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In his inaugural speech, Chief regions.” Abstracts on the subjects of:
Guest Dr. Achyuta Samanta
Mr. H. K. Mittal, Senior Advisor, EDII Release of Publications Ø Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
said, “The COVID 19 has
said, “Entrepreneurship is certainly
ensued a spate of uncertainties The Inauguration of the Fourteenth Biennial Ø Entrepreneurship Intentions and Perspectives
a domain that India associates itself
for all, with entrepreneurs also Conference on Entrepreneurship at the
with and must be promoted. The Ø Entrepreneurship Education and Capacity
getting severely affected. The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
recent pandemic situation gave rise to several Building
pandemic situation brought also saw the release of two publications – Global
mask manufacturers at all levels, including the
into cognizance the need for security, social justice Entrepreneurship Monitor Report 2019-20 and the Ø Science and Technology Entrepreneurship
grassroots. But what is even more heartening is
and cleaner planet. Several entrepreneurs rose up Conference Proceedings. abd Entrepreneurship Policy
that India had never manufactured PPE kits before
to the occasion, learnt to adapt, innovate and
and today the country is exporting these kits. Also, Ÿ The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Ø Entrepreneurship Eco-system and Family
succeeded whereas several others waned amidst
we gradually moved on to producing ventilators, Survey is the largest annual study of Business
the crisis. So, the lesson is that entrepreneurs need
air purifiers and vaccines. So India abounds in entrepreneurial dynamics in the world. GEM
to be taught to anticipate crises and develop a Ø Entrepreneurship in the MSME sector
potential tech-entrepreneurship. We need to was conceived in 1999 and has since been
preparedness to deal with every situation.
exploit this potential and adopt ways that help us venerated for the credibility and coverage of its Ø Startups and Incubators
Research in entrepreneurship is, therefore, an
move on to promising trajectories. This research. The GEM India Report 2019-20 is an
urgent need, and extremely important to bring out Ø Regional and International Entrepreneurship
Conference is a big step in the direction.” outcome of collective efforts of GEM India
the aspects that need to be focussed upon. I am
consortium that strives to capture and Ø Social Entrepreneurship
glad that such conferences are organised where The conference was a success among the
understand the current state of affairs in Indian
scholars exchange learnings and cull out new researchers, leading to intellectually stimulating Ø Women Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship. This report provides
ways and means to propel entrepreneurship.” discussions and strategies. It promoted greater
information on entrepreneurship ecosystem Ø Entrepreneurial Responses to Pandemic
outreach of entrepreneurship, thus deepening
Dr. Rajeev Sharma, Conference prevailing in the country and entrepreneurial (COVID 19) and Entrepreneurship in
understanding on the finer aspects of the
Chair and Assoc. Professor (Retd.), activities being carried out in various states. Disadvantaged Communities.
discipline.
IIM,. Ahmedabad gave a briefing on
Ÿ Conference Proceedings comprising 113 Ø Functional Areas of Entrepreneurship
the conference agenda. Dr. Sharma Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General,
informed that the themes to be EDII reviewed the changing
covered in the Conference would scenario of entrepreneurship and
include; Entrepreneurship Perspectives & the need, therefore, to research the
Practices, Entrepreneurship Education, Women emerging trends and patterns. He
Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, expressed by saying, “I hope this
Innovation, Agripreneurship, Sectoral Conference would serve as a platform to
Entrepreneurship, Startups, Incubators & researchers and academicians from across the
Accelerators etc. Dr. Sharma said, “The world to generate a productive, enlightening and
Conference would promote and advance the exciting synergy, and will provide an opportunity to
understanding of entrepreneurship theory and professors, practitioners and thinkers in India and
research in these areas which would be of great abroad to assimilate, communicate and disperse
value to all people who can help promote their experiences and experiments.”
entrepreneurship in their respective sectors and

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