KEONICS to host Mangaluru Innovation Conclave in city tomorrow Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (KEONICS) will host Mangaluru Innovation Conclave, which is a brainstorming session with thought leaders from industry, academia, and the government, in the city on February 24, according to chairman K. Harikrishna Bantwal. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, he said that Mangaluru has enough potential to be developed as the hub of science and technology. The upcoming conclave has been aimed at sowing seeds for the same. Mr. Bantwal said that the founding chairman of KEONICS Ramakrishna Baliga hailed from Bantwal. He set up Electronics City in Bengaluru in 1976 which has now given employment to about 4 lakh persons. Late Mr. Baliga also wanted to promote science and technology parks in other parts of the State. The KEONICS wants to promote a Science and Technology Park after late Mr. Baliga in Mangaluru. The conclave on Wednesday will be a pre-cursor to prepare the road map “to achieve the vision with a mission,” he said.