PM to interact with Startups and address ‘Prarambh: Startup India International Summit’ today
On Day One, “Prarambh
-Startup India International Summit” attracted world’s best strategic
minds for accelerating international collaborations
With
participation from over 25 countries and more than 200 global marquee
speakers, the Summit is the largest startup confluence organised by the
Government of India since the launch of the Startup India initiative in
2016
With
a focus to reimagine the importance of convergence and collaboration
between countries to further their startup ecosystems, Day 1 of Prarambh: Startup India International Summityesterday
brought some of the leading minds from around the world on one
platform. They deliberated on issues and topics ranging from
technologies, innovation, robust policies and initiative. It enabled
government and international organizations to share their views to
ignite the minds of young innovators and entrepreneurs. The
2-day event is being organizing by Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade, M/o Commerce & Industry. Prime Minister Shri
NarendraModi will interact with startups and address the Summit today at
5 p.m. via Video Conferencing.
The
two-day summit was yesterday inaugurated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister
of Commerce and Industry where he addressed a gathering of innovators,
entrepreneurs, investors, regulators, industry leaders, and academic
luminaries from India and across the world including BIMSTEC countries and also launched the Virtual Startup Showcase.
Day
1 of the Summit saw over 1,20,000 registrations and was devoted to host
dignitaries and stakeholders from BIMSTEC member States. The Summit
witnessed participation of renowned stakeholders from startup
communities of BIMSTEC member states who engaged in multilateral
discussions and showcased the best of their innovations. The day also
saw non-stop pitching by 54 enterprising startups with 75 investors.
A
marathon of sessions focussed on various aspects of global best
practices and nurturing stronger startup ecosystems, bringing together
experts/ startup founders from BIMSTEC Member countries to share their
experiences and guide young minds on how to convert Ideas to Proof of
Concept,building robust go-to-market strategiesand leveraging Social
Innovation. Key stakeholders of the ecosystem also discussed strategies
on building successful Incubation Programs and enabling more avenues for
Procurement &Market Access for Startups.
A
closed door roundtable was also hosted with emphasis on
internationalization for startups and mobilizing global capital for
Indian Startups while promoting ease of doing business for global
venture funds.The roundtable was attended by major Indian regulators, policy makers, Ministries and Global VC Funds.
Day
1 was graced by leading industry leaders, from the wider innovation and
entrepreneurship ecosystems from across the world including Mr. Kris
Gopalakrishnan (Chairman and Founder, Axilor Ventures),
Ms.ShobanaKamineni (Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals
Enterprise), Mr. Deep Kalra (Founder and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip), Mr.
Manoj Kohli (Country Head – Softbank India), Mr.KunalBahl (CEO &
Co-Founder, Snapdeal) and many more.
There
was a special session “Star Talks” with Ms.SheerenBhan, Managing
Editor, CNBC TV-18 in exclusive conversations with Mr. John Chambers,
Former Chairman & CEO, Cisco and Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman,
Hero Enterprise. The session also included a special chat with Ms.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, leading actress.
Prarambh:
Startup India International Summit marks the fifth anniversary of the
Startup India initiative launched by the Prime Minister Shri
NarendraModi on January 16, 2016. The Summit is built on the foundation
set through the 19-point action plan of the Startup India initiative in
2016.
The
event is supported by Industry bodies Invest India, FICCI, Indian Angel
Network, IVCA, TiE Delhi NCR, CII, NASSCOM, SIDBI, TiE Globaland
International Finance Corporation.
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