The Two-Day Rising Summit 2023 Concludes

The Entrepreneur Media organised two-day The Rising Summit 2023, a prestigious gathering focused on empowering start-ups and fostering global growth. It commenced at 10:15 am on August 7^th with distinguished speakers and industry leaders taking the stage to share their insights on various aspects of entrepreneurship and business development.

The event kicked off with a session by the Joint Secretary of Overseas Employment and the Protector General of Emigrants from the Ministry of External Affairs. From 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM, they discussed how Indian start-ups can leverage global opportunities and establish their presence in the international market.

Following this, Ashok Kumar Gupta, the Managing Director and CEO of Shalimar Paints, took the spotlight. Gupta elaborated on innovative strategies that CEOs employ to drive growth and cultivate a culture of employee retention within their organizations.

Navigating Growth and Sustainability

At 12:25 pm, a panel discussion titled ‘How to Balance Turbo Growth and Reduced Burn’ featured prominent leaders in the start-up ecosystem. Ruchir Arora, Co-Founder & CEO, CollegeDekho, Sandeep Agarwal, Founder, Droom, Sahil Goel, Co-Founder & CEO, Shiprocket, Sahil Goyal, Co-Founder, ClassPlus, Mukul Rustagi, CEO, GSF Accelerator, and Anshu Sharma, CEO & Co-Founder, MagicPin exchanged insights on achieving a harmonious equilibrium between rapid growth and financial sustainability. Simultaneously, Hitesh Oberoi, Co-Promoter, Managing Director & CEO of Info Edge India Limited, delved into innovative approaches that CEOs adopt to fuel substantial growth within their enterprises.

Embracing Evolving Work Dynamics

From 12:25 pm to 12:40 pm, Avneesh Kamboj, Founder & CEO of Binmile, shed light on “The Future of Work: A Leader's Workbook for Building and Sustaining the Distributed Workforce of Tomorrow.” Subsequently, Ananya Birla, a notable artist and businesswoman, engaged the audience from 12:40 pm to 1:00 pm. She explored the convergence of start-up culture with established corporate entities.

Meanwhile, a distinguished panel featuring Pratip Mazumdar, Co-Founder and Partner, Inflexor Ventures, Shridhar Mary, CEO and Founder, Flyfish.AI, Radhika Ghai, Founder and CEO, Kindlife, and Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, Founder and CEO, Turtlemint held a comprehensive discussion from 12:25 pm to 1:55 pm.

The second day of the summit, beginning at 10:00 am, commenced with the Mentor Round Table. Throughout the day, a diverse array of subjects were explored, including B2B commerce strategies, recurring business models for startups, capital-raising strategies for non-metropolitan startups, achieving successful startup exits, effective negotiation of term sheets, building transformative healthcare startups in India, customer-centric product development for competitive advantages, establishing on-demand task fulfillment platforms, navigating the edtech landscape, and more. The day's discussions culminated at 6:00 pm.

The Rising Summit 2023 continues to serve as a dynamic platform for innovative minds to engage, learn, and collaborate, fostering a thriving ecosystem for start-ups in the ever-evolving business landscape.