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Pro Chancellor of KLE Technological University Ashok Shettar has emphasised the request for a sustained deliberation connected the relation of Artificial Intelligence and its implications crossed captious sectors specified arsenic education, banking, defence, and healthcare
He was delivering the inaugural code astatine BVB KLE Tech Leadership Summit – 2026 astatine the KLE Tech Auditorium successful Hubballi connected Saturday. The acme was organised by KLE Technological University, Hubballi, successful relation with the BVB KLE Tech Alumni Association and connected 3 emerging themes – Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Semiconductor and Embedded Systems, and Global Capability Centres.
Prof. Shettar besides emphasised the urgency of bridging the endowment spread successful the semiconductor assemblage successful alignment with nationalist policies and evolving manufacture requirements.
Delivering the keynote code connected “Global Realignments: Technology, Trade and Talent”, Brahmanand Patil, president, Vector Informatik India Pvt. Ltd., elaborated connected however an AI-enabled ecosystem was mounting caller benchmarks successful the automotive sector, pointing to the emergence of vehicles designed to beryllium upgraded for AI functionalities, the emergence of software-defined mobility powered by on-board conveyance operating systems, and the increasing usage of AI for simulation and testing.
He called for accelerated automotive innovation done high-impact manufacture partnerships.
Welcoming the gathering, Ram Kerur, CEO, Sunlux Technovations and chairman, Global Executive Committee, BVB KLE Tech Alumni Association, underscored the worth of sustained alumni engagement and industry–academia collaboration successful shaping future-ready professionals.
The acme brought unneurotic manufacture leaders, academicians, alumni, and professionals for in-depth deliberations connected technology-driven transformation.
The archetypal sheet discussion, “Physical AI: Bridging Intelligence with the Real World,” featured Lokesh Boregowda, elder director, Samsung R&D Institute, Bengaluru; Derick Jose, managing director, Industrial AI, Accenture, and Rengarajan Seshadri, vice-president, Strategic Alliances, Ati Robotics.
A 2nd panel, “FinTech Fireside: Technology-Led Financial Transformation – Opportunities and Challenges,” featured Raghavendra Kerur, managing director, Financial Services, Accenture, and Suma Linganagoudar, director, Bosch Global Software Technologies, with Sudheendra Naganur, Chief Technology Officer, Software and Service Division, Lucas TVS Ltd., arsenic moderator.
The 3rd panel, “Building India’s Semiconductor and Embedded Talent Pipeline,” brought unneurotic Naveen Muddu Krishna, Director of Product Engineering, Sandisk; Manoj Kumar Yadav, head, Samsung R&D Institute, Bangalore; Shantanu Prabhudesai, director, Automotive Applications Engineering, Infineon Technologies, and Sunil G. Acharya, director, Semiconductor Future Accelerator Lab Foundation.
An unfastened treatment and engagement roadmap league connected “Industry–Academia Collaboration Dialogue” was led by Dr. Lokesh Boregowda and chaired by P.G. Tewari, Vice Chancellor, KLE Technological University.
