Creating Jobs. Changing Lives

Our Focus: Job Creation and Job Fulfilment

Creating Jobs Changing Lives Scaling Impact

Through entrepreneurship,

innovation and skills

development

Creating high-value jobs

and empowering individuals to

command such jobs

Through technology,

networks and Govt. partnerships across Asia, Africa and Latin America

Our Initiatives

NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

NETWORK

GLOBAL SKILLS

NETWORK

GLOBAL INNOVATION

NETWORK

POLICY RESEARCH NETWORK

National Entrepreneurship Network

Inspires, educates, and supports student entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs for creating high-value jobs

NEN Programs: Creating Entrepreneurs

Inspiring, educating and skilling young entrepreneurs at campusCreating next-gen entrepreneurial leaders and innovative thinkers

YUVA: A joint initiative with Government of India to scale NEN Student Programs to 3000 institutes

Wadhwani E-Cells on campussupport dozens of Practicums

PRACTICE

2

Cloud based LearnWiseTM platform offering several semesters of blended

entrepreneurship courses

LEARN

1

Mentor Student StartupsCREATE

4

Campus Companies, Startup Internships

EXPERIMENT

3

Student Entrepreneurship Programs

MentorWISE• Mentor Network

• Workshops

• Mentoring Clinics

• Mentor Enablement

• Helpdesk for entrepreneurs

LearnWISE• Videos

• Courses

• Blogs

• Events

• Q&A

• Bootcamps

FundWISE• Investor Network

• Pitch Labs

• Loan Connect

• Angel Investor Enablement

NEN Programs: Supporting Entrepreneurs

Accelerating business growth for early-stage and growth-stage entrepreneurs.Supporting entrepreneurs with mentoring, learning tools and investor connects.

NEN - Global Impact

700+

6500+

400+

600+

1,00,000+Students Engaged

Companies Created/year

Size of Investor & Mentor Network

Entrepreneurs Supported

Institutes Networked

NEN Impact: Creating Thousands of Companies

500+ Customers 12000+ Customers

225+ Customers 1,000,000+ Customers

400+ Customers

400+ Customers

500+ Customers 40,000+ Customers 10,000+ Retailers

“NEN is the SALT in Entrepreneurial Curry”Ashish, Flit Webs

“NEN is an ENTREPRENEURIAL GARAGE”Santhosh, UMM Studios

“NEN imbibes NEVER DIE spirit”Vaibhav, Ways & Means

“NEN is the GUIDING LIGHT for entrepreneurs” – Kshitij, Del Medix

“NEN makes Entrepreneurs out of ORDINARY PEOPLE” - Madhuri Ruia, InteGym

NEN Through The Eyes of Entrepreneurs

“NEN is a 3D PRINTING MACHINE manufacturing entrepreneurs” – Sushil, Morphedo

“NEN was a GPS for my startup journey”Akash, Flit Webs

“NEN mentorship was like a DOCTOR to our financial health” – Gaurav, Intelivisto

Entrepreneurship: Partners’ Speak

“NEN is a network which brought entrepreneurs,educators, students and instructors on a commonplatform.”

Prof. Madhavi LokhandeWelingkar Sr. Associate Dean, Welingkar Institute of

Management.

“WF NEN program is being offered to all studentsas a free package to enhance their abilities and tobecome self-reliant at the close of their campuslife.”

Prof. Stanley WaudoThe Vice Chancellor, Mount Kenya University

“This training is magnificent, I will increase mystudents panorama on entrepreneurship to helpthem push their dreams.”

Cynthia Pimentel CECATI 158

“This model covers 100% of my expectations forimplementation in Mexico, the adaptation forcountries like ours and will allow us to reallyimplement and make an impact in our society andcommunity.”

Juan JoseCECATI 13

“The training is truly an icebreaker to boost yoursmall dreams towards critical and unique highpitch business ideas.”

Dr. Rolly E Mendoza Dean, College of Business Management, Taguig City

University, Philippines

“WF entrepreneurship programs are very welldesigned to provide practical knowledge for thethree core elements that I believe; developmentof individuals, their products/services and theirbusinesses, I loved it!.”

Ramesh K S @ Mohd Zaidi Abd RozanUTM Technology Entrepreneurship Centre, Malaysia

Global Skills Network

Equips non-college-bound graduates with sufficient work-skills to command family supporting wages

GSN Programs

Bringing video based world-class soft skills across all job roles and job-centric

vocational training in schools and with employers

Student and Employee EducationCollaborate with industry partners for

curriculum design & development, provide adjunct faculty and student internships/apprenticeships along

with upskilling their existing employees

Employer Collaboration

Measured in terms of placement rates & wages

OutcomeIdentify current and future

high-demand job roles, locally

Research

GSN Impact

Scaling schools by

2020

15,000+

Students enrolled

280,000+

Secondary and Post

Secondary Institutes

3,000+

Vocational Teachers

trained

3,200+

Students Placed

47,000+

E-content partnerships

with Employers

80+

Hours of high-quality multi-media

e-content

1,500+

GSN Impact: Students Placed (Partner Network)

Skills Development: Beneficiaries’ Speak

“I chose a course in Community College as it is job-oriented and I have an opportunity to get a job both in the government and private sector.”Emama Kumari

Student, Government Women’s College, Patna

“I want to be successful because in today’s era people do not salute a person, but his identity. That’s the reason for me to create my own identity.”Rakhi

Retail Student, Government Women’s College, Patna

“Field visits and expert lectures on Healthcare have given me skilled knowledge to such an extent that I can take care of my health and also that of my family.”Harshdeep Kaur

Student, GSSS Portmore, H.P.

“This has given us an insight on how a real interview is and what are the areas he need to prepare for before the interview.”StudentRift Valley Technical Training Institute

“It was always my dream to do fashion technology course. Teachers here supported me and I learnt a lot. Now I have confidence to open my own boutique.”Fashion Technology Student

JD Women’s College, Patna

“It is a very big thing for me that I got a job at 10+2 level – a rare opportunity that I will always cherish.”Shalini Thakur

Student, GGSSS Portmore, H.P.

Skills Development: Partners’ Speak

“Our experience with Wadhwani Foundation is such thattheir modules were absolutely customized to ourrequirement and the feedback is quite positive.”

Dr. Bhushan NarulaAVP, Centre of Excellence, Dr. Lal Pathlabs

“Wadhwani Foundation (WF) has done a lot for theeducation department particularly in Level 1 to Level 4programs. With their active participation, we will be in aposition to start the flagship programs of HP Kaushal VikasNigam implemented by the HP education department.”

Rajesh SharmaMD, HP Kaushal Vikas Nigam

"Wadhwani Foundation has done a great job in creatingthe training modules. I am sure in the years to come, thesetools will be available to every nurse of this country andthe world.”

Dr. Devi Prasad ShettyChairman, Narayana Health

“It forms a basis for the faculty to reach a greater audienceof learners and makes it easier for the students toundertaken revision after a class.”

Ms. Pauline KamauLecturer, Thika Technical Training Institute

“I compliment WF for bringing the entrepreneurshipprogram to MKU. This will enhance ability of students to fitinto the market and enable them become their ownbosses, thus creating jobs for future generations.”

Prof. Peter WanderiThe MKU NEN Program Patron

“I would like to congratulate Wadhwani Foundation forshaking hands with Ashok Minda Group. Along with theGovt. of Delhi, we are doing industry-academia partnershipexposure visit and exchange of learnings.”

Praveen KarnGroup Head CSR, Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group

Global Innovation Network (GIN)

Aims to accelerate innovation that leads to creation of global companies and ecosystems in critical sectors for the nation

The Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, Co-founder, Wadhwani Institute for ArtificialIntelligence (Wadhwani AI), and Founder and Chairman Wadhwani Foundation while dedicating Wadhwani AI to the nation

GIN Programs

Shanta Wadhwani Center for Cardiac and

Neural Research located at NCBS,

Bangalore aimed at understanding the role

of stem cells in neuroscience and cardiomyopathies

SWCCNR

The Wadhwani Research Centre for Bioengineering at IIT

Bombay is focused on low cost bio-sensors and devices & drug

delivery and bioinformatics

WRCB

Building world-class national ecosystem in critical sectors through

Startup and Small Business Innovation grants proposed to

25,000 companies over five years

SSBI

A first of its kind AI research institute in the

world; a non-profit dedicated exclusively to

applying AI for social good with solutions in

agriculture, health, education, financial

inclusion, language and infrastructure

Wadhwani AI

Policy Research Network

Policy Research Network (PRN) drives data-driven research inputs for informed policy action towards accelerating economic growth

Focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, skill development leading to large scale job creation and job fulfillment

PRN Impact

The CSIS Wadhwani Chair was given

leadership of US-India Innovation Forum in 2015 to build a work plan for

the 2 governments, CSIS is organizing a series of

sector-focused innovation workshops in the U.S. and in India on topics like Innovation in

Healthcare, Transportation etc.

Partnership with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

to massively scale entrepreneurship

education & exposure in India across 3000 colleges, ITIs and

schools

WF worked with Indian Ministry of Human

Resource Development (MHRD) and University

Grants Commission (UGC) to draft a

community college scheme that led to a

MHRD funded pilot of 200 Community Colleges in India and introduction

of vocational education in over 4000 schools

Assessment of SBIRI and BIPP led to evidence-

based recommendations for policy makers to improve impact and scale of innovation

programs in small and medium-scale industries

The CSIS Wadhwani Chair is the global leader in tracking state-level business regulatory

developments in India. CSIS prepares a weekly legislative/ regulatory

tracker, coordinates U.S. engagement with Indian states, and now leads a program funded by the

U.S. Department of State to shape U.S. energy

engagement with Indian States

About Dr. Romesh Wadhwani

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, WADHWANI FOUNDATION

• Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist

• Built three successful companies, the last of which sold for over $9 billion

• Member of the Gates Buffet Giving Pledge

• Board Member of Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.

• Founding Chairman and CEO of $3.5 billion Symphony Technology Group

• Appointed by U.S administration on Board of Trustees of the John. F. Kennedy Center

Sunil DhaiyaHead – GSN India

WF Leadership Team

Ajay KelaPresident & CEO

Javier CamposMD, Latin America

Varsy WanjauMD, East Africa

Sunita SinghCo-founder NEN & EVP, WF

Austin ThomasEVP, Impact Management

Atul RajaEVP, Global Marketing

Sashi ChimalaEVP, Products & Platforms

Swati MittalFinancial Controller

Bafana KubhekaMD, Southern Africa

Tiger RameshMD, NEN India

WF Spokespeople: Providing Thought Leadership

WF Spokespeople: Providing Thought Leadership

Global Footprint

Mexico

Colombia

Peru

Chile

Kenya

Uganda

Rwanda

Ethiopia

Tanzania

USA

India

Bangladesh

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Our Partner Network

Government Partners

Industry and Business Partners

Investor Partners

CONTACT US

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