Theme: Decision Defines Destiny

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Incubation Centre, IIT Patna
Patna
Patna, Bihar, 801103
India

Aastha Singh

Founder & CEO | Gramshree Agri Services Private Limited “Gramshree Kisan”

Aastha Singh is the Founder and CEO of Patna Based Startup,”Gramshree Kisan ,which is a technology based one stop solution in Animal Husbandry and Fishery. The technology-based business-to-farmers(B2F) platform offers full stack Animal Husbandry and Fishery services, including quality breed of cows, buffaloes, goat,chicks and fish seed, distribution of high quality inputs, technology tools and equipments, customized farm advisory, veterinary services and extension services at reasonable rates, access to financial services ,and market linkages. Incubated at ICAR,IARI-Pusa Krishi,New Delhi, Upaya and YSB Social Accelerator and AWE-Academy for Women Entrepreneur, US Consulate. She has also been honoured with the national award SIWAA-2022,Stree One India Women Achievement Award for her marvellous contribution in Agriculture. Her innovation in Gramshree Kisan got funded by organizations like Department of Industries,Bihar, ICAR-IARI,Pusa Krishi ,Free Flow Venture Capital and US Consulate.

Abhijit Shukla

CEO and Director, Tarality

Having qualified in B.Tech from the Bundelkhand University of Jhansi, Abhijit Shukla has an experience of 5 years in the banking and finance industry. Abhijit has closely worked with Government projects on many sensitive and important projects like the Ministry of Panchayat Raj, National Asset of Directory, Actions of GPDP, Swamvitva Project, etc. as a lead computer scientist. During COVID, he thought of collaborating technology with finance and helping common people to get the best of technical services at the tap of their phone screens. His vision is to see a significant no. of common people residing in tier-2,3,4 cities have Tarality application as their one-stop solution for their financial needs. To impart financial knowledge to the people who are not part of the mainstream big cities. To disrupt the fintechindustry and get the non-mainstream population of our country under theumbrella of financial literacy and enabling them the confidence is the mission for which he is aiming.

Akshay Shrivastav

Founder & CEO | LCB Fertilizers Private Limited

Akshay Shrivastav ,Founder and CEO of LCB Fertilizers Private Limited which deal with production of one time use, crop specific and 100% organic range of fertilizers and insecticides using advanced technology of biotech, nanotech and chemical engineering. Incubated at SIIC IIT Kanpur, IIM Kozhikode and Social Alpha .He is also an official mentor at Rajkiya Engineering College Ambedkar Nagar, REC Banda, ITM Gida and Mentor of Change at ATL NITI Aayog. His innovation in LCB fertilizers got funded by organizations like DST, Startup India Seed Fund Scheme, MSME Design, UP Startup, Bill & Melinda Gates foundation and Tata Trust, CITI Bank and Capri Foundation.

Ankit Dev Arpan

Entrepreneur | Founder -The Writers Community

Ankit ,Founder of The Writers Community Pvt. Ltd, runs in the field of Ed-Tech and Virtual Assistance. They are a freelance marketplace that provides all the possible digital support to their clients. Ankit hail from West Champaran of Bihar and has been been working in this field for more than five years in different publications and initiated his own company two years back. He has participated in various RSTV programs and also been invited as a speaker on many radio channels. Various eminent news portals have featured his work and contribution to the industry. Doing something different and contributing to others ' growth has always been his dream. With the same vision, he started the Writers Community, and today we are witnessing the change together. Within the past two years, he has provided internship opportunities to leading educational institutes such as IIM, Hindu College, Indian Institute of Technology, Central University, Banasthali Vidyapeeth

Dr Aayudh Yashlaha

Educationist | MBBS Gold medalist | Social media influencer

A determined physics teacher who previously ran his own coaching institution, later joined PhysicsWallah as a full time faculty for both online and offline courses. His approach towards science is not just admired by the students but also by his colleagues and the general public. He also takes pride in talking about mental health issues as one of his largely talked about subjects. He speaks largely on his Instagram and other social media platforms about Mental Health wellbeing, power of thoughts, Child suicide, Education, Career choices .He also focuses on what your approach should be in dealing with social bullying and peer pressure of studies. Ayudh Started "inspire institute" in his first year of medical college and connected with more than 200 students. He also started Vedyam, a first of its kind premium coaching venture. He also performed in depth analysis of child psychology and competitive exams and interrelationship between the two with excellent results.

Dr Amey Pangarkar

Chief Digital Marketing Strategist, Trainer

Dr Amey Pangarkar is a Google certified digital marketer, avid advertising professional and efficient marketing communication consultant awarded with Best Digital Marketing Professional with Innovative advertising skills by India Education Awards! He is a Proud member of Google RARE Leadership Academy. Amey has cherished experience of over a decade in handling digital marketing, performance marketing and advertising campaigns for B2B, B2C brands and also for feature films. He is An engineer with logical thinking, an MBA Marketing Gold medallist with effective communication skills and an Artist with a creative mindset. He has completed his PhD in Digital Marketing applications in Metaverse. Articulation and analytical skills aids him in precisely understanding and interpreting the client's problem and suggesting apt-fit customised solutions. Author of four textbooks on digital marketing for a distance learning university.

Dr. Aamir Junaid Ahmad

CEO & Founder - S S Systems

Dr. Aamir Junaid Ahmad, CEO and Founder of S S Systems, is a Doctorate in Social Media Search Technique from BIT Mesra. He has been honored with many prestigious awards including Times Excellence 2021 for his excellent contribution in the field of software solutions. Moreover, he has written several books and has many National and International publications and patents to his name. Dr. Ahmad has incubated, created, consulted, and validated new business concepts in eCommerce, education, food, real estate, apparel, and digital marketing, some of which have developed into established businesses. A 360 degree researcher, Dr. Ahmad has developed the best conversational AI platform which can create truly natural, human-like interactions. He has developed social network traceability system based on Natural Language Processing. Sara Blakely of Spanx has been his role model and he is largely inspired by her ideology of looking into the other side of failures.

Dr. Shonkor Kumar Das

International Research Scientist | Academician

Dr. Shonkor Kumar Das completed his Doctoral (PhD) & Post Doctoral studies from the Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Fukui, Japan. After that he was also appointed as a "Visiting Associate Professor"in the same University (Faculty of Medical Sciences) due to his brilliant research works. His chief research was to biosynthesis of anti-cancer agent from the natural sources especially the medicinal mushrooms (Cancer science & Drug discovery). Due to high fascination in academics, he had also completed the DAMS and DHMS. Having such eight valid degrees, more than 100 research publications including books and 22 years teaching & research experiences, he was previously also Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, HOD and so on. Visited more than 12 countries and MIT, Harvard University, UC LA , Tohoku University, Hokkaido University, Osaka University, Hangzhou University, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and many more .

Dr.Minal Chandra

MBBS, DA, DNB, FIPM, F-AIPAM, EDPM (EUROPE) | Co- Founder - Epionecenter for Pain relief.

Dr.Minal Chandra ,Pain physician by profession with an extensive experience of more than a decade in this field with well-updated knowledge of the latest technologies and innovations. An eminent figure in the field of Pain Medicine, she has given lectures across forums emphasizing the need for effective pain healthcare management. She is a Educator at Essential Pain Management which novel move to educate healthcare professionals about taking care of CHRONIC PAIN. Hailing from not so big city of Ranchi ,it was not easy for her to grow in a conservative society. But raised by non conservative parents she was persuaded by them to achieve something big in life and break the glass ceiling. Two mantra which she abides by is Hard work and Punctuality and believes that these two important criteria can never be replaced by anything .She has been awarded India 100 women Icon award and women of substance award by various institutions.

Prof (Dr.) Sanjay Shrivastava

Ex-Director | NIFT, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, Patna & Bhubaneswar

Prof. Sanjay Shrivastava was the Director at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Patna. NIFT holds the position as one of the most reputed designing colleges in the country. He has teaching experience of 25 years. He holds many key positions throughout his career. He was the Chairperson at the Fashion Design Department, NIFT

Richa Vatsyayan

Entrepreneur | Founder - Sanitrust

Richa Vatsyayan is the founder of ‘Sanitrust’ biodegradable pads and Director of Cislunar Janki Private Limited (CJPL).Leveraging on her education from prestigious institution and with her passion to work for communities in needs, she envisioned providing innovative and environmentally responsive solution for healthy, hygienic and comfortable menstruation for women and girls of rural and urban areas and successfully established the production unit for making eco-friendly, biodegradable pads from natural banana fibres (agro-waste material), .‘Sanitrust’ is the women led start-up which is recognised from Dept of Industry, Bihar and Govt.of India. Working tirelessly with high spirits, Vatsyayan also received incubation support from IIT-Kharagpur and grant in aid from the Ministry of Agriculture and farmers Welfare, GOI, and represented country as Agri start-up in World Expo,2020, Dubai. She has been awarded as Dainik Jagran inext Bihar Excellence Award and City Ke Sitare by Radio City.

RJ Anjali

Digital Creator| Radio Jockey | Host Radio Mirchi Patna

RJ Anjali is a known face in Patna with a huge following on social media. She is currently the prime-time evening jock at Patna Mirchi. Her generous and polite nature gives out truly sparks positive vibes. She radiates positivity wherever she goes, and that could be one of the reasons why she is always the centre of any gathering. People feel that she easily connects to them. The ‘relativity-factor’ that she has, charms the people around her, and all of Patna. RJ Anjali is a household name in Bihar today. Rj Anjali can be reached at @rjanjalimirchi .

Sandeep Poundrik, IAS

Principal Secretary, Dept. Of Industries, Govt. of Bihar | Chairman & Managing Director - BIADA (Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority)

Sandeep Poundrik, IAS (Bihar 1993) is currently serving as Principal Secretary, Industries with additional charges of Managing Director- BIADA and Managing Director, Infrastructure Development Authority. Poundrik has also served Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas ,Govt of India, New Delhi. He has served State government of Bihar at various senior level assignments including Secretary, Energy; C&MD, Bihar State Power Holding Company; Secretary, Road Construction Department; MD, Infrastructure Development Authority; MD, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority and Collector & District Magistrate, Gaya, Begusarai, Buxar. Poundrik’s academic background includes Rajasthan University Gold Medal in BE (Electrical) and Masters in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University. His publications include “Group Disaster Risk Financing: Case studies” & “Improving the resilience of livelihoods to natural disaster” published by the World Bank.

Sanjay Ghare

Entrepreneur | Co-Founder & Managing Director -Techspian

Sanjay Ghare is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Techspian and has 15+ years of experience in implementing a large variety of enterprise applications. He has been involved in engineering and even transformation of digital-first initiatives for Fortune 500 customers globally and brings diverse work experience having worked in startups, SMEs, and MNCs across various industries and verticals. He is an acclaimed author, thought leader, speaker, and SME in all things about data and analytics, AI, and Automation space. His articles have consistently been covered by Forbes. Some of the core areas where Sanjay has been contributing to the community are the utilization of Machine Learning, Data Science, and Predictive Analytics to improve quality and confidence in applications. Before Techspian, he founded Vervotech (https://vervotech.com), a leading travel tech provider for hotel accommodation data services. Currently he is an MD there.

Sidhharrth S Kumaar

Founder & Chief Happiness Officer | NumroVani | Astro Numerologist

Sidhharrth S Kumaar is an Astro Numerologist & Founder & Chief Happiness Officer at NumroVani; who is on a mission to transform human life by making Numerology a guiding light of life and business and empowering them to align their Karm and Aura Energy to the cosmic energy by leveraging Karm Positioning System. He is an expert in numerology, astrology, Samudrik Shashtra (Body & Face Reading), Sound Therapy and Energy Healing Modalities. He has around a decade of experience in professionally advising individuals and businesses. He started learning occult sciences at the tender age of 6 years and spent one and half decades studying, learning and researching the subject. In 2013, he started advising people professionally offline; in 2018, he expanded the same to online as well. Besides occult sciences, he holds a bachelor's degree in pharmacy and post, where he has worked for around a decade in strategy and brand consulting.

Tuhin Mukharjee

Founder- I-strategic | Business coach | Corporate trainer | Transformational Speaker

Tuhin Mukharjee is an astute professional with an experience of near two decades. His diverse experience includes Banking, management education, and consulting & hospitality education. He holds a master's degree in Business & Administration (MBA) with a specialization in marketing & postgraduate diploma in the supply chain. He is certified in six sigma from Indian statistical institute, Bangalore and also certified in Data Analytics & Data science and Neuro linguistic programming (NLP).He was with ICICI Bank in the wealth management division, later on, shifted in education & was with Singhania University, WLCI, Kolkata.Mr Tuhin Mukharjee is also a business coach, and corporate trainer, Transformational Speaker & who successfully delivered training sessions to a higher level of management cadres of various corporates & multinationals and educational institutions. He is the founder of I-strategic management consulting, a spiritual business coaching, consulting and training organization.

Vikas Vaibhav, IPS

IG, Homeguards and Fire Services, Bihar | Special Secretary, Home Department, Government of Bihar

Vikas Vaibhav, IPS (2003 batch), an alumnus of IIT Kanpur ,currently IG of Police and serving as the Special Secretary, Home Department, Government of Bihar ,is one of the most Popular and Successful Police Officers from Bihar, highly applauded by the public at large for his utmost dedication in service. Awarded by IIT Kanpur with the prestigious Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award in 2019 for his unshakeable integrity. As a young SP, he is credited with control of crime in Bagaha Police district of Bihar, which had earned the infamous reputation over decades as “Mini-Chambal”,also for control of Maoist activities in Rohtas district, restored freedom for the historic Rohtas Fort, reeling under the grip of the Maoists marked by the significant hoisting of the Indian Tricolour, for the first time post independence, on 26th January, 2009. He also served with the National Investigation Agency (NIA), where he investigated important cases. He has been a speaker at TEDxVikramshila earlier.