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Fostering Entrepreneurial
Growth / Ecosystem

ntrepreneurship in India has gathered the wider society that the domain abounds with
pace, making the country one of the top opportunities. Research in the realm of
EStartup hubs globally. Today people are entrepreneurship has been a significant force that
open to entrepreneurship as a career option. illustrated patterns and complexities in this sector,
Students from prestigious institutions are opting and ensured that right initiatives were put in place..
out of the placement process to set up their own Keeping this in mind, EDII's Centre for Research in
venture. Entrepreneurship has come a long way Entrepreneurship Education and Development
from family firms to ambitious startups and social (CREED) has been organizing Biennial
enterprises. One potent reason behind increasing Conferences on Entrepreneurship for the past 24
faith in this discipline is meaningful research which years to explore the different facets of
has prompted changes and has made it known to entrepreneurship and to provide a platform to

Chief Guest Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder - Kalinga Institute of Technology and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences and the
dignitaries (R-L) Mr. H. K. Mittal, Sr. Advisor, EDII; Dr. Rajeev Sharma, Conference Chair and Assoc. Professor (Retd.), IIM
Ahmedabad and Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII releasing the GEM India Report 2019-20 on the occasion of the
inaugural function of the 14th Biennial Conference.

scholars from across the nation and the world to and researchers engaged in the field of
share their findings. During February 25- 27, 2021, Entrepreneurship from prestigious national and
the Institute hosted the 14th Biennial Conference international institutions. Over 180 papers were
on Entrepreneurship. received, out of which 114 papers were accepted
for presentation. Academicians from Nepal, South
The 14th International Biennial Conference was
Africa and Nigeria also presented papers.
inaugurated by Chief Guest Dr. Achyuta Samanta,
Founder - Kalinga Institute of Technology and Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII in his
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences. The inaugural welcome speech introduced Dr. Achyuta Samanta
function was also attended by Dr. Rajeev Sharma, to the august gathering as a noted academician,
Seen virutally during the inaugural function of the 14th Biennial Conference is Chief Guest Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder -
Kalinga Institute of Technology and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences. Dignitaries (L-R) Mr. H. K. Mittal, Sr. Advisor, EDII; Dr. Conference Chair and Assoc. Professor (Retd.), social entrepreneur cum innovator and an
Rajeev Sharma, Conference Chair and Assoc. Professor (Retd.) IIM Ahmedabad and Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII IIM Ahmedabad; Mr. H. K. Mittal, Sr. Advisor, EDII, institution builder who fought adversities and
lighting the ceremonial lamp to mark the beginning to the 14th Biennial conference.
Ahmedabad and Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director ensured that he set up the prestigious Kalinga
General, EDII. This three-day Conference Institute of Industrial technology and the Kalinga
witnessed participation (through offline and online Institute of Social Sciences.
modes) by academicians, practitioners, thinkers

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