Summary
This year's summit promises to be an extraordinary experience, with a theme that encapsulates the essence of the entrepreneurial spirit:
GES 2025 brings together academicians, innovative entrepreneurs, industry leaders, venture capitalists, and ambitious students
The
Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Kharagpur under the aegis of Rajendra Mishra
School of Engineering Entrepreneurship (RMSoEE) is gearing up to host the
highly anticipated Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2025 (GES 2025) from February
7 to 9, 2025. IIT Kharagpur, including RMSoEE as a pioneer of entrepreneurship
education and several successful startup incubators on campus, has been leading
the way for imbibing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in higher
education in India. This annual event
has established itself as India's largest student-run entrepreneurial summit,
attracting visionaries from across industries. This year's summit promises to
be an extraordinary experience, with a theme that encapsulates the essence of
the entrepreneurial spirit: "Genesis of Grandeur."
GES
2025 brings together academicians, innovative entrepreneurs, industry leaders,
venture capitalists, and ambitious students. It’s a space for sharing ideas,
showcasing entrepreneurial journeys, and building connections that inspire
growth. With a commitment to driving innovation and fostering entrepreneurial
excellence, GES empowers individuals to dream big, collaborate, and shape the
future of global business and innovation. Like every year, GES has a lineup of
distinguished speakers who will address the participants, providing insights
and inspiration. Shri. Sabyasachi Goswami, CEO, Perfios, has been invited as
the Chief Guest for GES. Other visionaries gracing the event include; Ms.
Sujata Kolekar (MD, Accenture Japan), Smt. Rajni Hasija (Retd. IRCTC Director),
Shri Anuj Srivastava (Co-founder, Livspace), Shri Souvik Sengupta (Co-founder,
Infra.market) and Shri Nikhil Rungta (Former CMO, Google and Jio).
This year's summit will feature a series of engaging competitions and
events designed to challenge and inspire participants. More than 100 startup
teams from across the country are expected to participate in various pitching
events. The event sees participation of startup-teams at different levels of
maturity, starting from early-stage, idea-level startup, those with MVP and
pilots, all the way to advanced stage, operational startups. The summit offers
a unique platform for participating startups to pitch their ideas to a panel of
esteemed venture capitalists and industry experts, providing invaluable
feedback and guidance. The event is designed to not only recognize and reward
the most promising business models but also to provide a platform where ideas
are nurtured and brought to fruition. In particular, R&D Symposium, one of
the GES events, aims to encourage translation of research projects outcomes to
commercial products, leading to startup development. Another major component of GES, Empresario, is
being held in Kolkata Research Park IIT Kharagpur and involves advanced stage
startups pitching to a large pool of national and international investors. It
involves around 30 startups teams which have been funneled from a pool of more
than 300 startups from across the country, through round the year PAN-India
events of E-Cell RMSoEE, like Local Startup Meet (LSM) and Entrepreneurship
Awareness Drive (EAD), conducted in more than 30 cities.
The summit also facilitates collaboration
and networking, connecting startups with potential investors and partners, and
addresses real-world challenges ensuring startups gain practical experience and
industry recognition. The best startup teams will be offered funding support
along with access to mentorship by domain experts. Overall, GES 2025 is a
pivotal event that actively contributes to the growth and success of startups
Apart from the
startup focused events, GES also includes Business Game Competitions, in
collaborations, that offer a unique opportunity for participating students to
solve interesting case study problems, addressing challenges related to investment,
marketing, strategy and supply chain management.
“The summit offers
unparalleled networking opportunities, allowing participants to connect with
fellow entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and potential collaborators. With a
diverse array of participants from around the world, GES 2025 provides a
launchpad for student innovator s embark upon their entrepreneurial journey”,
said Professor Amit Para, Director IIT Kharagpur.
“Theme of GES is
very well aligned with New Education Policy (NEP), which emphasizes on product
innovation, startup creation and translational research in premier educational
institutions”, said Professor Basab Chakraborty, Chairman E-Cell and Head
RMSoEE, IIT Kharagpur.
For more updates
and information, follow the official Instagram handle of the Entrepreneurship
Cell, IIT Kharagpur, @iitkgp_ecell, and visit their LinkedIn page here.
Last updated on 11 Feb 2025
