E-SUMMIT 2023

AN ARDUOUS CARREFOUR

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ABOUT US

E-Summit aims to bring early entrepreneurs, students, corporates, venture capitalists and start-ups with burgeoning ideas from all over the country to one platform

This summit is a medium for healthy discussions and inculcates an entrepreneurial mindset through a set of diverse competitions, Keynote talks and Panel Discussions.

THEME

“An Arduous Carrefour”

With the looming recession and the funding winter, the last year has been a rough one for startups. There has been a significant fall in funding compared to the previous year. After a triumphant revival in 2021, the Indian startup ecosystem faces multiple challenges again in today's market. With “An Arduous Carrefour” as the theme, our objective is to explore the difficulties, setbacks, challenges and opportunities that lie at this crossroads for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship and how more effort is required to excel and succeed.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

BVR Mohan Reddy

BVR Mohan Reddy

Founder Chairman & Board Member

Cyient

Rama Iyer

Rama Iyer

Head of Innovation

GMR Group

Udaya Kumar Dintyala

Udaya Kumar Dintyala

Ex Exec. Director

AT&T Global Business Services India

Dr. Ravishankar Polisetty

Dr. Ravishankar Polisetty

MD, CEO, Director R&D

Sai Ganga Panakeia Pvt. Ltd

Sandip Poddar

Sandip Poddar

Co-Founder and Director

Navikarna Ventures

Avishek Gupta

Avishek Gupta

Managing Director & CEO

Caspian Debt

Dr. Shanta Thoutam

Dr. Shanta Thoutam

Chief Innovation Officer

Government of Telangana

GV Krishnagopal

GV Krishnagopal

Group CEO

Access Livelihoods Group

BVR Mohan Reddy

BVR Mohan Reddy

Founder Chairman & Board Member

Cyient

Rama Iyer

Rama Iyer

Head of Innovation

GMR Group

Udaya Kumar Dintyala

Udaya Kumar Dintyala

Ex Exec. Director

AT&T Global Business Services India

Dr. Ravishankar Polisetty

Dr. Ravishankar Polisetty

MD, CEO, Director R&D

Sai Ganga Panakeia Pvt. Ltd

Sandip Poddar

Sandip Poddar

Co-Founder and Director

Navikarna Ventures

Avishek Gupta

Avishek Gupta

Managing Director & CEO

Caspian Debt

Dr. Shanta Thoutam

Dr. Shanta Thoutam

Chief Innovation Officer

Government of Telangana

GV Krishnagopal

GV Krishnagopal

Group CEO

Access Livelihoods Group

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Transformation of India's Digital Payment Landscape

Dhruv Gupta
COO - iTIC

testing

Moderator

Shiva Kumar R V
Deputy Chief of Technology
at NPCI

testing

Panelist

Hussaini S F
Technology and Innovation Leader
Executive Director, JP Morgan & Chase

testing

Panelist

N Srinivasan
Sr. Executive Vice President
HDFC Bank

testing

Panelist

Neeraj Bansal
Co-Founder & CEO
CredRight

testing

Panelist

Nakul Parameswar
Assistant Professor
Department of Entrepreneurship
and Management, IIT Hyderabad

testing

Moderator

Rajesh Shenoy
Sr. Director, Research
Cetas Healthcare

testing

Panelist

Saumya Ranjan Pradhan
Head of Applied Innovation Exchange
Capgemini

testing

Panelist

Raghu Mangaraju
Vice President
Blend360 India

testing

Panelist

MP Ganesh
Head and Associate Professor
Department of Entrepreneurship
and Management, IIT Hyderabad

testing

Moderator

I V S Ranganath
Head HR
Shriram Bioseed Genetics

testing

Panelist

Yugandhar Penubolu
Founder of winzard.io
HR Tech

testing

Panelist

Nanda Kishore
President at V.L.S.
Systems Inc.

testing

Panelist

Dr. Murali Padmanabhan
Sr. VP, Global Talent & OD
Virtusa

testing

Panelist

WORKSHOPS
Art of Capital Raising

Date
22 January 2023, 10 AM to 12

Agenda Points

  • Steps in Capital Raising
  • Is your Business Fundable
  • How investors view a startup
  • What should be considered during raising fund
  • How to set the context right and handle the expectations of investors

Instructor details
Mr. Yaseen Shareef Shaik, Director @FundEnable
Design Thinking: An overview

Date
21 January 2023, 12 pm to 2 pm

Agenda Points

  • Prioritizing creative collaboration
  • An multi-faceted, non-linear approach
  • It helps mould the product better by understanding the consumer's needs
  • Continuous testing and improvisation help reach an optimal solution

Instructor details
Prashant Sinha, Senior Program Manager at Amazon

Competitions


Case Study Challenge
Case Study Challenge

Case studies are one of the best teaching tools for enhancing business acumen and testing practical knowledge. It asks for a quick and detailed analysis of a market situation or any organization, and the participants are required to use their problem-solving skills combined with structured thinking to rectify the complications in it.

Contact:

Yash Ramteke

+91 96963 33035

bt21btech11006@iith.ac.in


Tradepoint
Tradepoint

The contest by the name 'TradePoint' would be a 5-day live event where you'd be given some virtual money to create your own portfolio. This is a golden chance for all the finance pundits to showcase their trading skills. The portfolio with the highest profit would be declared the winner.

Contact:

Asit Desai

+91 94054 67723

ch21btech11012@iith.ac.in


E-PIC
E-PIC

Is persuasion your forte? Do you have the knack to convert a 90-second elevator ride into a profitable investment? Look no further! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad presents you with the “Elevator Pitch”, where you can pitch your business ideas briefly yet impress potential investors.

Contact:

Sneha Chilukuri

+91 79936 59092

me21mtech14002@iith.ac.in


Biz-Quiz
Biz-Quiz

The objective of this event is to quiz participants on various trends and current affairs in the Business World, further, helping develop an interest in the same.Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Biz-Quiz'. Participants have to showcase their knowledge and understanding of business concepts and win exciting prizes.

Contact:

Yash Vardhan Singh Gahlot

+91 83059 24722

ch21btech11036@iith.ac.in


Investire
Investire

When you watch Shark Tank, you see Entrepreneurs pitching their innovative ideas and individual business plans, but have you ever looked at the other side? The Investors, thinking, “Darn it! I could have known better than that?” Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Investire'. Participants have to showcase their Investment strategies to invest in one/some of the ideas presented to them.

Contact:

Pradeep Rajesh Mundlik

+91 70401 46995

ai21btech11022@iith.ac.in


Pitch Showdown
Pitch Showdown

In this competition, participants will pitch on startup/business ideas that we give them and debate other teams ideas with their creativity and spontaneity being the criteria for evaluation.Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Pitch Showdown'. Participants have to showcase their startup ideas in order to get expert advice from the judges and win exciting prizes.

Contact:

Amulya Mallavarapu

+91 94056 20011

bd21bdes11003@iith.ac.in


Film Rush
Film Rush

With the presence of a plethora of competitors in any sector you choose, every company embraces design thinking and creativity to prosper. E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings to you FILM RUSH, a 2-week sprint to activate your artistic muscles towards advertising or shooting a movie based on actual startup statements

Contact:

Subham Mohanty

+91 90900 72712

ms21btech11028@iith.ac.in


Beyond Horizon
Beyond Horizon

Beyond Horizon is the competition for all of the solutionists out there who want to test their tact in real life scenarios .The competition checks how you pickup the nuanced effect of complex political scenarios from the given data.

Contact:

Tapishi Kaur

+91 86305 45437

ma20btech11017@iith.ac.in


Case Study Challenge
Case Study Challenge

Case studies are one of the best teaching tools for enhancing business acumen and testing practical knowledge. It asks for a quick and detailed analysis of a market situation or any organization, and the participants are required to use their problem-solving skills combined with structured thinking to rectify the complications in it.

Contact:

Yash Ramteke

+91 96963 33035

bt21btech11006@iith.ac.in


Tradepoint
Tradepoint

The contest by the name 'TradePoint' would be a 5-day live event where you'd be given some virtual money to create your own portfolio. This is a golden chance for all the finance pundits to showcase their trading skills. The portfolio with the highest profit would be declared the winner.

Contact:

Asit Desai

+91 94054 67723

ch21btech11012@iith.ac.in


E-PIC
E-PIC

Is persuasion your forte? Do you have the knack to convert a 90-second elevator ride into a profitable investment? Look no further! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad presents you with the “Elevator Pitch”, where you can pitch your business ideas briefly yet impress potential investors.

Contact:

Sneha Chilukuri

+91 79936 59092

me21mtech14002@iith.ac.in


Biz-Quiz
Biz-Quiz

The objective of this event is to quiz participants on various trends and current affairs in the Business World, further, helping develop an interest in the same.Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Biz-Quiz'. Participants have to showcase their knowledge and understanding of business concepts and win exciting prizes.

Contact:

Yash Vardhan Singh Gahlot

+91 83059 24722

ch21btech11036@iith.ac.in


Investire
Investire

When you watch Shark Tank, you see Entrepreneurs pitching their innovative ideas and individual business plans, but have you ever looked at the other side? The Investors, thinking, “Darn it! I could have known better than that?” Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Investire'. Participants have to showcase their Investment strategies to invest in one/some of the ideas presented to them.

Contact:

Pradeep Rajesh Mundlik

+91 70401 46995

ai21btech11022@iith.ac.in


Pitch Showdown
Pitch Showdown

In this competition, participants will pitch on startup/business ideas that we give them and debate other teams ideas with their creativity and spontaneity being the criteria for evaluation.Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Pitch Showdown'. Participants have to showcase their startup ideas in order to get expert advice from the judges and win exciting prizes.

Contact:

Amulya Mallavarapu

+91 94056 20011

bd21bdes11003@iith.ac.in


Film Rush
Film Rush

With the presence of a plethora of competitors in any sector you choose, every company embraces design thinking and creativity to prosper. E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings to you FILM RUSH, a 2-week sprint to activate your artistic muscles towards advertising or shooting a movie based on actual startup statements

Contact:

Subham Mohanty

+91 90900 72712

ms21btech11028@iith.ac.in


Beyond Horizon
Beyond Horizon

Beyond Horizon is the competition for all of the solutionists out there who want to test their tact in real life scenarios .The competition checks how you pickup the nuanced effect of complex political scenarios from the given data.

Contact:

Tapishi Kaur

+91 86305 45437

ma20btech11017@iith.ac.in


Case Study Challenge
Case Study Challenge

Case studies are one of the best teaching tools for enhancing business acumen and testing practical knowledge. It asks for a quick and detailed analysis of a market situation or any organization, and the participants are required to use their problem-solving skills combined with structured thinking to rectify the complications in it.

Contact:

Yash Ramteke

+91 96963 33035

bt21btech11006@iith.ac.in


Tradepoint
Tradepoint

The contest by the name 'TradePoint' would be a 5-day live event where you'd be given some virtual money to create your own portfolio. This is a golden chance for all the finance pundits to showcase their trading skills. The portfolio with the highest profit would be declared the winner.

Contact:

Asit Desai

+91 94054 67723

ch21btech11012@iith.ac.in


E-PIC
E-PIC

Is persuasion your forte? Do you have the knack to convert a 90-second elevator ride into a profitable investment? Look no further! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad presents you with the “Elevator Pitch”, where you can pitch your business ideas briefly yet impress potential investors.

Contact:

Sneha Chilukuri

+91 79936 59092

me21mtech14002@iith.ac.in


Biz-Quiz
Biz-Quiz

The objective of this event is to quiz participants on various trends and current affairs in the Business World, further, helping develop an interest in the same.Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Biz-Quiz'. Participants have to showcase their knowledge and understanding of business concepts and win exciting prizes.

Contact:

Yash Vardhan Singh Gahlot

+91 83059 24722

ch21btech11036@iith.ac.in


Investire
Investire

When you watch Shark Tank, you see Entrepreneurs pitching their innovative ideas and individual business plans, but have you ever looked at the other side? The Investors, thinking, “Darn it! I could have known better than that?” Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Investire'. Participants have to showcase their Investment strategies to invest in one/some of the ideas presented to them.

Contact:

Pradeep Rajesh Mundlik

+91 70401 46995

ai21btech11022@iith.ac.in


Pitch Showdown
Pitch Showdown

In this competition, participants will pitch on startup/business ideas that we give them and debate other teams ideas with their creativity and spontaneity being the criteria for evaluation.Well, here's your chance! E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings you 'Pitch Showdown'. Participants have to showcase their startup ideas in order to get expert advice from the judges and win exciting prizes.

Contact:

Amulya Mallavarapu

+91 94056 20011

bd21bdes11003@iith.ac.in


Film Rush
Film Rush

With the presence of a plethora of competitors in any sector you choose, every company embraces design thinking and creativity to prosper. E-Cell IIT Hyderabad brings to you FILM RUSH, a 2-week sprint to activate your artistic muscles towards advertising or shooting a movie based on actual startup statements

Contact:

Subham Mohanty

+91 90900 72712

ms21btech11028@iith.ac.in


Beyond Horizon
Beyond Horizon

Beyond Horizon is the competition for all of the solutionists out there who want to test their tact in real life scenarios .The competition checks how you pickup the nuanced effect of complex political scenarios from the given data.

Contact:

Tapishi Kaur

+91 86305 45437

ma20btech11017@iith.ac.in