E-Cell IIT Guwahati successfully conducts Annual Entrepreneurial Summit UDGAM' 23 from January 19-22

E-Cell IIT Guwahati successfully conducts Annual Entrepreneurial Summit UDGAM' 23 from January 19-22

 

E-Cell IIT Guwahati conducted its 15th Annual Entrepreneurship Summit:  UDGAM 2023: Vortex of Ventures, presented by Tata Projects, co-sponsored by IDFC First Bank, Havells and Zaloni, from the 19th to the 22nd of January 2023.

The summit was organized as a part of the continued efforts to develop the spirit of entrepreneurship among the youth of North-East India. 

Under UDGAM, IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation, E-Cell, IIT Guwahati Research Park and IIT Guwahati Technology Incubation Centre conducted the inaugural North East Startup Expo to provide an opportunity for about 50 startups in the region to showcase their products or services, receive customer feedback, and connect with investors. 

North East Entrepreneurial Drive (NEED), an initiative to help North East colleges build Entrepreneurship Cells, saw multiple regional colleges present their work and strategy. Finalists had a chance to interact with Mr Kalyan Chakravarthy, Principle Secretary of Entrepreneurship and Skill Development, Government of Assam. The teams had a healthy discussion on the current state of the startup ecosystem in North East India.

The finals of Disrupt, North East's largest pitching battle, was conducted in a hybrid mode this year, with investment opportunities, mentorship, incubation, and business tools awarded to the winners. A school-level pitching competition called Sparkle was also organized to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship among the students.

Product Management Expedition (PMx), now India's largest product case study competition, attracted a record-breaking 3.2k students from top engineering and management colleges across India. 

UDGAM'23 had a series of insightful sessions led by the legendary Narayan Murthy, Co-Founder of Infosys; Ashneer Grover, former MD and Co-Founder of Bharat Pe; Ankush Singla, Founder of Coding Ninjas; Krishnan V, Co-Founder of JustDial, and Rishabh Shekhar, Co-Founder of Pepper Content.