27 September, 2023: IIM Sambalpur celebrated its 9th Foundation Day with the Theme: “Accelerating Startup’s Ecosystems”.
Sushant Kumar, ESKYEN Ventures committed fund of 2 million USD to Incubation Centre of IIM Sambalpur to promote start-ups and entrepreneurship. Also an MoU signed between IIM Sambalpur & India Accelerator to build entrepreneurial capacity for the incubates of IIM Sambalpur.
The program was address by Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship as the Chief Guest.
During the event, the Chief Guest, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister of the Government of India, congratulated IIM Sambalpur on its Ninth Foundation Day through a video message. He praised the alliances and partnerships that IIM Sambalpur has formed with businesses like India Accelerator, SIDBI, and Flipkart, highlighting their importance in fostering entrepreneurs and assisting the livelihoods of local weavers and craftsmen. In his inspirational speech, he urged the students to use innovation, inclusivity, and integrity - the three pillars of IIM Sambalpur - as their compass points in all their activities.
He acknowledged that IIM Sambalpur had given them the knowledge and abilities necessary for professional success and urged them to constantly remember their greater purpose, strive for excellence, give back to society, and uphold the values that will cause India to become a developed country by 2047.
Hiranmaya Mahanta, CEO, i-HUB Gujarat graced the event as the Guest of Honour. On the occasion, Arindam Mukhopadhyay, Partner, India Accelerator; Deepak Sharma, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, India Accelerator and Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya, Founder and CEO, IG Drones were also present.
On the occasion, the key achievers in different fields were felicitated by the dignitaries. Amrut Mohanty, CAO I/C gave the vote of thanks. The event concluded with a roundtable discussion on the topic 'Accelerating Startup’s Ecosystems.
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