IEDC summit to bridge gap between ideation and execution for entrepreneurs

Aspiring entrepreneurs are set to congregate under one roof for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Center (IEDC) summit in November, one of Asia's biggest gatherings of startup aspirants looking to convert ideas into market-fit products.

Conceived as a bridge for budding entrepreneurs to bridge the gap between ideation and execution, the meet will serve as a miniature incubator to enable them to walk in with an idea and walk out with a product, an IEDC release said.

To be held at the Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally in Kottayam district on November 3, the third edition of the summit is a one-of-its-kind initiative planned with the objective of accelerating aspiring entrepreneurs. As many as 4,000 participants from 210 colleges are expected to attend the event.

The meet will also witness the introduction of future masters of technology startups to the panel of senior and seasoned businessmen, besides exploring professional networking possibilities, filtering of ideas and dynamic team building, the release said. Mentoring and brainstorming sessions will evolve their ideas to a prototype and finally as market fit products to make the journey unending. This edition of the IEDC will also turn out to be an enquiry space of Kerala Governments pet schemes on entrepreneurship development, the release said.

(With inputs from agencies.)