When and Where

Program

The day starts with keynote speech, followed by 14 fast-paced presentations by the innovators with Q&A. The exhibit floor will be open during lunch for talking to the innovators, viewing prototypes and more interaction. In the post-lunch session, 2 successful innovators will share their experiences with the audience describing how they scaled their innovative idea to a commercial success! In the evening, there is a networking dinner for innovators and participants. Innovators are provided with a stall at the event venue to exhibit and showcase their innovations. Innovators can distribute literature at the stall and interact with the visitors.

Event Schedule

9.00 – 9.30	Registration
9.30 – 9.40	Inauguration
9.40 – 10.30	Keynote Speech + QA
10.30 – 10.50	Tea Break
10.50 – 11.00	Sponsor presentation
11.00 – 12.00	Innovator presentations - Group I
12.00 – 12.30	Q & A
12.30 – 2.00	Lunch, Exhibit Floor
2.10 – 3.10	Innovator presentations- Group II
3.10 – 3.40	Q & A
3.40 – 4.00	Tea Break
4.00 – 5.00	My Innovation Experience (invited speakers)
5.00 – 5.30	Q & A interactive session
5.30 - 5.50	Talk on "Homeopathy Nanoparticles"
5.50 - 6.00	Q&A
6.00 - 6.10	Closing remarks
7.30pm	Dinner at The Pride Hotel, Shivajinagar *** (for participants who have opted for dinner)

Partners

IITBAA Pune Chapter has tied up with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the IIMA for the benefit of creative minds and technocrats who qualify for Innovations 2011. This provides a great opportunity for innovators to get mentored by the stalwarts from the field of technology and management. The CIIE will make its expertise in incubating and mentoring available to select innovations from Innovations 2011. These would also be eligible to participate in MentorEdge, the mentoring programme from industry experts at CIIE.

Harbinger Group is the sponsor for Innovations 2011.