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INTRODUCTION World Startup Expo, the three day mega event concluded successfully on 23 November 2016 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre. It was a massive gathering of 300 startup exhibitors, thousands of entrepreneurs, leading technology providers, investors, thought leaders, banks, policy makers, influencers and host of national and international speakers. WSE 2016 had four different streams running over three days. These include:
WSE Exhibition
World Tech Hackathon
WSE Conference
WSE Awards
10,000 SQM exhibiting area with 300+ startups, technology companies, educational institutions, free trade zones and banks
A coding challenge which saw participation from over 1500 students and corporates
A 2-day conference with high profile national and international speakers
An award ceremony acknowledging the work done by startups
100 Open Startup – Level 3 Competition
Startup World Cup Pitch Competition
100 open startups is the Global Strategic Partner of World Startup Expo (WSE).
WSE was a Regional Partner for Startup World Cup to be held in San Francisco
The event began on 21 November 2016 and comprised of a 3-day exhibition, 2-day conferences (WSE main conference and expo conference), four masterclasses conducted over the two days, and a 36-hour coding challenge - World Tech Hackathon, pitch competitions to compete for the Regional Startup World Cup and 100 Open Startups level 3 and WSE awards all under one roof. World Startup Expo was an initiative by Cocoon Ventures, a Dubai based venture capital firm and was organised by global business events and consulting firm, Trescon.
OVERVIEW
DAY 1 21 Nov 2016
WSE Conference WSE Conference hosted some of the world’s leading and aspiring entrepreneurs and SMEs spanning across all industry verticals. It brought together the most disruptive startups, along with C-level executives from some of the top corporations, government agencies, incubators, investors, HNWIs, VC funds, banks, students and technology companies across the world. Amongst the attendees were some of the most influential thought leaders, experienced entrepreneurs, investors, key policy makers and startup enthusiasts. The event featured numerous interactive panel discussions, fire-side chats, high level keynote presentations, startup stories and brain storming openfloor discussions. WSE Conference commenced with the opening remarks by the Chairperson Masroor Lodi, Co-Founder and Director of The Entrepreneurship School (TES), he also addressed the attendees with his opening keynote address on the ongoing wave of entrepreneurial enthusiasm and startup phenomenon among the younger generation. This was followed by the Welcome Note by ‘Nebu K. Abraham, Chief Executive Officer at Cocoon Ventures. This was followed by an interesting keynote by George Molakal, Chief Executive Officer at Alcor Fund on Entrepreneurship and Growing Companies. Post George’s enthralling keynote the first sessions concluded with an interesting Fire side chat by Baybars Altuntas, Global Guru of Entrepreneurship, Bestselling Author, Angel Investor, Dragon of the Dragons’ Den and Ankur Dinesh Garg, ‘Artificial Intelligence & Cognitive Computing Evangelist’. The session resumed with a need of the hour panel discussion on ‘Biggest Challenge for startups is to manage without wasting resources’ which was moderated by Sneha Banerjee, Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India and the panellists included Karthik Prabhakar, Director at IDG Ventures; Ruchira Shukla, Regional Bank at IFC World Bank; Denny Kurien, President & CEO at Keiretsu Forum, Archana, Venture Partner at Unicorn Ventures.
This was followed by an interesting fire -side chat b y Sumit Chakraberty, Senior E ditor at Tech in Asia along with Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma, President & Co-Founder at Venture Catalysts. The second session concluded with one of t he most inspiring startup stories in India by A mit Gupta, Co-Founder & President at In Mobi. The third session resumed with an exceptional k eynote by Ravi Belani, Managing Director at Alchemist Accelerator. This was followed by a presentation on RAK Free Trade Zone and RAK Investment Authority. The next speaker Dr. Ritesh Malik, Chief Executive Officer at Innov8 captured the attention of the audience by sharing his successful entrepreneurial journey. This was followed by an interesting panel discussion on ‘Challenges & Reward for Angel Investors Both Lie With The Entrepreneurs’ moderated by Baybars Altuntas, Chair at World Business Angels Investment Forum and the panellists included Nagaraja Prakasam, Partner at Acumen Fund; Utsav Somani, India, Angel List; Mahavir Pratap Sharma, Chairman and Co-Founder at Rain Rajasthan Angels and Abhishek Sanghvi, Co-Founder at Swan Angel Network. The last keynote of the third session saw one of the most leading author Ranjan Malik, Managing Director, Storm the Norm who delivered a presentation on Innovations and Storm the Norm Design. The last session of the day kick-started with a keynote presentation by Harshad Lahoti, Founding Partner at ah! Ventures who delivered an intriguing presentation on Angels & Demons. This was followed by another keynote by Bruno Rondani, Founder at 100 Open Startups who delivered a presentation on ‘Leading Organizations to Innovate Smarter’. The last speaker of the day was one of the youngest aspiring entrepreneur in India, Anubhav Wadhwa, Chief Executive Officer & Founder at Tyrelessly who shared his startup story. Day one concluded with closing remarks by Masroor Lodi Chairperson WSE Conference.
OVERVIEW
DAY 1 21 Nov 2016
WSE Conference (Expo Arena) The WSE Conference at the Expo Arena commenced with a keynote speech by Pavan Soni, Founder & Innovation Evangelist at Inflexion Point Consulting on ‘Entrepreneurship As a Viable Career’. This was followed by another keynote by K Prabhakar Jayakumar, India Country Manager at Digital Ocean on ‘Business Lifecycle – from ideation to liquidity’. The session resumed with a presentation on ‘Strategic Intellectual Property Management’ by Lokesh Venkataswamy, Managing Director at Innomantra Consulting. The second session kick-started with a keynote by Ankita Sheth, Co-Founder at Vista Rooms on Going Global, Staying Frugal. This was followed by a keynote by Susmita Das Gupta, Founder & Chief Ideator at Smart Ideas on Why is personal branding important. This was followed by a short story by Arjun Pillai, Co-Founder, Profoundis, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in India who shared his experience on how he failed numerous times until he found success. The session resumed with a keynote by Rahul Bhagchandani, Youth Connect Foundation & CEO, GUSEC on ‘Startup and the role of the government’. The last keynote was delivered by Marius Westhoff, Founding Team and Vertical Head at Up Grad, who presented an interesting study on ‘how can entrepreneurship be taught?’ Day One concluded with networking session.
WSE Master Classes The first master class of the day was delivered by Rachna Sharma, Life Strategist, Leadership Expert, Speaker, Philanthropist & Entrepreneur Founder & MD - Magnum Opus, on ‘Be The One-Life Above & Beyond A Title’. The second master class of the day was delivered by Dr. Paritosh Basu, Senior Professor, School of Business Management at NMIMS University, India on ‘Strategic Cost Management For Value Creation In Startups’.
OVERVIEW
DAY 2 22 Nov 2016
WSE Conference Ranjan Malik, Managing Director, Storm-the-Norm, presented the opening remarks followed by an interesting fire-side chat by Sathya Narayana Murthy, Chief Executive Officer at Radio Indigo and Ajith Mohan Karimpana, Founder at Furlenco. This was followed by an elegant panel discussion on ‘Women Entrepreneurs in the Startup Ecosystem’, moderated by Adrian Johnson, Managing Director at Startup Boot camp Fintech and the panellists including Her Excellency Sara Al Madani, Board Member at UAE SME and Enterprise Counsel; Sabina Chopra, Co-Founder at Yatra.com; Manjul Kubde, Founding Member & Chief Product Architect at Seclore and Priti Sawant, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Joulesto Watts Business solutions. This was followed by a dynamic keynote on Nuances of Capital Raise – Do’s and Don’ts for a Founder by Vinayak Burman & Archana Khosla, Founding Partners at Vertices Partners. The session resumed with an inspiring short story by Sarthak Paul, Founder & Director, Mean Metal Motors. This was followed by an absorbing fire side chat by Matt Kuppers, Chief Executive Officer at Start-up Manufactory and Sandeep Agarwal, Founder at Shop Clues & Droom. The session resumed with a riveting Panel Discussion on ‘Dream to Ideation to Proof of Concept and Transformation to a Viable Business Entity – How Do I Do It?’ moderated by Dr. Paritosh Basu, Senior Professor at NMIMS University and the panellists included Inder Sharma, Visionary, Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor; Suhas Gopinath, Chairman & Founder at Globals; Neha Bagaria, Co-Founder & CEO at Jobs for Her; Rajeev Karwal, Founder & Director at Milagrow.
Followed by a startup short story by Kunal Kapoor, Actor & Co-Founder at Ketto. After an excellent presentation by Kunal; Adrian Johnson, Managing Director, Startup Boot camp Fintech, delivered an interesting keynote presentation on ‘Startups and Open Innovation’. The next session resumed with a captivating keynote presentation by Jatin Goel, Creator at The Vault on ‘Fostering the Indian Startup Ecosystem - What role should you play?’ This was followed by a startup story by Gloria Benny, Co-Founder at Guardians of Dreams. The Conference concluded with the closing remarks by the chairperson Ranjan Malik, Managing Director, Storm the Norm.
OVERVIEW
DAY 2 22 Nov 2016
WSE Conference (Expo Arena) The second day at the WSE Conference in the Expo Arena commenced with a keynote presentation by Seema Kumar, Country Leader, Developer Ecosystem & Startups at IBM. This was followed by an interesting panel discussion on ‘When to raise money for your startup’, moderated by Muthu Singaram, CEO at IIT Madras HTIC Incubator and the panellists included Dr Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Associate Professor at IIT Madras; Jitendra Kumar, Director & Head at Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre (BBC); Mohan Narayanan, Founder, Chief Executive Officer at Kubos; Vijayarajan, Founder, CTO at InnAccel and Amber Maheswari, Vice President at Infuse Ventures. This was followed by an interesting keynote by Devendra Kumar Agarwal, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Insta Office. The sessions resumed with a keynote by Abhinav Tiwari, Chief Design Officer, Lumium Innovation. This was followed by a keynote by Vijay Sharma, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Belong. This was followed by a keynote presentation on ‘How to Protect your Intellectual Property smartly and cost effectively’ by Biju.K.Nair, Licensing Lead (India) at Open Invention Network. The Conference was concluded by a keynote on ‘Crafting an Elevator Pitch’ by Srini Chandupatla, Co-Founder at Manjeers Digital systems.
WSE Master Classes The first Master class of the day was delivered by Jerome Masurel, CEO at 50 Partners, France, on ‘Why, How When and with Whom to Raise Relevant Funds’. The second master class of the day was delivered by Matt Kuppers, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Startup Manufactory, UK, on Insider Tip for Finding and Landing Seed Investment.
OVERVIEW
DAY 3 23 Nov 2016
Startup World Cup Pitch Competition & WSE Awards Night The third day commenced with Startup World Cup pitch competition where the top 25 shor-tlisted startups amongst the 300 applicants got to pitch to the Fenox Jury panel. One amongst the 25 Startups was crowned the champion of India and the crowned startup will travel to San Francisco to compete for US$ 1 Million Grand Prize on the 24 March 2017. The number of Startups who would be competing at the Startup World Cup Competition would be 16, that is comprising eleven startups form eleven different countries who would be representing their respective countries and five representing United States. The one startup which gets to represent India was picked from World Startup Expo. One startup amongst the 16 startups who would be pitching will be crowned the champion of the world and the winner will receive 1 Million USD. This was followed by the Awards Night and Gala Dinner where startups representing different industry and sectors were awarded for their valuable contribution to the Indian startup ecosystem.
WSE Exhibition Overview WSE Exhibition Arena witnessed an enthralling participation from thousands of startups and investors from all over the world who witnessed more than 300 exhibitors from pan India across 50+ industries who showcased their ideas and innovations. There was huge enthusiasm and curiosity in the visitors who showed interest in different technologies, innovative approaches and the many ways to implement them. Startups from sectors like VR/AR, robotics, drone technology, 3D printing, wearable technology as well as electric mobility were highly sought after. The exhibition took place in a massive hall that also had an extended conference arena (conference sessions that was open for all visitors) and a dedicated entertainment and music arena. It also hosted product launches and demos by various startups, ranging from agriculture to virtual reality. The World Startup Expo was well received and much appreciated by all the participants.
EXHIBITORS 3D Printing Brahma3
Analytics & Big Data Merxius
Clothing & Fashion Zodiva Web Services Pvt Ltd
3D printing for medical, architectural & consumer segment 3Dfication Printing Services LLP
Art & Design IndieFolio Network Pvt. Ltd.
Cloud Research & Discovery RightCloudz Technologies LLP
Artificial Intelligence Awesummly Motif Politik Pvt. Ltd Predible Health Wafelabs Innowave E Ventures Pvt Ltd.
Communications & Media The Cofounder Moshi Moshi denture Capital India Entrepreneurs Club 24x7print.com Axeom Advertising Solutions Limited Computer Vision Solutions Uncanny Vision Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Agrima
Adventure redrawlife Advertising & Marketing Technology Abda Digital Advertising Technology ShopAdSpace.com Agriculture Mutualfarm Agritech Pluckfresh Agro Solutions Pvt Ltd Analytics & Big Data RUPEELIFE Innovision Buzzinga PropChill Yottaasys Crowd Product Acceleron Labs Pvt Ltd StratDecider Analytics IBM Global Entrepreneur Program Zwayam
Augmented Reality Yeppar FlippAR - MovingUp Products Ltd Softfruit Solutions Automation TBD Automations TYRE Disocunter
Consulting HR Footprints Management Services Pvt Ltd
Banking HDFC Bank IDFC Bank
Consumer Electronics Pre-Launcher Audoce Mechatronics Pvt. Ltd. Conzumex Industries Pvt Ltd Wagr
Biotechnology InterpretOmics India Pvt. Ltd.
Content Marketing Comezzo
Cleantech TerraSense Labs Pvt Ltd SunMoksha Power Pvt Ltd
Coworking Spaces CoWrks
EXHIBITORS Cyber Security Crysp Digital Startup Ecosystem moolya (A Division of Raksan Consulting Private Limited) Drone Technology Indrones Solution Pvt. Ltd. AeroDrone Technologies E-commerce & Online marketplaces Droom Cashless Bazaar Megaakart Online Services Fore Brain Technologies Private Limited Staybidding.com MotorZo Mahindra eMarket Limited Parin Global LLP Casa Quirky OneClick Innovations Pvt. Ltd UseMyVoucher Technologies Private Limited Walnut Stores Speedon Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Fxkart CARMOZO DistancesBetween.com Conduite Endeavor Infosoft Pvt Ltd barterkiya.com Web Werks India Pvt. Ltd. Codilar Technologies Pvt Ltd DOBOZ Solutions Private Limited Planet Fee Pvt. Ltd.
Own Interiors Pvt. Ltd. BIZNOX ZingoHub Evayadesk Education Edusap BAABTE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD Checkfort Technologies Private Limited Lifeline Foundation Youforma - A Madvish Venture UpGrad Robolab Technologies Pvt Ltd Kidobotikz Repoto Energy FluxGen Engineering Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Enterprise Software Codemojo Nreach Online services Pvt. Ltd.( GIFT XOXO) Green Apex Cloudenablers Textlocal Bizbee The Houuse GreeneStep Technologies Pvt. Ltd. SENZIT SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED SendX Workflexi.in DigiConnectt TechnoSolutions LLP Flock
Entertainment Vault Equipment and Machinery Prodeb Brewery Technology Pvt Ltd Executive Search and Management Consulting Kalpavrksha Associates Pte Ltd Financial & Insurance Deutsche Bank AG Gumption Labs Munshijee.com Investak Udma Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Happay-VA Tech Ventures Pvt Ltd Fintech FinPeace Technologies Pvt Ltd FMCG MikroPearl Food & Nutrition Snackexperts Blue Pepper Restaurant Pvt. Ltd. Essential Bulk commodities Pvt Ltd - A shilp shetty Kundra group Shree Gayatri Organic and Herbal Products a-IDEA, NAARM TBI FoodLinked TANGERINE NUTRI BEVERAGES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED IOT Pot India Private Limited
EXHIBITORS Furniture Rental Furlenco Government Kerala Startup Mission Health & Wellbeing Magical Moments - win5m.com Transness Health India Pvt Ltd EASYM2M TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD Sohum Innovation Lab Yobiz Healthcare Solutions Private Ltd Eclinic247 Onward Care Shapecrunch Pratibha Healthkon Private Limited V V Technologies www.TheChairr.com by Andromeda Tech Private Limited ARP WEBON PVT LTD Oceanic Healthcare WantedNote.com HealthKhoj Medikoe Cooey Technologies Private Limited Elveera Technologies Pvt Ltd Zoylo Digihealth Private Limited HR - Technology (Performance Management) RUBY Software
Industrial internet & IoT Smarterify Pioctave Solutions Pvt Ltd Knowlarity Communications India Private Limited YUKTIX Technologies Blink (Witworks Consumer Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) MilesWeb ENERGYLY HuResTic Wireless Controls Sensegiz Technologies Pvt. Ltd. IoTracX Ctrl IoT Systems ATM Cash Avench systems Pvt Ltd Institute of Business Management Symboisis M S Ramaiah Investment promotion Agency Invest In India IOT Forfend Cybernatics Sismatik Solutions Pvt Ltd (Brand : Blynk) Capiot Skylark Drones IoT Products Artim Electronics Pvt Ltd (Brand Name: Link The Globe)
IT and Banking Technology Senrysa Technologies Private Limited Language & Content Services Valuepoint Group Legal Services Einfolge Technologies Pvt.Ltd. Lifestyle Prana Plus Lifestyle/Beauty Products Globox Logistics Smartbox Ecommerce Solutions Private Limited Manufacturing Minimac Manufacturing tech & Materials REDD Robotics/3Ding Atom Aviation Services Pvt Ltd. Chizel CABTOP SME Networks Marketplace Pocketin
EXHIBITORS Med tech & Pharma Lattice Innovations Private Limited Yostra Labs Private Limited Medikabazaar (Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions Pvt. Ltd.) Media BUSINESS GURU Medtech Cyclops Mobile INVIZO Technologies Pvt. Ltd. I-LOGIX INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Reaching Soon Appmaker.xyz KAP Computer Solutions Pvt.Ltd. Mobile Application Webmobi Mobi Enable Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Anytime Learn) Music & Entertainment Indigo 91.9 FilmFactory Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. SYLO (Igloo Innovations) On-demand Services Loginomic Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd Accensione Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Product Innovations, Design, Engineering & Manufacturing LUMIUM Innovations Pvt. Ltd. Publishing & Content Valmeeki Real Estate SJR Prime Corporation Pvt. Ltd. Recruitment & Staffing I Mind Your Business Rental, Automotive and Transportation Industry Tranzios Technologies LLP Retail Mobmerry Technologies Pvt Ltd Robotics Endless Robotics ideaForge Technology Pvt. Ltd. Drona Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Drone Aerospace Systems Pvt. Ltd. EDALLSYSTEMS R2 Robotronics Titanobots Technologies Garuda Aerospace Pvt Ltd Milagrow Business & Knowledge Solutions Semiconductor Manjeera Digital Systems
Social Entrepreneurship Yomillio Services India Private Limited iAccept Softwares Pvt Ltd Post Crop LetsEndorse Srishti ESDM Pvt Ltd GharSeNaukri.com Social Media & mCommerce HashMyBag Social Media & Messaging VoyageUp Wegus Infotech Private Limited ENE International Business Club Pvt. Ltd. Gocheck Media Private Limited StartUp Consultiung Veloz TechForm Startup Eco-system Enabler Ledmac Ltd Technological solutions Vyus Technologia Technology Business Incubator Amrita Technology Business Incubator Telecommunication Network Product & Services Galore Networks Private Limited Tata Docomo
EXHIBITORS Trade Zone RAK FTZ Translation & Localization Mayflower Language Services Pvt. Ltd. Transport & Automotive ReadyAssist Automobile Services Private Limited Gannet Engineering Private Limited MyBon.Voyage Teska Technologies Pvt. Ltd. NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats Pvt. Ltd. Nikkos Store Redbeak Technologies Orxa Energies Hire4drive Greendzine Technologies Pvt Ltd My Taxi India Float Design Labs LLP Travel & tourism ezTrips India inTRANSIT Oyo Rooms
Virtual Reality Innov Reality VirtSpaces Pvt. Ltd. Realeffex Preksh Innovations Pvt Ltd Meraki Studio Wearable Technology Hug Innovations Profile Quest Management Services LLP Web & App Development 7Nodes
It was a pleasure attending WSE. Wish you the very best for future editions. Orxa Energies
We had a great time at WSE! Would love to be a part of your initiatives in the future. Parth Choksi, Co-Founder Meraki
It was a great event and we thoroughly enjoyed the time spent there. Looking forward for future editions. Vivek Tiwari, CEO Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions (P) Limited (Medikabazaar)
Unmanned Vehicles (Drones) Sree Sai Aerotech Innovations Pvt Ltd Venture Capitalist Ureka Ventures
The choice of topics were very relevant to the constraints SMEs and startups tend to face today. Entrepreneur
TESTIMONIALS World Startup Expo was extremely well organised and planned. The team had arranged the event down to the smallest details. It was a great experience to shoot the exhibits and see so many innovations under one roof. A great cordial team to work with.
It was an enriching experience to be a part of an environment wherein we got views on entrepreneurship, funding and technology across the border as well as from expertise in India.
I had a great time during the event and found potential people who might seek our services. Yash Rane, Director Chizel
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NDTV
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It was an awesome event, well organized by Trescon team and executed flawlessly.
Rishab Jain, Founder Use My Voucher Pvt Ltd.
Priya Ranjan Kumar, Founder & CTO EasyM2M Technologies Pvt. Ltd
It was a pleasure to be part of World Startup Expo. We really learnt quite a lot from this opportunity.
It was a great show. We will surely be a part of future initiatives. Thanks a ton once again.
Truly humbled and honoured to part of a fantastic event! Let’s continue to be associated going forward!
Pravin Prajapati, Founder & CEO Indrones Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
B Karthik Shetty, CEO & Founder Walnut Stores
Prashanth Azharuddin, Co-founder Buzzinga
It was a real fun-filled event! Arun Prakash, Co-founder Snackexperts
A startup’s case study on their participation at WSE
SPEAKERS H.E. SARA AL MADANI
Board Member, UAE SME & Enterprise Council
SANDEEP AGGARWAL
Founder, ShopClues & Droom
RACHNA SHARMA
Life Strategist, Speaker, Author & Philanthropist
ANUBHAV WADHWA
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Tyrelessly
SAMAR SINGLA
Founder, Click Labs & Jugnoo
KARTHIK PRABHAKAR
Director and Head of Fundraising, IDG Ventures India Advisors
BAYBARS ALTUNTAS
Global Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author, Angel Investor Dragon of the Dragons’ Den
RUCHIRA SHUKLA
PE & VC Head, South Asia, IFC - International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
JEROME MASUREL
Chief Executive Officer 50 Partners
MATT KUPPERS
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Startup Manufactory
KUNAL KAPOOR
Actor & Co-founder, Ketto
SARTHAK PAUL
Chief Executive Officer, Mean Metal Motors
RAVI BELANI
AMIT GUPTA
Managing Director, Alchemist Accelerator
SABINA
Co-Founder & COO-Corporate Hotels, Yatra.com
Co-Founder, InMobi
DR RITESH MALIK
Entrepreneur, Investor FIN ROBOTICS, CEO Innov8 Work, Mentor, Venture capitalist
RANJAN MALIK
Co-founder & Managing Partner, STORM the NORM ventures
ANIL CHHIKARA
Anchor Judge India’s 1st Startup Reality TV Show, Principal, Jaarvis Accelerator
PRABHAKAR JAYAKUMAR India Country Manager, DigitalOcean
DR. PARITOSH BASU
Senior Professor, School of Business Management, NMIMS University
BRUNO RONDANI
Founder, 100 Open Startups Movement
ANISHA MOTWANI
Co-founder & Managing Partner, STORM the NORM Ventures
DIPPAK KHURANA
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, VMAX™
INDER SHARMA
President & Chief Executive Officer, iBOS - Incubating Business Opportunities
SPEAKERS SUSMITA DAS GUPTA Founder & Chief Ideator, Smart iDeAS
ANKITA SHETH
Founder, Vista Rooms
Ritu Marya
Editor in Chief, Franchise India
Utsav Somani
Director, Angel
Ajith Mohan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Furlenco
Jatin Goel
Founder, The Vault
DENNY KURIEN
President & Chief Executive Officer, Keiretsu Forum Bangalore
ABHISHEK SANGHVI
Co-Founder, Swan Angel Network
Sumit Chakraberty
Senior Editor, Tech in Asia
Adrian Johnson
Managing Director, Startup Bootcamp
Suhas Gopinath
Cofounder & Chief Executive Officer, Shopsup
Devang Mehta
Angel Investor
BIJU K NAIR
Licensing Lead, Open Invention Network
GEORGE MOLAKAL
Chief Executive Officer, ALCOR FUND
Priti Sawant
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Joulesto Watts
Vinayak Burman
Founding Partner, Vertices Partners
Rajeev Karwal
Chief Executive Officer, Milagrow
Pavan Soni
Evangelist
VIJAY SHARMA
Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder, Belong
MARIUS WESTHOFF Vertical Head, UpGrad
Apporv Ranjan Kumar
President & Co-Founder, Venture Catalyst
Satya Narayana Murthy
Chief Executive Officer, Radio Indigo
Arjun Pillai
Head of Data Strategy, Full Contact
Lokesh
Managing Director, Innomantra Consulting
SPEAKERS Rahul Bhagchandani
Founder & Chairperson Youth Connect Foundation
Devendar Kumar
Cofounder & Chief Executive Officer, Insta Office
Pravin Advani
Co-founder & Managing Partner, SA Global Partners
It was a pleasure being a part of WSE 2016. We congratulate entire WSE team for putting up this event in terms of quality of speakers and startup exhibitors. Lokesh V, Managing Director Innomantra Consulting
Vivek Ladsariya
Seema Kumar
Head of Investment, Fenox Capital
Srini
Chairman, Lumium Design
Muthu Singaram
Country Leader, IBM
Tejasvi Moharam
Founder, Rupee Power
Chief Executive Officer HTIC, Incubator
Sneha Banerjee
Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur india
Manjul Kubde
Founding Partner, Seclore
We thoroughly enjoyed participating in the event and speaking in the session. Kudos to you and the team for doing such a phenomenal work on this. We look forward to working together on all your future initiatives. Vinayak Burman, Founding Partner Vertices Partners
I am very pleased to contribute to your mission to foster the Entrepreneurship ecosystem in the world and appreciate your commitment to empower the Economic development of countries and regions. Baybars Altuntas, Chairperson world business angels Investment forum
Very well organized event. Your team was extremely cordial and hospitable. Mohan Narayanan, CEO Kubos
Pitch Competition 260 pitches were submitted. Click here to view the submitted pitches.
Startup World Cup FINALISTS 1. AVR EdGE Networks Pvt. Ltd, 2. Triofit 3. Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 4. BRAINSTARS 5. Creatella Pte Ltd 6. Crysp 7. Doctors’ Circle 8. Endless Robotics 9. FlippAR - MovingUp Products â,,— Ltd 10. Healthiply.in 11. Hello World 12. Hug Innovations 13. I2U2 Robot 14. Innovision (Inceptor Technologies Pvt Ltd) 15. JUSTAP Media Pvt Ltd 16. LMN Technology pvt ltd - All Author 17. Parin Global LLP 18. SchoolSaamaan.com (Agrim Education Services Pvt. Ltd.) 19. Shapecrunch 20. Snackexperts 21. My Taxi India 22. Use my Vouchers 23. Navalt Solar & Electric Boats 24. Energyly ( Vidabest) 25. Gift XOXO
CRYSP - Winner of the Regional Startup World Cup (India Chapter)
100 open startups level 3 pitch competition Eight winners will compete for Level 4 Competition in Brazil
100 Open Startups WINNERS 1. Green Dzine 2. Interpretonomics 3. Snack Experts 4. Trizzio 5. Zilico 6. Drone Aerospace 7. R2 Robotronics 8. Minimac Systems
WSE awards Winners - Organisation category
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Blue Pepper - Food & Beverage Rure Bank - Fintech Trizzion - Science & Technology Platforms Esysoft Technologies - Energy & Utilities Zoylo - Healthcare Ready Assist - Boot Strap Champ Reaching Soon - Open Challenge Hug innovations - Wearables Klenty - Small Business Newee By Athena - Industry of the Future Cloudra - Information Society
WSE awards Winners - Individual category
1. Startup Founder of the Year 2016 - Vaun Anand for his startup MphRx 2. Versatile Startup Founder of the Year 2016 - Rishabh Jain for his startup UseMyVoucher Technologies Private Limited 3. Startup Youth Founder of the Year 2016 - Sneha Priya for her startup Kidobotikz (SP Robotics
Winner of World Tech Hackathon Picasso, Jayaa Bharadwaj
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Trescon is a global business events and consulting firm that provides a wide range of business services to a diversified client base.
Trescon is founded and managed by a group of specialists with more than 6 decades of combined expertise in successfully developing business events, trainings and consulting for corporates, governments, associations and highnet-worth individuals across the world. With a deep understanding of the realities and requirements of the growth markets we operate in – we strive to deliver innovative and high quality business platforms for our clients. With registered and partner offices in India, UAE, Bahrain, Turkey, Czech Republic, Nigeria and United Kingdom; Trescon serves various industry sectors and operates in major growth markets across the world. Our
training & development platform specialises in public and on-site professional training courses, which are developed by a team of subject matter experts focused on addressing current business challenges.
We produce highly focused
B2B events
that connect businesses with opportunities through conferences, road shows, expos, demand generation and consulting services.
Our
business platforms
include C-suite events, B2B bespoke events, Training & development, Intelligent demand generation, Expos and Investor connect.
Our
mission
is to add value to our clients’ sales and marketing engagements, business development activities, and learning & development programmes.
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