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MARGAO: Innovators from across the globe will converge in Goa for the seventh edition of the India International Innovation and Invention Expo (INEX) 2022, to be held on November 17 and 18, at Margao.
INEX focuses on start-ups, industrial technologies, technology transfer and promotion in the global markets.
Goa State Innovation Council (GSInC) is organising INEX 2022 in association with the State Department of Science & Technology, Indian Innovators Association and in partnership with the Polish company IBS Global, a global organisation engaged in the international commercialisation of innovation, strengthening industry and trade with an emphasis on products, services based on innovation and new technologies.
GSInC Chairman Jose Manuel Noronha informed mediapersons that innovators from Poland, Saudi Arabia, Croatia, Macau, China, Malaysia and Iran have confirmed their participation for the event while more countries will be added to the list in the coming days.
“As part of the knowledge exchange among the innovator community, the top 100 innovations will be exhibited and published during the expo. Top innovations and start-ups from the State of Goa will be provided with the platform to present during the event,” Noronha added.
Raman Teja Venigalla from IBS Global said that approximately 2,000 persons will be visiting the expo every day. He said that the business-to-business (B2B) service meetings will also be held between two parties on the sidelines of the event.
Levinson Martins, Director of Department of Science, Technology and Waste Management was also present for the media briefing.
INEX 2022 will be held on November 17 and November 18, 2022 at Ravindra Bhavan Margao (RBM). There will be an exhibition at RBM’s open ground, while seminars and panel discussions will be held at RBM’s conference hall on the first floor.
INEX 2022 will also feature jury presentation and shortlisting of scalable innovations as well as transfer of technologies through collaborators and partners. Proof of concept from innovators will be shown too. INEX 2022 will also have a global market outreach for products from global partners, grassroot innovators, new products launched by start-ups from Goa.
INEX 2022 will award the best innovations with the prizes of gold, silver and bronze awards during the exhibition. 50 innovations by students, start-ups and researchers supported by the GSInC will be highlighted during the event. “Hence providing a unique platform to present their innovations to the National and Global Ecosystem,” the organisers added.
