The world's biggest Return to India hiring event and conference for NRIs
30–31 October 2026
2 PM IST – 12 AM IST
Virtual Event
Sponsorship & partnership · Billion Dreams 5.0
Hire the senior, niche talent
India is winning back.
Billion Dreams 5.0 puts your employer brand in front of 3,500+ senior Indian professionals working abroad. Product builders, architects and researchers who have shipped at global scale, in domains India is short on. Two days. Prequalified candidates. Interviews scheduled during the event.
One presenting sponsor slot. 29 sponsor slots in total across six tiers.
The room, in numbers
3,500+
Expected registrations
12.5 yrs
Average candidate experience
30+
Hiring companies on the platform
Sourced from 40+ geographies through diaspora networks, alumni chapters and industry bodies.
Trusted by employers
Sponsorship tiers · 29 slots in total
Pick the visibility your hiring plan needs.
01 slot
Platinum
$40,000
✓ Keynote address + closing note
✓ #IdeaCon panel
✓ Pre-event webinars
✓ Employer microsite + company blog
✓ Spotlight video + press release
✓ Radio campaign (US Desi)
✓ Exclusive diaspora outreach
✓ Podium logo + lobby branding
✓ 10 recruiter seats
03 slots
Gold
$25,000
✓ Keynote address
✓ #IdeaCon panel
✓ Pre-event webinars
✓ Employer microsite + company blog
✓ Radio campaign (US Desi)
✓ Email & newsletter recognition
✓ Lobby branding + panel backdrop
✓ 08 recruiter seats
10 slots
Silver
$12,000
✓ #IdeaCon panel
✓ Virtual booth
✓ Diaspora outreach
✓ Email & newsletter recognition
✓ Company blog on GTX
✓ Lobby branding + panel backdrop
✓ Post-event analytics
✓ 06 recruiter seats
05 slots
Exhibitor
$7,500
✓ Virtual booth
✓ Diaspora outreach
✓ Email & newsletter recognition
✓ Company blog on GTX
✓ Banner with booth number
✓ Concierge services
✓ 04 recruiter seats
05 slots
Category Partner
$5,000
✓ Virtual booth
✓ Diaspora outreach
✓ Blog post recognition
✓ Banner with booth number
✓ Live social mentions
✓ Relocation services exclusivity
05 slots
Start-up
$5,000
✓ Virtual booth
✓ Diaspora outreach
✓ Blog post recognition
✓ Banner with booth number
✓ Live social mentions
✓ Invite to future panels
Every tier includes your logo on the event landing page and the GTX homepage, exclusive social media posts, a banner with your booth number, live tweets and social mentions during the event, a virtual swag bag with your branding, and post-event recognition in social media and the thank-you mailer. Category Partner covers the Global Relocation Services suite — visa and immigration, banking and tax, housing, international schools, legal and compliance, logistics and family support.
The programme
Two keynotes. Four panels.
A single curated track across two days, 30–31 October 2026, 2 PM to 12 AM IST.
Day 1 · 30 October
01
Opening address
The event opens with the case for the Return to India movement and what this edition sets out to do.
02
Keynote
Delivered by a senior leader from the Platinum or Gold sponsor bench.
03
#IdeaCon panel + Q&A
Industry leaders and returning professionals in conversation, with live audience questions.
04
#IdeaCon panel + Q&A
A second panel on the domains India is building in, and the talent those domains need.
05
Closing note
Reserved for the Presenting Sponsor.
Day 2 · 31 October
01
Keynote
Day two opens with a second sponsor keynote.
02
#IdeaCon panel + Q&A
Third panel of the edition, with sponsor branding on the discussion backdrop.
03
#IdeaCon panel + Q&A
Fourth and final panel, closing the thought-leadership track.
04
Closing note
The edition closes, and post-event data and analytics begin flowing to sponsors.
30+
participating companies
25+
industry speakers
24
hours of content
04
#IdeaCon sessions
3.5K
expected registrations
Why now
The window is open. The campaign is yours.
The shift
India has become the preferred destination
Immigration and work-visa regimes have tightened across the US, UK and Europe. At the same time India's GCCs, semiconductor programmes and deep-tech sector are scaling fast. For senior Indian professionals abroad, moving back has stopped being the safe choice and become the ambitious one.
Targeted outreach
Campaigns built around your demand
We do not run one generic campaign and hope it fits. Once you sponsor, we build the outreach around your open roles, domains, seniority bands and target geographies, across diaspora networks, alumni chapters, email, LinkedIn and US Desi media. The room you meet is the room you asked for.
Your brand
Position your brand before they decide
Senior candidates shortlist employers long before they apply. Two days of keynotes, panels, booths and event-wide branding put your culture, leadership and technology in front of them while that shortlist is still being written.
Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry
Billion Dreams 4.0 in numbers
What the last edition delivered for sponsors.
1,500
NRI attendees
8,277
Booth visits
11,000
Recruiter–candidate chats
2,300
Job applications
300
Open roles listed
12.5 yrs
Average candidate experience
Why sponsor Billion Dreams
Built for employers hiring at the senior end.
01
Access prequalified NRI professionals
Meet experienced professionals across AI, semiconductors, cloud, cybersecurity, data, healthcare and advanced manufacturing, at the seniority your hardest roles need.
02
Reduce hiring timelines
Engage a curated audience already exploring roles in India, and schedule interviews with your hiring managers during the event.
03
Build your employer brand
Present your culture, leadership and technology to thousands of global Indians who are actively planning their next move.
04
Put your leaders on stage
Keynotes, #IdeaCon panels, employer showcases and event-wide branding that place your leadership team in front of the room.
05
Relocation support for your hires
Visa and immigration, banking and tax, housing, international schools, logistics and family support. Offers convert and joiners settle in.
06
Support India's brain gain
Join the #Back2Bharat movement. Help experienced global professionals return, and build a talent pipeline that outlasts the event.
Who you will meet
Talent across India's fastest-growing sectors.
Every attendee brings global exposure, years of hands-on experience and a cross-border perspective. This is the profile India's fastest-growing organisations are hiring for right now.
Top skills in the pool
Generative AI & LLM Engineering
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
Advanced Semiconductor Design
AI/ML Accelerator Chips
Chiplet & Advanced Packaging
Process Node Innovation
RISC-V Architecture
Photonics & Optical Computing
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
Data Engineering & Analytics
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Full-Stack Development
Blockchain & Web3
IoT & Edge Computing
Quantum Computing
Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry
Biologics & Biosimilars
Cell & Gene Therapy
Genomics & Bioinformatics
Computational Chemistry & Molecular Modelling
Bioprocess & Downstream Engineering
Clinical Data Science & Biostatistics
Regulatory Affairs (US FDA / EMA)
Medical Devices & Diagnostics
AI in Drug Discovery
Industries hiring
Semiconductor
Pharma Research
Aerospace & Aviation
Automotive / EV
Green Energy
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Medical Devices
and more
#IdeaCon · Voices of Billion Dreams
The stage your leaders would share.
Leaders from MeitY, NITI Aayog, NSDC, NASSCOM, the World Economic Forum, PepsiCo, Dr. Reddy's, Tata Technologies and Lam Research have taken the #IdeaCon stage in recent editions.
A note from our founders
Let's make history together, for the 5th time.
"At GTX, we believe in striking the right balance between cutting-edge technology and the warmth of human connection. Behind every resume, every skill set, and every job opportunity, there's a story waiting to be discovered — dreams and ambitions that can't be captured by algorithms alone. We listen, we ask the right questions, and we build relationships that last a lifetime."
Avinash Bichali & Yadunandan Monani
Co-Founders, Global Talent Exchange (GTX)
40+
Geographies tapped
470+
Industry ties
650+
Families impacted
3x
Average ROI delivered
Four editions so far
The movement, edition by edition.
Billion Dreams began as a single hiring event. Four editions on, it has become India's most trusted bridge between global Indian talent and the country's fastest-growing employers.
Edition 1.0
Where it began
Billion Dreams launched as GTX's #Back2Bharat initiative. A virtual space where NRI professionals could meet Indian employers directly.
Edition 2.0
The format took shape
Curated employer halls, live interview scheduling and the first #IdeaCon panels became the core of the event.
Edition 3.0 · 2023
A bigger virtual campus
Auditorium, networking lounge, employer booths and branded screens across the venue, with sponsors visible at every turn.
Edition 4.0 · 2024
The biggest edition yet
1,500 attendees, 8,277 booth visits, 11,000 chats and 2,300 applications across 24 hours.
Edition 5.0 · 30–31 October 2026 · Sponsorship slots closing soon
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Event
Billion Dreams 5.0
30–31 October 2026
2 PM IST – 12 AM IST · Virtual
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