Startup Events To Attend This Week: The Things Conference India By CyberEye And More

Inc42 is organising an invite-only 250-people summit called The Ecosystem Summit, where industry experts and players will come together to decode the Indian startup ecosystem.

If you do not wish to miss out on one of the greatest events aimed at understanding the ever-growing startup ecosystem, then book your pass now!

Last week, Inc42 successfully hosted a webinar with Harsh Agrawal, CEO of ShoutMeLoud, a Delhi-based platform for online bloggers, for gaining better understanding of the pros and cons  of freelancing. During the webinar, Agrawal shared his experience and journey on how he became inspired to work towards making a presence for himself in the freelancing space.

We also came to know a lot about how one can get themselves into freelancing and how to overcome some of the challenges associated with freelancing.

Further, we also gained insight on how digital payments company PayPal India, is supporting Indian freelancers from Narsi Subramaniam who serves as the director of growth at PayPal.

Additionally, the IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE), a non-profit organisation, had successfully hosted TiECON Kolkata. The event which revolved around the theme :‘The Tipping Point – Accelerating the Growth of Entrepreneurship in East India’ The event aims to provide a platform for participants to network, share and learn from each other.

Various sessions on topics such as information technology and consumer internet, healthcare and biotech, retail and FMCG, real estate among others were held at the event to gain a better understanding of the sectors.

After an eventful week, we are here to help you book your calendars again with Inc42’s latest edition of startup events coming up this week.

The Ecosystem Summit by Inc42

India is seeing massive growth in its  digital economy. Inc42 is organising an invite-only, 250-people summit, where a group of CEOs, founders, investors, luminaries will help understand and decode the realities and potential of the Indian startup ecosystem.

Inc42  will also launch its flagship report, The State Of Indian Startup Ecosystem 2018, to share invaluable insights on the Indian startup ecosystem. The report,  will provide deep and data-driven information to help strategic decision-making in governance, investments, growth, and other core pillars.

Further, Inc42 will also be launching two lists – “The 42 Influentials Of The Indian Startup Ecosystem” and “The 42 Most Innovative Indian Startups To Look Out For,”  a conclusive report for recognising the people and organisations that have been changing industries and forces that are shaping the Indian society.

If you want to get a better understanding of the startup ecosystem, then hurry and get your passes, now!

Key Speakers: Jayant Sinha, Minister of State For Civil Aviation;  Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, DIPP; Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners;

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder, InfoEdge; Hiro Mashita, Director, M&S Partners, Sandeep Murthy, Partner, Lightbox Venture, and many others.

Date: November 16, 2018

Venue: Hyatt, New Delhi

The Things Conference India

Cyber-security platform CyberEye Research Labs & Security Solutions is organising a two-day conference, The Things Conference India, howcasing how LoRaWAN technology — a media access control (MAC) protocol for wide area networks — is enabling smart cities and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The event will focus on discussions about some advanced topics such as multicast, threat modelling, IoT security, advanced sensor systems, ultra low-power node design, deployment challenges, and much more

During the event, participants will get an opportunity to experience insightful talks, participate in workshops and challenges. They will also get a chance to have engage with experts and speakers in a question and answer session.

Key Speakers: Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India; Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, IT, I&C Dept., Govt. of Telangana; Wienke Giezeman, CEO and Co-founder, The Things Industries;  Johan Stokking, CTO and Co-founder, The Things Industries, Prasad Kandikonda, VP at Software Engineering, MultiTech Systems and many others

Date: November 9-10, 2018 | 9AM – 6PM

Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC), Hyderabad

Innovation Carnival At NIT Rourkela

The latest edition of Innovation Carnival will be organised this week, aimed at enhancing the innovation ecosystem for creating technology-based solutions for the future.

During the event, the participants will get an opportunity to showcase their innovations and creative solutions which have the potential to impact lives, businesses and the society.

Further, they will also get a platform from where they can interact with the experienced peers from the industry. Most importantly, participants will also have a chance to pitch their ideas.

Participants will also get a better understanding of how one can use emerging technologies to help better lives.

They will also get to participate in various programmes that will be organised during the event including innovative exhibition challenge, startup hunt, panel discussions, workshops and much more.

Also, the winners and participants of the innovative exhibition challenges will be awarded  gifts and certificates.

Who Should Attend: Students from schools and technology institutes, startups, innovators

Date: November 10-11, 2018

Venue: TIIR-NIT Rourkela

Stay tuned for the next edition of Events to Attend!