A ‘Young Entrepreneur Conference’ held for the first time at Doon School concluded last evening. The symposium was organised by the Business Club of The Doon School and aimed to strengthen the spirit of entrepreneurship and business intellect by providing hands-on training through a wide array of relevant activities.
It was based on a very unique concept and aimed at inculcating entrepreneurial and leadership skills through a host of competitive activities ranging from making advertisements to performing skits. Nine schools, including outstation teams such as Mayo College for Girls, Mayo College for Boys, Wynberg Allen School, Vasant Valley School and St. Georges College, comprising forty students took part in the Conference.
The first day revolved around creating marketing strategies for induction cookers and a cross questioning round following that. This round proved to be entertaining yet a great source of learning. This simulation activity was followed by a presentation by the young entrepreneurs and Business Club of the Doon School on their thriving ventures.
The second event of the day was a theme-based entrepreneurship programme aimed at entwining the three necessary elements of an organisation namely ‘innovation’, ‘environment’ and ‘entrepreneurship’. The series of presentations lay emphasis on sustainable development by the use of solar panels, rain water recycling and other environment friendly methods. This event was followed by a simulation which looked at the problems and the solutions to the setting up of an aluminum extraction plant at a religious site.
The Chief Guest for the Conference was Dr Peter Mclaughlin, the Headmaster of The Doon School who gave out the prizes at the closing ceremony for the Best Advertisement to Mayo College for Girls and Wynberg Allen School at the joint first position.
The Vasant Valley School stood first in the Theme Based Presentation while The Doon School won the Simulation Activity. The overall winners of the competition were the Mayo College for Girls.