Eweek 2010 Inauguration Ceremony

India : Opportunities Within is the theme for Entrepreneurship Week 2010, being held in Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani. Held in the lush green QT the ceremony captured the theme in full essence. Prateik Pothuneedi, President, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) administered the oath to all students, participants and faculty members, who pledged to promote entrepreneurship and making it a way of life.

Speaking on occasion Vice Chancellor L.K. Maheshwari advised the students to think out of the box and to develop a keen sense of observation. Narrating experiences from his own life he said that, “Work for betterment of society should drive entrepreneurship.” Prof. Arya Kumar Faculty Advisor of CEL highlighted India’s growth potential and emphasized on the opportunities available in agriculture, infrastructure, and health sectors. He then went on emphasize NEN’s job in creating an ecosystem where entrepreneurs and their ideas can flourish. According to him the fact that more than 70 ventures have come up in the last one year speak volumes about NEN,s commitment to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship. Prof. Usha Manjunath, member EDIPR BITS Pilani, talked about the importance of technological innovations and how an engineering institute like BITS Pilani can take steps to promote technology entrepreneurship.

With the Eweek events slated to begin from today, it surely will be a gala time for all students and faculty members