IEEE R10 Adhoc Committee on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

About

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, a revolutionary wave began to reshape the commercial landscapes of the world. This was not a mere shift in business paradigms, but a radical reimagining of what it means to create, innovate, and disrupt. Today, as we stand amidst the echoes of this transformation, we find ourselves in the contemporary age of startup aspirations—a period marked not only by a surge in entrepreneurial spirit but by the birth of enterprises that embody the very spirit of disruption and innovation.

IEEE constituting academicians, industry leaders , investors and mentors can contribute in an effective way in this endeavour. Prof.Lance Fung, Director, R10 has initiated an Adhoc Committee on Entrepreneurship and Innovation with an objective to hand hold, support and mentor Entrepreneurs.

We are closely working with IEEE Entrepreneurship as well as other Regions who have ongoing activities in this area.

The Objectives of this Committee are:

1. To assess the awareness and capabilities among IEEE Members in R10 on the subjects of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
2. To raise the awareness and capabilities among IEEE Members in R10 on Entrepreneurship and Innovation through pilot projects.
3. Grow our reputations and presence among Entrepreneurs through our services.
4. To make recommendations to the Region on strategic plans to continue improve the capabilities among IEEE Members on Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Team

Projects

There are four projects this committee plans to focus on this year.

1. Understand the Innovation and Entrepreneurship quotient among IEEE members.
2. Mentoring sessions through expert talks, tutorials and short videos.
3. Assess the improvement on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Quotient and rewards
4. Joint Hackathon on Social Entrepreneurship

Ambassadors

These projects will require a strong team to execute. The committee sent out a call for Ambassadors and received an overwhelming response. After carefully going through the applications received, a final list of Ambassadors covering 20 different sections of R10 has been drawn up. The full list is enclosed below. The ones in bold are Lead Ambassadors.

Events

The committee has conducted several events this year.

1. A survey was conducted at the R10 AGM, as a part of the first project, amongst the attendees of the R10 AGM. The survey covered areas of

• • Product awareness
  • Business model
  • Pitch
  • IP rights
  • Financials and HR
  • Translational Tech transfer

There were 184 responses to the survey. The results can be requested in the Resources section next.

2. A series of seven Webinars with eminent entrepereurs and mentors was conducted to both encourage entrepreneurship and innovation as well as to help learn from the experiences of the speakers.

Inauguration

• • Introduction: K.R. Suresh Nair – Chair, IEEE Region 10 ACEI
  • Message: Deepak Mathur – IEEE MGA Vice President
  • Inauguration: Lance Fung – Director, IEEE Region 10
  • Guest of Honour: Joanne Wong – Chair, IEEE Entrepreneurship
  • Guest of Honour: Muhammed Kasim – Chair, IEEE Kerala Section

Webinars

Title: Entrepreneurship for Returning Women (Mothers)

Speaker Name: Ms. Samar Hamdy

Speaker Designation: Co-Founder & CBO | DevisionX, Women Entrepreneurs Team Lead at IEEE Entrepreneurship 

Date: 10 May 2024, at 5:30 pm IST

Title: What Investors are looking for in Any Startup

Speaker Name: Mr. Chintan Oza

Speaker Designation: IEEE Entrepreneurship, Founder Anantam Ecosystems, Investor

Date: 10 May 2024, at 5:30 pm IST

Title: My Entrepreneurial Journey

Speaker Name: Mr. Hemesh Chadalavada

Speaker Designation: Prime Minister’s Bal Puraskar Awardee, Winner of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, Times of India #Unstoppable21

Date: 10 May 2024, at 5:30 pm IST

Title: How to translate Academic Research into Entrepreneurship

Speaker Name: Prof. Ramgopal Rao

Speaker Designation: FIEEE, Vice-Chancellor, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Former Director IITD

Date: 19 May 2024, at 5:30 pm IST

Title: Intellectual Property for Startups: Gaining Business and Financial Value

Speaker Name: Dr. Kalyan Kankanala

Speaker Designation: Chief IP Attorney, BananaIP Counsels

Date: 19 May 2024, at 5:30 pm IST

Title: Transforming Healthcare Research to Entrepreneurship

Speaker Name: Dr. Amit Mehndiratta

Speaker Designation: Professor of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Delhi & AIIMS New Delhi

Date: 23 May 2024, at 5:30 pm IST

Title: Business Opportunities for Startups: IITM Experience

Speaker Name: Padmashri Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala

Speaker Designation: Institute Professor, IIT Madras President, IITM Research Park, IITM Incubation Cell and RTBI

Date: 30 May 2024, at 5:30 pm IST

Upcoming events

Program focusing on Returning Women as Entrepreneurs. Please watch this space for more updates on this program.

Resources

Information on the projects can be requested from the committee by writing to the chair of the committee, Dr. Suresh Nair.

Contact

The chair of this committee, Dr. Suresh Nair can be contacted for volunteering or information on our projects