“XAVION 2020” annual Entrepreneurship Summit of XIMB, Bhubaneswar to take place on the 11th and 12th January 2020

Bhubaneswar: “XAVION 2020”, the annual Entrepreneurship Summit, conducted by X-SEED, the Entrepreneurship Cell of Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, is scheduled to take place on the 11th and 12th January 2020.

The summit is a platform for budding entrepreneurs to engage in fruitful discussions with experts and gain industry insights. Through this summit, X-SEED aims to evoke the entrepreneurial spirit in everyone. This year, XAVION will witness a host of speakers who has made their mark in the highly competitive domain of entrepreneurship.

The two-day summit shall begin with a panel discussion on “As a Startup, would you make a Ford or a Ferrari?”, with three speakers. Our first speaker, Mr Ravi Ranjan is a Startup Expert and Ex NASSCOM with over 10 years of experience helping startups, entrepreneurs and governments across India to solve problems using entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation. With humble beginnings, he joined the Indian Entrepreneurship Ecosystem to help startups solve problems. He will also lead a keynote session on, “Can Startups support the Government when Corporates can’t?”.

The next speaker is Ms Madhusmita Panda, Head of Marketing, KredX India. She has over 10 years of experience in Marketing, Sales and Entrepreneurship. She has also founded a food technology startup, Slurpyn with a new age intelligent recommendation engine. The third speaker of the panel is Mr Akash Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Mobycy, India’s first dockless bicycle, e-bikes sharing platform. His vision is to make India a greener, fitter, cycling nation for a more sustainable and healthy future. He is known for his performance-oriented, target-achieving tactics and execution strategies.

Mr Samir Singh Shekhawat, is a thought leader and startup advisor, Ex-United Breweries Limited. He shall also be leading a keynote session on, “Life & Leadership: Lessons from Corporate and Sports Worlds”.

Day 2 of XAVION 2020 will consist of a national level case study challenge, ‘Scale It Up’, a national level pitching competition – iPitch, and will be followed by the closing ceremony.

XAVION 2020 is an unmissable event where reputed speakers from the world of entrepreneurship can impart their knowledge to future entrepreneurs. The two-way flow of information will add value to the whole entrepreneurial community and give them a stage to grow, cultivate and ease the journey of achieving their dreams.