BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus announces Coalescence’16: Going Zero to One, in order to hunt for the country’s finest entrepreneurs who are looking for a platform for their skill set. Scheduled on 4th Sept-5th Sept, Coalescence’16 is all set to be one of India’s finest e-summit. As rightly said by Stephen Richards, “When an idea takes hold, nothing can stop it.” Coalescence is here to accelerate the ideas that are unstoppable, and are sure to change the world. Coalescence’16 will hold a wide variety of events for the budding entrepreneurs, who, in turn will get to present their ideas in front of experts from various industries. The participants will also get the opportunity to be funded by the partner incubators.
ACT, The Conference
For any idea to bloom in the right direction, it requires perseverance and inspiration. And what can be better than getting inspired by those who have battled all the obstacles and created a success story of their own! ACT is one platform where all these stories are retold and relived by the legends themselves. The conference is targeted at ensuring that every attendee gets the inspiration that is required to give a boost to his idea. The speakers are experts in their fields, and are capable leaders who have the power and the potential to drive the budding entrepreneurs in the right direction. Some of the speakers from the past editions are:
- Rahul Yadav (Co-founder, Housing.com)
- Pawan Agrawal (CEO, Mumbai Dabbawalas)
- Vijay Nair (Founder, Only Much Louder)
- Kunal Shah (Founder, Freecharge)
- Naveen and Jeetu (Actors, TVF Pitchers)
- Hussain Zaidi (Investigative journalist, Author)
- A Muruganantham (Founder, Jayshree Industries)
- Taapsee Pannu (Bollywood Actress, Entrepreneur)
- Rajat Kapoor (Actor, Director, Writer)
- Alok Shetty (Founder, Bhumiputra)
- Biswa Kalyan Rath (Engineer and Standup Comedian)
- Sanjay Nath (Co-Founder, Blume Ventures)
Novatia
The recent years have seen a lot of encouragement for the start-up ecosystem in India. B-plan competitions have proved to be great promoters. In order to contribute towards the growing culture, Coalescence’16 will host the third edition of its very own B-plan competition, Novatia. It is one of the hallmark events of Coalescence. It encourages business ideas in two categories: social and enterprise.
The competition takes place in three rounds. After sorting out 200+ entries including those from teams from prestigious institutions like IITs and IIMs, the top notch innovators are given an opportunity to present their business models to panel of experts from various industries. The previous edition awarded the winners prizes worth 1,50,000 INR. With grander partners confirmed this year such as Kae Capital, Venture Studio, Ide-in Ventures, Forum Synergies to name a few, Novatia is all set to be the next level competition for those committed to entrepreneurial thinking. The finalists will be provided with a two-month long mentorship period. The registrations are open till 10th June 2016. Register now at www.coalescence.in and get a chance to win prizes worth INR 2 lacs and seed funding up to INR 3 million!
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Start-up expo is the first of its kind start-up exhibition that provides a platform to start-ups to exhibit their products in front of its potential customers. The expo encourages individuals to associate with the growing start-ups of the country. It serves as a great meeting ground for the talented entrepreneurs, who encourage each other to tap the potential of ideas that count. The start-ups also get to recruit talented individuals who have the zeal to ideate and innovate.
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Workshops
Coalescence’16 will also have a wide variety of workshops to cater to the interests of the attendees. The workshops teach various skills that are necessary for handling a successful start-up. The previous edition hosted four workshops out of which two hosted by Knolskape and 91springboard aimed at enhancing the ideation, business decision making and pitching skills.