Government of Karnataka Announces Second Edition of Bengaluru Skill Summit

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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 7: The Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka, right this moment introduced the second version of the Bengaluru Skill Summit at a curtain raiser held at Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru. The summit might be held from 3 to five November 2026 at The Lalit Ashok Bengaluru, India.

The curtain raiser was attended by Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, Government of Karnataka; Sri Subodh Yadav, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood; Smt. Shivakantamma (Kanta) Naik, Chairperson, Karnataka Skill Development Corporation and Karnataka Vocational Training & Skill Development Corporation; Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, IAS (R), Chairman, Karnataka Skill Development Authority (KSDA); Mr. Hiroshi Nawata, Consul General, Consulate General of Japan in Bengaluru; Dr. Ravi M. Tirlapur, Okay.A.S., Managing Director, Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC);  Smt. Vasireddy Vijaya Jyothsna, I.A.S., Mission Director, National Livelihood Mission (NLM); and Smt. Shilpa M, I.A.S., Commissioner, Department of Industrial Training & Employment; and Rev. Fr. Dr. Victor Lobo SJ, Vice-Chancellor, St. Joseph’s University.

Under the patronage of Hon’ble Minister Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil, Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026 is organised by the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka, hosted by the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC), in collaboration with the Karnataka Skill Development Authority (KSDA), with the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) as Knowledge Partner. The Summit is managed by Trescon.

Following a profitable inaugural version in November 2025 that drew over 6,500 footfall over three days, the 2026 summit returns as a strengthened, expanded and execution-focused platform. It is designed to maneuver past dialogue into system-level workforce transformation, bringing collectively authorities, {industry}, academia and international companions to co-develop scalable skilling fashions.

About the Theme

The summit is anchored beneath the theme “Workforce 2030: Scale, Systems, Synergy,” reflecting Karnataka’s intent to construct a workforce ecosystem that’s scalable throughout sectors and geographies, structured by way of sturdy institutional methods, and pushed by collaboration throughout stakeholders.

Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026 is anticipated to welcome:

–        6,500+ Footfall

–        150+ Speakers

–        50+ Exhibitors

–        100+ Partners

–        National and worldwide delegations

Four Thematic Tracks

The summit builds on the inaugural version with an execution lens centered on how scale is operationalised, methods are institutionalised, and synergy is translated into measurable outcomes. The programme is structured round 4 thematic tracks: Emerging Skills, Skills for All, Innovation and Global Skills.

Emerging Skills: Preparing for inexperienced jobs, AI, Industry 4.0, the digital economic system and different development sectors.

Skills for All: Advancing inclusion throughout girls, youth, casual employees and the gig economic system.

Innovation: Showcasing international and native greatest practices and ecosystem improvements in skilling.

Global Skills: Positioning Karnataka’s workforce for international employability and mobility.    

Inauguration Day    Inauguration of the 2nd version of Bengaluru Skill Summit is scheduled for third November at 5:00 PM by honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri D. Okay. Shivakumar in presence of Dr. G. Parameshwara, honorable Deputy Chief Minister and honorable Minister for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood and Medical Education Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil and different dignitaries       

Plenary Stage The Plenary Stage will anchor the summit’s management conversations, bringing collectively senior authorities leaders, {industry} specialists, academia and workforce practitioners to look at the priorities shaping Workforce 2030. Discussions will discover future-ready expertise, lifelong studying, inclusive workforce participation, international expertise, AI-enabled transformation, employability and the position of coverage and {industry} collaboration in constructing a future-ready workforce.   

Marquee Sessions

The Plenary Stage will even characteristic a set of marquee periods bringing high-level authorities management, state-level skilling views and younger expertise champions into the centre of the Summit programme.

Panel Discussion by Senior Ministers of the Government of Karnataka    A high-level dialogue on the subject “Workforce 2030: Karnataka’s Roadmap from Policy to Execution” bringing collectively the next key portfolios to look at Karnataka’s priorities for constructing a future-ready workforce and translating coverage into measurable outcomes.

–         Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development

–         Information Technology, Biotechnology (IT/BT)

–         Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood

–         Higher Education

Panel Discussion by State Skill Development Secretaries    A cross-state dialogue on “Learning from India’s Leading Skills Ecosystems”, bringing collectively Skill Development Secretaries to share sensible approaches to strengthening expertise methods, enhancing implementation and responding to evolving workforce wants.

WorldSkills Champions Session              A session that includes younger winners from Karnataka who participated in WorldSkills 2026, Shanghai, sharing their experiences and journeys on the international expertise competitors. The session will highlight how expertise excellence can construct confidence, open profession pathways and create alternatives on the worldwide stage.

Leadership and Industry Participation

The summit will characteristic 150+ audio system, bringing collectively senior authorities leaders, {industry} specialists, academia, entrepreneurs and workforce practitioners from throughout India and worldwide markets.

Keynote Speakers will embrace Mr. Subroto Bagchi, Founder, Mindtree and Chairman, Vision Group for Skill Development, Government of Karnataka; Dr. Gururaj ‘Desh’ Deshpande, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Ecosystem Builder and Founder, Cascade Communications, Sycamore Networks, and Tejas Networks; and Dr. R. Balasubramaniayam, Member, NITI Aayog. 

Special Address Speakers will embrace Ms. Alina Alam, Founder and CEO, MITTI Cafe, and Air Commodore Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair (Kirti Chakra), Astronaut, Indian Space Research Organisation. 

Other key audio system on the Plenary Stage will embrace Mr. N.S. Parthasarathy, Managing Partner, Mela Ventures; Ms. Meena Ganesh, Co-founder & Chairperson, Portea Medical; Mrs. Uma Mahadevan, Development Commissioner, Government of Karnataka; Mr. Kaushik Mudda, Co-founder & CEO, Ethereal Machines; Mr. Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, CEO, World Skill Center and Odisha Skill Development Project II; Mekin Maheshwari, Founder & CEO, Udhyam Learning Foundation; Mr. Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning; Mr. Rajiv Kumar Sharma, Founder & Managing Director, Empower Pragati and Empower Foundation; Mr. Gopal Devanahalli, President, Skills Development Network; Dr. Nidhi Pundhir, SVP, Global CSR, HCL Tech & Director, HCL Foundation; and Mr. Vinay Kumar Swamy, Country Head, Pearson India.

What’s New within the 2026 Edition

Precursor Events

The 2026 version launched Precursor Events to construct statewide momentum forward of the Summit by way of thought management periods hosted at Karnataka Digital Economy Mission’s cluster occasions. Sessions had been organised on the Mysuru Big Tech Show 2026 and HDB Techceleration 2026 in Hubballi, bringing the Workforce 2030 dialog to key expertise and innovation ecosystems throughout Karnataka.

Innovation Stage

The summit structure additionally expands with the Innovation Stage that includes utilized skilling options, rising fashions and pilots that tackle actual workforce challenges. It will present a platform for innovators, establishments and {industry} to showcase approaches that may be examined, adopted and scaled.

Development Dialogue by Deshpande Skilling

Hosted with the subject “From Skilling to Employment: Getting Rural Youth into the Workforce” might be a closed-door Development Dialogue hosted by Deshpande Foundation, centered on the transition from coaching to employment for rural youth. The dialogue will carry collectively authorities, skilling organisations, employers and improvement companions to look at how confirmed approaches will be strengthened, scaled and translated into sustainable employment pathways.

Expo Arena

The Expo Arena will present a platform for organisations, establishments and innovators to showcase sensible options, programmes and applied sciences shaping the way forward for expertise and work. It will allow members to find confirmed fashions, rising options and alternatives for collaboration.

Kaushalya Karnataka Awards 2026

Following its introduction on the inaugural Bengaluru Skill Summit 2025, the Kaushalya Karnataka Awards returns for its second version in 2026, persevering with as an annual recognition of excellence in Karnataka’s skilling and workforce improvement ecosystem. The awards will recognise organisations and establishments contributing to industry-led skilling, workforce transformation, industry-academia collaboration, inclusivity, innovation and measurable employment outcomes, alongside establishments and people driving excellence in talent improvement and coaching. The awards might be introduced throughout Corporate Excellence and Institutional Excellence (Best Trainer, Best Trainee, Best Institution, Best Self-Help Group, and Best District) classes on the grand awards ceremony on 5 November 2026 at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru. 

Skillathon 2026      As a part of Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026, Skillathon invitations people, groups, startups and organisations from throughout India to design how Karnataka can learn its labour market and plan skilling round actual demand.

Participants will use publicly out there authorities knowledge to point out what insights on jobs, expertise and sectors will be drawn, how these can information state coverage, and the way knowledge from many sources will be introduced collectively securely on a digital platform.

The Value

–         Decode Demand: Map jobs, sectors and talent traits.

–         Validate Insights: Test assumptions and establish knowledge gaps.

–         Guide Action: Inform skilling priorities and investments.

–         Shape Future Systems: Generate inputs for KSISU design. 

Parallel Roundtables 

Alongside the principle summit programme, Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026 will characteristic centered roundtables bringing collectively organisations and stakeholders throughout the skilling and workforce ecosystem.

–         Green Skills – organised by Recommerce and GIZ

–         Blue Collar Economy – organised by Seventh Sense

–         Smart Factories – organised by Automotive Skill Development Council

–         Academia 2030 – organised by Ripples Learning

–         CG + Trade Mission Roundtable – organised by Karnataka Skill Development Authority and Karnataka Digital Economy Mission

–         Vertical Transportation – organised by Bharath School of Vertical Transportation Training Pvt. Ltd. (BSVT)

–         Inclusive Skilling – organised by AssisTech Foundation (ATF)

–         Skills Development and International Mobility – organised by Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

–         From Knowledge to Capability: Integrating Employability into Education for Workforce 2030 – organised by National Skills Network

–         Healthcare & Life Sciences – organised by NextGen Health

Minister’s Quote

Dr. Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, Government of Karnataka, mentioned, “The inaugural edition in 2025 laid a strong foundation for collaboration and action. We now look forward to the second edition in November 2026, where stakeholders from across government, industry, academia, and the global community will come together to further strengthen partnerships and build a future-ready workforce.”

A Platform for Workforce Transformation

Bengaluru Skill Summit is positioned as Karnataka’s workforce methods platform, bringing collectively policymakers, {industry} leaders, employers, academia, coaching establishments, international companions and youth to strengthen the connection between training, skilling and employment. The summit supplies a platform for coverage dialogue, {industry} engagement, innovation, expertise showcases and collaboration round scalable workforce options.

The Summit’s plenary and govt periods are invitation-only and closed-door, whereas designated areas of the Expo, Innovation Stage and different public-facing activations are accessible to guests.

Event Details

Event identify: Bengaluru Skill Summit 2026

Theme: Workforce 2030: Scale, Systems, Synergy

Dates: 3 to five November 2026

Venue: The Lalit Ashok Bengaluru, India

Organised by: Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka

Hosted by: Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC)

In collaboration with: Karnataka Skill Development Authority (KSDA)

Knowledge Partner: Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)

Managed by: Trescon

About Bengaluru Skill Summit

Bengaluru Skill Summit is Karnataka’s workforce methods platform, positioned to strengthen the state’s management in workforce improvement, bridge gaps between training, skilling and employment, and construct scalable skilling methods aligned with rising sectors. The Summit is positioned as a long-term annual platform contributing to Karnataka’s broader workforce transformation agenda.

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