| Year | Chief guest | Wikipedia |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | DR. Vasant Gowarikar | |
| 1997 | Dr. Raja Ramanna | Click here |
| 1998 | Dr. C. Subramaniam | Click here |
| 1999 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan | Click here |
| 2000 | Dr. V Kurien | Click here |
| 2001 | Dr. N. R. Narayan Murthy | Click here |
| 2002 | H E R Venkatraman | |
| 2003 | Dr. Sam Pitroda | Click here |
| 2004 | Dr. C. K. Prahalad | Click here |
| 2005 | Hon. Kapil Sibal | Click here |
| 2006 | Dr. R. A. Mashelkar | Click here |
| 2007 | Mr. Mukesh Ambani | Click here |
| 2008 | Dr. Anil Kakodkar | Click here |
| 2009 | Mr. Adi Godrej | Click here |
| 2010 | Dr. Venki Ramkrishnan | Click here |
| 2011 | Dr. C N R Rao | Click here |
| 2012 | Dr. K. Kasturirangan | Click here |
| 2013 | Dr. M. M. Sharma | Click here |
| 2014 | Dr. F. C. Kohli | Click here |
| 2015 | Dr. Sadanand Joshi | Click here |
| 2016 | Dr. Deepak Parekh | Click here |
| 2017 | Dr. Rajiv Kumar | |
| 2018 | Mr. Nandan Nilekani | Click here |
| 2019 | Prof. VijayRaghawan FRS | Click here |