NASSCOM Education Summit 2014 - Retrospective

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A R E T R O S P E C T I V E

18th July : NASSCOM Education Summit (EZCC, Salt Lake)

The NASSCOM Education Summit was held on 18th of July, 2014 at EZCC, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, with the

objective to create an opportunity for students to listen, participate and actively engage themselves with the

iconic people and thought leaders of the industry. Focusing on the three E’s to success (Education,

Employability, Entrepreneurship), the event was held parallel to the NASSCOM Product Conclave (Kolkata

Chapter) and encouraged entrepreneurship in students by motivating them to create employability skills and

get the latest technology trends, industry insights, requirements and expectations.

This is the first time an education summit was held in the eastern region of the country. With over 1250

registrations by students and academia, the response was overwhelming and the event was a huge success!

The event started o� with a very interesting and interactive workshop on “Employability Skills” by Dr. Paresh

Joshi, Director (Academic), Station eLanguage Labs. The workshop focused on developing communication

skills and improving pronunciation of English Language.

It was followed by a CEO journey panel moderated by Mr. Ganesh V, a marketing professional, mentor to

entrepreneurs and author. The CEOs in the panel were, Mr. Abhishek Rungta (Indus Net Technologies), Mr. Srish

Agrawal (A1 Future Technologies), Mr. Bimal Patwari (Pinnacle Infotech Solutions) and Mr. Atul Gupta (InSync

Solutions).

There were other inspirational and motivational talks by eminent people like Mr. R Chandrashekhar (President,

NASSCOM), Mr. Navaneet Mishra (Country Director, Hexagon Capability Center), Ajoy Kumar Roy (Director,

IIEST, Shibpur), Rajiv Vaishnav (Vice President, NASSCOM) and Mr. Deepak Ghaisas (Chairman, Gencoval

Strategic Services).

There was another panel discussion on “Employability Skills” moderated by Dr. Gopal K Nayak (Director, IIIT,

Bhuwaneswar) and the speakers in the panel were Mr. K Bhattacharya (Kolkata Location Head, IBM), Mr Kushal

Banerjee (Academic Relationship Manager, TCS), Mr. Aseem Marwaha (Director Corporate Business, eLitmus)

and Mr. Amalendu Datta (Leading Training and Development, RS Software).

Students from various institutions across India participated in the two competitions: Business Plan Competition

and Idea to Prototype Competition. We received over 100 entries from about 45+ institutions and with the help

of the jury 10 teams for each competition were selected for the semifinals.

Winner for the Business Plan Competition was from IIM Ranchi (Project: Rickshawale) and Runners up was

from XLRI (Project: Hobby in a Box).

Winner for the Idea to Prototype Competition was from Meghnad Saha Instititute of Technology (Project: Auto

Irrigation System) and Runners up was from IIT Kharagpur (Project: PulseRays Technology)

This is the first time an education summit of this scale was held in the Eastern Region of the country. With over

1250 registrations by students and academia, and over 100 teams participating in the competitions the

response was overwhelming and the event was a huge success.

Atul GuptaHead - NASSCOM E-Summit 2014

The NASSCOMEducation Summit 2014

NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective


Entrance Gate - NASSCOM E-Summitat EZCC, Salt Lake

Registration Desk - NASSCOM E-Summitat EZCC, Salt Lake

Workshop on Employability SkillsDr. Paresh Joshi

Director- Station e Language Labs, Rajkot

CEO’s Journey PanelAbhishek Rungta, Srish Agarwal,

Ganesh V, Bimal Patwari, Atul Gupta

CEO’s Journey PanelAbhishek Rungta, Srish Agarwal,

Ganesh V, Bimal Patwari, Atul Gupta

Employability Skills PanelK.Bhattacharya, Kushal Banerjee,

Aseem Marwaha, Dr.Gopal K. Nayak,Amalendu Dutta



Mr. R. ChandrasekharPresident NASSCOM

Prof. Ajoy Kumar RayDirector IIEST, Shibpur

Mr. Deepak GhaisasChairman Gencoval Strategic Services Pvt.Ltd

Navaneet MishraCountry Director Hexagon Capability Center

Mr. Rajiv VaishnavVice President NASSCOM

Mr.Nirupam ChaudhuriRegional Head - East NASSCOM

Navaneet MishraCountry director



Semi FinalistBusiness Plan Competition

Semi FinalistIdea to Prototype Competition

Winner - Business Plan CompetitionIIM Ranchi

Project: Rickshawale

Runner Up - Business Plan CompetitionXLRI

Project: Hobby in a Box

Winner - Idea to Prototype CompetitionMeghnad Saha Institute of Technology

Project: Auto Irrigation System

Runner Up - Idea to Prototype CompetitionIIT Kharagpur

Project: PulseRays Technology







Stall for InSync SolutionsThey gave out booklets on “Your First Step to the Software Industry” to students

Stall for Inspiria Knowledge CampusThey gave out booklets on “Employability Skills” to students



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See you next year!

The Team which Delivered

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