NASSCOM Education Summit 2014 The NASSCOM Education Summit – 2014 The NASSCOM Education Summit was held on 18th of July, 2014 at EZCC, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, with the objective to create an opportunity for students to listen, participate and actively engage themselves with the iconic people and thought leaders of the industry. Focusing on the three E’s to success (Education, Employability, Entrepreneurship), the event was held parallel to the NASSCOM Product Conclave (Kolkata Chapter) and encouraged entrepreneurship in students by motivating them to create employability skills and get the latest technology trends, industry insights, requirements and expectations. This is the first time an education summit was held in the eastern region of the country. With over 1250 registrations by students and academia, the response was overwhelming and the event was a huge success! The event started off with a very interesting and interactive workshop on “Employability Skills” by Dr. Paresh Joshi, Director (Academic), Station eLanguage Labs. The workshop focused on developing communication skills and improving pronunciation of English Language. It was followed by a CEO journey panel moderated by Mr. Ganesh V, a marketing professional, mentor to entrepreneurs and author. The CEOs in the panel were, Mr. Abhishek Rungta (Indus Net Technologies), Mr. Srish Agrawal (A1 Future Technologies), Mr. Bimal Patwari (Pinnacle Infotech Solutions) and Mr. Atul Gupta (InSync Solutions). There were other inspirational and motivational talks by eminent people like Mr. R Chandrashekhar (President, NASSCOM), Mr. Navaneet Mishra (Country Director, Hexagon Capability Center), Ajoy Kumar Roy (Director, IIEST, Shibpur), Rajiv Vaishnav (Vice President, NASSCOM) and Mr. Deepak Ghaisas (Chairman, Gencoval Strategic Services). There was another panel discussion on “Employability Skills” moderated by Dr. Gopal K Nayak (Director, IIIT, Bhuwaneswar) and the speakers in the panel were Mr. K Bhattacharya (Kolkata Location Head, IBM), Mr Kushal Banerjee (Academic Relationship Manager, TCS), Mr. Aseem Marwaha (Director Corporate Business, eLitmus) and Mr. Amalendu Datta (Leading Training and Development, RS Software). Students from various institutions across India participated in the two competitions: Business Plan Competition and Idea to Prototype Competition. We received over 100 entries from about 45+ institutions and with the help of the jury 10 teams for each competition were selected for the semifinals. On 17th July the Semifinal was held in Hyatt where the teams gave their presentations and 5 teams from each category were selected for the Final Event.

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18th July : NASSCOM Education Summit (EZCC, Salt Lake)

2. The NASSCOM Education Summit was held on 18th of July, 2014 at EZCC, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, with the
objective to create an opportunity for students to listen, participate and actively engage themselves with the
iconic people and thought leaders of the industry. Focusing on the three E’s to success (Education,
Employability, Entrepreneurship), the event was held parallel to the NASSCOM Product Conclave (Kolkata
Chapter) and encouraged entrepreneurship in students by motivating them to create employability skills and
get the latest technology trends, industry insights, requirements and expectations.
This is the first time an education summit was held in the eastern region of the country. With over 1250
registrations by students and academia, the response was overwhelming and the event was a huge success!
The event started off with a very interesting and interactive workshop on “Employability Skills” by Dr. Paresh
Joshi, Director (Academic), Station eLanguage Labs. The workshop focused on developing communication
skills and improving pronunciation of English Language.
It was followed by a CEO journey panel moderated by Mr. Ganesh V, a marketing professional, mentor to
entrepreneurs and author. The CEOs in the panel were, Mr. Abhishek Rungta (Indus Net Technologies), Mr. Srish
Agrawal (A1 Future Technologies), Mr. Bimal Patwari (Pinnacle Infotech Solutions) and Mr. Atul Gupta (InSync
Solutions).
There were other inspirational and motivational talks by eminent people like Mr. R Chandrashekhar (President,
NASSCOM), Mr. Navaneet Mishra (Country Director, Hexagon Capability Center), Ajoy Kumar Roy (Director,
IIEST, Shibpur), Rajiv Vaishnav (Vice President, NASSCOM) and Mr. Deepak Ghaisas (Chairman, Gencoval
Strategic Services).
There was another panel discussion on “Employability Skills” moderated by Dr. Gopal K Nayak (Director, IIIT,
Bhuwaneswar) and the speakers in the panel were Mr. K Bhattacharya (Kolkata Location Head, IBM), Mr Kushal
Banerjee (Academic Relationship Manager, TCS), Mr. Aseem Marwaha (Director Corporate Business, eLitmus)
and Mr. Amalendu Datta (Leading Training and Development, RS Software).
Students from various institutions across India participated in the two competitions: Business Plan Competition
and Idea to Prototype Competition. We received over 100 entries from about 45+ institutions and with the help
of the jury 10 teams for each competition were selected for the semifinals.
Winner for the Business Plan Competition was from IIM Ranchi (Project: Rickshawale) and Runners up was
from XLRI (Project: Hobby in a Box).
Winner for the Idea to Prototype Competition was from Meghnad Saha Instititute of Technology (Project: Auto
Irrigation System) and Runners up was from IIT Kharagpur (Project: PulseRays Technology)
This is the first time an education summit of this scale was held in the Eastern Region of the country. With over
1250 registrations by students and academia, and over 100 teams participating in the competitions the
response was overwhelming and the event was a huge success.
Atul Gupta
Head - NASSCOM E-Summit 2014
The NASSCOM
Education Summit 2014
NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective

3. The NASSCOM
Education Summit 2014
Entrance Gate - NASSCOM E-Summit
at EZCC, Salt Lake
Registration Desk - NASSCOM E-Summit
at EZCC, Salt Lake
Workshop on Employability Skills
Dr. Paresh Joshi
Director- Station e Language Labs, Rajkot
CEO’s Journey Panel
Abhishek Rungta, Srish Agarwal,
Ganesh V, Bimal Patwari, Atul Gupta
CEO’s Journey Panel
Abhishek Rungta, Srish Agarwal,
Ganesh V, Bimal Patwari, Atul Gupta
Employability Skills Panel
K.Bhattacharya, Kushal Banerjee,
Aseem Marwaha, Dr.Gopal K. Nayak,
Amalendu Dutta
NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective

4. The NASSCOM
Education Summit 2014
Mr. R. Chandrasekhar
President NASSCOM
Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray
Director IIEST, Shibpur
Mr. Deepak Ghaisas
Chairman Gencoval Strategic Services Pvt.Ltd
Navaneet Mishra
Country Director Hexagon Capability Center
Mr. Rajiv Vaishnav
Vice President NASSCOM
Mr.Nirupam Chaudhuri
Regional Head - East NASSCOM
Navaneet Mishra
Country director
NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective

5. The NASSCOM
Education Summit 2014
Semi Finalist
Business Plan Competition
Semi Finalist
Idea to Prototype Competition
Winner - Business Plan Competition
IIM Ranchi
Project: Rickshawale
Runner Up - Business Plan Competition
XLRI
Project: Hobby in a Box
Winner - Idea to Prototype Competition
Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology
Project: Auto Irrigation System
Runner Up - Idea to Prototype Competition
IIT Kharagpur
Project: PulseRays Technology
NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective

6. The NASSCOM
Education Summit 2014
NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective

7. The NASSCOM
Education Summit 2014
NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective

8. The NASSCOM
Education Summit 2014
Stall for InSync Solutions
They gave out booklets on “Your First Step to the Software Industry” to students
Stall for Inspiria Knowledge Campus
They gave out booklets on “Employability Skills” to students
NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective

9. NASSCOM Education Summit 2014: A Retrospective
Thank You
Sponsors

10. See you next year!
The Team which Delivered
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