SheFirst PITCH Contest
Encourage & Engage Track
IEEE WIE ILS Summit 2020- “Encourage and EngageTrack” brings to you, “SheFirst” -an initiative providing you a platform for pitching your product and getting the right mentorship from industry experts from a wide range of domains.
“SheFirst” is a PitchFest, which helps entrepreneurs to grow their early stage startups into a sustainable business model. We will have a network of entrepreneurs, researchers, and technical experts who have been where you are and can give you perspective on how to build your business, market your product, and expand it.
KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CONTEST
What do participants needs to prepare ?
The participants will be given a template/Framework which will be seeking a detailed information about their startups Vision/Mission, B-Plan, Go-to-Market idea, Product features, etc
Where?
It’s a Virtual 3 Day PitchFest, with 3 different stages. The link to joining the virtual Pitch Fest will be shared to the teams who have registered. [Only 6 best teams will be given an opportunity to present their ideas]
Who can apply?
Open to all Aspiring/Early Stage Entrepreneurs looking forward to a platform to pitch their product and any kind of mentorship and support to grow their business.
OUR PANELLIST
Dr. Abhishek Appaji
Institutional Coordinator for R&D and Assistant Professor at B.M.S. College of Engineering & Winner of Class 5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Dr. Abhishek Appaji
Institutional Coordinator for R&D and Assistant Professor at B.M.S. College of Engineering & Winner of Class 5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Dr. Abhishek Appaji is working as Institutional Coordinator for R&D and Assistant Professor at B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore. He is also serving as Guest faculty at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. He is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp specialized in new ventures leadership. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Medical Electronics with University Rank from BMSCE, Masters of Technology in Information Technology, and a Masters of Engineering (M.E) in Bioinformatics from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore. His Ph.D. was in Mental Health and Neurosciences from Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Abhishek is a Senior Member of IEEE. He was the Chair of the IEEE Young Professionals Bangalore Section during 2017 and 2018. Currently, he is the Joint Treasurer and SIGHT Chair of the IEEE Bangalore Section from 2019, Treasurer of IEEE TEMS Bangalore Chapter and YP lead of India, Webmaster, and MD Chair for IEEE PES Bangalore Chapter and advisor for IEEE EMB BMSCE Chapter. Abhishek has received various grants from Indian agencies like DST, DBT, BIRAC, and from abroad. Abhishek has also worked as a research associate in the Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He has two patents filed in Medtech Space. He has more than 50 International/National journal publications and conferences to his credit. He has been a part of more than 100+ Invited expert talks in various conferences, Forums, and events. He has renowned laurels including IEEE International Best paper Award in Malaysia, MGH CamTech Jugadathon Awards, Best Nodal Coordinator award, Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2016 at Rastrapathy Bhavan (President of India House) New Delhi, Elderly care Hackathon (the Netherlands), Winner of Class 5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, IEEE MGA Young Professional Achievement Award, R10 YP achievement award, etc.
Mr. Ravikiran Annaswamy
CEO and CoFounder at Numocity Technologies, EV Charger CMS, EV Battery Swap and Actionable Intelligence Platform, IOT Analytics
Mr. Ravikiran Annaswamy
CEO and CoFounder at Numocity Technologies, EV Charger CMS, EV Battery Swap and Actionable Intelligence Platform, IOT Analytics
Ravikiran Annaswamy is the Co-founder and CEO of Numocity Technologies. He is very passionate about clean mobility and is working towards accelerating Electric Mobility in India and world market. His strategy is on using IOT, Analytics and Deep Learning to accelerate adoption of Electric vehicles and innovate through new business models of Energy as a service.
He has over 25 years of experience; as an Entrepreneur and as a business leader at Nokia Siemens Networks and Siemens AG. He was instrumental in launching and scaling, frugal and innovative solutions like Mobile Prepaid, Data Charging, and various VAS solutions in India and global markets. He championed Intrapreneurship by working as the Innovation head for Bangalore site of Nokia Siemens Networks.
He is a serial entrepreneur and passionate to incubate new Start-ups. He was the Co-founder of Deccan Institute of Innovation and Design, Co-Director at Founder Institute (Fi.com) Bangalore, Mentor at NUMA Bangalore and mentor and coach for many early stage start-ups. He is also a charter member of TiE Bangalore
He is on the global leadership team of IEEE 5G and is responsible for the vision and strategy of many future applications and services.
He is also a professional volunteer at IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers). He is currently a global board member and Vice President of Membership and Marketing for IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society. He was the chairman for IEEE Bangalore section and on the board of IEEE Asia Pacific during 2014-17.
He is a thought leader and a speaker at numerous prestigious international business conferences.
He has done his MBA from Indian institute of Management Bangalore and has graduated from UVCE Bangalore (University of Visveswaraya College of Engineering).
He also has a great passion for photography and is a bibliophile
Mr. Ezhilvanan Arunachalam
Founder and Executive Director of VilPower Solutions India Pvt Ltd and Einstein College of Engineering.
Mr. Ezhilvanan Arunachalam
Founder and Executive Director of VilPower Solutions India Pvt Ltd and Einstein College of Engineering.
Mr. Ezhilvanan Arunachalam, Founder and Executive Director of VilPower Solutions India Pvt Ltd and Einstein College of Engineering.
Passionate with students, mentoring and guiding them to be successful. Showcasing the strength of rural people. Passionate in sports and travel
Your Ideas are worth it to receive a token of appreciation.
Winners up: 3000 INR
Runners up: 2000 INR
Registration Fee: ₹ O only.
Event Date
12 Dec, 2020 to 13 Dec, 2020
Outcomes for Startups/
Participant
Teams
An opportunity to demonstrate your product in front of experts and get to know about what’s going to work for you and what’s not going to work for your startup in the longer run.
Motivate entrepreneurs to launch their own business and solve the real-world problems.
The program also aims to provide a basic idea to early stage entrepreneurs to know which are the areas they need to be prepared to launch their product/business.
Providing a global virtual platform to the startup to launch their product and get live feedback from our audience [could be their end customers, who knows?]