'An Ode to Origins'
Overview : SMC 9th edition was held at IIT Kanpur Campus, our home grounds, as an ode to origins. It was organised with a vision to promote entrepreneurship among students and already existing startups in IITK eco-system and to inspire the budding entrepreneurs . The chief guest was Mr. Aditya Nath Yogi, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. After the welcome speech by Mr. Pradeep Bhargava, president of Alumni Association, 5 startups were presented to the audience including CM, who promised to help these startups. Eminent speakers from India and USA shared their knowledge interactively with attendees and workshops were held in parallel tracks. Over 250 delegates attended the session along with overwhelming no of IITK students and Faculty.
Some Statistics
No. of Enthusiasts participated : 900
No. of Speakers / Panelists : 43
No. of Investors Participated : 12
No. of Workshops Held : 8
No. of one-on-one sessions : 65
No. of Participants in SMC Select : 42
Speakers
Workshops Conducted
Workshop: Startup Fundamentals Srikant Shastri (Crayon Data) |
Workshop: Essentials of Business Plan Kamalesh Dwivedi (CIO, USA) |
Workshop: Bulletproofing Startups Ravi Challu |
Workshop: Pitching it Right Abhay Tandon (Target) |
Workshop: Funding and Sustainability Vinayak Nath (Venture Catalyst) |
Panel Discussion: Innovation for Entrepreneurs and University Sandeep Muju (PlutusKuber, USA) Vishal Mehrotra (TCS, Mumbai) |
Workshop: IP Basic for Innovators and Inventors Anand Dayal (Koura & Co. Advocates) |
Workshop: Drones and Mobility Brahm Awasthi & Hemant Sharma |
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