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|In: Entrepreneurship|Last Updated:

BITS Pilani’s Annual Startup Conclave – Conquest is back with it’s 2015 Edition. Conquest has had ten successive editions over the past and this year, the model has been revamped to make it even more grand. Last edition of Conquest saw around 2000 applications from all over India. Conquest provided a platform to support our teams raise millions of dollars of investment upon completion of the Grand Finale held at FICCI Auditorium, New Delhi.

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Highlights of Conquest 2015

  • Close to 2000 applicants would be fighting it out to win the challenge.
  • Last year 3.5 Lakhs equity-less cash was handed over to the winners of Conquest. However in this edition, along with the equity-less cash, winners would also get $1 million worth CRM and other support services.
  • Freshmentors, an online mentoring platform that was backed with angel investment of Rs 1 crore in 2014 would  seek personalized mentoring on college admissions and their careers via live video chats. It caters to its customers with the help of over 300 mentors spread across 150 foreign universities.
  • The short-listing process of the top 50 startups would be done by a panel of Investors and mentors.

Some of the jury members include:

  1. Rohit Bansal, Co-founder Snapdeal
  2. Amit Ranjan, Co-founder of Slideshare
  3. Ankur Warikoo, CEO of Groupon India
  4. Alok Kejriwal, Founder & CEO of Games2Win
  5. Dev Khare of Lightspeed Ventures &
  6. Rajesh Sawhney, Founder of the GSF Accelerator & GSF Superangels

For providing comprehensive feedback to all the applicants of Conquest,2015; they have partnered with Applyifi, a private platform for startups to create a comprehensive pitch-book & thereafter apply to multiple investors or accelerators/incubators.

How to apply for Conquest,2015

  • Registrations for Conquest are open from 31st March & would be open through the month of April. Registrations would close on 1st May.
  • The list of 50 short-listed startups would be announced in the month of June.
  • Any startup which was registered after 1st Jan 2013 is eligible to participate in Conquest 2015.
  • Startups can register at Conquest website. Applicant has the option of saving his form & filling it at any time before the registration closes.

The networking sessions meant to connect every startup with their mentor will be held in 5 cities namely Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai in the month of July.

Previous winners of Conquest

Some of the success stories of previous editions of Conquest are listed below:

  1. I-Traveller – Runners-up, 2013
  2. Solar Town – Runners-up, 2012
  3. PosterGully  – Finalist, 2012
  4. Phyzok – Winner, 2011
  5. GharPay – Runners-up, 2011
  6. iViz Security – Winner, 2006
  7. Mobile Medics – Winner, 2005

The title sponsor of the event is DCB Bank.

Startups, please make the most of this opportunity & head over to Conquest website for registration & more details.

* We would update this post once we receive more details from the Organization Team of Conquest. Stay Tuned !!! Please leave a comment in case any information on Conquest is required.

Image Credit  – Conquest

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SAP TechEd Bangalore, annual, premier technology, education & training conference, created expressly for developers, engineers & technologists will be hosted at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre from March 11~13.

Attendees can connect with experts from SAP and the community around topics of mutual interest, including in-memory computing & Big Data, Predictive analytics and data visualization, Cloud management and security, Platform-as-a-Service, Internet of Things, Open Source, SAP HANA & User experience.

Bernd Leukert, Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE Products and Innovation, will deliver the keynote address on March 11.

What to look out for at SAP TechEd Bangalore

  • Demo-rich lecture sessions – SAP technical gurus share road maps, best practices, tips and tricks and code samples
  • Hands-on workshops – Expert-led exercises & classroom training.
  • Product Road Map Q&A sessions –  For detailed insights into SAP’s current product road maps
  • Code Review Sessions – Learn how to make bad code good and good code even better
  • SAP CodeJam [Mini-Editions] – An opportunity to meet one-on-one with SAP development experts, connect with other developers and share knowledge

On the SAP TechEd Bangalore show floor, participants will have a chance to experience the latest in SAP technology and meet face-to-face with some of the best minds in the industry at the Platform and Technology Showcase and Info Zone.

They can learn about the Internet of Things and get their hands on real code in the Hackers’ Lounge. Additionally, the event features a Guest Keynote by Vir Das, one of the biggest names in the comedy circuit.

The event also features SAP Techniversity, where 1500 university students will experience how SAP would drive Innovation to the Digital Enterprise and how they can be a part of the Next Generation for the Digital Enterprise. The students will learn how to build next generation applications on the SAP HANA Cloud Platform and how Industry 4.0 & Internet of Things is  going to fire-up the next business preparing them for the Future of Work empowered by SAP.

To register for SAP TechEd 2015, please visit the following link

|In: Bangalore|Last Updated:

Few days back, we had written about Social Media Week that kicks off on 23rd February in Bengaluru. Today, we have received some more details about the event & that creates a “Compelling” reason to attend SMW,2015.

Bangalore goes social again with the fourth edition of Social Media Week [SMW] in India with the theme being Upwardly Mobile: The Rise of The Connected Class. For more details, please refer this earlier article.

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Monday [23rd February] & Friday [27th February] will see the event being hosted at The Leela Palace while the mid-week sessions will be held at venues including News Cafe, Big Pitcher, Total Yoga Oneness Centre, Loft 38, Take 5, and WeSchool Bengaluru.

SMW’15 February edition is scheduled simultaneously across the world in seven cities– Bangalore, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Jakarta, Lagos, Milan & New York.

SMW,15 Highlights

Some of the highlight topics & sessions that will be covered at SMW, Bengaluru are as follows:

  1. Panel discussion on Brand Reputation & Crisis
  2. Weathering Twitter Storm
  3. Internet Of Things [IOT] in India
  4. Big data & Big Brands
  5. Insightful workshops on Social Media for Travel Marketing
  6. Cracking Social Media content strategy
  7. Masterclass on Viral Campaigns
  8. Integrated social media marketing
  9. Inspirational talk on Growth Hacking for Startups
  10. Brand Identity in Digital
  11. Career in Social Media & many more

SMW, Bengaluru highlight speakers include

  1. Mahesh Murthy, Founder Pinstorm
  2. Suhel Seth, CEO Counselage
  3. B. Dayananda, I.P.S, Additional Commissioner of Police
  4. P. Krishna Kumar, Executive Director & General Manager Dell India
  5. Harish Bijoor, Brand-Expert
  6. Sandeep Aurora,Director – Marketing & Market Development
  7. Prem Panicker, Sr. Journalist
  8. Vasantha Kumar, Director Of Marketing & Communications

Alliances & Partnerships

Social Media Week [SMW] has partnered with the Bengaluru City Traffic Police [BCTP] & kick-started an online campaign titled #ImTheChange encouraging citizens to click pictures, shoot videos & share their pledges towards road safety on SMW page. The campaign has already received 3000+ pledges and has created social buzz reaching to more than 1M Bangaloreans.

Speaking about the event, Rohit Varma, Founder R SQUARE Consulting & Director, SMW Bengaluru said

Social Media Week is a platform to share ideas, gain insights & collaborate to innovate. Involvement of the whole industry has made this property unique and that has been the success factor. We have more than 70+ sessions, 150+ speakers sharing their knowledge across 5 hubs. We are very excited to witness the social festival going live in the coming week

SMW Sponsors

Dell, a pioneer in integrating social media into the fabric of its business and engagement with customers, is the title sponsor for SMW Bangalore 2015. Additional partners include Intel [City Support], Wrangler [Style Sponsor], IBM [Event sponsor], Genesis Burson-Marsteller [Integrated Communications], Contract Advertising [Event Partner], BlogAdda [Blogging partner], YourStory [Knowledge], 10,000 Startups by Nasscom, Social Samosa [Partner in Thought], Let’s Venture [Event Partner], Yellow Seed Content Solution [Content Partner], Web Marketing Academy [Event Partner], Culture Machine [Event Partner], Lonely Planet [Event Partner], Digital Vidya [Event Partner] & Uber [Logistics] among others.

Complete Schedule, Registration details

Registration Page

Registrations for SMW Bangalore has started and to register for the event, please visit http://socialmediaweek.org/bangalore/choose-pass/

Schedule Page

For complete schedule of the event, please visit http://socialmediaweek.org/bangalore/schedule/ & to download the schedule, please visit http://socialmediaweek.org/bangalore/download-schedule

|In: Analytics|Last Updated:

To showcase how organizations are creating value by leveraging analytics across industries, NASSCOM & Hansa Customer Equity Pvt. Ltd. announced the commencement of a case study on Analytics and its Attributes. As part of the study, companies across sectors can participate and showcase the business impact by leveraging analytics in the four application areas of Customer Experience & Lifecycle Management, Revenue Maximization, Operational Efficiency, and Compliance & Risk Management.

Technologies such as Social Media, Mobility, Big Data and Analytics and Cloud [SMAC] are reshaping businesses across sectors. An increased number of companies across India, from service providers to customers, are leveraging analytics to create value. Many of them leverage Chief Data Scientists and Chief Analytics Officer to capitalize on the SMAC opportunities. The objective of this study is to promote the usage of analytics that involves business applications of Descriptive, Predictive or Prescriptive Analytics and identify the most innovative companies demonstrating excellence in analytics.

Speaking at the occasion, Mohan Krishnan, Director, NASSCOM said

Businesses are challenged by the digital revolution, changing consumer demographics who demand omni-channel experience, the reduced time-to-market and stringent regulations. This is creating huge amount of data. This explosion of data in enterprises is fuelling the rise of analytics, creating a sizeable business opportunity.

To leverage this opportunity, NASSCOM is actively engaged in promoting adoption of analytics and sustaining India’s position as the analytics hub of the world. According to NASSCOM the big data analytics industry is expected to grow to more than double to $2.5 billion by the end of 2017-18. While some sectors have taken the lead, others have realized its importance for long-term growth and surviving in a highly competitive environment. Dynamically changing customer trends will further drive the growth of analytics, compelling organizations across sectors to analyze how information can be used intelligently.

Speaking about the study, Swaminathan, Co-founder & CEO, Hansa Cequity said

At Hansa Cequity, we believe that Data is the new fuel and competitive advantage for the enterprise and Data-driven marketing will become the new normal in companies. Hansa Cequity’s pole position of analytics expertise and a unique status as a service provider will help companies improve their marketing maturity using analytics as a great platform for launching this initiative.

While sharing his views on the initiative, Ajay Kelkar, Co-founder & COO, Hansa Cequity, said

This case study is a great platform for companies in India to showcase how analytics has positively impacted their business. In this changing world, business leaders and marketers need to transform their approach to connecting and engaging with these customers.

The vast proliferation of data and the pressing need to stay one step ahead of the competition has sharpened focus on using analytics within organizations. Analytics today has proven to be the crucial ingredient of success for organizations across industries, rehashing the key business dimensions which form the basis of competition -Customer, Risk & Operations.

 

Milestone Milestone Date
Submission of Abstract 30th Mar 2015
Notification of acceptance for final Case Study submission 15th Apr 2015
Case study Submission 14th May 2015
Notification of winners 12thJune 2015
Presentation by winners at NASSCOM Conference To be Announced

Application Process

  • All interested parties should send an abstract by 30th March 2015.
  • Abstracts will be reviewed by an expert panel and will comprise of an eminent panel of analytics experts, both academicians as well as practitioners.
  • Short-listed abstract applicants will be requested for submission for case studies.

Criteria for Evaluation

  • Innovation – Innovative use of any analytical technique
  • Methodology – Robustness of the methodology and the rigour involved
  • Business Impact – Impact of the analysis

About Hansa Cequity

Hansa Cequity is a customer marketing company where they bring the power of Data, Analytics & Insights & marketing action together for enhancing customer relationships & customer value. The company has a team of specialists with diverse skill sets who work together to deliver highly relevant digital and social media campaigns. The whole-brain approach to marketing brings together logic, driven by data and analytics, and the magic of creative thinking to deliver enriching customer experiences. Some of the renowned clients include Croma, Celio, Hypercity, Westside, Axis Bank, Birla Sun Life, Tata Sky, Zee TV & many more.

|In: Accelerator|Last Updated:

Tata Consultancy Services [TCS] , India’s leading IT services, consulting & business solutions organization, has partnered with Startupbootcamp FinTech, the leading accelerator focused on financial innovation, to host the Pitch Days in India.

The Pitch days will be held in the TCS campuses on February 24 in Mumbai & February 26 in Bangalore.

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Focused purely on FinTech startups in these regions, the one-day event is open to innovative early stage startups in the financial technology sector to help participants gain exposure and recognition.

Ten startups will be chosen and shortlisted for their cutting-edge and innovative solutions. These firms will be offered an opportunity to participate in the 13-week long Startupbootcamp FinTech accelerator program in London or Singapore.

The event is open for all early stage startups in FinTech. The shortlisted FinTech startups on the Pitch Day will get an opportunity to connect with local mentors, investors and banking professionals in the community. Startups applying for Pitch Days will get access to the Startupbootcamp FinTech global community and be on the accelerator’s radar.

The participants will also be provided with feedback on how to improve their offering, business model and pitching skills.

Speaking at the occasion Ananth Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer of TCS said

As part of our Co-Innovation Network [COIN], we have been working with start-ups across the world. It’s great to bring a new initiative to India and host the Startupbootcamp Pitch Days in Mumbai & Bangalore. India has a rich history of promising start-ups and we believe that programs like this will benefit the thriving technology start-up community in India and help to showcase the country’s tremendous enterprise to the global investing community.

Speaking at the occasion Markus Gnirck, Co-founder & Global COO of Startupbootcamp FinTech, said

It is an exciting time for FinTech right now, not only in London and Singapore, but also in India, and we’re delighted to be here for the first time.  Being a part of our Pitch Days means that startups are on the Startupbootcamp FinTech watch-list for life, giving them a greater chance of being selected for one of our global programs.

We encourage startups, at whatever stage in their early development, to apply to join us for the unprecedented opportunity to connect with the Startupbootcamp FinTech global community and have access to worldwide opportunities. The work that we’re doing with partners like Tata Consultancy Services validates the need for accelerator programs to reach countries like India.

The shortlisted startups from the Pitch Day will get to be a part of   Startupbootcamp FinTech accelerator program and have the potential to be selected for the following:

  • Extensive mentorship from 100+ entrepreneurs, investors & partners
  • Access to top markets in London, US & APAC
  • 3+ months free office space
  • € 15K in cash per team
  • €450K+ in partner services
  • Exposure to 200+ Angels & VCs
  • Invitation to SBC global alumni network

For more information on the application process please visit the Fintech-Mumbai & Fintech-Bangalore links

About Startupbootcamp FinTech

Launched in 2014, Startupbootcamp FinTech is the leading FinTech accelerator and the only program of its kind to attract such wide industry support. Based in London and Singapore, its partners include DBS Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, MasterCard, Rabobank, SBT Venture Capital, Arvato Financial Services, Route 66 Ventures, Infocomm Investments & Intesa Sanpaolo, as well as an extensive mentor and alumni network from more than 30 countries across the globe.

The award-winning accelerator offers FinTech startups access to world class industry expertise during an intensive three month program. At the end of the programme, startups pitch at Demo Day to more than 250 investors.

Other Startupbootcamp programs are currently active in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Eindhoven, Israel, Istanbul and London with other cities and vertical programs would be announced soon.

For more information on Startupbootcamp, please visit the following links:

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|In: Entrepreneurship|Last Updated:

Bengaluru goes social again with the fourth edition of Social Media Week [SMW] with the theme being Upwardly Mobile: The Rise of The Connected Class. Multiple sessions through the week will explore the dynamic ways of how social media strategy is converging in multicultural market & how mobility devices like laptops, tablets and smartphones along with social technology have transformed the way we work. This international festival is hosted twice a year, in India by R SQUARE Consulting, an integrated marketing services firm.

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About Social Media Week

The five-day event hosted at various venues in the city such as The Leela Palace, News Cafe & Big Pitcher among others; will bring together brands, agencies, influencers, practitioners, academic thinkers, entrepreneurs, public officials, celebrities & international experts, who will provide a blend of information and ideas through panel discussions, debates, master classes & more.

The event is scheduled from Feb,23rd ~ Feb,27th 2015. Registrations are already open & you can register for SMW, Bengaluru here

Key Highlights

Some interesting events in this edition of SMW include the following:

  1. Social Media Strategy Challenge
  2. ‘App’athon
  3. Tweetathon
  4. Blogging Challenge

SMW’15 February edition is scheduled simultaneously across the world in seven cities– Bangalore, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Jakarta, Lagos, Milan & New York.

Speaking on the initiative, P. Krishnakumar, Executive Director & General Manager, Consumer & Small Business, Dell India said

The marketplace today constitutes of a dynamic set of consumers who are constantly evolving the manner in which they engage with brands and with each other. Social media has been one of the pillars of this evolution and Dell has embraced it as a key medium for outreach to keep in step with them. A consumer brand must recognize the value in being able to reach out to its audience in the manner that they prefer to connect.

We believe that SMW is a platform which explores the dynamic nature of social media. We also see it as the right platform to demonstrate that technological innovation is imperative in this context; and that a successful experience comprises of both the right technology as well as the right medium.

Rohit Varma, Founder R SQUARE Consulting & Director – Social Media Week Bangalore said

The aim of SMW 2015 is to understand how technology will impact the way we Live, Work and Create in a connected world and also how new ideas, innovations and technology will change our lives. The change is happening quite fast and platform like Social Media Week becomes very important to discuss, understand and implement social strategies for the connected class.

SMW mobile App can be downloaded from here

About R SQUARE Consulting

R SQUARE Consulting is one of the fastest growing marketing firms focusing on building Communities through Brand Properties and executing Marketing Communication strategies for Clients through Events & Activations, Digital Marketing & Technology and Creative Services. For more visit their website

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Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association [HYSEA]’s Annual Summit is back. This edition of it’s “Software Product Competition & Showcase 2015” is scheduled on 11th & 12th March 2015 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre [HICC] Novotel, Hyderabad. The mantra of the awards is “Promoting Entrepreneurship & Innovation to Fuel Growth”.

Key Focus Areas of the summit

  1. Software Products / Startups Conclave
  2. Software Product Competition
  3. Design Summit
  4. SME Conclave
  5. Annual awards

What’s in it for startups

If you are a Hyderabad-based startup, than there is lot’s in store at the summit !!! There would be a jury of several investors & successful entrepreneurs who would judge the best startups in various categories. All finalists [early stage startups] will be recognized through the new category titled HY-10: Hyderabad’s hot 10 startups award.

Shortlisted award finalists will be invited to the Expo to showcase their products, with an opportunity to interact with CIOs, VCs, Angel investors and other industry/e-government decision makers.

Award Categories

  1. HY10 – Hyderabad’s hot 10 startups
  2. Consumer Startup [Early Stage, Late Stage]
  3. Enterprise Startup [Early Stage, Late Stage]
  4. Established Products [MNC/Indian]
  5. Best Technology Innovation [Non Product]
  6. Social Impact

How to nominate your startup ?

Nominations are now open & last date for nominating your startup is 15th February,2015. For nominating your startup, please visit the following link.

For further information please shoot a mail to Mrs. Aruna Joshi at infohysea@gmail.com / info@hysea.in or visit the HYSEA website

|In: India|Last Updated:

IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council NASSCOM [SSC NASSCOM] announced that it has developed “Career Guides” which will provide clarity for all stakeholders, especially students about the career opportunities available in the IT-BPM industry.

Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions, especially for students. These guides provide details about the skills & competencies required, to join the IT-BPM industry. The career-paths provided are for various job roles starting from entry to leadership level, including details of vertical & horizontal mobility within this industry and across other industries.

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According to the National Skills Mission, about 350 million professionals would need to be skilled by 2022 to make them employable. To be able to achieve this target, a structured approach is required involving all stakeholders. One of the critical actions required is to create awareness with students about the career opportunities available in the IT- BPM industry across the four sub-sectors, namely IT Services [ITS], Business Process Management [BPM], Software Products [SPD] & Engineering & Research Development [SPD].

On the occasion Dr. Sandhya Chintala, Executive Director, SSC NASSCOM & Vice President, NASSCOM said

In the last couple of years SSC NASSCOM has made great in-roads in identifying unique job roles/ qualification packs across all IT-BPM industry sub-sectors. We are pleased to announce that they are now packaged in a comprehensive manner as “Career Guides”. Career guides will be available on our website www.sscnasscom.in

Informed career decisions about one’s aspirational career role will greatly benefit the individual, the companies and the community at large, thus creating a strong value proposition for all concerned.

About Sector Skill Council, NASSCOM

“IT-ITES SSC NASSCOM” is the skill standard setting body of the IT-ITeS industry and is the education & skill development initiative of NASSCOM. The council works with NASSCOM industry members, select academic and skill development institutions to help improve the quality and quantity of the employable workforce available to the industry.

About NASSCOM

NASSCOM is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPM industry in India. NASSCOM is a global trade body with more than 1400 members, which include both Indian and multinational companies that have a presence in India. NASSCOM’s member and associate member companies are broadly in the business of software development, software services, software products, consulting services, BPM, e-commerce and web services, engineering services and animation and gaming. NASSCOM’s membership base constitutes over 95% of the industry revenues in India and employs about 3.1 million professionals.