introduced the CII-3M Student Challenge, which aims to identify and encourage young people to create new solutions for a sustainable India. CII-Pitch Perfect, a competition where aspirating entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of investors, will be happening alongside. The winning pitches will be mentored by the panel, and also receive funding assistance.
For more details, please see: www.innovationsummit.co/conference/

Raintree Media is hiring!

We are an intensely passionate team at Raintree Media, a transmedia company spanning print, publishing, digital and experiential events. We are looking for more people like us and currently offer opportunities in these areas:

• Editorial Trainees: Writers who have the ability to write on a variety of subjects spanning the Arts, F&B and Technology. Required competencies are excellent grammar, speedy reporting, photo/videography and social media. Additional competencies include Adobe Creative Cloud skills, especially Photoshop and Premiere Pro.

• Interns who will have opportunities to learn the entire gamut of editorial skills. The Editor will mentor them personally and we will hire only 2 interns. Apply if you are serious about a career in media and are proficient in English, Microsoft Office and the Internet.

• Marketing Trainees: We are looking for ambitious and energetic Business Development Trainees to help us to expand our clientele and maintain a positive relationship with our existing clients.

Candidates might be required asked to do a written test. Pay will be commensurate with industry standards and will be based on ability & experience. Please send resumes along with a covering letter and references to raintreemediablr@gmail.com.