Hyderabad sources have reported that the city is set to host two mega technology events Nasscom India Leadership Forum (ILF) and the 22nd edition of the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) concurrently from today. Accordingly the WCIT is being organized for the time in the country and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver inaugurate the summit through a video conference, which will have the who's who of the global IT industry in attendance, according to senior official of the state IT department.
Since Nasscom is the host of the WCIT, the 26th edition of ILF is a limited edition. Telangana is the state partner for both the events, the official added. Both the summit will be held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre from Monday through Thursday. Moreover the WCIT's official page on Nasscom website indicates that Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and state chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao are expected to address the three-day event.
Further that apart, Sophia the humanoid, who
is a Saudi citizen, will also be a key attraction. This will be her second
sojourn in the country, having attended the TechFest at the IIT Bombay late
last year. Sources have also stated that besides over 5,000 delegates are
expected to attend the conference.
