EVENT OVERVIEW
In April 2018, We’re hosting Smart City BizHack Chhattisgarh alongside the Frugal Innovation Summit in Raipur, India. The BizHack is all about bringing Finnish Smart City Innovators together with local counterparts to explore how Nordic solutions can be deployed in the State and across India.
This is your opportunity to gain awareness in the minds of investors and key decision-makers who are involved with live Smart City projects across India.
Also in attendance will be:
- Heads of City Governments
- Urban bodies
- Senior members from the Central Government
- Top 40 startup funds
- Representation from large corporations
- A host of local ecosystem players
(details to be announced shortly)
This stage in Raipur is all about making business happen and initiating the follow up pilot phase.
To maximise your chances of success, we are offering pre-event advisory services as part of the package.
“If Nordic innovation succeeds in the state, the solutions can be easily proliferated to other states in India and beyond to other developing as well as developed markets.”
(Dr Kamal Preet Singh, IAS Special Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh)
“Finnish & Nordic companies can contribute to India’s transformation by means of merging Finnish strengths in disruptive product development with India’s unparalleled skills in frugal innovation”
(GOInternational CEO Mohammad Shabbir)
WHO IS IT FOR
A Series Startups, SMEs, Consortiums and Corporations in:
- Waste Management (Est. total project value €3.2 billion)
Eg. Solid Waste Management, Waste-to-Energy, Intelligent Solid Waste Management - Water Management (Est. total project value €2.9 billion)
Eg. Water Supply, Water Management, Wastewater Management, Sanitation, Storm Water Reuse - Renewable & Sustainable Energy (Est. project value €5 billion)
Eg. Power Supply, Efficiency, Smart Metering, Energy Efficient Street Lighting - Smart Transportation & Eco Mobility (Est. project value €4.5 billion)
Eg. Smart Parking, Public Bike Sharing Systems, Public Transport Systems, E-rickshaws, Traffic Management Systems
Additional Projects in:
- Technology Enablement
- Security & Safety
- Urban & Area Based Development
- Fintech
- Healthtech
- Edutech
(Source: Dr. Suraj Kumar & Noise2Info)
PACKAGE DETAILS
- A pre-event, tailored Value Proposition aimed at our Smart City projects in India
- Participation in the Smart City BizHack Chhattisgarh event and entry to the Frugal Innovation Summit, including meals & accommodation (March 2018 in Raipur, India)
- Brand awareness through Target Amplification and Digital Branding of your company in India through our local media partners
- Promotion in Finland through GOInternational Finland’s channels
- Pre-event mentorship sessions to fine-tune your presentation and pitching angle
- First movers’ advantage in the tender process
WHAT YOU GET
- We will assess your solution and see how best it can be positioned in the market
- We will map your solutions to the specific needs & challenges they can address
- We will keep senior decision makers in our target states apprised of the solutions we have along with success stories
- We will create opportunities for you to showcase your solution to senior decision makers in more than one state, potential investors and potential partners
- We will, through our secretariat, set up meetings and help you build relationships pre- and post-event
VALUE FOR MONEY:
- For Nordic companies to create and understand the knowledge base of operating in India
- Opportunity to partner with Indian startups enabling easier presence, and broader access to Indian market opportunities, including investment
- Opportunity to have direct conversations on the deployment of pilot projects with senior policy and decision makers in the public sector, who not only define purchase decisions but broader strategy in the State as well
BIZHACK PROGRAMME
DAY ONE*
Registration – Afternoon
Reception & High Tea (early evening)
– Introduction and welcome by GOInternational and partners
Meet & Greet
– Opportunity to meet with potential partners, clients & investors
Inaugural Session
– Defining A RoadMap for Chhattisgarh As the Frugal Innovation Hub of India
Dinner
– Followed by a casual networking evening and time to unwind
* We reserve the right to make changes
* Certain parts of the Programme will be customized to fit participants specific business needs
DAY TWO*
Power Breakfast
– Start the day off with a good breakfast
Plenary sessions
To be defined based on the participants needs
– Session 1: Make In Chhattisgarh Sell Globally – A Win-Win for all concerned?
– Session 2: How a successful Frugal Innovation ecosystem can drive social innovation & transformation while delivering jobs & growth.
– Session 3: Developing & Attracting Skilled Work Force As a Strategic Resource
– Session 4: Viable Funding Ecosystem Is Integral to Developing Chhattisgarh As a Leading StartUp and Innovation Hub
– Session 5: Public-private Partnership – using collaboration as a win-win tool to deliver inclusive economic growth
Each theme will have at least 2 related cross cutting breakout sessions and aside from that the time would be spent on focusing on startups and looking at ways to deploy their solutions and help them grow through:
– Mentoring startups
– Exhibiting solutions to senior decision makers across sectors in a structured manner
– One to One meetings
– Networking Sessions.
All sessions will be followed by a high level panel discussion
– Panel topics and speakers to be confirmed
Indian-Nordic Startup Meet
– The place to find local frugal innovation partners
Meeting with Investors
– Based on participants needs
Intellectual Property lawyer masterclass followed by 1-on-1 consultations
– What you need to do to protect your IP in India
Networking Lunch
Individual business sessions
– Pitching
– Defining the business angle
– Getting investors interest
– Project discovery
VIP Dinner
– Followed by a casual networking evening and time to unwind
* We reserve the right to make changes
* Certain parts of the Programme will be customized to fit participants specific business needs
DAY THREE*
Power Breakfast
– Getting ready for the final day
Breakout sessions
– e.g. Meetings with lawyers, investors and local partners
– Further relationship building
– Defining the next steps
– Creating a plan of action
Networking Lunch
Breakout sessions
– Followed by 1-on-1 meetings for the bigger ecosystem players
* We reserve the right to make changes
* Certain parts of the Programme will be customized to fit participants specific business needs
FRUGAL INNOVATION SUMMIT
Frugal Innovation Summit 2018 is a closed-door, invite-only event to be held in April, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Over the course of 3 days, senior representatives from the Public and Private Sectors will be exploring India’s potential for frugal and social innovation.
Chhattisgarh State is driving dialogue on how a successful Frugal Innovation ecosystem can drive Socio-economic transformation. Key discussions will pivot around the use of collaboration, on both domestic and international levels, as a win-win tool to deliver inclusive economic growth.
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Previously
GOInternational Finland hosted Smart City Bizhack India; the first Indian-themed event alongside Slush, which was 100% dedicated to unveiling the vast opportunities in the Indian market for Smart City Innovation.
The three day event offered Series A Start Ups, SMEs and Corporations a bridge to access live marketplace opportunities for conducting business in India.
Chhattisgarh State was announced as the pilot state and gateway state for Finnish Innovation in India at the Slush Event. A 3 -strong delegation from the State laid out the broad contours of the potential opportunities in Chhattisgarh for Finnish Innovation; including the opportunity to co-create & collaborate with Indian partners.
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