Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducting Global Startup Workshop in Hyderabad on March 21, 22

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is organizing a Global Startup Workshop in Hyderabad, India from 21st March to 23rd March with knowledge partner KGS Advisors LLP (KGS), Core partner Confederation of Women entrepreneur (COWE) and Host partner Catalyzer.

The 2016 Workshop will build on the overwhelming success of the MIT GSW in the past, which brought together thousands of participants from more than 70 international markets and representatives from across the globe. This event has run successfully since 1998 across leading cities globally. The HYD workshop will be attended by 400 start-up representatives from across the country and globally. The panel of speakers includes some of our well known customer bases including the venture capital firms, private equity investors and educational institutions. The panel discussions will include topics such as Manufacturing in India, Funding Landscape (VC, Angel, Private Equity), Intellectual Property in India and Women in Entrepreneurship. The sessions will also include hand-on workshops such as running a successful incubator, pitching to VCs/ investors, business plan competitions etc. for the start-ups.

“This is a unique workshop for startups and aspiring entrepreneurs. It is full of content and focused on innovation and high tech manufacturing which is hard to find. India needs such a workshop” says Tripti Shinghal Somani, CEO and Managing Director – KGS Advisors.

MIT GSW is more than just a conference; it has become a premiere global training and networking event for entrepreneurs. Every year MIT GSW is hosted in a different country and this year MIT GSW is coming to Hyderabad, India. Since 1998, the non-profit organization has held 16 international workshops, spanning 6 continents.

A powerful way that MIT’s education drives progress is through the graduates starting companies that deliver innovation, skills and knowledge to the world. A report released this month informs us that living MIT alumni have launched more than 30,000 active companies, creating 4.6 million jobs, and generating roughly $1.9 trillion in annual.

Competitions at MIT-GSW:
MIT GSW Business Plan Competition 2016 - Have a chance to win $10,000 in seed money to launch your startups and a guaranteed slot in the second round of Mass Challenge, the prestigious Boston-based high-impact startup accelerator.
MIT GSW Elevator Pitch Competition 2016 – Winners of competition will receive $2,000 in cash prizes as seed money.

Key Deliverables:
Unparalleled access to mentors: recruiting 1 mentor for every 10 attendees
International competitions: elevator pitch and business plan (cash prizes) competitions
Hands-on training: providing multiple hands-on activities where attendees do work in small groups, and with mentors, on business plans and pitches
Monitored profiles of attendees: setting up a new registration process to monitor representation at the workshop of gender/nationality/skills with three main profiles: creative, tech, business

The MIT Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship is excited to join MIT GSW in Hyderabad! They have agreed to offer a 15% discount to the next 100 registrations.
Kwadwo Poku, recruitment and Alumni manager, will personally attend the conference and meet with all interested attendees.

MIT GSW 2016 Fellowships:
10 MIT GSW 2016 Fellowships will be awarded on March 16th, 2016, and will include a full refund of the registration fee, individual mentorships, tickets to VIP lunches, as well as online bio and pictures featured on MIT GSW 2016 website. An international committee of MIT Alumni will join us in selecting and nominating this year’s fellows.

MIT GSW 2016 Indian Student Scholarship:
This scholarship is sponsored by the State Bank of India and provides you with 80% off of the registration fee ($20 admission instead of $100).

Advisory board consists of:
R. Chidambaram (Principal Scientific Adviser to The Government of India & Chairman), John Chisholm (President of MIT Alumni Association), Adi Godrej (MIT Alum & Chairman of Godrej Group), Gurumurthy Kalyanaram (President of MIT South Asia Alumni Association), Rajiv B. Lall (Managing Director & CEO, IDFC Bank), Matthew Marx (MIT Professor of Entrepreneurship), Ramesh Raskar (Professor at MIT Media Lab), Narayan Murthy, Founder (Infosys Limited), Amandeep Singh (Additional Commissioner for Directorate General of Taxpayer Services, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Ministry Of Finance), Renu Swarup (Head of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India)
MIT GSW Partners

This year MIT has about 20 partners including the knowledge partner KGS Advisors LLP & host partners Catalyzer for Global Startup workshop to be held in India. T-hub is the ecosystem partner for MIT GSW. State Bank of India is the platinum sponsor, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, Citrus Pay & NSIC are gold sponsors and Xoom & Indian Institute of Technology are the Bronze sponsors. Powerhouse ventures & Mumbai angels are the investment partners. MIT Alumni association, MIT South Asian Alumni Association and Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs are the core partners. Yourstory is the event’s strategic media partner & Inc42 magazine is the digital media partner. Mass Challenge, MIT Legatum, Indian Angel Network & Cyber Media are the outreach partners.

The event is supported by Telangana Government, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises & National Small Industries Corporation.