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"In today's hyper-connected world, individuals are driving change from the ground up," said Ariel Pollock, Public Affairs Officer US Consulate General Chennai.
Speaking at the South Asian Young Entrepreneurs Summit (SAYes), Pollock said "The network that we have built here in Bangalore over the last two days will only grow. You will be the catalysts that break through and break down the barriers to connectivity in this region."
SAYes program aimed at fostering regional economic connectivity in South Asia through entrepreneurship was held in Bangalore.
The US Consulate General Chennai and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Bangalore Chapter partnered for the programme which saw 25 young entrepreneurs from Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka attending it.
The two-day summit was held at the Infosys and IIM Bangalore campuses and it provided a vibrant and diverse platform for networking and mentorship.
Immersed in Bangalore's unique entrepreneurial ecosystem, delegates learned best practices from a host of government officials, private sector leaders, and academic experts including K J Suresh, Karnataka Department of Industries and Commerce; S. Narayan, former Economic
Advisor to the Prime Minister; Sanjay Purohit, CEO, EdgeVerve Systems (an Infosys Co.); Sanjay Anandaram, Venture Partner, Seedfund; and G. Sabrinathan, Chairman, NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore.
Topics of discussion ranged from regulations governing regional business cooperation to fundraising and finance for scaling to the role of incubators and taking business overseas. The young entrepreneurs also took advantage of opportunities to engage angel investors throughout the program.
The SAYes programme is part of a larger U.S. Government effort to promote and foster entrepreneurship around the world. Earlier this year, President Obama announced 11 Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship charged with stimulating a start-up culture both in the U.S. and around the world.
Next month, on November 19-21, the U.S. will host the fifth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, bringing together more than 3,000 entrepreneurs under the theme harnessing the power of technology for innovation and entrepreneurship.
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