Prof. Parul Gupta attended ASSOCHAM’s 2nd ICI summit““India: Entrepreneurial, Creative &Innovative’at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi on 19 May, 2016. The summit was organized byASSOCHAM India. This one day conclave was divided into 2 sessions which covered different dimensions related to the idea of making India an innovative, creative, and inclusive superpower.

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May
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19
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2016
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Thursday, May 19, 2016
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Session 1
Panelists-
1. Mr. S. Ramakrishna- Co Chairman National Manufacturing Council of ASSOCHAM and President- Group Public Affairs Mahindra and Mahindra
2. Mr. Ashutosh Chadha- VP and Head Corporate Affairs WIPRO
3. Ms. Sudakshina Ghosh- Discreet manufacturing Industry Value Engineering lead SAP India
4. Mr. Y.S. Chowdary- Honorable Minister of State for Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Govt. of India.
5. Mr. D.S. Rawat- Secretary General ASSOCHAM
The discussion in the session focused on enhancing innovation and creativity and the policy requirement for the same. It also discussed the importance of focusing on funding the innovation to convert idea to investment. The value of building digital infrastructure and promoting low cost technology to realize the desired objectives of inclusive growth.
Session 2 on Enhancing Innovation and Creativity
Panelists
1.Dr. Praveen Arora- Head CHORD, Department of Science and Technology
2. Mr. Raja Krishnamurthy- Head R&D India region 3M India Ltd.
3. Dr. W Selvamurthy- President Amity Science and Technology and innovation foundation, Amity University
4. Mr. SumantSood- Head Innovation Titan Company
5. Dr.PrabahtRanjan, Executive Director TIFAC
6. Ms. Neeru Sharma- Director of Platform Business Services, Infibeam Incorporation Ltd.
7. Mr. NaveneMathur- Deputy Controller of Patents and Design from Delhi Patent office
8. Ms. AnshikaJha- Senior Intellectual Property Adivsor, UK Intellectual Property Office, British High Commission.
This session focused on developing entrepreneurship, innovation and growth, strengthening skills and changes required in the education system from industry perspective. The session also shed light on the importance of IPRs in achieving the desired outcomes related to making India Entrepreneurial, Creative & Innovative.