MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WB

EKTA INCUBATION CENTER-TBI
UPCOMING EVENTS

Topic: "Darkathon 2022", organized by NCB

About the Program: "Darkathon 2022' is being organized by NCB to find solutions to the trafficking of drugs through the dark web that is posing challenges to drug law enforcement agencies the world over. With the view to find viable solutions to this problem, NCB has projected the following three problem statements in the Darkathon 2022:
(a) Crawling of the dark web to identify and catalog active and genuine darknet markets selling drugs (automatically add new markets and drop inactive/taken down markets)
(b) Crawling of darknet markets to identify drug traffickers on darknet based in India and the drugs they offer for sale.
(c) Digital foot-printing of active drug traffickers on darknet based in India.

Date: The last date for registration is 31st March '22. For any further information or clarification, please contact Mr. Piyush Kumar Singh, Assistant Director (Enforcement), NCB Headquarters at 011-26761000 or at darkathon-ncb@gov.in.

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Topic: Three-week virtual event on Certification Program on Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA)

About the Program: Atal Incubation Centre, Pondicherry Engineering College Foundation is organizing a three-week virtual event on Certification Program on Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) from 15 February - 05 March 2022 from 1600 - 1730 hrs via Cisco Webex platform. CSWA Program is designed to help students demonstrate their expertise with SolidWorks, 3D solid modeling techniques, and design concepts, as well as their commitment to professional development. This is a streamlined course to take you from knowing about SOLIDWORKS to give you all the knowledge and skills needed to become a certified SOLIDWORKS associate. This course should enable students to use SOLIDWORKS to design their next innovation.

Date: 15 February - 05 March 2022 from 1600 - 1730 hrs

Venue: Online (via Cisco Webex platform)

Target Participants:

    Students intending to take SOLIDWORKS Associate Certificate - CSWA
    Students intending to learn the basics of SOLIDWORKS, to get started with 3D modeling, to get a better job via SOLIDWORKS skills, to list SOLIDWORKS skills in their resume, Designers, Engineers, Makers, and Diploma Students.

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Topic: The Second Edition of Turnip Innovation Festival will be held of Sat, 22nd January

About the Lecture: 15+ Industry Leaders in Innovation, IPR and Climate Entrepreneurship will conduct interactive live sessions during the event. Dr. Hemang Shah, Director of Engineering, Qualcomm Innovation Labs, and Dr. H. Purushotham, DPIIT IPR Chair Andhra University, will conduct the Keynote Talks.You will receive full event access and have the opportunity to ask questions, learn and network.

Date: Saturday, 22nd January (10am - 6pm)

Venue: Online

Registration Fee: No charge (incl. certificate)

Theme: Intellectual Property and Climate Change

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EVENTS FOR THE YEAR 2022- 2023

Topic: Entrepreneurship Skills, Attitude & Behaviour Development

About the Program: The Guest Speaker is Shri Gaurav Kapoor, Chief Business Officer, IIM Calcutta, Innovation Park.
A serial entrepreneur for over 28+ years, Shri Kapoor currently leads new initiatives & external relations. Having worked across multiple domains, both business and social, he is passionate about Social Entrepreneurship & brings to the table a wide knowledge base from experiential learning to deep-rooted skills in business planning & development. A social entrepreneur & change-maker, Gaurav actively works on impacting social & behavioural change in society through a number of not-for-profits he founded and through the extensive motivational work he does as a speaker and evangelist. Gaurav is purpose-led and inspires youth, to take on leadership roles and work towards creating meaningful & sustainable impact.

Date: 7th May, 2022

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LECTURE ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Topic: Entrepreneur Speaks: Hear from Sanjoy Chatterjee on 21st May, 2021

About the Lecture: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB is organizing an Webinar on the Journey of a successful entrepreneur from Kolkata Mr. Sanjoy Chatterjee. It is an initiative of The College Connect Programme of MAKAUT.
Sanjoy Chatterjee is a seasoned IT professional (with over 15 years of experience) making his way up from the bottom to the stage of Technology Evangelist and Cutting Edge Consultant. An engineer with experiences from TATA Technologies and TATA Motors, Sanjoy started working with the predominant technologies and later in InterraIT he was responsible for technology initiative and product architecting / development and management.

Date: 21st May, 2021

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Topic: Journey of a Successful Entrepreneur: Session II

About the Lecture: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB is organizing an Webinar on the "Journey of a Successful Entrepreneur" from Kolkata, Session II on 08.06.2021. from 4 pm onwards. It is an initiative of The College Connect Programme of MAKAUT. As "All Journeys Begin with a First Step", this success story will inspire the young generation to venture for start-up initiatives.

Date: 8th June, 2021

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Topic: Entrepreneurship - Engaging with freedom

About the Lecture: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB is organizing an Webinar on the "Entrepreneurship - Engaging with freedom" on 26.06.2021. from 4.30 pm (IST) onwards. It is an initiative of The College Connect Programme of MAKAUT. This success story will inspire the young generation to venture for start-up initiatives.

Date: 26th June, 2021

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Topic: Lecture on Entrepreneurship

About the Lecture: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB is organizing a Lecture on Entrepreneurship on 15th July, 2021 from 3 pm (IST) onwards. Hear from Mr. Chandrasekhar Ghosh, the founder and Managing Director of Kolkata based Bandhan Bank.
These success stories will inspire the young generation to venture for start-up initiatives. The Honourable Vice-chancellor of MAKAUT Prof. (Dr.) Saikat Maitra has been the key inspiration behind organizing online lectures on topics of this kind, especially in this pandemic situation.
Bandhan Bank Ltd. is an Indian banking and financial services company, headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Bandhan Bank is present in 34 out of 36 states and Union Territories of India. Presently Bandhan Bank has 5,371 banking outlets pan-India serving more than 2.30 crore customers.
On 17 June 2015, the Reserve Bank of India granted the universal banking licence to Bandhan Bank. The same year, on 23 August, the bank started operations with 501 branches.

Date: 15th July, 2021

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MAKAUT TALKSHOW- "START UP WITHOUT FEAR"

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Topic: Shaleni S Biswas, a "Times Power" Entrepreneur

About the Lecture: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB is organizing an Online Talk Show Series "START UP WITHOUT FEAR" on 2nd July, 2021 from 7 pm (IST) in the evening onwards.
The Guest in focus is Shaleni S Biswas, a "Times Power" Entrepreneur. These success stories will inspire the young generation to venture for start-up initiatives. The Honourable Vice-Chancellor and other eminent persons associated with MAKAUT, WB will be present. The host of the programme is Prof. (Dr.) Sukhendu Samajdar, Director, School of Natural, Applied and Social Sciences, MAKAUT, WB.

Date: 2nd July, 2021

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Topic: Season 1, Episode 2 Mr. Kalyan Koley

About the Lecture: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), WB is organizing its Online Talk Show Series "START UP WITHOUT FEAR" Season 1, Episode 2 on Friday, 16th July, 2021 from 7 pm (IST) in the evening onwards.
The Guest in focus is Mr. Kalyan Koley and Special Guest Mr. Sujoy Sen, Consultant FICCI. These success stories will inspire the young generation to venture for start-up initiatives.The Honourable Vice-chancellor of MAKAUT Prof. (Dr.) Saikat Maitra has been the key inspiration behind organizing online Talk Show Series on topics of this kind, especially in this pandemic situation. The host of the programme is Prof. (Dr.) Sukhendu Samajdar, Director, School of Natural, Applied and Social Sciences, MAKAUT, WB.

Date: 16th July, 2021

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Topic: Corporate Leadership to Entrepreneurship

About the Lecture: The keynote speaker is Mr. Arup Chakraborti, BE, Electronics & Telecom Engineering from Jadavpur University. He is the Founder and Director of Greenwave Solutions, Kolkata and will share his experience in the company. He Worked with HCL Technologies and Wipro Technologies in various global roles in Sales & Marketing and Business Strategy. After a successful career in corporate leadership, he founded Greenwave Solutions with an objective of creating cloud platforms for Energy & Emission Management and Manufacturing Analytics.

Specialties: Idea Incubation & Commercialization, Start-up Ventures, Business Strategy & Ideation.

Date: 27th August, 2021, 6:00 PM (IST)

Topic: Webinar on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

About the Lecture: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal is organizing a webinar on "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" on the 24th of September, 2021. Shri Naveen Jindal, the Chairman Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) will be among the eminent speakers.

Date: 24th September, 2021

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Topic: Webinar on Importance of IPR for Entrepreneurs and Innovators

About the Lecture: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) can be crucial in helping new ventures transform their innovation potential and creativity into market value and competitiveness. Intellectual Property rights (IPR) allow innovative entrepreneurs to protect their inventions. Evidence at the firm level indicates a positive correlation between patenting and new ventures’ growth, access to venture capital and survival. Effective IP systems can facilitate access to finance and the development of markets for technology, both of which help innovative entrepreneurship. Join the webinar to hear directly from experts on the topic.

Date: 13th November, 2021

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Topic: WORKSHOP ON DPR TO WIN INVESTORS

Date: 18th November, 2021

Topic: Entrepreneurship and Innovation as Career Opportunity

About the Lecture: An initiative of Technology Business Incubator of MAKAUT, EKTA and IIC (Institution Innovation Council). Among the eminent speakers is Sri Atul Agarwal, Founder, and Managing Director, Apt Software Avenues Pvt. Ltd. He is a B.Tech in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and MS in Computer Science, Rutgers University, USA.

Date: 17th December, 2021

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Topic: My Story - Motivational session on innovation and incubation

About the Lecture: Motivational Webinar on innovation & incubation by Mr. Abhishek Rungta, Founder of Indus Net Technologies. Mr. Rungta is an Entrepreneur, Digital Strategy Consultant, Offshore Outsourcing Expert, Marketing & Technology Geek, Angel Investor and Venture Builder.

Date: 20th January, 2022

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Topic: Webinar on Company Formation and Statutory Liabilities

Speaker: CA Nikhil Jhawar is Partner at Agarwal Jhawar & Associates, Chartered Accountants. He is a Fellow Member of the ICAI (FCA) and has qualified for a Diploma in Information System Audit (DISA), Certificate Course of Forensic Audit and Fraud Detection (FAFD), and Certificate Course on Concurrent Audit of Banks. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta I have been into CA practice since 2017. His key areas of practice include providing end-to-end compliance solutions to budding startups and handling day-to-day financial matters. Prior to that, He had worked in organizations such as Birla Corporation Limited, Eveready Industries India Limited.

Date: 17th February, 2022

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