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A strategic affairs, foreign policy, science and advanced technology print publication that provides nonpartisan, evidence based analysis of contemporary issued based on real time discussions. Authored by functional experts all over the world, The publication is rated as one of the best in the country.
FUTURE OF INNOVATION
The pharmaceutical industry has undergone a massive change in the last two decades, which will be much greater in scope and extent in the next decade. In fact, the industry will look nothing like it does today. For one, the industry is going much more global.
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-Bulletin
A online publication that provides our readers with a kaleidoscopic view of geo political issues on a weekly basis. Curated by some of the best researchers at the Foundation, S Bulletin helps the geo political enthusiast follow current affairs and build data pattern frame works.
World
€1.2 Billion GDPR Fine on Meta Platforms Inc.
The European Union slaps a record €1.2 billion GDPR fine on Meta Platforms Inc. for its data privacy violations, marking a landmark shift in global data protection norms.
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China in Central Asia
Recently China has made some major moves in Central Asia. This comes at a time when Russia is increasingly distracted from this region.
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Modi-Zelensky Meeting at G7
Recently Prime Minister Modi met Ukrainian President Zelensky at the G7 summit. This comes at a time when the Russia-Ukraine war shows no sign of ending.
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The Iran Nuclear Deal
This analysis underscores its achievements in curbing Iran's nuclear capabilities, extending its breakout time, and reducing proliferation risks.
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Ukraine's Diplomatic Efforts
Amidst the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Ukraine intensifies its diplomatic engagement with the global south, aiming to rally support and recognition.
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Welcoming Back Into the Fold?
The Syrian Arab Republic has been reinstated in the Arab League. How did this come about?
Forum
A discussion forum that brings together eminent subject matter experts and provides thought leadership in key areas of economics, finance, security and advanced sciences. The forum helps business leaders , senior government functionaries look at potential disruptions and help them develop insights to manage the unknown.The Forum has convened over 150 such forums.
Prof Chas Bountra
Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Oxford University
Sathish Reddy
Chairman, Dr Reddys Laboratory, HyderabadFuture of Pharmaceutical Innovation ( Tailwinds & Headwinds)
Pharmaceutical innovation that target the needs of healthy living and meet the expectation of society are urgently needed and are a worthy effect of both industrial and academic researchers. We need global partnerships, to accelerate global solutions, for all healthcare, climate and inequality challenges facing the planet.
Know MoreAmbassador series
The Synergia Ambassador series convenes eminent experts to discuss challenges and disruptions that governments, academia and businesses may face in the future.
U.S.-India Conversation on Strategic Technologies
Ambassador A. Elizabeth JonesAmbassador A. Elizabeth (Beth) Jones spent 38 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, where she achieved the highest rank of Career Ambassador. Her senior assignments included: Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia, Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East (Acting), Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Principal Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Democratic Technology Development
Anne Marie Engtoft Larsens: Technology Ambassador, DenmarkTech companies have become de facto foreign policy actors, with their business models impacting people and countries far from their national origins. Malicious actors can use these same technologies for nefarious purposes, both in terms of cybercrime and through social media and other channels with destabilising aims.
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Trade, Technology & Talent
H. E. Freddy Svane -Ambassador of Danish to IndiaDenmark is a world leader in renewable energy and a laboratory for green solutions. The country has one of the world's most ambitious, legally binding climate targets of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent by 2030 (compared to the 1990 level). Further India and Denmark's bilateral trade in products and services has increased by 78%, from USD 2.8 billion in 2016 to USD 5 billion in 2021.
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Start-up Ecosystem
HE. Cameron MacKay - High Commissioner for Canada in IndiaTo understand the start-up ecosystem in Karnataka and devlop partnership between Canadian and Indian companies based in Karnataka.
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Bolstering India Israel Cooperation
Naor Gilon - Ambassador of Israel to IndiaEven as the Middle East continues to be beset by widespread upheaval, the rapprochement between Israel and some of the Gulf Aral states has added a new dynamic to the region. The much-publicised quadrilateral engagement between Israel, India, UAE and the U.S. has also garnered global attention. In this context, it is critical to examine how Israel envisions its future in the Middle East. As India and Israel celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their diplomatic relations, it is also important to explore opportunities for collaboration.
Know MoreBreakfast Series
The discussant will be part of a small group of 25 for a closed-door interactive session. Participants will include leaders from government, industry, academia and media.
Future Proofing India
Amb Pankaj Saran
Amb Saran will speak on challenges and opportunities for India in the current geopolitical context.
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India's Energy Dilemma
Amb Ranjan Mathai
How does India manage the multiple challenges of dealing with its energy crisis, and increasing economic growth; while maintaining strategic autonomy, and also being environmentally responsible.?
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Managing a complex relationship: India's Pakistan Conundrum
Amb Sharat Sabherwal : Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan
Pakistan Presents Tough Choices. However India Must Take The Lead For Better Relations. The speaker will examines the nature of the Pakistani state and its impact on the India-Pakistan relationship and a range of India's policy options.
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Can India become an Indian Powerhouse?
Rishikesha T. Krishnan - Director and Professor of Strategy at the IIMB.
The topic for the discussion on the October 20th breakfast is "Can India become an Indian Powerhouse?"
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Managing The Unknown Unknown
Gautam Bambawale - Former Ambassador of India to China
The topic for the first discussion on the September 8th breakfast is "Managing the Complex Relationship in Asia with a particular focus on Indo China region". China is one of the most important pivots in ensuring a non-disruptive supply chain ecosystem in Asia critical for many industries.
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-Connect
The discussant will be part of a small group of 25 for a closed-door interactive session. Participants will include leaders from government, industry, academia and media.
Emerging Geopolitics and collaboration between countries for ensuring business continuity in ESDM
While military technology and national security sharpen the focus on the semiconductor industry at the government level, the economic importance of the electronic and semiconductor industry gets amplified, due to the interconnection of supply chains. There is a universal push across markets and industries to integrate more intelligence and connectivity into applications that have semiconductors as their foundation. The integration of Al, machine learning, loT, and 5G connectivity is taking advantage of data's status as the new oil.
Supply chain challenges of semiconductors and impact on electronics manufacturing- The way forward
Semiconductor shortages have become a critical technological vulnerability and a potential national security threat for major economies including the United States, China, and Europe, as all countries and many industries rely on Taiwan for cutting-edge semiconductor devices.
Focus Areas
Strategic Technologies
An on-demand forum for industry association, corporates boards, Media, governments and R&D institutions where eminent subject matter experts discuss and find solutions to challenges that they face from time to time
Aerospace & Defence
Aerospace is no longer designing an airframe with a box. It's more about mechatronics, a multidisciplinary system combining mechanical engineering, electronics, telecommunications and more.
5G & Tele Communication
If big data is the new oil of the digital era, then 5G is the set of pipes that will deliver it. was the pioneer in organizing several discussions on how governments and industry would view the evolution of 5G technology,
Cyber Security & Threats to Critical Infrastructure
World is entering the fourth industrial revolution, best described as the Era of Cyber Physical Systems where Information Technology that encompasses communications.
Pandemics & Future of Biological Threats
Ingenuity and knowledge alone cannot cancel humanity`s vulnerability to invasion by parasitic forms of life. Infectious diseases which antedated the emergence of human kind will determine the future of humanity itself.
Beyond the Curve
Disruption, Game Changer and ShowstopperSynergia is able to help model the ‘the new normal‘ by identifying events that could potentially be disruptions and help organizations better understand their behavioral blind spots.
Over the last two decades, Synergia has made more than 18 predictions and 14 of them have already come true. Would you like to know more?
Looking Beyond the Curve
Pandemics
Synergia was the first in India to develop a Covid Compendium in 2020 ( Pandemics are here to stay ) , prepare an exit strategy for the Government. Organized a debate with Oxford University and Harvard School of Public Health on the potency of the vaccine, first to speak about the efficacy of the Nasal Vaccine and develop a template for future biological threats.
Resilient Cities
Synergia organized a global conference in 2013 on building resilient cities and developed protocols to deter both traditional and non-traditional challenges for the GoI and State of Karnataka.
The Foundation provided a practitioners response to mass causality with a table top simulation , Tactical medicine , role of Intelligence , WMD etc
Cyber Security
Synergia was the first in India to showcase the threat of dark web to Law Enforcement Agencies in India in 2015. The threat of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure in 2016 and published the reports which was acknowledged as top policy reports to global governments. Demonstrated the challenge of ransom ware to policy makers in 2017.
5G and Telecommunication
Synergia was one the first to speak about the different vulnerabilities associated with the deployment of undersea cables vital for 5G telecommunication.
Synergia was one of the first to organize round tables on building a resilient 5G telecommunication in India with key policy makers in 2017.
Engagement
Conclave
Future-proofing the world.
Rated as one of the best strategic gatherings in South Asia, our flagship biennial conference draws more than 150 functional experts from more than 25 countries to formulate strategies for better global governance.
Seminar
Interpreting risks as opportunities
An invite-only platform that provides on-demand consultation to corporate boards, governments and R&D institutions. Our timely intervention accelerates effective policies, private sector action and public-private cooperation.
Forum
Racing against time for a better future.
An on-demand forum for industry association, corporates boards, Media, governments and R&D institutions where eminent subject matter experts discuss and find solutions to challenges that they face from time to time
Advisory Board
HE Shekhar Dutt
Former Gov, Deputy NSA, Government of India
Michael Chertoff
Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Krishnan Srinivasan
Former Indian Foreign Secretary
Bill Emmott
Former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist & Chairman, IISS, UK
Shyam Saran
Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India
Dr. Paul Twomey
Former President and CEO, ICANN; Co-founder, STASH
V Balachandran
Former Special Secretary, Government of India.
John Bruton
Former Prime Minister of Ireland & EU Ambassador to US
Ravi Venkatesan
Former Chairman of Microsoft India and Bank of Baroda
Dr. Michael Traem
Former Chief Executive Officer of Arthur D. Little.
B.S. Patil
Former Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka.
Daniel Bernard
Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors, Capgemini SE
Sudhakar Rao
Former Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka
Jorge Braga Macedo
Fmr Minister of Finance, Portugal; President, OECD DC
Karl Kaiser
Director, Weatherhead Center, Harvard University
Herminio Blanco
Former Minister of Trade and Industry, Mexico.
Lord C. Guthrie
Former Chief of Defense Staff of the United Kingdom.
James Blayney Rice
Director of CTL, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Testimonial
I enjoyed the Forum very much and I am very glad to see that Synergia is engaged in geopolitical and security issues in Bangalore, and I think it is very important that institutions like this flourish and give a platform for discussion. I was very happy with the quality of the discussions and I wish Synergia greater success in the future.
Pankaj Saran Former Foreign Secretary, GOI
"The Synergia Conclave brings together some extra-ordinary and diverse experts on a range of topics, in this great environment they've established and cultivated here at the Conclave. So it is a real privilege to be a part of this and look forward to some great dialogue."
Dr. Joseph H. Felter Former Deputy Secretary of Defence US
“Synergia conclave hosted experts from around the globe on contemporary security and other issues that resulted in new insights. It is one of the best and most inspiring conclaves I have attended globally. I look forward to attending the next one.”
DR. VIVEK LALL Vice President, Lockheed Martin
"Synergia Foundation did a great job. They managed to convene a whole bunch of top thought leaders, experts, academia and government to deliberate on this very important subject of 5G technology and because Synergia is a non-partisan objective forum, I think it was very useful because many people were actually able to exchange their ideas and designs. I think this should be the first step in seeing how to build an indigenous 5G ecosystem in India."
Aruna Sundararajan, IAS Secretary, Department of Telecom, GOI
"We've been able to interact with some top experts coming from all over the world, policy makers of very high standing and also people who have had a great deal of experience both in govt and outside the govt and in academia. I think such events are very important because, first of all, they help us understand the trends in cyber security and, secondly, they also lead to a very fruitful exchange of views because the challenges are so huge and such conferences generate ideas which are very important for policy makers."
Dr. Arvind Gupta Deputy National Advisor, India
"I must congratulate Synergia for organising Cyber 360. It was a very well attended conference. It had representatives at the very highest levels: ex-government, within government, within India and abroad. Very challenging issues have been discussed and I think that everybody has gone back with their knowledge vastly enhanced. It is one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended on the field."
G K Pillai Former HOME SECRETARY, INDIA
"What Synergia is attempting is to integrate technology with the more mundane aspects of security (and) raise the level of the debate so that we can look into the distance; look ahead and see what we need to do. It is seldom that conferences achieve this dimension. "
HE M. K. Narayanan Former National Security Advisor, Governor of West Bengal and Director of Intelligence Bureau
"Rarely does a thinktank act as a 'do-tank'! Synergia Foundation is indeed unique when it comes to fact-based information, insight and perspectives. Synergia has enabled an unparalleled platform and network on multiple fronts to translate thought to action."
Gopi Hanumanthappa MD, ThyssenKrupp Aerospace India
"In a deeply divided world created by Globalisation and its multiple offsprings of insecurity and polarization, whose version do you believe? Synergia Foundation, a Bangalore based thinktank helps provide a neutral and fact-based assessment of the situation in order to form an unbiased opinion not influenced by fake news and distorted data."
Avnish Sabharwal MD, Accenture Ventures & Open Innovation
“The work that the Synergia Foundation is doing to protect the nation is very commendable. The subjects that have been dealt are all very relevant. You and your associates deserve to be congratulated for the same.”
Hon. Shekhar Dutt Former Governor, Deputy NSA & Defense
"The Synergia Foundation is a 'do-tank' rather than a thinktank. It focuses on the broader strategic perspective of some of the cutting edge security issues of our time. It also brings global expertise and experience to the challenge of helping us address emerging threats and security concerns."
Hon. Sec. Michael Chertoff Former Secretary, US Homeland Security
"We all know that it is necessary for us, with cooperation and exchange experience to mask the challenges that are there in the field of cyber security. The Synergia Foundation has been doing very good work in getting the components together."
Carl Bildt Former Prime Minister of Sweden
"I am delighted to have been invited to the Synergia conference earlier this year. It was an initiative that paid off: the discussions were informative and lively and there was a genuine exchange of views. The future social and economic development of our countries depend heavily on an open and secure internet, and conferences like the Synergia Conclave - Cyber 360, are an essential way of sharing views on how to achieve the most from the internet that we have."
Sir David Omand Former Director, GCHQ
Thought Papers
Written by industry leaders and in-house research experts, our papers provide actionable insights for government, policy makers and business leaders to effectively manoeuvre the political and business landscape of India and the world.
Melissa Hathaway
President, Hathaway Global Strategies
Securing Critical Infrastructure
Dr. A.J. Paulraj
Marconi Prize, Stanford University
Information Technology Express
