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09:30- 10:00 |
Registration |
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10:00 – 11:30 |
Inaugural Session |
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11:05– 11:15 |
Inauguration of Rural Exhibition |
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11:15 – 11:30 |
Networking Tea Break |
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Theme 1 11:30 – 13:30 |
Innovation and Technological Interventions for Agri-/Bio Entrepreneurship
Focus Industries – Farm and forestry produce, food processing, biotechnology and other related service industries. Innovation in both technological and management landscape.
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13:30-14:15 |
Networking Lunch |
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Theme 2 14:15- 15:45 |
Finance for Entrepreneurs: Product Innovation to Financial Inclusion
Finance is one of the major challenge for Micro and Small Industries especially in Rural sector which requires innovative financial products, inclusion process and funding scheme to keep the balance between access to credit for marginal/first generation/high risk entrepreneurs and risk ofnon-performing asset
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15:45 -16:00 |
Networking Tea Break |
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Theme 3 16:15-17:15 |
Empowering Entrepreneurs through Skilling and Knowledge Dissemination
Initiatives to fill the gap in skill level and expand entrepreneurial activity to generate wealth and employment for sustainable livelihood |
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19:00-20:00 |
Cultural event |
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20-00-21-00 |
Networking Dinner |
THE DIALOGUE
After successfully organizing the 1st Rural Dialogue in 2018, Innovior, Center for Rural Technology-IIT Guwahati along with All India Institute of Local Self Government will be organizing 2nd Rural Dialogue. This two days dialogue will bring together entrepreneurs, innovators, venture capitalists, business model creators, consultants, policy-makers, academicians, support groups, and business practitioners to present and discuss innovation and success under the aegis of entrepreneurship. The event will be a platform for exchange of innovative ideas and best practices, allowing participants to meet and engage with existing and aspiring Urban entrepreneurs, innovators, scholars and researchers.
