Parallel to the SmartCard Expo, there will be several related shows including e-Security, RFid India, Biometrics India, e-Payments India and Mobile Payments India Expo.

All these technologies are linked with one another and the show will play an important role in bringing companies, clients and end-users to one single platform.

Towards this end, a conference is being organised on the sidelines of the show, which will be attended by international experts from the smart card industry. The conference will cover topics related to Smart Cities, which include smart buildings, smart grids, energy and utilities, security, big data, transport systems, infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT) Data Analytics, driving real-time insights, public and commercial projects, and case studies, Research Design and Development, IoT Wearables, and IoT Industrial Applications, among others.

Some of the important exhibitors at the show include AdvanIDe, ASD Technologies, A-ID Systems, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Cursor Soft, Dolphin RFID, E-Cartes Technology, Ekapad Solutions, Entrust Datacard, Evolis Card Printer India, Fortune Marketing, FoxBase Technologies, HID India, ID Tech Solutions, Infineon Technologies India, Kare Smartech, KL Hi-Tech Secure Print, Madras Security Printers, M-Tech Innovation, NXP Semiconductors India, Omnia Technologies, PVL Tag Factory, Shreenath Smart Tech, Smart Card IT Solutions, Stesalit Systems, Syndicate Printers, Sysco Hi-Stan International, Versatile Card Technology, Viva Graphic, Wyse Biometrics Systems and Zenith Weaving Strings, among others.

The expo, launched in 1999, has since emerged as No 1 smart card exhibition in Asia and No 2 in the world. The event is organised by Electronics Today, a techno-economics electronics monthly launched in 1968.