New Delhi: IIT Madras Entrepreneurship Cell is all set to Conduct its seventh iteration of the annual ‘Entrepreneurship Summit’, that will feature over 800 start-ups.
IIT Madras e-summit 2022 will be hosted online between March 3 and 6, 2022, to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. A total of 715 colleges have participated in the e-summit 2022, which will cater to over 800 startups in various sectors.
With the support from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, Alumni and private sector organizations, the E-summit 2022 is being conducted online to provide an opportunity to many students and entrepreneurs to interact with each other effectively through a remote mode.
Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce and Industry, will deliver the keynote address to the audience and participants. Speaking about the IIT Madras E-summit 2022, V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said that over the last decade and half, the institute has been concentrating on entrepreneurship.
The institute officials have been orienting themselves towards translational research to reach the society at large. The e-summit is an integral event that the institute conducts specifically to provide a direction for existing and aspiring entrepreneurs and those in the early stages of establishing a company.
Congratulating the E-cell team for putting together the program within a stipulated time, Kamakoti said that as a part of e-summit 2022, four conclaves will be conducted which will address people in different stages of entrepreneurship.
Around 400 start-ups are taking part in the ‘Innovators Conclave’ with another 400 start-ups taking part in the ‘Start-up Conclave.’ The youth conclave has recorded nearly 1,500 registrations.
Further, the sustainability conclave has received over 700 ecological and entrepreneurial solutions for sustainability challenges. IIT Madras E-summit 2022 will also bring forth the fifth edition of the pan-India fund-raising competition, ‘Elevate’, featuring 477 startups of various domains.
Elevate brings together eminent startups and world-class mentors from across the nation in a series of sponsor sessions, elevator pitches, live pitches and investor pitching rounds.
About IIT Madras Entrepreneurship Cell
Entrepreneurship Cell also known as E-cell is a student driven activity towards sharing entrepreneurial knowledge and promoting networking among aspiring entrepreneurs. E-Summit is one of the flagship events by the E-Cell team.
Interested candidates can go through further details about E-Summit 2022 from the website link: https://esummitiitm.org/.
Recently, the institute launched an International Interdisciplinary Master’s Program. Interested candidates can go through the details and apply for the program through the official website @ge.iitm.ac.in till March 31, 2022.
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