Avp - Programs
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Since joining CIIE.CO in 2014, have undertaken multiple roles, few highlights are as below.● Liasioning with stakeholders across the startup ecosystem; government, corporate, accelerators, incubators, startup networks, and cross border partnerships.● Led large scale multi-sectoral, multi-partner entrepreneurship programs such as The Power Of Ideas (twice) and India Innovation Growth Programme 2.0 (thrice).● Led sector focused accelerators in affordable housing, IoT, water innovations; regional accelerators, social accelerator, pitch towns and short programs.● Managed partner programs such as National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (CCAMP), Agri Udaan (NAARM), Leaders In Fellowship (Royal Academy of Engineers, UK), techXchange (FICCI, UK), Innovate2Cultivate (Marico Innovation Foundation), A-League: student focused multi academic institute initiative in Gujarat (SAP).● Developed proposal for ‘NIDHI - Centre for Excellence’ of INR 50 Cr., CIIE.CO was accorded the same in 2018 by the DST (GoI).● Co-designed, and co-built Innocity, initiative that nurtures early stage startups & active the startup ecosystem in multiple regions in India.● Co-authored ‘Handbook for Non-profit Incubator Managers’ launched by Atal Innovation Mission and GIZ, a helpful tool for the non-profit incubators managers when setting up a new incubation centre.● Managed a team of upto 25 people for large scale programs, including cross functional teams, core team and interns, host organisation teams).