The State Government’s proposal to organise a Startup Enclave here in the capital city was discussed at a high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi at the State Secretariat on Wednesday.
After Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Principal Secretary laxmi Narayan Gupta outlined the issues for discussion, it was decided to hold the event for two days on November 28 and 29. Padhi advised to make the conclave focused and outcome-oriented. He further wanted to involve and encourage more numbers of budding Odia entrepreneurs from various sectors in the conclave.
Gupta said the conclave would be organised in collaboration among the State Government, the Government of India’s Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, the TiE, Bhubaneswar and the TiE Silcon Valley with the State’s Department of MSME being the nodal department.
The objectives of the event would be to motivate youths towards entrepreneurship, showcase the startup ecosystem in Odisha and attract more startups to launch their ventures in the State. It was also decided to organise an Idea Competition among innovative youths in the event.
The event would be organised in 10 sessions, including the inaugural session. The major sessions are inauguration, Idea Competition, cultural evening, plenary session on how to start, plenary session on policy and institutional support to be followed by the sessions on My Story, Social Entrepreneurship Track on arranging finance, digital marketing, innovation, legal issues and compliance. There would be a separate session on NASSCOM/ Mentor Mentee. The valedictory session would be between 5.15 pm and 6.15 pm on November 29.
Development Commissioner R Balakeishnan, Skill Development & Technical Education Secretary and Idco CMD Sanjay Singh, Women & Child Development Secretary Vishal Dev, Finance and GA Special Secretary Ashok Kumar Meena, It Special Secretary Rudra Narayan Pallai and TiE, Bhubaneswar President Rajiv Sekhar Sahoo participated in the discussions.