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The overall theme for the 2008 Global Conference is "Inspire, Innovate, Transform". Under this banner, six thematic tracks have been identified to help provide greater focus, and to enable participants to derive the maximum value in their area of interest.
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Research & Technology initiatives in
Nation-building |
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IIT's role in promoting Entrepreneurship |
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Vision & Leadership in Rural Transformation |
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Challenges & Opportunities in India's Infrastructure |
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Enhancing Quality & Accessibility in Education |
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Innovate or Stagnate: India's road ahead |
McKinsey & Company has been appointed as a Knowledge Partner, and key presenters and panelists have been identified to help fully delineate the contents in each thematic track.
Here are the concepts that have been formulated for each track.
Research & Technology
In the Research & Technology track, the following sessions will be conducted:
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Leveraging Research & Technology in Rural Development |
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IIT Research: Inputs & Outputs |
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IIT Research Ecosystem |
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Competition on "IIT Leadership in Research", with rolling trophy to be awarded |
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Entrepreneurship
In the Entrepreneurship track, key issues involving IITs can be reviewed:
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Enablinglaunching a million entrepreneurs |
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Building global leaders from early & growth stages of a business |
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IIT's Role in Nation Building through support of entrepreneurship |
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Incubatee Exhibition: A networking+showcasing event for the current breed of entrepreneurs |
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VC Workshop: Conducted in pertnership with the IVCA |
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Business Plan Contest: A joint event with TiE |
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Rural Transformation
The Rural Transformation Track will focus on:
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Inspiring rural development |
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Innovation - what breakthrough ideas will catalyze and transform rural India |
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Transformation - how IITs, IITians and Pan-IIT can help transform rural development |
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| The Track on Rural Transformation is organizing a one day tour of rural sites around Chennai on Monday Dec 22. Click here for more details. |
Infrastructure
In the Infrastructure track, the critical topics are:
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Infrastructure - Opportunities & Challenges in India |
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Electricity and Renewable Energy |
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Urban Infrastructure to make Indian cities Sustainable |
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Education
The Education track will address:
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Transforming Education for a Better Tomorrow |
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Women & Girls in Technical Education |
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Technical Education 2020: IITs' Role in Improving Quality and Reach |
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Innovation
In the Innovation track, some aspects to be taken up are:
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Innovation Ecosystem |
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Innovation in Media & Creative Arts |
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
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