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" Unconference" is a 3 day entrepreneurial extravaganza designed to take you on a journey where you understand the bits and pieces of developing an enterprise. It is themed around a case study based approach where you will innovate and iterate to solve some of the most pressing problems faced by India today in areas like Education, Agriculture and Healthcare and Smart City. Unconference will include a series of workshops, focused talks, mentoring sessions and an interactive Startup Walk to aid you in this process. The objective is to set a framework for you to take up any problem and solve with the correct entrepreneurial approach.

With startups growing out of each and every corner of the country, students are not far behind in the scene. A lot of students enter this space to solve a problem but due to the lack of experience and fierce competition out there, millions of ideas or so to say potential multi-national companies get lost. Unconference will guide you to approach some of the most pressing problems in today's world correctly and efficiently. Please go through the brochure attached below to gain an in depth understanding of Unconference.

Why should you attend ?

Interact, network and learn from leaders and changemakers from across the country.
Experience first hand what goes on behind the scenes in a startup through a ' Startup Walk'.
Get Mentored by seasoned entrepreneurs and experts.
Develop a good network of like minded people from different colleges and backgrounds.

Lectures and Workhops

Lecture on Frugal Innovation by Navi Radjou ( TEDx talk) - Uplifter. Catalyzer. Connector.

An innovation and leadership strategist based in Silicon Valley, Navi is Fellow at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge and has served as a World Economic Forum member and Harvard Business Review columnist. He is the author of "FRUGAL INNOVATION: How To Do More With Less" published by The Economist worldwide in 2015. He is also a winner of the Thinkers50 Innovation Award for "reshaping the way we think about and practice innovation" .

Design Thinking by Mohan Krishnaraj - Design Thinking draws upon logic, imagination, intuition, and systematic reasoning, to explore possibilities of what could be and to create desired outcomes that benefit the end user.

With over two decades of experience in the UX industry, Mohan Krishnaraj has a proven track record of enabling UX led business transformation for several Fortune 100 companies by optimizing customer interactions with the brand, offerings, and touch points.

Idea Validation by Nandini Vaidyanthan - So you have a business idea, How do you tell if it is good? Will customers buy? How do I validate my idea?

An interactive and hands on session where you will learn the art of Idea Validation from seasoned mentor andStartup coach Nandini Vaidyanathan. After more than 20 years of experience in the corporate sector she started CARMa, which mentors entrepreneurs from an idea in their head to become market-ready. She has mentored thousands of aspiring and budding entrepreneurs till date. You can watch her TEDx talk here.

Business Model Canvas by Ravikiran A- BMC is a strategic management and entrepreneurial tool which is extremely useful for describing, designing, and summarizing a start-up idea. During this workshop you will understand the different components of the Canvas and will also learn how to build business models that work and create value propositions that sell.

Ravikiran Annaswamy is the Founder and CEO of Innohabit Technologies and a renowned business model innovator. He works closely with global programs like Founders Institute (Fi.Co) and Unreasonable Institute as Mentor and Coach for early stage startups. He has over 22 years of business experience as Entrepreneur and as Business Leader at Nokia Siemens Networks and Siemens AG.

Selection Procedure

Top 25 applicants from all over India will be chosen to participate in Unconference after multiple rounds of assessment.

Round 1 - Basic questionnaire to assess your level of interest towards Unconference. Click on the Apply Here tab below for Round One ( Google Form ). Deadline is 28th February 2017.
Round 2 - After qualifying Round one a detailed application will be mailed to selected applicants. Enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, creativity, leadership ability and other relevant parameters will be assessed in Round 2. Deadline is 7th March 2017.
Round 3 - Personal Interview. To be held in the Second Week of March via either Skype or Hangouts.

Registration Cost Structure

Once selected, the candidates will be required to pay a fee. The fee structure is as follows:

IITM students	Other students
₹ 500 - Refundable.	₹ 500 - Non Refundable.

**This includes two nights accommodation ( 7th and 8th ) within IIT M campus along with Breakfast, lunch and Networking dinners. Check out the schedule below for further details.

For any queries or clarifications, mail us at events_ecell@smail.iitm.ac.in.