The much-hyped Progressive Punjab Investor Summit-2015 will provide an international platform to the State’s Startup Savvy Youths to present their innovative ideas before the “Icons of Industry”.
The move, aimed at promoting entrepreneurship amongst youths, is expected to fructify into futuristic ground breaking venture of the world.
“The initiative was taken by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal to provide a forum to the enterprising budding youth as he feels that start savvy youth and our industrial icons can jointly lay the firm foundation of ‘Make in India’ dream,” said an official spokesperson on Wednesday.
It is for the first time that ‘Progressive Punjab Investor Summit-2015’ is joining hands with Startup Accelerator Chamber of Commerce (SACC) that has been constituted to promote brainstorming amongst start-up savvy culture in Punjab and the Summit would provide a platform to enterprising youth.
“Startup Weekend Punjab will be a 54-hour new business ideas marathon that will be conducted at IT Park’s Entrepreneurship Development Centre from October 23 to 25. The final business idea would be showcased in front of eminent guests from all over the country and prominent jury from the Industry or Finance and Academic backgrounds at ISB, Mohali on October 29,” he said.
Divulging more, the spokesperson said that this unique initiative by Invest Punjab and SACC would focus on showcasing hidden potential of the youth, primarily from Punjab and North, as they put forward their capabilities to innovate.
Such a platform would give a path-breaking direction to the youth to create their own sustainable enterprise or venture in any field whether it is Design, IT, Finance, Hospitality, Agriculture, Energy, or Services, he said.
The winners at this enterprise would be provided with free working space and bandwidth for six months up to one year by SACC, STPI and Progressive Punjab. Besides, certificates to all the participants would be awarded on October 29.
Google and Amazon, being the partners of Startup Weekend Globally, would bestow the web or tech support prizes for the participants, said the spokesperson.