16 Interesting facets of Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016 and 16 Ways to make

The Government of Gujarat is gearing up for it's premier dedicated event for Startups , the first edition of Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016 as pre-event to main Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017 t be held on 21st/22nd October. This time it is being organized in association with different partners who are playing key role in organizing the summit. Along with other organizations, eChai is also one of the key partner for the Summit :-)

The INDEXTb and GIDC are the promoters for the summit and are representing the Government of Gujarat. The FICCI & EDI are the Principal Partners and Canada is the Partner Country for the Summit. The icreate, CIIE, GVFL, GTU, NIF, IIT Gandhinagar, Innovify, PAN IIT Alumni Association and FundTonic are the Institutional Partners.

Uber is the Mobility Partner. Brand Capital is the Scaleup Partner. IAMAI is the Exhibition Partner.

The eChai, GIS, VentureStudio, Let's Venture, Saurashtra University, IIC PDPU, HeadStart Foundation, L J Knowledge Foundation, GESIA, TiE Ahmedabad, NSE, Villgrow, iStart, Gujpreneurs and NDBI are the supporting organizations.

Also Amway, BusinessWorld, Chatur Ideas, Mash Project, India Entrepreneurs Club( IEC), Chaaipani, OneWay.cab, Te.Cha and Aava Natural Mineral Water are also supporting the Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016. And Wagh Bakri Tea Group is the refreshment partner.

There has been lot of buzz about the Summit on what will happen and how are things planned for the program. I'll try to highlight some of the key elements of the Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016.

Short Answer:

Inaugural & Inspirational Sessions: Cheif Minsiter of Gujarat, CEO, NITI Aayog, Secretary, DIPP and prominent Global Entrepreneurial Leaders will be inaugurating the Summit.
Coffee Table Book: Top 50 selected startups from Gujarat will be featured in the Coffee Table Book which will be released by the CM of Gujarat.
Startup Exhibition - One of the largest Startup Exhibition is managed by Internet and Mobile Association of India ( IAMAI) as part of the Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016. More than 200+ Startup exhibitors will be visited by more than 5000 delegates.
Startup Grand Challenge : In total Rs 40 Lakhs prize money will be given to the winners of Vibrant Gujarat Startup Grand Challenge. The themes of this year were - Food & Water. Winners will be chosen for two categories - Idea Stage & Prototype Stage.
Startup Pitches : There are various parallel startup pitches sessions being organized with prominent angle networks, accelerators and incubators participating in the summit. The Reverse pitch session is also happening at the Summit. The Brand Capital will be selective 25 startups which will be given Rs. 1 Cr worth of funding in the form of of Advertising Currency by Time of India Group. UberExchange will also select top 2 startups which will get a chance compete for the opportunity of Global UBERExchange program to be held in San Francisco. Indian Angel Network, Spinta Accelerator and Indian Angel Network are also hosting the startup pitches.
Policy Announcements by Government of Gujarat : The Government of Gujarat will be launching the vision document for the Startup Mission, where they are expected to announce various major policy initiatives. More than 200+ startups from the Summit are expected to be supported under the recently launched Startup Policy.
#VGStartup - eChai Demo Day: Top 12 Startups will get a chance to showccase their ventures in front of the large entrepreneurial community. #OpenPitch track will also give additional 20 Startups an opportunity to pith their ventures in 1 minute.
15 Key Sessions - curated by the key partners of the Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016.

1. Emerging Technology Trends and Entrepreneurial Opportunities- Big Data & Analytics
2. Why marry an entrepreneur?- The unsung role in a Start-up!
3. Startup Incubation and Acceleration Best Practices
4. Role of Industry in Startup Ecosystem
5. Igniting Startups to Accelerate Entrepreneurship
6. Kaise Banega Karorpati? (How to become a billionaire?) – Empathetic Ecosystem for Grassroots Innovations
7. Demystifying Startup Financing - From Ideation to Scale
8. Ecosystem & Govt. Policies (Schemes, Financing, Taxation, Ease of Compliance & Exit)
9. Start-up Failures (R+4P) Research + Product + People + Paisa (Finance) + Policy
10. Scaling up Successfully
11. Incubators & Academic Institutions
12.Emerging Technology Trends and Entrepreneurial Opportunities- IoT and Infrastructure
13. Starting up right
14. Motivating Gujarat (Nodal Institution, University and Trainers)
15. Opportunities in IP
3 Major Workshops - will provide a unique platform for a lot of entrepreneurs, startups, startup enthusiasts and students to learn through these workshops.

1. Which Problems Are Worth Solving - A Workshop Using Tools Of Design Thinking
2. Intellectual Property is the secret of success for Start Ups
3. Funding Avenues through Capital Markets for SMEs
Community Engagement Platform at VGStartup.com - powered by HUBILO : Through VGStartup.com online platform and mobile apps you can discover and connect with other delegates and speakers coming to the event, sharing similar interests, Industry or an organization and stay connected with them before, during and after the event.
Real World Networking at Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016 : Apart from the sessions and exhibitions, one of the major aspect of any event is the peer-to-peer networking that you can have with delegates, speakers, exhibitors and organizers.
Innovation Corners & Makerspace: The top 100 selected Innovations from students and participants will be showcased at Innovation Corners installed across the venue at the Summit.
Startup Standup Comedy Session : A well known Standup Comedian Papa CJ will be performing live. This one should be pretty entertaining.
Social Media Conversations at #VGStartup - Use #VGStartup hashtag to share your experiences at the Summit and discover what others are talking about the summit. We'll be contextually curating the live conversations at http://eChai.in/VGStartup
Gathering of key startup ecosystem players : Between all the sessions and delegations, this will be an amazing gathering of the major startup ecosystem players from all across India - Policy Makers, Industry Associations, VG Firms, Angel Networks, Iconic Entrepreneurial Leaders and promising startups. Make the most of this opportunity to engage with them.
Award Ceremony : Startup Grand Challenge winners, Winners of UberExchange & Brand Capital, Startups from Coffee Table Book will be awarded at the Awards Ceremony. This will be the segment to watch out for.

Checkout the 16 Things you can do at Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016 to make it very useful for you and the community.

Identify your objective to participate at #VGStartup. Different sessions serve different purpose for different people. What's your objective? - Looking For Investors? Looking for customers and/or users? Looking for Strategic Partners? Looking for Mentors? Looking for inspiration? Looking for Knowledge? Go thru the details about the Summit. Set your goal. Plan your time. Execute the plan :-)
Take a Selfie at #VGStartup Wall. Contribute at #CoRise Wall.
Live tweet your experience at #VGStartup. Let people know about the #VGStartup thru your lens! We'll be contextually curating the conversations from social media about #VStartup at http://eChai.in/VGStartup
Visit the Vibrant Gujarat Startup Exhibition to interact with exhibiting startups. Explore the Innovation Corners. Participate in the sessions.
Become the early adopter of the presenting startups
Host small interesting gatherings at open spaces. Mahatma Mandir is the apt venue for this. Have an eChai during the Wagh Bakri Tea Breaks :-)
Bring yellow smiley balls with your venture name written on it. This will be good marketing tool :-)
Ask questions during sessions. Very few people do that. Seize the opportunity and be that proactive person.
Be a connector. Connect the relevant people with each other. Be a #CoRiser!
Use VGStartup.com platform & Mobile Apps to fix your meetings with other delegates and speakers. The Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit is digitally very well integrated into main event. Be smart and use the VG Startup App to get silent nearby notifications of sessions and exhibitors. This will make your event exploration much more intuitive and fun.
Carpool while coming to the venue at the Summit. Also you can Ride with Uber as well.
Contribute for the best out of waste initiative, where we are making an interesting art structure with the waste being generated at VGStartup. Also contribute in terms of ideas and the collections of the waste and not by creating the waste :-)
Explore Mahatma Mandir and Dandi Kutir
Share your feedback/recommendations to the organizers to improve upon for the next time.
Bring your friends. Make new friends. Expand your network by giving value.
Join the #VGStartup - eChai Demo Day to celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship :-)

Long Answer:

1. Inaugural & Inspirational Sessions:

Inaugural Session:

The Hon'ble CM Of Gujarat and key officials and dignitaries will be inaugurating the Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016.
Vijay Rupani, CM of Gujarat, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, DIPP, Pankaj Patel, Chairman, Zydus Cadila, Victoria Lennox, CEO, Startup Canada will be joining in for the inaugural session.

Inspirational Session: Igniting - Initiating - Innovating

Speakers: Amit Jain, President, Uber India & Vishal Mehta, Founder, Infibeam.com
The opening session of Day 1 of Vibrant Gujarat Global Startup Summit addressing an audience of aspiring entrepreneurs.
Leading entrepreneurs from different sectors and industries will be invited to share their entrepreneurial journey and discuss what entrepreneurship means to them. The session will offer a peek into the entrepreneurial mindset and help encourage aspiring entrepreneurs and students to take the path of entrepreneurship.
The speakers will share their perspective on the challenges involved in being a startup. The International Speaker will provide the global context of the evolving trends.

2. Coffee Table Book by EDI:

Coffee Table Book is going to be a compilation of 50 successful startups of Gujarat which are judged based on the novelty of idea, story behind the idea and the impact created by the product in the market.

The book will be launched at the summit by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat where the featured startups will be awarded a certificate from the Government of Gujarat along with a prize money of Rs 5000 each.

It will be interesting to see who are these top 50 startups from Gujarat as part of Coffee Table Book. We'll publish their detailed stories here on eChai Showcase.

3. Vibrant Gujarat Startup Grand Challenge by icreate:

icreate is organizing a national level, biggest Startup Grand Challenge – VG Startup Grand Challenge 2016, as part of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. It will eventually be the periodic entrepreneurial startup challenge, embedded in each Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit.

In total more than Rs. 40 Lakhs will be given to the winners of VGS Grand Challenge.

VG Startup Challenge has the objective (and an overarching theme) to find innovative, technology based and commercially viable solutions to key developmental issues of the state and the nation. This year the themes for the inaugural VGS Grand Challenge were Food & Water.

The challenge would provide an excellent opportunity and a platform for startups, innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs, nationally as well as internationally, to develop affordable and sustainable solutions that improve and dramatically change the developmental landscape of the country.

Top 26 teams ( 13 teams each for both the categories - Idea & Protype) have been selected as finalists from the applications received from all across India. Top 26 teams also include the team each from Bhutan & Singapore as well. I've also travelled extenstively with icreate team - Ankit Machhar & Swarup Pandya for promoting the Grand Challenge w/ relevant participants.

All the 26 Teams will be attending the dedicated bootcamp to be held on 19th/20th Oct at icreate with Mentors to refine their pitches n business models.

The Final pitches of 26 Team will be held during the main Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit on 21st October.

The jury of the Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016 will be consisting of prominent VC Firms, Incubators, Angel Networks and Entrepreneurial Leaders.

4. Vibrant Gujarat Startup Exhibition by IAMAI:

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) will be organizing the Startup Exhibition at ‘Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit’, for Govt. of Gujarat.

The Startup Exhibition is one of the biggest event, which is being organized in conjunction with the grand ‘Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit’.

The Exhibition is expected to have over 200 exhibiting startups and is likely to be visited by over 5000 dignitaries, in addition to other visitors.

There are multiple options available for Startups to exhibit their ventures with some charges. Table Space ( Rs.10K),, 3*2 Booth ( Rs.20K) & 3*3 Booth (Rs.30K). Do let me know in case if you want to exhibit at the Startup Exhibition. We can help you with some good discounts :-)

5. Startup Pitches:

The investors panel at various Startup Pitches at Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016

Indian Angel Network
Brand Capital
UberExchange
SPINTA Global Accelerator
SDG Accelerator

Also icreate is hosting the Reverse Pitching session on the second day where many investors and incubators will be pitching their offerings to startups.

The Startups are selected from based on their delegate information and Coffee Table Books applications. They have been informed about their selection. Only the selected startups are allowed to participate in the Startup Pitches.

6. Policy Announcements by Government of Gujarat : The Government of Gujarat will be launching the vision document for the Startup Mission, where they are expected to announce various major policy initiatives. More than 200+ startups from the Summit are expected to be supported under the recently launched Startup Policy.

7. #VGStartup - eChai Demo Day:

#VGStartup -eChai Demo Day is the premier showcase of leading 12 innovative products & ventures in front of the large entrepreneurial community.

It provides an opportunity to entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, professionals, and students to share, connect and collaborate with each other.

We'll also have #OpenPich session where we'll have 20 Startups who'll get 1 minute to pitch for their ventures

This will be one of the most entertaining session o the Summit :-)

8. 15 Key Sessions:

There will be 15 key sessions on the first day of the Summit ( 7+7 parallel sessions on Day 1 and 1 session on Day 2 ). Different organizations are managing the specific sessions.

Emerging Technology Trends and Entrepreneurial Opportunities- Big Data & Analytics

Speakers : Prashant Shukla ( National Technology Officer Microsoft), Randhir Bindra ( Director -Operations & Analytics, EMC Services) , Anand Srinivasan ( CEO, DSquare Solutions) , Rahul Saxena ( CEO, CoBot Systems)

Just like India leapfrogged the communication landscape of various developing nations by adopting cellular technologies and in the process transforming millions of lives; there’s ample scope for leveraging a number of other emerging technologies to solve some fundamental developmental challenges.

Amongst the plethora of new technology advances springing up at an unbelievably fast pace around the globe, there are a few that truly have the potential to be disruptive breakthroughs and provide unprecedented commercial opportunities in the form of new and/or improved products and services.

Why marry an entrepreneur?- The unsung role in a Start-up!

Speakers: Rahul Narvekar ( Founder, The India Network) , U T Rao ( MD, MICA Incuabtor) , Pranay Gupta ( Co-Founder, 91Springboard)

Many people consider it difficult to be married to an entrepreneur - all it takes is a Google search to reveal abundant anecdotal evidence and a lot of darkly positive articles like “How to Be an Entrepreneur, and Stay Married” and “You Can Be an Entrepreneur – and Not Get Divorced”. As if marriage wasn’t hard enough, throw an entrepreneur into the mix and you’ve got some extra chaos to deal with.

In a world now where an increasingly high number of people are choosing to start-up, it is time to talk about one of the critical yet a much unsung role in an entrepreneurial company- The role of being the spouse of an entrepreneur! Because being an entrepreneur is more than just a profession. It’s a lifestyle. And it becomes extremely important for that significant other or the spouse of an entrepreneur to adapt to this lifestyle.

This session will revolve around the challenges, the merits and demerits of marrying an entrepreneur and some real life experiences of being married to an entrepreneur with a few handy tips on how to keep up with the marriage when your partner has already taken vows with an idea!

Startup Incubation and Acceleration Best Practices:

Speakers : Sijo Kuruvilla George ( Founding CEO, Startup Village) , Poyni Bhatt ( COO, SINE - IIT Bombay's Incubator) , Rajat Tandon, President, The Private Equity & Venture Capital Assocaiton ( IVCA) , Kunal Upadhyay, ( Founder, Infuse Ventures), Prasanna Krishnamoorthy ( Product/Growth - Microsoft Accelerator India & iSPIRT Fellow)

This Panel Discussion will offer insider tips on successful startup incubation and acceleration best practices. This session will be targeted at incubation and investment professionals engaging with early stage entrepreneurs.

Role of Industry in Startup Ecosystem:

Speakers : Sunil Parekh ( Founding Curator - AGS, WEF Geneva Initiative & Stalwart of Startups, Incubators & Policy) , Punit Modhgil ( Co-Founder, Octane) , Virat Khutal ( Founder, Twist Mobile)

This session will help aspiring entrepreneurs and young professions access the right information networks in the business ecosystem- be it through mining information online, attending conferences and offline socials, or connecting with appropriate mentors.

Speakers will share their experiences from the dual perspective of a mentor and a mentee, and offer tips to aspiring entrepreneurs as to where they can start looking.

Igniting Startups to Accelerate Entrepreneurship:

Speakers : Milind Kamble Founder Chairman, DICCI) , Suhas Gopinath ( Co-Founder & Chairman, Globals) , Kishor Kharat ( MD & CEO, IDBI Bank), Sunil Shukla ( Director, EDI), , Sandeep Prakash ( Senior VP, Amway India) , Sumit Gupta ( Group President, YES Bank)

As more and more people start or consider starting their own ventures, it is important to understand the core steps that are required to launch successful ventures. These steps include spotting; assessing, selecting and executing opportunities.

The entrepreneurship development process should be inclusive in nature. Hence to throw light on the various aspects of entrepreneurship a panel discussion have been organized.

Kaise Banega Karorpati? (How to become a billionaire?) – Empathetic Ecosystem for Grassroots Innovations

Speaker: Prof. Anil Gupta ( Founder, Honey Bee Network)

When Forbes named six grassroots innovators in its list of most powerful rural entrepreneurs in India in 2010, a message got underlined. The Honey Bee Network (HBN), who had nominated these innovators, in the last twenty-six years, had been relentlessly advocating the tremendous potential of these grassroots innovations not only in addressing unmet needs of the society but also generating benefits for the stakeholders involved, not only in India but across the globe.

Grassroots innovations are essentially technological solutions generated by the common people to tide over persistent problems. The solutions to such problems are either not available or if available, are unaffordable by a large section of the society in developing countries like India. The possibility of developing successful business models based on these innovations is very high because they originate from people having the first-hand experience of all the issues involved. These innovations are thus need-based, simple, cost-effective and sustainable.

With the major contribution from the HBN volunteers, National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF) has pooled a database of over 225,000 technological ideas, innovations and traditional knowledge practices (not all unique, not all distinct) from over 585 districts of the country. It has till date recognized 816 grassroots innovators and school students at the national level in its various competitions.

Receiving over 640 queries from 97 countries for grassroots innovations in the last few years, NIF has proved that Indian innovators can match and in some cases outperform anyone in the world when it comes to solving problems creatively, frugally and sustainably. The grassroots to Global (g2G) model that HBN and NIF have been propagating is all set to change the way the world looks at the creativity and innovations at grassroots.

Demystifying Startup Financing - From Ideation to Scale

Speakers : Padmaja Ruparel ( Co-Founder & President, Indian Angel Network) , Vinod Murali ( MD, InnoVen Capital) , Bharti Jacob ( Managing Partner, Seedfund) , Ravi Varanasi ( Group Head, Equity Markets, NSE and CEO, NSE Academy) , Sharvil Parikh ( Principal Advisor, KellyGemma Advisors) , Ashwin Ajila ( Founder, iNurture Education Solutions)

India has 3rd largest startup eco-system in the world with more than 110 incubators, 500+ active investors, favorably changing policy paradigm and growing number of tech and non-tech startups. Last few years have seen increased investment interest from domestic as well as foreign Investors. In 2015, more than $ 5 Bn was invested at Angel & VC stage in India.

Partnering the right investor aligned with future vision and stage of a startup is very crucial for success. Right investor not only provides the much-needed financing but also relevant mentorship and strategic support to take the startup to the next level.

Besides the common financing options such as Equity and Convertibles, some other options like Venture Debt are also existing in India, now. The panel discussion proposes to get perspectives of seasoned VC investors and startup entrepreneurs on various financing options and strategies to raise funds for a startup venture.

Ecosystem & Govt. Policies (Schemes, Financing, Taxation, Ease of Compliance & Exit)

Start-up Failures (R+4P) Research + Product + People + Paisa (Finance) + Policy

Speakers : Ajeet Khurana ( Angel Investor, Mentor & Former CEO, SINE - IIT Bombay's Incuabtor), Vikas Agarwal ( Co-Founder, Innovify), Miten Mehta ( Digital Transformation, Project Leader, Impact Investor and Entrepreuner ) , Prashant Parekh ( Founder & CEO, Spinta Global Accelerator) , Abhijeet Kumar ( Co-Founder, Ah! Ventures) , Aniruddha Malpani ( Director, Solidarity Advisors)

It is late to say now that “This is the era of startups and being an entrepreneur is in trend”, but the ride ahead is not a smooth one, entrepreneurship is tough.

The numbers of startups in India are growing at an exponential rate. More than 80 percent of the startups die within the first three years of starting. It is safe to say that every 4 out of 5 startups will fail in their ideation and validation stage.

There are various reasons due to which a startup fails to sail through the valley of death;

Startup fails to concentrate on one unique value proposition and rather focuses on the various offerings at the same time. – ALL in one Trap

Value proposition or the problem statement based on hypothesis and not backed by strong market research.

No sustainable business model over a period of time.

Wrong Co-founder selection, based on emotion rather than the need of the business.

Lack of financial and operational controls

No learn and adapt cycle to create a product that customers want.

This session will focus on deep diving on the above reasons from different perspectives (people and stage of a startup) and suggest what could be the whistle blowers to not fall in the same trap.

Scaling up Successfully:

Speakers : Kannan Bharadwaj ( Co-Founder, Math Buddy) , Subhadeep Sanyal (Principal, OmniVore Partners) , Paul Basil ( Founder & CEO, Villgro) , Jatin Singh ( Founder & CEO, Skymet Weather)

Social entrepreneurship has emerged as an alternate approach to solving problems that affect low-income communities, in critical areas, such as health, livelihoods and education.

This panel will focus on the growing movement of social entrepreneurship, how entrepreneurs are blending innovation and impact, the kind of problems they are solving, how impact investors are doing their bit and what the barriers to creating a fully scalable impact enterprise are.

Incubators & Academic Institutions

Speakers : Poyni Bhatt ( COO, SINE - IIT Bombay's Incubator) , Rakesh Basant ( Prof. of Economics, IIM Ahmedabad) , Ajay Ramasubramaniam ( Director, Zone Startups India) , Paersh Vora (Head-Operations, Ahmedabad University & VentureStudio)

Governments across the world have worked with different policy instruments to encourage the establishment and growth of technology-based ventures. Such ventures are seen as important for innovation driven economic activity that results in wealth and employment creation.

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are prominent among the public, private and not-for-profit organizations supporting the commercialization of newly developed technologies. Modes and vehicles adopted by HEIs include spin-outs, science parks, intellectual property exploitation (usually through licensing) and different forms of incubation activity.

For many academic institutions in the West, incubation activity has emerged out of their technology licensing offices. These institutions already had significant experience of commercialization and technology transfer activities before incubation was taken up as a vehicle for bringing new technologies to the market.

With the support of the Government, HEIs in India are broadening their attention from their teaching-research focus to wider engagement in supporting venture creation through incubators.

These HEIs, however, have very limited experience of commercializing technologies. Besides, most HEIs in India are not as research intensive as the HEIs in Western nations. Consequently, unlike many of their Western counterparts, HEIs in India are getting into incubation with low quantities of scientific outputs to commercialize and with limited capabilities of evaluating technologies and business development.

Given this context a variety of issues become relevant for the links between incubators and academic institutions:

Should HEIs be in the business of incubation?

If yes, what models of incubation make sense for Indian HEIs for efficacy and sustainability?

What does sustainability and efficacy mean in the context of incubators in HEIs? And what should HEIs do about it?

Should the measures of efficacy and sustainability differ according to the type of HEI – Technology, Design, Management or a Multi-disciplinary University?

Should the incubation models be different for ‘inward looking’ and ‘outward looking’ incubators in HEIs?

Can academic institutions develop linkages with incubators even when they do not operate one? This can help them choose the most appropriate model for the technology in question. Is that a good model?

How can we create an entrepreneurial eco-system in India like that of Western economies without a single large and truly multi-disciplinary university in place? Do city clusters of HEIs provide an option?

Emerging Technology Trends and Entrepreneurial Opportunities- IoT and Infrastructure

Speakers : Ashwin Mahesh (Founder, Mapunity) , Govind Seshadri ( CTO, Autosense), Dhananjay Gore ( Head - Qualomm Research India) , Rahul Saxena ( CEO, CoBot Systems)

Just like India leapfrogged the communication landscape of various developing nations by adopting cellular technologies and in the process transforming millions of lives; there’s ample scope for leveraging a number of other emerging technologies to solve some fundamental developmental challenges.

Amongst the plethora of new technology advances springing up at an unbelievably fast pace around the globe, there are a few that truly have the potential to be disruptive breakthroughs and provide unprecedented commercial opportunities in the form of new and/or improved products and services.

Next gen entrepreneurs need to be on vigil to spot trends and technologies which would offer global, scalable business opportunities. We do not have structured opportunities for people with a “nose” to sniff out such things.

The session would talk about how focused applications of emerging technologies can bring about significant economic impact and specifically learn about a suite of potential ventures that can not only reap entrepreneurial rewards but also bring about much needed mass impact to a host of India’s challenging developmental needs. Come, learn and hear about the emerging and potentially, disruptive technologies and their entrepreneurial applications that will transform life, business and the global economy.

Starting up Right:

Speaker : Biplab Ketan Paul (Director, Naireeta Services)

We are in an era of unprecedented valuations of VC-Backed startups, and its symbol is the ‘Unicorn’?—?a venture with a valuation of a billion dollars or higher. While pundits are again asking “Are we in a bubble?”, Entrepreneurs are asking a more vital question: “What are the secrets that allow these fresh startups to scale so dramatically and have high valuations?”

In all this mania for emerging Unicorns, very few are analytically asking, “How do you become a unicorn?” or “Why are they doing so well?” Over the last couple of decades, the tech industry has learned how to scale technology. A startup can go from a hundred to millions of users without blinking. What’s less clear is how to scale the actual organization structure?—?that has always been a painfully linear and incremental process.

This session will deep dive into how likely is it for a startup to achieve a billion-dollar valuation? Is there anything we can learn from the mega hits of the decade – Paytm, Uber, Flipkart, Ola, WhatsApp, etc, and what are the secrets of hitting a billion dollar mark? Also, what is the future ahead – will Unicorns get extinct, again?

Motivating Gujarat (Nodal Institution, University and Trainers)

Innovation and entrepreneurship in education provide a mix of creativity, experiential learning, skill building and most importantly, a shift in mindset. Earlier and more widespread the exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship, the more likely students will consider entrepreneurial ideas at some point in the future. This panel discussion aims to motivate the entrepreneurship faculty, trainer, and incubation managers for creating an environment for innovation and Strat-up growth in the state of Gujarat.

To promote and create a learning environment that leads the students to experiment Innovation and Entrepreneurship methods and practices.

To share experiences of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in education.

To present innovative teaching methods for entrepreneurship training

Also on the Second Day there is a special program on "Opportunities based on IP"

Speakers: Bruno Woeran ( EU-Research - Innovation Networks - Team Building) , Nirdesh Gupta ( Director - IP Portfolio Management & Licensing, Cedars-Sinai) , Moni Sinha Sagar ( Development Assistant Specialist - Innovation, USAID India) , Anil Wali (MD, FITT, IIT Delhi), Vineet Kumar Goyal ( Director, Steinbeis India)

"Idea of startups is ancient. Each economic age is defined by disruption of previous one by evolution of ideas that displace old ones"- Honorable PM Shri. Narendra Modi

Innovations, disruptions, start-ups and passionate entrepreneurs have radically transformed our industries, businesses, ecosystems, institutions. These successful actors have crossed a long bridge to overcome uncertainty and challenges (of the present & immediate future).

The session 'Opportunities based on Innovation/IP' will:

1) Draw experiences from the most vibrant ecosystems (US, EU, Middle-East, Asia)

2) Demystify the success mantra and lessons from successful ecosystems

3) Introduce the kind of opportunities available for Indian ventures, entrepreneurs, institutions and innovations in both developed and developing ecosystems

4) Introduce the kind of support systems, networks and wiring required for internationalization

The session brings in dignitaries & veterans from diverse ecosystems:

a) Sustainable Development Experts that play a crucial role in identifying disruptions and then creating support systems and mechanisms around these disruptions to walk the last mile

b) Innovation Ecosystem integrators that build/wire the required international collaboration and networks c)Donor and development agencies that have supported, seen and transformed several developing ecosystems

d) Innovation/IP commercialization experts that engage with the industry to build ONLY what will work and not what will fail

e) Nodal Institutions, challenges they face, critical role they play to shape young/future generation

9. Workshops

DESIGN THINKING - Which Problems Are Worth Solving - A Workshop Using Tools Of Design Thinking

The biggest problem in the world is to find a problem worth solving which is satisfying to one’s self solving a need of a large number of people at the same financially beneficial. This 3 hour hands on workshop will compel participants to explore inside about “what it that one loves to do” i.e. empathize with one’s self and then explore the design thinking process to actually understand and created human centered products and services. The conventional design process involves designing products/services based one designer’s likings/perceptions and understanding whereas the approach of design thinking is to empathize with a specific target market/ an area and find insights and needs of large number of people in this area or market and design as per their needs. This approach fits perfectly in sync with the principles of “LEAN ENTRPRISE” and “AGILE” which helps the startups to try and test various products and markets with minimum amount of burn rate and take feedback to better design their offering and business model.

Goals

Know yourself to find out what exactly do you love to do.Hands On understanding of the uses of few of the tools of design thinking to better approach the market.

Which Questions Can you expect Answers for If you Attend this workshop?

Are you trying to build a venture but not able to get traction in market place?
Are you stuck up in the rat race with large number of competitors?
Are you needed to give long credit periods?
Are you looking for creating long term competitive advantage in your market place?

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OPPORTUNITIES - Intellectual Property is the secret of success for Start Ups

Intellectual Property (IP) has declared one of the most important aspect in the global business and so as, it is very essential for upcoming entrepreneurs or start-ups. IP comprises patent, trade mark, design, copyright or any other creation by intellectual contribution. It gives monopoly and exclusive right to the creator and the owner. This workshop will help start-ups to identify their IP and project in a way to enhance value of the same. The experts at the workshop will share their experience and will address common creation such as how to protect and why to protect and best way to commercialize the same.

IP is an asset which will stay alive even if the venture is not a success. Therefore, this workshop will be more helpful to every start-up in many ways, in making them successful and the significant monetary value it creates and much more, while providing guidance on IP registration, IP identification, IP strategy, IP consulting, IP management.

Why you should attend:

Networking opportunity
To know IP in your venture
Learn from well experienced speakers about IP
Add-on value to your project or venture

Programme highlights :

Introduction of IP
Procedural aspect on IP
Knowledge through experience sharing session on IP

FUNDING AVENUES : Funding Avenues through Capital Markets for SMEs

Goals:

To educated companies about alternative source of funding
Why you should attend: to understand alternative source of funding through capital markets and SME listing platform of Exchange

Program highlights:

Introduction to NSE platform for start-ups and SMEs
How start-ups & SMEs can get benefitted by this platform
Process to get listed
Experience sharing by an entrepreneur

10. Networking at Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016.

Interesting discussions are going on in the #VGStartup.com community.powred by HUBILO. Grab this opportunity to discover and connect with people coming to the event, sharing similar interests, industry or organisation and stay connected with them before, during and after the event.

You can book a meeting with speakers n other participants

Informal Meetups at the Venue.

11. Real World Networking at Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016 : Apart from the sessions and exhibitions, one of the major aspect of any event is the peer-to-peer networking that you can have with delegates, speakers, exhibitors and organizers.

12. Innovation Corners & Makerspace : Discover. Develop. Display.

The top 100 selected Innovations from Participants & Students will be showcased at Innovation corners installed across the venue at the summit.

Top 100 selected makers of Innovation Corners will get a free entry to Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit 2016 which is sponsored by GIDC.

If you have an idea, concept or approach which is innovative and impactful, this can be your chance to get in front of the most vibrant ecosystem of startup enthusiasts, investors, mentors, industry stalwarts and showcase your innovation.

13. Startup Standup Comedy by Papa CJ:

The scientist who studied laughter, died laughing. But the science of making people laugh is not a laughing matter. But we have someone who has mastered the art and is one of the best in Asia i.e. to tickle your funny bones after a long day of networking.

14. Social Media Conversations at #VGStartup - Use #VGStartup hashtag to shar your experiences at the Summit and discover what others are talking about the summit. We'll be contextually curating the live conversations at http://eChai.in/VGStartup

15. Gathering of key startup ecosystem players : Between all the sessions and delegations, this will be an amazing gathering of the major startup ecosystem players from all across India - Policy Makers, Industry Associations, VG Firms, Angel Networks, Iconic Entrepreneruial Leaders and promising startups. Make the most of this opportunity to engage with them.

16. Award Ceremony : Startup Grand Challenge winners, Winners of UberExchange & Brand Capital, Startups from Coffee Table Book will be awarded at the Awards Ceremony. This will be the segment to watch out for.

In case if you haven't registered yet, then visit : http://VGStartup.com to participate in the summit.