Eventful day at TiECON Chandigarh 2021; Rajat Agarwal IAS delivered a grand keynote address
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The wait got finally over as TieCON 2021 a three-day Entrepreneurial congregation was rolled out on 18th March 2020 with a power-packed day of sessions and workshops
Day-1 at TiECON Chandigarh-The day began with a welcome note by TiE president, Hirdesh Madan highlighting the agenda and deliverables of TIECON 2021 along with a word of thanks for various sponsors who are making this event possible specially the Government of Punjab.
This was immediately. followed by Pramod Bhasin – Chairman, Clix Capital and Punjab innovation mission in talk with Vivek Atray – Ex- IAS, motivational speaker, author, mentor, Pramod Bhasin spoke about his pan India mission and further shared in detail the ‘Punjab Innovation Mission’ on how Punjab intends to develop a vibrant and innovative ecosystem for entrepreneurship in the state. and the importance of following successful experiences of various countries engaged in startup missions. In his message to the young business professionals he said one should not be afraid of being involved in the launch of startups ,with startup stigma fast wearing off and ease of capital availability it’s time to stay there and take it to a successful and logical conclusion.
Rajat Agarwal IAS, CEO- Invest Punjab, delivered a grand keynote address at the beginning of the largest entrepreneurial event of the region with the focus on making a difference in the lives of thousands of business tycoons, young entrepreneurs and students. He listed out various measures being taken by the government of punjab to make startups the integral part of the ecosystem of the business environment of Punjab in the form of financial and logistical support.
Keynote speakers in the next hour were TiE past president Partap K Aggarwal, founder and CEO, IDS Infotech Ltd , Brijraj Vaghani, CTO, Ola who spoke about the Operational Challenges involved in Making Brands Go Viral: and Dr Omkar Rai, Director General, STPI also shared his views.
Simultaneously, there was a session on ‘ Edtech – “The Future of Learning, Today” which had three speakers on the panel. namely Kamal Wadhera, Founder & CEO, TCY Learning Solutions (P) Ltd. Ms. Vidhu Goyal, Founder & CEO Wonk & Deepanshu Goyal, Co-Founder & CEO Prepladder and moderated by DNV Kumara Guru, director, external relations, ISB
The day followed with informative sessions by Prof. Raghuram Bommaraju, Assistant Professor, Marketing, India School of Business (ISB) Sarbvir Singh, CEO Policybazar.com, Gurmeet Singh Chawla, Director Master Trust Group, Archana Vohra, Director, Small and Medium Business, Facebook India &. Mohit Chauhan, playback singer-
Objectives of TiECON 2021 is to continue its relentless effort of inspiring entrepreneurs and significantly impacting the entrepreneurial environment. To present Chandigarh region as an attractive and robust destination for business and showcasing it as a land of entrepreneurial opportunities on the regional ,national and global level.
March 18,2021
