Schedule

JUNE 28th 2008
5.00 - 6.00 PM
Informal Networking & High-Tea at CIIE
6.00 - 8.00 PM
Cricket Match
8.00 - 9.00 PM
Dinner at Mess
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?
12.00 midnight
Entrepreneurship pledge anthem & performance by Gaurav Dagaonkar
   
JUNE 29th 2008
9.30 - 10.30 AM  
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
10.30 - 11.00 AM
Tea/Coffee Break
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)
 
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?
1.00 - 2.00 PM
Lunch
2.00 - 3.00 PM
Fostering Innovation Based Entrepreneurship in India - What can incubators, VCs & corporates together do?
 
Anchor: TCS
 
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)*
3.00 - 4.00 PM
Building an Entrepreneurial Eco-system for IIMA Entrepreneurs
 
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)
4.00 - 4.45 PM
Concluding Session
 
Discussion & announcements (if any) about
 
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
4.45 PM onwards
Tea/Coffee

On 28 & 29 June’08 a parallel process of meetings between IIMA entrepreneurs & potential investors would be facilitated.

 
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Deepika Narang