Event | National Conference

Day 1 – 29th November 2021

Dr Anil Rao Paila, Dr Madhavi Lokhande, Dr Radha Ramanujan, Dr Sonia Mehrotra and Dr Madhumita Guha Majumdar were present on the stage.

10.10 am to 10.15am – Setting the Context – Dr Sonia Mehrotra:

Dr Sonia elaborated about the conference theme and spoke about the sessions on entrepreneurship and leadership that were planned for the 2 days.

10.15 to 10.30 am- Inaugural Address Prof. Dr. Uday Salunkhe Group Director, We School:

Dr Uday Salunkhe, at the outset congratulated the convenors on organising the conference on women entrepreneurship. He spoke about how women create the social impact through their entrepreneurship skills. He also opines that women should be provide with the right eco system, support and encouragement to work and achieve their goals.

10.15 to 10.30 am- Inaugural Address Prof. Dr. Uday Salunkhe Group Director, We School:

Dr Uday Salunkhe, at the outset congratulated the convenors on organising the conference on women entrepreneurship. He spoke about how women create the social impact through their entrepreneurship skills. He also opines that women should be provide with the right eco system, support and encouragement to work and achieve their goals.

10.30 to 11.30: Plenary Session Equity and Financing Entrepreneurial Decisions- Ms. Radha RamanujanChief Financial Officer - Aliaxis SA – Ashirvad Pipes.

Dr Anil Rao Paila welcomed the gathering and Dr Soumya introduced the chief guest. Ms Radha Ramanujan is a panel member of the committee which evaluates the start-up projects. According to her the conception of idea is very important. She explained about the evaluation process: step 1: To evaluate the idea and about the founder. Step 2: Raise money from Friends and family. Step 3: to approach Angel investors. Step 4: Crowd funding. Step 5 : Venture capitalists. Step 6: Private equity and the last step: to approach banks for loans. She also spoke about the different programs run by the government to support start-ups such as ‘Nithi

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Ms Rama has worked in many corporate companies including Infosys and now heads the Elcita. According to her, Entrepreneurship is not about starting a company and making profit but about how we want to make our life and others’ lives vibrant. There exists an entrepreneur in all of us and we can use those skills to contribute for the growth of the company in which we are working. She also spoke about the establishment of E-city in 1978 by Karnataka State Electronic Development Corporation Limited, about the millstones of Elcita from 1991 to 2021. Her words were inspiring for most of the women entrepreneurs and students who aspired to become entrepreneurs in the future.