Over 700 representatives from Universities, Colleges and ATL Schools from all across the country attended the Meet and showcased their Innovation activities. This was an excellent engaging platform for entrepreneurs, start-ups, angel investors and venture capitalists.
Shri Manish Jain IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal presided as Chief Guest, Dr Tapan Misra, former Director, ISRO, Swami Sarvottamananda, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University and Shri Dipan Sahoo, Assistant Innovation Director, Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell & AICTE were present as the Guests-of-Honour. Shri Satyam Roychowdhury, Chancellor, Sister Nivedita University in his inaugural address emphasised the message of Swami Vivekananda to empower the youth with the vision of innovation. Prof Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, SNU thanked the Ministry of Education, Govt of India and AICTE for creating an entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem in this part of the country through this program.