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The next Guardian Activate Summit will take place in India in October, the British media outlet officially confirmed. The upcoming summit in Delhi is one more step into international expansion for Activate. Born in London in 2009, it started taking place in New York in 2011. That same year.
As for Activate’s Indian iteration, it is the result of a partnership with the Indian consulting firm MediaGuru, which boasts a presence in the UK, Singapore and all across India. Its managing editor Sanjay Salil says:
“By 2020, it is predicted that India will have 600 million internet users, making it the biggest open internet access market in the world. MediaGuru is proud to be bringing the Guardian Activate platform to India, where a gathering of technology, media, and social innovation leaders can help shape India’s technology and new media agenda, and facilitate a quantum leap in the ever-increasing business collaboration between India and the West.â€
This is just a start for Activate; following its launch in India, it also plans to expand to Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore, while turning its digital platform into “an online content and networking hub for professionals working with technology to drive global change.â€
As for Activate’s Indian iteration, it is the result of a partnership with the Indian consulting firm MediaGuru, which boasts a presence in the UK, Singapore and all across India. Its managing editor Sanjay Salil says:
“By 2020, it is predicted that India will have 600 million internet users, making it the biggest open internet access market in the world. MediaGuru is proud to be bringing the Guardian Activate platform to India, where a gathering of technology, media, and social innovation leaders can help shape India’s technology and new media agenda, and facilitate a quantum leap in the ever-increasing business collaboration between India and the West.â€
This is just a start for Activate; following its launch in India, it also plans to expand to Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore, while turning its digital platform into “an online content and networking hub for professionals working with technology to drive global change.â€