E-Summit 09 - IIT Kharagpur

Just came across an awesome coverage of the ongoing E-Summit at IIT KGP by Shrey here.

I am really happy to see the E-Cell ( that me and some of my friends help found while at KGP ) is doing an awesome job of what we set to do then. The E-Summit is a wonderful array of events connecting the budding entrepreneurs there at KGP with the seasoned ones and allowing for a platform for a healthy discussion on issues related to starting up. The cell has also done some great work in helping people find funding and the right mentors inside the campus ( not to mention the deferred placement program - that has really helped some of the students take the plunge in starting something of their own ). Kudos to all the E-Cell members for their efforts and hope that we get to see more action in the years to come.

I really wished to be there for the summit but it was really not possible for me to travel to KGP so soon(i had been to KGP in the first week of December itself). Arindam, a researcher with the Minekey Labs at KGP, would be sharing his experiences working with Minekey there at the E-summit today. Shall update the post on his talk there later on.

I shall write more about the E-Cell some other time. Maybe i can get someone from the cell write a guest post here or something.

Some info on the summit from the summit website

Entrepreneurship Summit, a two-day event organised by Entrepreneurship Cell IIT Kharagpur, is one of the biggest platforms in India for academicians, new-age entrepreneurs, eminent business personalities, venture capitalists, and students alike, to gather and share their entrepreneurial endeavours and experiences, and to pledge to take Entrepreneurship in India to greater scales.



After the immense success of Summit ‘07, which witnessed active participation from places strewn far and wide across the nation, Summit ‘09 promises to scale new heights and conquer unexplored horizons. Entrepreneurship Summit ’09, the third edition of the Summit, is scheduled for 10th and 11th January, 2009. It aims at promoting entrepreneurial awareness among the students, and will witness varieties of guest lectures by distinguished speakers, panel discussions, focused workshops and a host of events such as Case Study analysis, Business Ideas competition, etc. This year’s summit is part of the Entrepreneurship Week that is being celebrated in IIT Kharagpur, starting from the 2nd of January.

The week kick starts with a guest lecture by 3Com and Finisar Director, Dominique Trempont, accompanied by spouse Sramana Mitra, who is also a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, has founded 3 companies, and is a strategy consultant for over 70 companies including SAP, Cadence etc.

The summit also includes a Venture Funding Conference, which will showcase the launch of Global Ventures Lab. It is a collaborative effort of IIT Kharagpur, University of California, Berkley(UCB), USA and University of Jyvaskyla, Finland to promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation.