Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) will host the ninth edition of the National Annual Entrepreneurship Summit, Eximius 2016, on August 6 and 7 on its campus.

IIM-B’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Cell will organise Eximius 2016 in association with NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL). Celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship, the summit — themed ‘The Time Is Now’ — aims to encourage start-ups and students from across the country to think big and take the plunge.

The two-day event will feature over 150 start-ups, and is expected to get a footfall of over 5,000 individuals from across the country, participating in over 30 events.

Eximius 2016 will host eminent speakers, including P Chidambaram (former Finance Minister), Duvvuri Subbarao (former RBI Governor), Jacob Crasta (member, Prime Minister’s SME Council), Dr P Namperumalsamy (Chairman, Aravind Eye Care), Dr Devdutt Pattanaik (author), Shradha Sharma (co-founder and Chief Editor, YourStory), Sujayath Ali (co-founder and CEO, Voonik), Kunal Kapoor (actor and co-founder, Ketto), Mukesh Singh (co-founder and CEO, ZopNow), Piyush Mishra (actor) and Anshu Gupta (founder, Goonj).

Hands-on exposure

The summit will host events that will give hands-on exposure to participants on various aspects of starting and running a business, said IIM-B. Some flagship events include: Bzzwings, Fast Forward, The Other Incentive, The Game of Clicks, Wipro Earthian Sustainability Quiz, Bootcamp Kiosk and workshops.

There will also be an array of events that will challenge participants to solve a range of problems faced by start-ups and entrepreneurs in domains such as marketing, operations, finance, sustainability and fund-raising, IIM-B said.

Eximius 2016 will also have many online and on-the spot events such as quizzes and simulation games.

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