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January 2019 Issue

02-03 November 2018

Recent initiatives by state governments, industry bodies, educational institutions, and a large number of existing & new
entrepreneurs are working actively to reshape entrepreneurial development. Bengal is at the threshold of a dramatic
transition in growth of entrepreneurship development.

TiECON Kolkata 2018 was organised on 02-03 November 2018 at Hyatt Regency, Kolkata by The IndUS Entrepreneurs
(TiE), a non-profit organisation with an aim to support start-ups with a central theme “The Tipping Point – Accelerating
the Growth of Entrepreneurship in East India”. The event featured sessions on various topics such as information
technology, healthcare and biotech, retail and FMCG, real estate and infrastructure, and many more, providing a
platform to the participants for networking, sharing and learning from each other’s experiences.

The event was attended by Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge of Finance, Industry, Commerce & Enterprise,
Information Technology and Electronics and e-Governance as well as Micro Small Medium Enterprise and Textile,
Government of West Bengal, Shri Chandra Sekhar Ghosh, Managing Director at Bandhan Bank; Shri Ambareesh Murty,
Co-founder of Pepperfry; Shri Anurag Batra, Chairman of BW Businessworld; Shri BL Mittal, Founder of Sasta Sundar;
Shri Sankar Sen, Chairman and Managing Director of Senco Gold and various start-ups, entrepreneurs and senior
Government officials.

Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister, focused on three things.
Firstly on what the Government is doing and the ‘e’ area
or the ‘e’ process in the governance mechanism. He
elaborated various initiatives taken by the DIT&E to
ensure more secured and transparent governance system.
He also referred to the transparency established by
Kolkata Traffic Police. Secondly he focused on issued
related to private sectors initiatives in Bengal and how the
government view their potential in future. Finally he
observed the problems and challenges of the society
which must be taken care of.
Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister delivering speech

Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister being felicitated Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Minister with other dignitaries on the dais

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