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On 17 June 2016, IBM will host IBM DeveloperConnect, a first-of-its-kind meet up that will bring together the developer community. Designed to give developers a year’s worth of learning in one day, the event provides opportunities for hands on experimentation with next-gen technology on IBM Cloud, including Bluemix, Watson, IoT and Blockchain

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At the event, developers will hear from a number of respected technology leaders and developer advocates, including

Additionally, IBM executives will lead technology sessions and share key announcements on new products, offerings and initiatives. IBM speakers include

IBM will also host lightning demos and an immersive experience zone, where developers can test out the newest technologies and offerings on IBM technology.

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Accenture, in partnership with Yahoo, announced the winners of the fourth season of Innovation Jockeys, The Hunt for India’s most Innovative Minds in a glitzy award ceremony held at Ritz Carlton, Bangalore.

This year’s contest focused on the concepts of disruptive technology innovations related to the themes of Cognitive Computing and Internet of Things & Digital Application Marketplace. It aimed to discover bright, young, home-grown innovators who could conceptualize ideas that would help businesses and governments create personalized customer or citizen experiences.

The participants hailing from under-graduate as well as post graduate courses submitted innovative ideas for using technology to transform India through a micro-site developed for the contest at InnovationJokeys. The winners were announced under the following categories: Grand Prize, Cognitive Computing & Internet of Things, Digital Application Marketplace and Jury Award.

The grand prize was awarded to Team Fuzz which comprised of Akash Kumar, Akash Kumar Singh, Amit Kumar Singh & Abhishek Kumar from IES College of Technology, Bhopal, for developing Seva, Connecting India Healthy India, an application aimed at digitizing healthcare services and offering a one-stop solution to tackle long queues and unnecessary delays in providing medical care. The app is programmed to provide quick service and help the patient reach their nearest hospital in order to ensure timely treatment in case of emergencies. As a part of the award, winners will fly to Silicon Valley to experience the frontline of technology at AccentureTechnology Labs.  In addition to this, they also won a mentorship session with Nandini Vaidyanathan, CMD, CARMa Venture Services.

In the Cognitive Computing & Internet of Things category, Neeraj and Akshita Sachdeva who represented Team Eyeluminati from Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad were awarded the prize for Manovue, a wearable voice-controlled haptic device that aims to help the visually impaired by using natural language processing to provide voice-enabled guidance and vibrations.

The winning entry in the Digital Application Marketplace category belonged to Team Fivido. The members were Bhavesh from Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology and Abhijit, Gaurang who belong to the Delhi Technological University. They developed Navishoe: The Navigator on Feet, a shoe-based navigation system that relays data such as the user’s location as well as sends out distress messages without the need for a smartphone.

The Jury Award along with mentorship from Accenture was presented to Team Phoenix whose member Krithika from Amrita School of Engineering, Madurai developed the application Innovative divide & conquer for novel purpose. The application used machine-learning techniques to develop a cognitive system that attempts to grade short answers and aids candidates to learn faster.

The entries were rigorously evaluated by the panel of judges comprising the following:

All category winners were awarded trophies and tech gadgets such as iPads and Pebble Smartwatch. The top five popular entries walked home with Amazon kindles. The entire awards ceremony was also live tweeted using #InnovationJockeys for all parents, college team mates and other contestants. For more information, please visit InnovationJockeys

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The fastest growing enterprise communication and collaboration app Flock continued its trend of creating waves yet again at the recent Gartner Symposium held in Goa this week. Flock participated in the ITxpo as a Silver Sponsor of the event, and as usual was one of the primary show stealers at the event.

The Gartner Symposium IT expo is the world’s most important gathering of CIOs and senior IT executives with an agenda that is designed to provide the strategies, insights and tools needed to lead the next generation of IT and achieve business outcomes.

Gartner invites leaders and executives from some of the most reputable firms in the market for the event, and the turnout this year did not disappoint, with over 1100+ people attending. It was these global leaders that Flock presented itself to and received a highly positive response and rave reviews. Members of the Gartner team itself complemented and congratulated Flock on its tremendous job at engaging such influential people with their insight and product.

The features that generated most interest were its slick, clutter-free interface across platforms, rich, intuitive user experience and newer features such as Video Calling, Shared Group To-Do’s, Reminders and Integration with other apps. Flock’s tagline of ‘Get Work Done. Faster.’ and promise of increasing employee efficiency by a significant amount resonated with members of startups and big businesses alike and made for a convincing proposition.

Bhavin Turakhia, CEO, Flock [and its parent company Directi] said

The Gartner Symposium is an extremely prestigious platform, and our main focus is to let people at the event know how Flock is changing the way teams communicate and collaborate. Most teams in organizations struggle with using multiple distributed systems for different collaborative tasks. With Flock, companies can actually make people and teams more efficient, by helping them get work done faster. This is a space that is ripe for disruption and Flock is quickly breaking new ground. I am very happy with what we have achieved here today as a team.

About Flock

Flock is a free enterprise communication and collaboration service for enterprises that is designed to enable people to get work done faster. Flock simplifies communication within teams and enables quick communication across multiple platforms without the need for IT admin support. It is scalable to any number of users and has a simple, clutter-free and intuitive interface synced across multiple platforms. Flock is the perfect communication tool for fast moving teams and organizations. It is available for download for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and Chrome from flock.co

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As a pioneer in the e-learning space, WizIQ, one of the world’s largest online education platforms, will bring together global education leaders, innovators and visionaries on one common platform with its EdTech.Now conclave. To be held on October 15 at the Le Meridian Hotel in New Delhi, the event is expecting over 300 educators, visionaries, investors, ed-tech innovators, and media personnel.

EdTech.Now is held by WizIQ in exclusive collaboration with the prestigious Cambridge University Press India and software pioneer Microsoft, thought leaders in education and innovative technology respectively.

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Meant to bring deep insights into the disruptive impact of technology on education, current trends, future developments, challenges, and opportunities through high quality content, EdTech.Now promises to be India’s premier global education conclave.

The event will see keynote speech and plenary sessions from industry leaders such as Vinod Dham [CEO and Co-founder of Acadgild & Founding MD of IndoUS Venture Partners] amongst other thought leaders discuss the future of education in the digital age.

Vinod Dham popularly known as the father of the Pentium processor and now an ed-tech entrepreneur said

Just like Smart Phones have changed the rules of Computer Industry and are making Personal Computers obsolete. On-line education, in not too distant a future, will obsolete thousands of colleges and universities as they exit today.

Ratnesh Jha, Managing Director, Cambridge University Press said

Digital adoption will play a major role in the Education space going forward and IT/digital platform will act as an enabler for publishers and content solution providers. Technology enabled pedagogical intervention will be the norm to shaping India of the 21st century.

High quality and well researched content, digital solutions, assessments, individualized and adaptive learning for the learning community and well-rounded support system/resources for teaching community are the key elements of importance, and Ed-Tech companies like WizIQ will play a major role in facilitating the reach of such solutions to millions more.

Cambridge University Press is happy to facilitate think tanks like EDTechNOW! that have the potential to make a larger impact through wider outreach for dissemination of high quality content and solutions

Speaking on the announcement, Harman Singh, Founder & CEO, WizIQ, commented

Technology today has disrupted the education industry to a great extent, metamorphosing the way education is now approached. With our EdTech.Now conclave, we look to bring together thought leaders, experts and pioneers in online education under one roof to share their deep insights and experience in order to chart the future of this field. Moreover, the involvement of industry leaders such as Cambridge University Press India and Microsoft as active partners in the conclave will make this event a benchmark in the field of online education in India.

WizIQ’s EdTech.Now will facilitate discussions and insight delivery on various matters pertaining to online education and the use of technology. With topics such as “Riding the Change – Challenges & opportunities for online education service providers”, “Workforce 2020 – Emerging trends & challenges in corporate learning” and Engaging the learner in the online world – Perspectives from educators and learners, EdTech.Now will be an apt platform and a must visit event for educators and administrators from the higher education sector, e-learning service providers, tech innovators, and content providers.

About WizIQ

Founded in 2007, WizIQ is one of the world’s largest cloud based education platforms. Over 400,000 educators have leveraged WizIQ to deliver learning services to 4 Million+ learners across 200 countries. WizIQ’s award winning Virtual Classroom solution that enables online delivery of live instructor-led learning, has received acclaim from education service providers from around the world.

The WizIQ Online Academy Builder represents an evolutionary leap in education technology by empowering education service providers to set up their own customized academies within minutes. Online Academy Builder is designed to increase learner engagement through cutting-edge features, such as mobile learning, video streaming, live online classroom, discussion boards, assessments, insights and analytics. The in-built e-commerce capability enables them to monetize their services and rapidly expand their reach to newer markets.

WizIQ is backed by Bertelsmann SE & Co., which runs Random House and Kaizen, a private equity fund focused on the education sector. For more information, please visit WizIQ

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The August Fest, India’s largest Startup Conference that Celebrates Arts & Entrepreneurship is coming up with the 2015 edition. The August Fest is on its way to building India’s First International Startup Conference apart from being one of the Largest Startup Conferences in Asia.

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It is geared to host around 5000+ great minds from across India and few of them from Asia, Middle East, Europe and the U.S.A ! Along with the awesome participants, there would be 50+ Speakers, 50+ Incubators & 200+ Investors would be participating in the event.

The event will be held on 29th & 30th of August in Hyderabad [JRC Convention]

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August Fest – Detailed Agenda

  • Action Packed Two Day Conference | Applications For Startup Demos/Arts Track Submissions open from July.
  • 15 Boot Camps In 8 Countries Before August ! Dates Will Be Out Soon !
  • Startups Can Pitch In Respective Cities to Win a Wild Card Entry to Demo @The August Fest Stage !
  • Remarkable Journeys | Incredible Talks | Intriguing Panels
  • Best of The Best Startup Demos | Non Stop Film Screening
  • IoT/Makers Edition | Startup Expo
  • Intense Workshops | Interactive Sessions
  • 50+ Speakers | 50+ Incubators | 200+ Investors
  • Live Music | Witty Skits | Stage Plays
  • Heritage Crawls | Unbelievable After Party

August Fest – Speaker Desk

There is an awesome line-up of speakers for the 2015 edition of August Fest [and still the team at August Fest are working to bring some more speakers on-board :)]

Registration & Launchpad for Startups

You can register for the event by Buying tickets from here If you are a startup founder, you can pitch your idea by registering for the Launch Pad. The August Fest Launch Pad is for Startups looking to Pitch on Stage ! Film Makers and Creative Folks looking forward to Showcase their works can submit entries too !

Past Event Snapshots

Follow August Fest on Twitter @TheAugustFest and connect with them on Facebook at facebook.com/TheAugustFest

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Accenture, in partnership with Yahoo India, has launched the fourth season of Innovation Jockeys – The Hunt for India’s most Innovative Minds. Undergraduate, graduate & post graduate students across India are welcome to submit innovative ideas for using technology to transform India.

This year’s contest, which will focus on disruptive technology innovations related to the themes Cognitive Computing and Internet of Things and ‘Digital Application Marketplace, aims to discover bright, young, home-grown innovators.

Raghavan Iyer, MD, Technology Delivery and Innovation Council lead for Accenture in India said

We’re looking for India’s next generation of innovators – young people with drive, passion and creativity who will make a difference in the way businesses and society function. In the previous three seasons, the program drew over 7,180 idea submissions from over 900 campuses and more than 125,300 newsletter sign-ups from students at more than 1,000 colleges across India. We have seen an encouraging response each year and are expecting more students to participate and showcase their solutions.

This year’s contest winners will be selected by a renowned jury, consisting of Ravi Gururaj, Chair – Product Council & Member-Executive Council, NASSCOM; Kalyan Veeramachaneni, Research Scientist, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Unni Aravindakshan, Vice President – Production Engineering & Head, Yahoo Software Development India; Raj Dam, Founder, QuizWorks; Vinay Gupta, CEO, Via.com; Nandini Vaidyanathan, CMD, CARMa Venture Services & Alok Goyal, Partner at Helion Advisors.

Unni Aravindakshan, VP – Production Engineering & Head, Yahoo Software Development India Pvt. Ltd said

Over the last three years, Innovation Jockeys has surfaced ideas that solve real-world problems and make a difference in our daily lives. We are happy to be part of the process that fosters this innovation. We are looking forward to how India’s bright young minds will innovate and push the envelope this year, as they take on new challenges.

Each member of the winning team will receive a trip to Accenture Technology Labs, San Francisco, a Lenovo tablet & an Apple iPhone 6. Winning entries for each category will also receive an Apple  iPad and a Pebble Smart Watch. The five most popular ideas will win an Amazon Kindle.

To find out more and participate in Innovation Jockeys: The Hunt for India’s most Innovative Minds, log on to Innovation Jockeys. The deadline for submitting entries is September 20, 2015. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 6, 2015 in Bangalore.

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JDA Software Group, Inc., has announced that it is hosting the 9th Edition of the Supply Chain Practitioners Council (SCPC) at its Bangalore office on August 21. The day-long event will bring together supply chain experts from different industry verticals and organizations, including Mukesh Singh, founder and CEO of ZopNow, Suresh Satyamurthy, Co-founder and CEO of Tarnea, Vinay Mohan Sharma, Director, Retail Solutions at JDA Software, George Kochumman, Senior Manager at Chainalytics & Prashanth Mahadevaiah, head of the  Supply Chain Group for Capgemini India

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The SCPC aims to bring together the leading supply chain practitioners from across industries to showcase achievements and share best practices, while building a community which can influence policy making.  This forum intends to foster an environment to propel India towards global supply chain leadership and make it a go-to place for supply chain excellence.

This widely attended supply chain forum has occurred successfully in Bangalore for the past two years and eight such editions have been hosted by companies/institutes such as Dell, Cisco, JDA, Honeywell, SAP Labs & IIM Bangalore.

Dr. Narasimha Kamath, director, Product Management, JDA Software India. said

We hosted the 5th edition of the SCPC which was manufacturing-centric. The theme for the 9th edition is ‘last mile delivery and returns management, which is retail-centric. The eminent speakers will discuss current opportunities and challenges. It is also a great networking opportunity for supply chain professionals.

JDA has a large client base in manufacturing, distribution, retail, category management and store operations. It is a privilege to provide a platform that helps supply chain professionals to actively collaborate, think collectively and act decisively. The SCPC helps promote understanding of the current market problems and the way they are currently being solved, as well as provides guidance on moving enterprises to the next level of supply chain maturity.

About JDA Software Group, Inc.

JDA isa the leading provider of end-to-end, integrated retail, omni-channel and supply chain planning and execution solutions for more than 4,000 customers worldwide.  For more information, please visit JDA or JDA on SlideShare

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3M India announced the launch of the second edition of the Young Innovators Challenge Awards 2015 in association with CII. The platform aims to support and encourage young technical innovators between the age of 18 – 30, across India to come up with inspiring and innovative ideas with a social relevance.

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The various themes are:

  • Productivity – Innovations that improve output or affordability
  • Sustainability – Innovations that leave a positive ecological and environmental impact
  • Disruptive – Innovations that represent breakthrough technology or help create a totally new market or way to deliver the impact

Speaking on the occasion, Amit Laroya, Managing Director, 3M India said

Innovative thinking forms an integral part of the 3M culture. Through this initiative we believe we are taking this belief a notch higher. 3M is looking to promote and invest in young ideas and talent to develop not only socially responsible innovations but ideas which could be prototyped with the capability to address social good at large.

Speaking on the occasion, Kris Gopalakrishnan, Past President, CII and Chairman, India Innovation Summit & Co-Founder, Infosys said

3M-CII Young Innovators Challenge gives an opportunity for youth across India to showcase their innovations and get recognized. This recognition allows winners to get additional funding and scale up their innovations.

Why should you participate

The 10 best ideas will be invited for a pitch session on 23-24 July, based on which a reputed jury will choose 3 winning entries. The winners will then be felicitated at the 11th India Innovation Summit 2015, organized by CII in Bangalore on 6th ~ 7th August, where they will be given an opportunity to present their winning projects.

Contestants can submit the entries here or email their ideas to submissions@3Myounginnovatorschallenge.org

The winners will also receive grants [up to Rs 2 Lakhs] from 3M India to prototype their idea.