IIM Bangalore-NSRCEL to host entrepreneurship conference from May 5

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore will host the entrepreneurship conference 2023 SummitUp conference on May 5 and 6. The SummitUp conference is the flagship annual event of Nadathur Sarangapani Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL), an entrepreneurship incubation centre at IIM Bangalore.

According to the official statement, the conference will include discussions, presentations and other activities on topics including, ‘addressing global priorities through cross-border collaboration’, ‘woman innovators - what sets them apart’, ‘caveat entrepreneur - navigating the next 12 months’, ‘fund-raising in the current economic climate’, and ‘lessons from being a lifelong entrepreneur’.

These are based on the key themes of SummitUp conference this year, which are entrepreneurship environment, gender lens, creating change at scale, and incubation ecosystem.

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Further, the official notification states that following speakers will be joining SummitUp: Mukesh Bansal (co-founder of Myntra and CEO of Cult.fit), K Ganesh (founder of GrowthStory and promoter of BigBasket, Portea, HomeLane), Sharad Sharma (co-founder of iSPIRT foundation), Abhimanyu Saxena (co-founder of InterviewBit and Scaler), Rashmi Bansal (author and visiting professor at Ashoka University), Mekin Maheshwari (co-founder of Global Alliance for Media Entrepreneurship), and Ankit Agarwal (founder of Phool.co) amongst others.

Commenting on SummitUp, Anand Sri Ganesh, COO at NSRCEL said: “We at NSRCEL are committed to supporting our entrepreneurs in their journey towards growth and success. We provide a nurturing environment where tenacity can flourish, be guided and empowered to create significant economic and societal impact.”