Strides 2010 - Event Report

IFMR, successfully, organized the second edition of its national level entrepreneurship fest "Strides 2010" on October 23rd & 24th. In addition to the Entrepreneurship Summit, STRIDES 2010 also had an Entrepreneurship Debate- dwaNdwa and a Business plan Competition- Praroop.

The first rounds of both the competitions were held online in which more than 170 teams from Business Schools and other colleges across the country participated. The prize money in both events collectively was Rs. 95000.

Final rounds of both events were held in the IFMR campus on Oct 23, 2010. The topic of the final debate was- IN THIS ERA, ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS A BETTER OPTION FOR FRESHERS THAN TO PURSUE JOBS. The winners were:-   

1. K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research

2. SDIMD, Mysore

3. K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research

Winners of the The Business Plan Competition and their business plans are:-

1. Berty Thomas - Konkan shipping company

2. Atul jain -MyCorpOffers - A new era of marketing

 

The summit took place at Vani Mahal, T Nagar, Chennai on October 24, 2010. The theme of the summit was "BE YOUR OWN BOSS". The speaker series and panel discussions were on the 3 stages of an entrepreneurial venture - DREAM, TAKE -OFF and FLY.

The speakers included :

 

Mr. Gopal Srinivasan - Founder, MD and Chairman - TVS Capital Funds Ltd.

Mr. R. Ramaraj - Co-Founder & Ex- CEO, Sify Ltd; President - TiE
Chennai Chapter; Senior Advisor at Sequoia Capital

Mr. R. Santhanam - Ex-MD, Hindustan Motors

Mr. Sudhakar Ram - Founder chairman, Mastek Ltd.

Ms. Nandini Vaidayanathan - Co-founder – Startups; Co-founder – CARMa

Mr. Deepak Mirza - Founder & Director, Dax Networks Ltd.

Mr. Murugavel Janakiraman - Founder & CEO, Consim Info Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Lakshmanan 'Lux' Narayan – Founder, EyesAndFeet.com

Mr. Dhruv Lakra - Founder & CEO, Miracle Couriers

Mr. Kiruba Shankar – CEO, Business Blogging; Director, F5ive Technologies

Mr. Venkatesh Chandrasekaran - Founder Trustee, Schools for India
Trust; Chairman- Chennai Aero Park Committee

Mr. Anmol Vij - Chairman & CEO, Students Software Solutions

Mr. Ganesh Vaideeswaran - Freight & Logistics Dept Head, Accenture

 

The panel discussions were highly interactive & informative. It was a great to hear the distinguished speakers share their experiences with us.

 

At the end of the sessions, everyone was inspired to be his/her own boss.All in all, the fest was a great success.