At the Vettri Tamizhagam DeepTech Innovation Conclave 2026, Dr. Atul Anand, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, AI, IT & DS Department; Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras; and Tmt. Vanitha Venugopal, CEO, iTNT Hub, shared their perspectives on strengthening Tamil Nadu’s DeepTech innovation ecosystem.
With 315 attendees, the discussions highlighted the importance of building a strong pathway from research and intellectual property to prototyping, validation, commercialisation and scale, while strengthening collaboration across Government, academia, industry, investors and startups. The speakers emphasised the need for deeper industry participation, patient and stage-appropriate capital, institutional support and sustained handholding to help DeepTech ventures cross the journey from ideas to market-ready solutions.
With Tamil Nadu advancing its focus on frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, advanced materials, semiconductors and biotechnology, the Conclave reaffirmed the importance of building strong partnerships and creating the pathways needed to develop globally competitive DeepTech innovation from the State.