Schedule
| JUNE 28th 2008 |
| 5.00 - 6.00 PM |
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- Informal Networking & High-Tea at CIIE
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| 6.00 - 8.00 PM |
- Cricket Match
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| 8.00 - 9.00 PM |
- Dinner at Mess
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| 9.00 - 12.00 AM |
- Informal Discussion on Entrepreneurship
- Anchors: Sanjeev Bikhchandani (Founder, Naukri)
- Prof Sunil Handa Participants: IIMA Alumni (entrepreneurs & others, current batch)
- Topic: No holds bar discussion around three key questions:
- Why should I become an entrepreneur?
- When should I become an entrepreneur?
- How do I know that I am an entrepreneur material?
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| 12.00 midnight |
- Entrepreneurship pledge anthem & performance by Gaurav Dagaonkar
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| JUNE 29th 2008 |
| 9.30 - 10.30 AM |
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- Inaugural Session (RJMCEI Auditorium)
- Presentation on CIIE by Prof Basant - 20 minutes
- Director’s Address - 10 minutes
- IIMA Alumni Perspective by Prof Sunil Handa - 5 minutes
- Address by Wadhwani Foundation - 5 minutes
- Presentation on Book on IIMA Entrepreneurs by Rashmi Bansal & Launch of the Book
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| 10.30 - 11.00 AM |
- Tea/Coffee Break
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| 11.00 - 1.00 PM |
- The Entrepreneurial Life Cycle
- Anchors: Sanjeev Bikhchandani (Founder, Naukri)
- Rashesh Shah (Founder, Edelweiss Capital)
- Panelists: Deep Kalra (Founder, Makemytrip)
- Raghavendra Rao (Founder, Orchid Pharma)
- Sandeep Singhal (MD, Sequoia Capital)
- Rahul Bhasin (MD, Baring Private Equity)*
- Shantanu Prakash (Founder, Educomp)
- Vijay Mahajan (Founder, Basix)
- Shankar Maruwada (Founder, Marketics)
- Nishith Arora (Founder, IntType)
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- Topics:
- Initial decision - What is required to take the plunge into entrepreneurship?
- Identifying opportunity - How do I go about identifying a business opportunity?
- Early struggle - What should I be prepared for during the early days of struggle?
- Fund raising - How do I raise funds?
- What type of funding/ funders is/ are desirable?
- Scaling up - What does scaling up entail?
- Exit - What issues crop up at the time of IPO/ acquisition?
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| 1.00 - 2.00 PM |
- Lunch
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| 2.00 - 3.00 PM |
- Fostering Innovation Based Entrepreneurship in India - What can incubators, VCs & corporates together do?
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- Anchor: TCS
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- Panelists: Prof Anil Gupta (Professor, IIM Ahmedabad)
- Nirmal Jain (Founder, IndiaInfoline)
S.B. Dangayach (MD, Sintex Industries)
Srini Vudayagiri (MD, Lightspeed Venture Partner)
Vinayak Chatterjee (Founder, Feedback Ventures)*
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| 3.00
- 4.00 PM |
- Building an Entrepreneurial Eco-system for IIMA Entrepreneurs
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- Panelists: Mahesh Murthy (VC, Seedfund)*
- Prof Rakesh Basant (Professor, IIM Ahmedabad)
R.Subramaniam (Founder, Subhiksha)*
Narendra Murkumbi (Founder, Renuka Sugars)
Ashank Desai (Founder, Mastek)
Madan Mohanka (Founder, Tega Industries)
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| 4.00 - 4.45 PM |
- Concluding Session
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- Discussion & announcements (if any) about
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- Creating a mentor network across major cities in the country
- Creating an angel network for IIMA entrepreneurs
- Research & other support
Suggestions on best ways to document and diffuse the insights of other IIMA
- Alumni associated with entrepreneurship
Planning for next year’s event
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| 4.45 PM onwards |
- Tea/Coffee
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On 28 & 29 June’08 a parallel process of meetings between IIMA entrepreneurs & potential investors would be facilitated.
