Seed, the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, which helps entrepreneurs in sharpening their leadership skills, launched Seed Transformation Programme in Chennai on Sunday.

Aimed at entrepreneurs from developing countries, the one-year programme will have four modules — immersion weeks, in-company workshops, leadership labs, and coaching and consulting. Stanford Seed has partnered with Bengaluru-based IT major Infosys for the programme.

Speaking at the launch of the programme in India on Friday, Davis C Albohm, Associate Director, Global Operations, Stanford Seed, said the programme will be a combination of lectures and workshops, delivered by Stanford faculty and industry leaders.

Fifty people will be selected for the annual programme, which has also beenlaunched in East and West Africa.

Founders and senior-level leaders from companies with annual revenue of ₹1-100 crore across all sectors are encouraged to apply. The participation fee is ₹3.2 lakh ($5,000) and does not include lodging and travel expenses.

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