On 7th Feb 2009, IIT Bombay will host ‘The Entrepreneurship Summit‘, one of the most prestigious entrepreneurship events in campuses. The event aims to bring together aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups, successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and academicians on a common platform to interact and help build successful enterprises.

This year, the Summit aims at Empowering Entrepreneurs. Looking into major issues faced by them, inspiring them through the stories of the successful ventures before theirs and supporting them through different activities in the day.

Workshops at E-Summit 09 will emphasize on critical issues faced by entrepreneurs and start-ups at early stages of development

Some of the promenent speakers include Mr. Kanwal Rekhi, Mr. Alyque Padamsee, Mr. Rahul Bose, Ms. Farzana Haque, Mr. Terence Hart, Mr. Ashok Wadhwa, Mr. R. Balki, Ms. Anjali Bansal and many more.

E-Summit 09 will also host the finals of Eureka 08, Asia’s largest Business Plan competition.

The other highlights of the event are:

Start-up Showcasing: It is a unique initiative aiming at provide visibility to some of the most exclusive and innovative start-ups by showcasing them on the day of the summit. To showcase your start-up visit: www.esummit.ecell.in/startup.php

Mentoring and Networking Sessions: Designed to provide aspiring and budding entrepreneurs opportunities to network and receive one to one mentoring from corporate and academic world.

Global Conference of E-Cells: Promoting collaboration among Entrepreneurship promoting organizations.

Investor Pitch: Ventures seeking Seed funding or early stage funding get a chance to pitch in front of an elite panel of VC’s

Panel Discussions: Some of the best minds in the startup and VC industry come together to share their experiences, debate the strategies and advise on ideas to succeed as an entrepreneur.

Proto.in is happy to associate with eSummit as a supporting partner. The event is conducted by The Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Bombay. You can get more information about the event at http://esummit.ecell.in