8:00 - 9:00 - Registration, networking, coffee/tea
9:00 - 9:20 - Welcome Remarks:
Introductions from Emcee Raphael Schoeberlein & IIP Team
Ms. Alexis S. Wolff, Acting Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate
9:20 - 9:30 - What is TechCamp and Logistics Emcee Raphael Schoeberlein & IIP Team
9:30 - 10:00 - Identifying Shared Challenges - Discussion & brainstorm among TechCamp participants with thought leaders.
Team Number | Challenge Tracks | Trainer/Facilitator |
---|---|---|
1 | Professionalize your Digital Presence | Sorav Jain, echoVME; Vishwarath Reddy, Labyrinth; Dr. Suchi Gaur, Project HOPE; Lanae Spruce, Smithsonian |
2 | Launch your Business | Vijayaraghavan Chariar, Ekam Eco Solutions; Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink; Shrinath V, Startup Mentor and Consultant; |
3 | Scale your Business | Vivek Kumar, Qlicket; Nishant Pagare, Syncline Films; Srishti Bakshi, CrossBow |
10:00 - 11:00 - Speed-Geeking - Fast-paced project and case study presentations.
Team Number | Topic | Trainer |
---|---|---|
1 | Scaling your Business: Start Local, Go Global | Vivek Kumar, Qlicket |
2 | Startups 101 | Vijayaraghavan Chariar, Ekam Eco Solutions |
3 | From an Idea to an App in 15 Minutes | Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink |
4 | Online Tools for Customer Analysis | Vishwarath Reddy, Labyrinth |
5 | Digital Marketing | Sorav Jain, echoVME |
6 | Video Techniques for Entrepreneurs | Nishant Pagare, Syncline Films |
7 | Digital Storytelling | Lanae Spruce, Smithsonian |
8 | Creating Content for Different Markets | Dr. Suchi Gaur, Project HOPE |
9 | Building Partnerships to Achieve your Goals | Srishti Bakshi, CrossBow |
10 | Understanding your Funding | Shrinath V, Startup Mentor and Consultant |
11:00 - 11:10 - Coffee Break
11:10 - 11:15 - Interactive Training Sessions explained and introduced. Emcee Raphael Schoeberlein & IIP Team
11:15 - 12:30 - Interactive Training Session #1 - Each participant selects two stations to visit, they will visit one during the first session and the other during the second session.
Team Number | Topic | Trainer |
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1 | Scaling your Business: Start Local, Go Global | Vivek Kumar, Qlicket |
2 | Startups 101 | Vijayaraghavan Chariar, Ekam Eco Solutions |
3 | From an Idea to an App in 15 Minutes | Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink |
4 | Online Tools for Customer Analysis | Vishwarath Reddy, Labyrinth |
5 | Digital Marketing | Sorav Jain, echoVME |
6 | Video Techniques for Entrepreneurs | Nishant Pagare, Syncline Films |
7 | Digital Storytelling | Lanae Spruce, Smithsonian |
8 | Creating Content for Different Markets | Dr. Suchi Gaur, Project HOPE |
9 | Building Partnerships to Achieve your Goals | Srishti Bakshi, CrossBow |
10 | Understanding your Funding | Shrinath V, Startup Mentor and Consultant |
12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch
13:30 - 13:45 - Icebreaker activity Emcee Raphael Schoeberlein & IIP Team
13:45 - 13:50 - Divide into next training session Emcee Raphael Schoeberlein & IIP Team
13:50 - 15:20 - Interactive Training Session #2
Team Number | Topic | Trainer |
---|---|---|
1 | Scaling your Business: Start Local, Go Global | Vivek Kumar, Qlicket |
2 | Startups 101 | Vijayaraghavan Chariar, Ekam Eco Solutions |
3 | From an Idea to an App in 15 Minutes | Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink |
4 | Online Tools for Customer Analysis | Vishwarath Reddy, Labyrinth |
5 | Digital Marketing | Sorav Jain, echoVME |
6 | Video Techniques for Entrepreneurs | Nishant Pagare, Syncline Films |
7 | Digital Storytelling | Lanae Spruce, Smithsonian |
8 | Creating Content for Different Markets | Dr. Suchi Gaur, Project HOPE |
9 | Building Partnerships to Achieve your Goals | Srishti Bakshi, CrossBow |
10 | Understanding your Funding | Shrinath V, Startup Mentor and Consultant |
15:20 - 15:30 - Coffee & Tea Break
15:30 - 16:30 - Challenge Statement Development - Same Shared Challenges groups come together: define challenges to solve on Day 2.
Team Number | Topic | Trainer |
---|---|---|
1 | Scaling your Business: Start Local, Go Global | Vivek Kumar, Qlicket |
2 | Startups 101 | Vijayaraghavan Chariar, Ekam Eco Solutions |
3 | From an Idea to an App in 15 Minutes | Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink |
4 | Online Tools for Customer Analysis | Vishwarath Reddy, Labyrinth |
5 | Digital Marketing | Sorav Jain, echoVME |
6 | Video Techniques for Entrepreneurs | Nishant Pagare, Syncline Films |
7 | Digital Storytelling | Lanae Spruce, Smithsonian |
8 | Creating Content for Different Markets | Dr. Suchi Gaur, Project HOPE |
9 | Building Partnerships to Achieve your Goals | Srishti Bakshi, CrossBow |
10 | Understanding your Funding | Shrinath V, Startup Mentor and Consultant |
16:45- 17:00 - Closing Announcements Emcee Raphael Schoeberlein & IIP Team
19:00 - Dinner and Networking Event GRT Grand
8:00 - 9:00 - Networking, coffee/tea, solution group sign-up
9:00 - 9:15 - Morning Announcements Emcee Raphael Schoeberlein & IIP Team
9:15 - 9:30 - Discuss challenge statements from Day 1. Divide into solution groups.
9:30 - 12:00 - Small group work on identifying solutions.
12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch
13:00 - 13:15 - Icebreaker Activity
13:15 - 13:30 - Pitch training Vijayaraghavan Chariar, Ekam Eco Solutions
13:30 - 15:00 - Small group problem definition refinement and action planning.
15:00 - 16:00 - Pitch Competition Judges Panel
16:00 - 16:15 - Judge deliberation and survey
16:15 - 17:35 - Closing Ceremony
Remarks: Acting U.S. Consul General David Ballard
Special remarks: Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Co-founder,Cognizant Technology Solutions
Remarks: Representative of Global India Fund
17:35 - 17:45 - Distribution of Certificates
17:45 - 18:00 - TechCamp Chennai Group Photo
18:00 - TechCamp Chennai concludes