SMART CITY BIZHACK INDIA
GATEWAY TO PROJECTS IN 17+ SMART CITIES
LIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN CHHATTISGARH, THE PILOT STATE FOR NORDIC INNOVATION
NOV 29 – DEC 01, 2017
Helsinki, Finland
SMART CITY BIZHACK MISSION
Smart City BizHack India was the first Indian-themed event alongside Slush*, which was 100% dedicated to unveiling the vast opportunities in the Indian market for Smart City Innovation. GOInternational’s three day event offered Series A Start-ups, SMEs and Corporations a bridge to access live projects in India and to present their solutions for direct uptake in the Pilot State!
We’re partnering up with Chhattisgarh as a Pilot State for Smart City solution development!
Smart City BizHack: Day 1
WED, NOV 29
Where: Tieto Headquarters
10.00 – 10.15
Welcome by GOInternational Finland
Mohammad Shabbir, CEO, Founder
10.15 – 11.00
Introduction challenges in 100 Smart Cities in India
Check the live challenges here!
11.00 – 11.20
“The Future of Emphatic Buildings & Cities”
Tomi Teikko, Director, Tieto Empathic Building
11.20 – 12.10
Introduction of teams
12.10 – 13.00
Networking Lunch Break
13.00 – 16.00
Coaching by partners and mentors:
– “How to make Nordic innovation fit the India Market”
– “Using frugal innovation to make your product ready for India”
16.00 – 17.00
Closing & Networking
- We reserve the right to modify the agenda as necessary.
At the BIZHACK, Innovators were challenged to finding ways of frugally hacking their products & services to fit live Smart City plans in Chhattisgarh, India. Experts and Mentors were on hand to steer this intensive workshopping stage and to help get solutions ready for the Indian market. Keynote Speeches on the opportunities & challenges for cross-border Smart City Innovation transfer were also delivered.
For participating teams this day was mandatory!
SLUSH DAY ONE: VIP DAY was a closed-door roundtable session where Government officials and key decision makers from the Nordics came together with the State of Chhattisgarh to lay out the broad contours of the potential opportunities in Chhattisgarh for Finnish Innovation; including the opportunity to co-create & collaborate with Indian partners.
This day was for invited guests only.
Finland India VIP Roundtable: Day 2
THU, NOV 30
Where: Slush, Kokoustamo 205
14.30 – 14.45
Doors Open
Meet & Greet
14.45 – 14.50
Welcome Speech
Mohammad Shabbir, Founder, CEO of GOInternational Finland
14.50 – 14.55
Inauguration
H.E. Vani Rao, Ambassador of India to Finland and Estonia
14.55 – 15.00
Finnish Indian Partnership: Delivering Sustainable Quality of Life
Kimmo Tiilikainen, Finnish Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing
15.00 – 15.30
Roundtable Session
“Exploring the bilateral relation between India & Finland”
– Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing
– Dr. Kamal Preet Singh IAS, Government of Chhattisgarh
15.30 – 15.40
Networking Break
15.40 – 16.10
Round table session with Government of Chhadisgarh:
Opportunities in Smart Cities
– Dr. Kamal Preet Singh IAS, Government of Chhattisgarh
– Smt. Alarmelmangai D., Director, Department of Commerce & Industries, Government of Chhattisgarh
– Aditya Sharma, Product Lead, Invest India
16.10 – 17.00
Reverse Panel:
“Go-to-market materialized”
– Aditya Sharma, Product Lead, Invest India
– Vesa Riihimäki, Head of Startup & Growth in Nordea Finland
– Bhaskar Majumdar, Entrepreneuer, Investor, Global Start Ups
– Manash K Neog, Co-Founder, Director, Chase India
17.00 – 17.30
Networking & Closing speech
Mohammad Shabbir, Founder, CEO of GOInternational Finland
- We reserve the right to modify the agenda as necessary.
Make Business Happen: Day 3
FRI, DEC 01
Where: Slush, Kokoustamo 203
13.50 – 14.00
Welcome Speech
Mohammad Shabbir, Founder, CEO of GOInternational Finland
14.00 – 14.15
“Smart Cities are like Smart Phones”,
Peter Vesterbacka, Entrepreneur, Brand Breaker @Lightneer
14.15 – 14.45
“Nordic Innovation at the heart of India’s Smart City Mission”
Nordic India Innovation Forum: A thought leadership platform of Innovation Drivers
Reverse Panel Session, Moderator: Jovin Hurry, Deputy Director, GOInternational Finland
– Manash K Neog, Co Founder & Director, Chase India
– Thomas Wrangdahl, First Vice-President, Head of Lending, Nordic Investment Bank
– Santtu Hulkkonen, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President, Solved
– Raghunath Koduvayur, Head of Strategic Marketing, Tieto
14.45 – 14.55
“Opportunities in Smart Cities”
Dr. Kamal Preet Singh IAS, Special Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh
14.55 – 15.10
Break
15.10 – 17.25
Demos of Solutions developed at Smart City BizHack India
17.25 – 17.40
Break
17.40 – 17.50
“Investment opportunities in Smart Cities in India”
Aditya Sharma, Product Lead, Invest India
17.50 – 18.05
“Smart Cities should be User Focused and Healthy”
Ken Dooley, Senior Specialist, Digitalisation, Granlund
18.05 – 18.15
“How digital platforms can support co-creators of the world to connect for better future”
Anne Pakari, Head of Innovation Collaboration Ecosystem Finland, Nokia
18.15 – 18.30
Smart City BizHack India Winners Announcement
- We reserve the right to modify the agenda as necessary.
During SLUSH DAY TWO: MAKE BUSINESS HAPPEN there were panel discussions with GOInternational’s Nordic Innovation Drivers, Key Influencers and Industry-Insiders. More importantly; Participants, who attended the Bizhack on 29th November, got the chance to present their solutions to a judging panel and the winner was announced at the end of the day.
THE BIGGEST CATCH: € 25.000
The BizHack winner received the opportunity to be fast-tracked to Phase 2 of GOInternational’s Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme where they will frugally innovate with disruptive Indian companies and present their solutions in March 2018 for direct implementation in Chhattisgarh.
Winner got free access to the Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme, including:
- Flights to City of Raipur, Chhattisgarh in March 2018 for 2 people to participate in BizHack 2
- 1-on-1 coaching sessions leading up to the trip to India to fine-tune the pitch and ensure everything is well prepared to enter the Indian market
Other selected teams:
Were given the opportunity to be fast-tracked to BizHack 2 of the Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme where they can frugally innovate with disruptive Indian companies and present their solutions in March 2018 for direct implementation in Chhattisgarh
(Total Value: € 25.000)
PACKAGE DETAILS
- Entry to the exclusive BizHack: Smart City Challenge
- Access to the 2-day India-themed side-event @Slush
- Automatic entry to GOInternational’s Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme*
- Option to buy discounted Slush ticket**
* With the option to opt out
** Based on availability
SMART CITY BIZHACK MISSION
Smart City BizHack India was the first Indian-themed event alongside Slush*, which was 100% dedicated to unveiling the vast opportunities in the Indian market for Smart City Innovation. GOInternational’s three day event offered Series A Start-ups, SMEs and Corporations a bridge to access live projects in India and to present their solutions for direct uptake in our Pilot State!
We’re partnering up with Chhattisgarh as a Pilot State for Smart City solution development!
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Tieto Headquarters, Espoo, Finland
At the BizHack, Innovators were challenged to finding ways of frugally hacking their products & services to fit live Smart City plans in Chhattisgarh, India. Experts and Mentors were on hand to steer this intensive workshopping stage and to help get solutions ready for the Indian market. Keynote Speeches on the opportunities & challenges for cross-border Smart City Innovation transfer were also delivered.
At this event participants were intrinsically connected to Smart City Innovation, since the venue itself (Tieto’s Emphatic Building) analyses data gathered from thousands of sensors in the premises to improve employee experiences.
Slush, Kokoustamo 205
A closed-door VIP roundtable session where Government officials and key decision makers from the Nordics came together with the State of Chhattisgarh to lay out the broad contours of the potential opportunities in Chhattisgarh for Finnish Innovation; including the opportunity to co-create & collaborate with Indian partners.
Slush, Kokoustamo 203
Participants, who attended the BizHack on 29th November, got the chance to present their solutions to a judging panel and the winner was announced at the end of the day. Other selected teams were also given the opportunity to be fast-tracked to BizHack 2 of the Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration Programme where they can frugally innovate with disruptive Indian companies and present their solutions in March 2018 for direct implementation in Chhattisgarh.
About Launch Event
On Tuesday, 17 October 2017, GOInternational officially launched their Indo-Finnish Market Entry Acceleration programme with a beautiful evening do that befitted the occasion.
Delegates and guests, all key ecosystem players, congregated in the stunningly beautiful Mirror Room inside Helsinki’s opulent Hotel Kämp, to receive a glass of wine and a warm welcome to the evening by GOInternational Finland.
Check out the dedicated blog post about the Launch of our Market Entry Acceleration Programme here!
SOME OF OUR FANTASTIC PARTNERS
SOME OF OUR SMART CITY BIZHACK PARTICIPANTS
About SLUSH 2017
Slush is held each autumn in Helsinki to bring together the leading actors in the global tech ecosystem to accelerate the growth of startups.
- 2,336 Start-ups
- 1,146 Investors
- 610 Journalists
- 17,500 attendees from 175 countries
They all share one common goal: the ambition to take their businesses to the next level.
Check out our event on the Slush Side Events page here!
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