Prashanth Shenoy, co-founder and chief technology officer of UniCourt, speaks at the Silicon Beach Dialogue Series programme in Mangaluru on Friday.

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About 630 technology professionals, many with over 10 years of experience and currently working outside coastal Karnataka, have expressed interest in returning to the Mangaluru-Udupi region under the HomeComing initiative of the Silicon Beach Program (SBP), Prashanth Shenoy, co-founder and chief technology officer of UniCourt, said here on Friday.Speaking at the Silicon Beach Dialogue Series, organised by SBP, Mr. Shenoy said that of the 630 professionals, 300 have more than 15 years of experience.The HomeComing initiative is aimed at transforming coastal Karnataka into a major technology and innovation hub by supporting experienced professionals in returning to the region.Mr. Shenoy said coastal Karnataka currently has over 300 technology companies and 35,000 professionals, of whom approximately 22,000 are working from home.

Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Chief Executive Officer of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), speaks at the Silicon Beach Dialogue Series programme.

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