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A Curated Lowdown Of Startup Events [19-25 Feb 2018]
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Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the Indian states are becoming a frontrunner in creating startup-friendly infrastructure. The year 2017 witnessed a number of such initiatives taken by the states to bolster the startup funding scenario as well as ease of the startup path for the budding entrepreneurs.
Needless to say, time and over we have seen that confluence and synergy is the key to creating more and developing more.
This year, the wave of the synergy seems to be moving towards communicating the singularity of entrepreneurship and inculcating the same to different regions and people. This year, as the trend speculates, women entrepreneurship will take primacy as much as entrepreneurship itself.
As a result, various conferences, seminars and meetups are lined up to optimise on that singularity so that many more sections of the industry and potential entrepreneurs may emerge gaining their key takeaways.
Here are some of the startup events curated by Inc42 team that you can look forward to attending this week!
Here Are The Startup Events To Attend This Week
TiE Global Summit II
TiE Global Summit is the largest Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Summit that takes place once a year across the Globe. This Summit, in partnership with the leading agencies of the Government of India, 20+ TiE chapters from India, the US, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Dubai, and global venture capital funds is a culmination of Global Wealth Creators with Global Innovators.
The event not only aims to provide myriad networking opportunities but will also be a ground to gain valuable insights from the successful leaders and charter members around the world.
TiE Global Summit II further looks to set up the first step towards the next 25 years of business and innovation. The participants will get an opportunity to attend sessions of growth and innovation workshops, the Angel Pitch Room as well as an access to the speed networking zone. Where each participant will get 2 minutes each to meet the people.
While the selected startups will get a chance to meet with the global charter members as well as network enablers and get mentored in slots of 15 minutes each.
All in all, if you are looking to catch some upcoming action and innovation in the space of fintech, government processes, new technologies healthcare, investment and more, this is the place for you this week.
- Date: February 21- 22, 2018
- Who Should Attend: Entrepreneurs, industry leaders, leading investors (VCs, PE, Angels & Banks), senior corporate professionals, academia
- Key Speakers: Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder of Ola Cabs; Ashish Hemrajani, founder and CEO of BookMyShow & Vinay Singhal, co-founder and CEO at WittyFeed
- Venue: JW Marriott, Mumbai
Global Business Summit
The Global Business Summit (GBS), is a flagship initiative of the Times Group that envisions to drive a singular agenda for scripting economic change, by connecting the building blocks of economics for India and the globe.
Launched on January 15, 2015, GBS seeks to provide solutions to key macroeconomic challenges being faced in the current context and put forth a blueprint for sustainable, inclusive economic growth.
GBS also serves as a platform for government to government interactions, business to government meetings, business to business engagements and helps corporates and governments secure investments by showcasing opportunities to apt audiences.
The fourth edition of the Global Business Summit is based on the theme, ‘New Economy, New Rules’. The forthcoming 2018 edition of GBS will unfold the myriad contours of the world economy and define the factors that will lead the Indian economy to newer heights by way of the carefully crafted plenary session and numerous parallel sessions and roundtable discussions that form part of the GBS experience.
- Date: February 23-24, 2018
- Who Should Attend: Visionaries, thought leaders, heads of state, policy makers, academicians, corporate heads
- Speakers: Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, GoI; Donald Trump Jr., Executive Vice President of The Trump Organisation; Reed Hastings, Founder and CEO of Netflix; Dara Khosrowshahi CEO of Uber, etc.
Venue: New Delhi
Retail Leadership Summit
As many as 40% businesses may not exist in a meaningful way in the next 10 years if organisations fail to make customer centricity a part of their DNA according to Cisco CEO John Chambers.
Achieving such a goal requires a deep commitment that goes beyond adopting the technology, restructuring processes and designating chief customer care officers. It demands redefining core values to ensure that every process, every discussion and every decision in the organisation ultimately benefits the customer. The key to survival today is in continuously giving value to customers.
It’s a big task with an even bigger payoff. Experts predict that only consumer-centric retail organisations will enjoy strong valuations in the market as well as the hearts and minds of the customers.
The Retail Leadership Summit has been formulated to educate and inform entrepreneurs about customer acquisition and retention.
- Date: February 20-21, 2018
- Who Should Attend: Visionaries, thought leaders, heads of state, policy makers, academicians, corporate heads
- Speakers: Hari Menon, co-founder and CEO of BigBasket.com; Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO of Retailers Association of India (RAI) & Abhishek Ganguly, MD of Puma
- Venue: Renaissance Hotel, Mumbai
Wommenovator 100 Faces – COWE
Launched by Wommenovator, 100 Women faces’18 is aimed at promoting the excellent work by women in the country. In its mission to forge positive visibility for Women.
The panel of judges includes eminent names such as Babul Supriyo – Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise, Avijit Dutt, Naina Lal Kidwai, Suresh Raina, Paresh Rawal, and more. Also, the Chief Guest of the event will be Smriti Irani, Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
So, all women entrepreneurs of India, this might be a calling for you to showcase your hard work and innovations. In case you are an admirer of women talent, the event is a ‘must to join” for you!
- Date: February 26, 2018
- Who Should Attend: Women Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Students, Innovators, Influencers
- Venue: New Delhi
That’s all for this week. Do share your experience if you happen to drop at any of the above events in the comments section below.
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