Event Report: Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2021
The KGP Chronicle (March 1, 2021)
A four-day Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2021 ended on Sunday, 28th February, organized by the Entrepreneurship Cell (ECell), functioning under the aegis of Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship, IIT Kharagpur. This flagship program of ECell which is one of India’s largest student-run non-profit organizations was inaugurated by Prof. V.K. Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur on 25th and was addressed by Hon’ble Cabinet Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani, Padma Bhushan Dr. V.K. Saraswat, and Mr. Kiran Mani, MD, Google. This year’s theme has been “Festival of Fortitude” and it is the first time the event was held online due to the ongoing pandemic.
Smt Smriti Irani said “The fact that the summit encourages more and more youngsters to come forward with innovative ideas, the fact that many can dream and achieve them on this platform gives us a great cause of celebration. There is a need for emphasis on women being central in this startup ecosystem and today when I look at Atmanirbhar Bharat, I can say that it will rise on the shoulders of women”. Professor Virendra Kumar Tewari, Director of IIT Kharagpur stressed on ‘Local for Vocal’ and elaborated on the address by Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister who emphasized the need for affordable technologies through an innovative mindset in the recently held convocation. (Read More)