SiMER privileged its 2nd year students by giving an opportunity to meet Icons like Pramod Bhasin, Shekhar Kapur and banking diva Chanda Kochhar and many others.SiMER PGDM 2 students attended The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)Summit 2010 from 21st -23rd Dec at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi
SiMERites got benefited to learn about entrepreneurial opportunities in education and training, clean technology, internet, retail, telecom and social sector. The summit was packed with ground breaking presentations, interactive breakout sessions, live demonstrations etc. The event fostered networking opportunities to all entrepreneurs across sectors and TiE Young Entrepreneurs as well.
SiMERites said they have gained Guidance ,Mentoring ,practical education, inspiration, role models, and networking opportunities by attending TiE Entrepreneurial Summit (TES) which is ASIA’S LARGEST SUMMIT FOR ENTREPRENEURS.Students said From December 21st-23rd the growing tribe of entrepreneurs discussed their arduous journey of building world class businesses, at the TiE Entrepreneurial Summit.
The 3-day event hosted interactive sessions beginning with Amartya Sen & Barkha Dutt for the Opening Keynote Session, it was an electrifying start to the Summit followed by session on making India a nation of innovators with noted film maker Shekhar Kapur, eminent scientist Dr RA Mashelkar and UK high commissioner Sir Richard Stagg around the table.
Sharing the relevance of the summit to the millions struggling to make a living, “Upcoming entrepreneurs like S Venkatesh of Goli Vada Pav, Mansukhbhai Prajapati, inventor of earthen refrigerator Mittikool; Sumita Ghose, who founded Rangsutra to provide employment to artisans, have shared their journey that touches the bottom of the pyramid.”
In the "Ideas that Impact" session, Mansukhbhai Prajapati, Indian Inventor, Mitticool shared his experiences. Prajapti a school drop-out, invented a refrigerator that does not use electricity, wants to make more low-cost and eco-friendly products for the masses.
SiMERites also got to attend the hour long GURUKUL session , the iconic entrepreneur Pramod Bhasin (Genpact,CEO & Founder) answered questions on a variety of concerns and anxieties of pupil.
India’s Olympic Quest
A series of sessions for the youth. They range from India’s Olympic Quest session with India’s gold winners like Gagan Narang, Geet Sethi and Viren Rasquniha to a session on aspiring young achievers session with golden boys and girls from the world of sports: Deepa Kumari (archery), Ashish Kumar (gymnastics) and Prashant Karmakar (Para Olympic swimmer) on overcoming the odds
“Nurturing a self sustaining financial ecosystem around these successful entrepreneurs was a gaggle of venture capitalists like Sequoia Capital, SAIF Partners, Helion, Indo US Ventures, Cannan, RVCF, Lightspeed, Seedfund and blue blooded bankers such as ICICI and state-funded institutions like SIDBI.
Deep Kalra, MD of Makemytrip.com, an online travel agency which listed on the NASDAQ earlier this year to raise $80million, says nothing comes easy.
A special session on "Fortune at the bottom of the pyramid" had speakers like Abhishek Sinha, CEO, EKO, Sumita Ghose, Founder & MD, Rangsutra and Sadeesh Raghavan, Acumen Fund. Rangsutra, a garment, accessories and home furnishings company creates employment and business opportunities for desert artisans in Rajasthan's Churu, Bikaner and Jaisalmer districts. About 1,070 artisans, own 27% of the company.
Other key sessions included dedicated focus on Social entrepreneurship, Finance for SMEs and the Indian Online Psyche.
Chairing the session on Creating Value on the last day of the TiE entrepreneurial Summit, MD and CEO of Hero Corporate Services Mr Sunil Munjal said that all of us create value everyday of our lives in the various roles we play. While earlier, profit was made out to be the sole motive of the enterprise, things are now more focused on delivering on the triple bottom line of Profit, People and Planet. He urged the audience to reflect and find out the value in what they did. "There are over 250 million people in this country who do not get two square meals a day, and the only way we can solve such problems is by increasing value creation."
SiMER’s motive was to foster entrepreneurship among the students through mentoring, networking, and education. Which can be achieved by focusing on nurturing SIMERites.
