“There are some stories which make sense to me. They tell me what I wanna be!!”
The dictionary defines the word influence as follows: ''the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others''. As has been observed through ages, most successful men have benefited from the influence of stalwarts in their respective chosen fields. Shaastra has, in the past, served as a means to facilitate interaction between the haves and the wannabes.
Continuing with the same tradition, the Entrepreneur Lecture Series would consist of some of the most inspiring stories told by the best from the world of entrepreneurship. Succeeding in business world requires the right skill set and the right mindset. This session tackles both, leaving attendees with big picture thinking and practical tools they can start using right away. The lectures propose to shed light on several key issues involved with setting up and running an enterprise like funding, business development, organization, operations, marketing, competition, intellectual property rights etc.
The series has, previously, played host to magnates like Raju Venkatraman from ICICI Onesource, Dr Gopichand Katragadda from GE, Suhas Gopinath who is believed to have been the youngest entrepreneur among several others. Also, the concluding panel discussions have been helpful in gaining insights into different aspects of entrepreneurship like its relevance to technology, ideal age for entrepreneurs, government's role etc.
Following lectures will be held this year as a part of the lecture series:
A talk will be held on the topic of “Right to Information act” or RTI as we know it by Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, the person who came up with the idea of RTI for India in the first place. An IIT-Kgp graduate and an IRS officer he is currently spearheading the activities of Parivartan, which is a Delhi based citizens’ movement trying to ensure a just, transparent and accountable governance. Winner of CNN-IBN’s ‘Citizen of the Year’ award (2006) and also the winner of ‘Ramon Magsaysay award’ for emerging leadership, he is currently involved in a national campaign for spreading awareness about RTI throughout India.
Date :2nd October
Time : 1500 hrs
Venue : IC&SR Auditorium.
A lecture will be held on the topic of “Intellectual Property Rights” and it’s importance to innovators and also start-ups with a new product. As the topic is still new to India the lecture will focus on covering important areas under it like patenting copyrights etcetera. The speaker is Dr. Prabudh Ganguly. He is the CEO of consulting firm VISION-IPR and also the Honorary. Scientific Consultant for Innovation and IPR matters to the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India, a Member of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in India (2003-2007) and now nominated to the Senate of NIFT, and a member of the Advisory Board of the International Intellectual Property Institute, Washington. He has written 3 books on the topic of IPR and has over 60 publications in the field of IPR.
Date :2nd October
Time : 1100 hrs
Venue : IC&SR Auditorium
Download his profile here
Panel Discussion
The series this year would be concluded by a panel discussion with eminent personalities putting forth their points of view on a contemporary burning topic:
"The Relevance of Intellectual Property Rights Protection".
Entry is open to everyone.
Download the profiles of the panelists here
For any further queries, contact Rakshit or Bharat at e-workshops@shaastra.org