The guest speaker for the session was Dr. Vinod Shastri, Head (Academics & Research), Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Bennet University.

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June
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03
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2021
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Full Date Of Event: 
Thursday, June 3, 2021
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Dr. Vinod has rich and diverse experience spanning over 3 decades in Entrepreneurship Development across multiple organizations including MCED, NIMID, NEN and SIBM.

The speaker began the session by highlighting the importance of entrepreneurship development in the country. He also discussed the government efforts that are sincerely directed towards encouraging entrepreneurship in India. discussed the concept of 3 E’s which are essential for developing Entrepreneurial mindset among the students. Encouragement, Exposure and Environment are the components of the 3- E framework which must be aligned by the institution to promote student entrepreneurship. He emphasized the importance of building an entrepreneurial mindset in students and talked about the how institutions can work upon creating an environment that promotes entrepreneurship development right from the beginning by introducing various courses, electives and workshops on the subject. He highlighted various entrepreneurial ventures which have come to life under his guidance. He also discussed various challenges faced in starting up an enterprise and how can you overcome those challenges.

Towards the end of session, the speaker took up participants queries and answered them sincerely. The participants appreciated the session. The session was engaging and fruitful.