Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur - Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur – Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2021

Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur proudly presents to you Global Entrepreneurship Summit(GES) 2021.

GES, ECell IIT Kharagpur’s annual mega flagship event, is the biggest Inter-Collegiate Corporate Summit in India.

A confluence of Academicians, Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, New Age Entrepreneurs, Industry Experts, and Students, GES is Entrepreneurship Cell IIT Kharagpur’s unique platform where people share their entrepreneurial endeavors and experiences, and pledge to take entrepreneurship to greater scales.

In the 15th edition of GES, ECell rejuvenates the resilience of entrepreneurs who have endured and braved their way out of tough situations. Starting on the 25th of February, GES 2021 is a 4-day online conglomeration of Keynote Sessions, Fireside Chats, Workshops, Competitions, Networking Sessions & Intern Fair. Starting with the Keynote Session by Dr. V.K. Saraswat (Padma Bhushan, Member of Niti Aayog, Former Director General, DRDO), and Mr. Kiran Mani (Managing Director, Google), GES 2021 consists of insightful keynote sessions by Hon’ble Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles, Smt. Smriti Irani, Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian (Chief Economic Advisor to Govt. of India), Shiv Khera (Renowned Author and motivational speaker), Kevin Goldsmith (CTO, Anaconda), Larry Kim (CEO, MobileMonkey) Workshops by Pawan Kr. Rai (founder, Finshots), Shravan Tickoo (Lead Product Manager, Byju’s), Tarry Singh (CoFounder, CEO & AI Researcher at deepkapha.ai), and Rajesh Chakraborty (Academic Director at MAGES Emerging Tech) on domains like Finance, Marketing, Product Development, Data Science and Analytics are being organized too. GES also consists of numerous Competitions, Hackathons & Quizzes that will give participants a knack for solving real-life problems.

Join us at GES 2021 to win exciting prizes, interact with leaders of the Startup Ecosystem and build an enterprising, self-reliant India.

The previous editions of the summit witnessed startup enthusiasts from all over the nation and were graced by the eminent presence of Mr. Sundar Pichai (CEO, Google, and Alphabet), Mr. Sam Pitroda (Pioneer of Indian Telecom Revolution), Mr. Ritesh Aggarwal (Founder, OYO), Mr. Rahul Jaimini (Cofounder, Swiggy), Mr. Amod Malviya (Co-Founder, Udaan), Mr. Navin Gurnaney (CEO, Starbucks India) and many more.

As explained by Alok Kumar and Satvik Bansal, Event heads at E-Cell, IIT Kharagpur, “The year 2020 has proved to be a time of fundamental transition for the startup ecosystems across the world. But, 2021 will be a year for rejuvenating resilience and embracing the new normal. GES 2021 – �� is an attempt to help young entrepreneurs overcome the fear of failure and embrace risk in these unprecedented times.”

A sea of opportunities lies ahead for you, so join us to rejuvenate resilience, and leave with a stronger ability to overcome adversity.

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