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Jun
5
Sun
2016
NAN Pitch, Erode @ Erode
Jun 5 all-day
NAN Pitch, Erode @ Erode

First NAN Pitch at Erode – the first tier III city to get a Angel Network. It was attended by 28 Angel Investors from Erode. Four startups in decent customer traction presented their business plans. The session was Moderated by Mr.Nagaraja Prakasam, Chairman of NAN. We also organised live streaming for the benefit of our members in Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy. Thanks to Tex Valley for all the support.

 

Jun
11
Sat
2016
Crafting India’s Sustainable Growth Model – How Not To Copy China or the West @ IIMB, Bangalore
Jun 11 all-day

IIMB SustainCrafting India’s Sustainable Growth Model – How Not To Copy China or the West

11 June – Saturday – Bangalore 09.30 AM – 2 PM Venue – Management Development Centre IIM Bangalore – Free Entry

Why The Conclave


India urgently needs an indigenous sustainability model which can be in harmony with its economy, society and culture. Such an all-round or holistic growth model could help India evolve as a vibrant nation, if not a super power.

There’s broad consensus that India CANNOT afford to follow the Western model of inequitable growth or the Chinese ‘grow now, pay later’ model. But there’s not enough dialogue, debate or conversation about what India should do instead.

No one has a problem with rapid growth with equity. Do we know how to achieve this balance? Do we have an idea what will happen to India’s eco-system if we if we grow between 8 and 10% and abolish poverty by 2030?

The governments – central and states – seem eager and serious about supporting clean energy and clean India. India’s commitment at the recent Paris Summit is laudable. How can we build on this momentum?

The effort should start NOW. Procrastination could result in India adopting a nasty cocktail of Chinese and the Western ways by default. The price India could pay could be very heavy.

Throughout our history, we have learnt from others while preserving our roots to forge forward. Can we do this again now?

The conclave will address the following questions:

  • What are the models of all-round growth that India could pursue?
  • How could India test and validate a few of these models by 2025?
  • What are the key barriers to overcome in enabling a shared vision or focus?
  • How can India’s culture and heritage be leveraged through such models?

Speakers & Program Schedule


9.30 to 10.00Registration & Networking Tea
10.00 to 10.10 Inaugural/Welcome
Manoj Chakravarti (COO-IIMB-CCGC) &
Benedict Parmanand
(Editor and Publisher – SustainabilityNext)
10.10 to 10.30 How Ancient Indian Wisdom Applied to Modern Business can Shape India’s Sustainable Future
Prof. Ram Nidumolu,Sustainability Expert & CEO Innovastrat.com
10.30 to 11.00Lessons Learnt From Akshaya Patra – How NGOs Can Contribute to India’s Sustainability Model
Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman, Akshaya Patra
11.00 to 11.45 The Three Waves of Indian Environmentalism
Dr. Ramachandra Guha, Eminent Environmental Historian
11.45 to 12.00 Tea Break
12.00 to 1.30 Panel Discussion & Open House
Prof. P D Jose
Associate Professor of Corporate Strategy & Policy, IIM Bangalore
Panel Host
Nagaraja Prakasam
Impact/Angel Investor
Impact Capital and Sustainable Model
Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan
Organizational Behaviour and HRM, IIM Bangalore
Enabling People/Talent to Support the Model
Patrik Antoni
Country Head, Sustainability, IKEA
IKEA’s View of India Model
Santosh Jayaraman
Partner, Sustainability, KPMG
India model from a consultant’s lens
Madanmohan Rao
Research Director, YourStory.com
Role of Knowledge Management/Technology
1.30 to 1.45 So, What’s the Model – Participative Model Building
Host Prof. Ram Nidumolu

Who should attend


Business leaders, entrepreneurs, executives and students interested in understanding the future dynamics and challenges that India is going to face and how they can contribute to it.

All sustainability, CSR professionals and those working in the space of ecology to learn about how they can enhance their impact.

Faculty of business schools and engineering colleges – enhance their appreciation of the complexities of India’s future so that they can groom their students accordingly

Mar
23
Thu
2017
6000 students – Mindkraft, Karunya University, Coimbatore
Mar 23 all-day

It was great addressing 6000 students at Karunya University, inaguration Mindkraft 2017. Great to see them attentive for an hour on frugal innovation for smart India and how not to ignore the billion in the process.

#KarunyaUniversity management fest themed frugal innovation for smart #India will make the Prime Minister’s vision a reality

The three Day National Level Techno-Management Fest “Mindkraft 2K17” based on the theme “Frugal Innovation for Smart India” to be held from 23rd-25th March, 2017 was formally inaugurated by Professor Nagaraja Prakasam, Founder Chairman of Native Angel Network, Bangalore on 23rd March 2017 at University premises. He has invested in 20 start-ups and believes in the mantra and according to him”Start-ups should be the focus of India’s strength”. He also narrated the success stories of people of India who had obtained patent for their small innovative ideas and later they were commercialized because of its social importance. The chief guest motivated the students to think simple ideas and translate in to useful innovative products that would benefit the society at large. He also added that in order to sustain in this competitive world students should think of becoming an entrepreneur than looking for employment.

Mindkraft 17, Karunya University, Coimbatore
Mindkraft 17, Karunya University, Coimbatore

Dr.S.Sundar Manoharan, Vice Chancellor of the university welcomed the gathering and in his speech he stated that the spirit of students in making techno-products is increasing year after year. The Registrar Dr.C.Joseph Kennady introduced about the chief guest by briefing the achievements and accomplishments. Dr.Jibu Thomas faculty coordinator of Mindkraft 17 read the report on Techno Management fest- Mindkraft 17 to the august gatherings.

This is a Techno Management fest attracted 1300 participants from other colleges across India and similarly the event witnessed 500 internal participants too. The highlight of first day was the project exhibition in which more than 70 innovative products were displayed by the student participants. To name a few, air engine bike, smart shower, electricity generating doors, traffic signal priority system, smart parking facilities, sun-friendly umbrella, herbal biscuits, biofertilizers, waste water treatment plant systems, lichen power for removal of biofilm formations in catheter tube, instant coconut milk power, thermotorch and so.

During this exhibition, students had an opportunity to show case not only their talents at the same time they were able read others creative work. This paved a way to kindle their young minds by giving deeper understanding of the subject and also obtained insight into various fields of engineering, science and management. In addition to the research paper presentation (both oral and poster), the other events that are conducted are Futsal street, Aquarush, RC-Car, Auto-expo, Battle Programmer, Food Trivia, Robomaze, Bob the Builder, short film and photography competition.