Business Pitches by Start-ups
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To know more about the event and the speakers please visit: http://www.midasindia.net/pitch-
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Profile of Speakers and Investors
Prof. Parag Shah is a serial entrepreneur with over three decades of entrepreneurial experience across industries like real estate, retail, food, and more recently education. Prof. Parag Shah is actively involved in creating entrepreneurs and developing start-ups and has funded over eight start-ups in the last few years. He is a proud receiver of the Business Acharya of the Year Award from Entrepreneur magazine, has authored a book called Antarprerna detailing his journey over businesses, and heads the Oxford Golf Course in Pune as its Managing Director. Prof. Shah is now actively involved in making MIDAS one of the world’s best eco-system for budding entrepreneurs.
Mr. Manish Harodia has over 11 years of experience in multiple areas viz Education, Training, Project management, and Business Consulting, He is a regular trainer and facilitator at numerous educational institutions like the IIMs, GIM, NMIMS, SIBM, SCMHRD, TAPMI, National Student Parliaments, Start-up events, Fundraising events, and few international events.
After having created two successful ventures into education technology (www.genesismentors) and (www.6piconsultants.com) and making a successful exit from one of it, he is now onto his next projects. One of these is into the alternative avenues of Funding. www.dreamwallets.com a crowd-funding platform. The second venture www.rubix108.com is into the high growth ed-tech space.
An Entrepreneur since 2009, she has been a pioneer in bringing Event Management Education to the country. Leading by example, she imparts ‘Habits of successful women’ and ‘Breaking the glass ceiling’ sessions as a successful Personal Branding Expert. With a Doctorate in Philosophy in Leadership Management, she has carved a niche for herself across industries. Regarded as the ‘Woman of Substance’ at the Miss India Pageant 2002, she is also a successful T.V. Anchor, Columnist, and a live Events Presenter.
Often seen on channels like Zee and ESPN, she hosted the coveted 47th International Film Festival of India and the Rio 2016 Olympics on Star Sports. As a philanthropist, she has conducted gender audits, capacity building initiatives & set up resource centers in Rajasthan.
Creating a benchmark for those who believe in being trendsetters in their respective fields she positively affirms, “Achievers are first Believers”
Adwait Bamboli, Proprietor of AVB & CO is Chartered Accountant by profession and constant learner by passion. He has Consulted more than 100 businesses for Financial planning, Optimization of collateral, Non-Fund Based limits, Working capital management, Inventory ABC Analysis, Accounting MIS, Business Investments, M&A scheme implementation. Adwait has invested into Mirror Manufacturing Unit, have a specialty in making
designer mirrors, the company is established in the year 2015 having customer base all over India. Adwait also has a business of Footwear Trading in Pune, the brand is known in the market since last 10 years and the firm have its distributorship across the Maharashtra.
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM - Inauguration
10:20 AM to 10:40 AM - Address by Ms. Divya Jaitly on “Pitching it Right”
10:45 AM to 12:15 PM – Start-up Pitches
12:20 PM to 12:40 PM - Address by Mr. Manish Harodia on “Raising Funds – The Smart money”
12:45 PM to 1:30 PM - Start-up Pitches
1:30 PM to 2:15 PM – Networking Lunch for Start-up’s and Audience
2:20 PM to 3:00 PM - Panel Discussion
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM -Start-up Pitches
4:30 PM to 4:50 PM - Address by Prof. Parag Shah on “Start-up as a Mindset”
4:50 PM to 5:00 PM - Break
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM - Feedback and Results
5:30 PM to 6:15 PM - Networking over refreshments. The Start-ups and Investors will network over refreshments session.
* Please ensure you arrive 15 mins before the Inauguration ceremony.
Namrata Wekhande
Email:namrata.wekhande@midasindia.net
Mob.No:+91 9970854596
Aniket Awchare
Email:aniket.awchare@midasindia.net
Mob. No.: +91 8698347333
Siva Krishna
Email:siva.krishna@midasindia.net
Mob. No.: + 91 8790399993.