Campus Party, a global technological conference on innovation, science, creativity and entrepreneurship, will be organised jointly by CIM Global and Telangana Government during September 14-19, 2016 in Hyderabad.

"The event, which will be happening for the first time in Asia, will help the start-ups in Hyderabad in particular and India in general,’’ Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Information Technology, Government of Telangana, told newspersons at a press conference held here on Monday.

The start-up centric T-Hub in Hyderabad and increasing focus on innovation brought the global event to the city, he claimed.

Eduardo Lorea, Director, Business Development, Campus Party, said about 5,000 were expected to participate in the week-long event in addition to 300 speakers from across the globe. Registration fee for the event is about $150.