Mysur: To bring about fresh perspectives to the Food Tech in India, Silicon Road & CFTRI, Mysuru, are jointly conducting “The Startup Window,” targeting food tech startups.
The event, to be administered on May 6, will be a platform for SMEs, investors, mentors and budding entrepreneurs to offer insights on the future of food tech and avenues for exploring support for startups.
On this occasion, selected startups will be provided a platform to pitch their startup ideas to the eminent panel and the audience to trigger a corporate-interactive session where the entrepreneurs and participants will receive feedback about the ideas with reference to the Indian startup ecosystem.
The panel would consist of experts and industry leaders like Sid Mookerji, CEO-Silicon Road, Dr. KSMS Raghavarao, Director, CSIR-CFTRI and others.
The event would be moderated by Sanjay Srinivasmurthy, Director & India Head, Silicon Road. Those interested in engaging dialogue with the panellists and participants may take part.
The event aims to offer clarity on the kind of opportunities evolving in the Food-tech industry: automation, farm-to-fork mechanisms, supply chain management, food-processing etc., to name a few, and bids to boost the entrepreneurial spirit amongst the youth of the city.
The event will be held in the premises of CFTRI, Mysuru. The registrations begin post 10.30 am, followed by the keynote address, a pitch-session, networking and the panel discussion.
For details contact Sanjay Srinivasmurthy on Mob: 9900503032 or Gagan Chengappa on Mob: 9741584156
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute is a pioneering R&D organisation in the area of Food Technology contributing to the growth of the Indian Food Industry immensely, including startups in the recent past. Apart from providing diverse services to industry, the Institute has established its own Incubation Centre in the campus funded by KITS, Government of Karnataka.
Silicon Road is a Retail-tech & Food-tech accelerator; a fund designed to re-imagine the future of retail & food, with a unique approach that partners seed-stage startups with cutting-edge technology, academic researchers and industry leaders.
This post was published on May 3, 2019 7:39 pm