The three day IIIF2019 event was held in Hyderabad and attended by 5,000 visitors from 25 countries. It featured innovations from student innovators selected from a national competition in India. The fair was inaugurated by officials from India, China, Poland, and Telangana. Several partnerships and deals between innovators and organizations were formed. Awards were given on the last day to best exhibitors, entrepreneurs, and innovators by officials from India, China, Iraq, Poland and Portugal. The next IIIF event in 2020 was invited to be held in Kanpur, India.

1. IIIF2019
1-3rd December 2019
NSIC complex, Hyderabad

3. The three day event was held in 10,000 sq.ft exhibition hall
of NSIC located in Kushaiguda industrial area and attended
by about 5,000 visitors who spent on the average 2hrs in
the fair. Innovators from 25 countries, India, China, Macao,
Philippines, Malaysia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco,
Turkey, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Portugal, Germany,
Poland, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Romania, Moldova,
Canada, USA and Brazil displayed their innovations. NOSTC
selected 35 student innovators for this international fair
from out of 100 finalists at National competition. They
came from different parts of the country, Gujarat,
Nagaland, J&K, Bihar, Delhi, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh,
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

6. The fair was inaugurated on 1st December by President of
Indian Innovators Association, Dr ASRao, Dr Zengpei Xuan
China, Edyta Wołczyk Poland, YS Rajan Head of
International Jury and Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Principal
Secretary to Government of Telangana, Industries &
Commerce (I&C) Department, & Information Technology,
Electronics and Communications (ITE&C) Department.
After honouring jury and release of book `Creating
Demand for Local Innovations’ Jayesh Ranjan talked
briefly about initiatives of Telangana state in creating
dynamic, vibrant environment for innovators & investors.

8. Simply Science organised Science Quiz, Indian
innovator Mohan Sarma signed MOU with
Zimbabwe/ South Africa for technology transfer
and VNRVJIET signed research partnership
agreement with Gram Bazaar. Several leads on
business / research partnerships/ patenting
support were also received. Dr Zengpei visited and
addressed student of VNRVJIET on Chinese
Innovation System. Mr Winfried visited and
addressed youth at CCMB on science and youth.
Market exploration visits arranged for visitors
under Start-Up exchange program.

10. Mr Iftekhar Pathan, Serial investor was chief guest at the
awards function on 3rd Day. Awards given by NSIC
officials and IFIA members from China, Iraq, Poland and
Portugal. Dr ASRao gave special awards for best exhibitor
(Zen technologies), best incubator (IITK SIIC
FIRST),Innovation Champion( Ms Annie Vijaya, Program
Manager , TSIC ), best entrepreneur (Ram Kumar Verma,
Native Araku Coffee), Rural income enhancement award
(Jagarlamudi Durga Prasad) and IYIIA 2019 award to Mrs
Kanak Lata, a dedicated agriculture scientist. Dr Nikhil
Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for
Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (FIRST)
invited IIA to organise IIIF2010 at IIT, Kanpur, 27-28th
November 2020.

20. Links:
http://iiaevents.com/2019/catalogue/ctalogue.pdf
https://youtu.be/q3aRASNsZWU
https://youtu.be/4zKCyDkkRYg
https://youtu.be/BPqyhPz6DTA