A Curated Lowdown Of Startup Events [25-30 Dec]
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The Year 2017 has almost come to an end. Time is a sneaky little thing! So in this last week of 2017, there are two startup events happening in major cities Mumbai and Gurugram. From December 29 to 31, an incredible lineup of Guest speakers along with the human-like Robot named ‘Sophia’ is coming to the Techfest of IIT Bombay, while Startup Grind India is organising an year end party on December 30 which will bring all startup enthusiasts under one roof.
Let’s have a look at the major startup events happening this week.
Startup Events To Attend This Week
Techfest, IIT Bombay (Guest Lectures)
The premier institute’s student body is conducting the first ever Leadership summit in the campus and will witness guest lectures from personalities like Pranab Mukherjee (Former President of India), Manohar Parrikar (Chief Minister of Goa), Jayant Sinha (Minister of Civil Aviation), J. Satyanarayana (Chairman UIDAI) and Tanmay Bakshi (Youngest IBM Watson Developer).
Apart from this, Saudi Arabia-based human like robot ‘Sophia’, first robot to get a citizenship will also be present in the techfest and will interact with the students/professionals.
- Date: December 29 to 31, 2017
- Who Should Attend: student cofounders, entrepreneurs, technology enthusiasts
- Venue: IIT Bombay, Powai, Bombay
Startup Grind End of the Year Party – 2017
Startup Grind India is organising an year end party which will basically be a get together of startup enthusiasts, investors and entrepreneurs. Through the event, the organisers aim to celebrate the developments that happened in the startup space throughout the year. It will comprise of guest lectures from some of the prominent investors and entrepreneurs who will sum up 2017 as an year of the indian startup ecosystem.
- Date: December 30, 2017
- Who Should Attend: startuppers, entrepreneurs, VCs, Angel/Seed Investors
- Venue: GoWork At 108, Udyog Vihar, Gurugram
Stay tuned for the next version of our weekly series Indian Startup Events Of The Week!
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