Bridging the Skill Divide

Bridge the skill gap- what today's industry require and what academic institutions are delivering

Inaugural Chief Guest Mr. Ashok Dutta
Chief General Manager, OIL India Ltd.
Guest of Honour Mr. Rajkumar More
Chairman, TORSA Machines
Business Idea Challenge 1st Prize Team Alchemist Candy
Mr. Manoj S. Sharma, Tezpur University
2nd Prize Team Musk
Mr. Saurav Jyoti Sarma, Tezpur University Mr. Abhijit Nath, Tezpur University
3rd Prize Team Black Road
Mr. Gyandeep Hazarika, TISS, Tuljapur
Panel of Judges Mr. Piyush Bhartiya
Co-Founder, AdmitKard and LifePad
Mr. Gaurav Barick
Investment Analyst, NEDFI Venture Capital Ltd
Dr. Achyanta Sarmah
Assistant Professor, IIM Shillong
Keynote Address
Building a Complete Life
Guest Mr. Satyarth Priyedarshi
Head of Product Marketing, JioChat
Panel Discussion
Skill Based Economy and Startup Economy
Guest Dr. Shalini Lal Founder, Infinity OD
Guest Mr. Piyush Bhartiya
Co-Founder, AdmitKard and LifePad
Guest Dr. Achyanta Kr. Sarmah
Assistant Professor, IIM Shillong
Moderator Prof. S.S. Sarkar Tezpur University
Entrepreneur Speaks Guest Dr. Sriparna Baruah
Head, Centre for Industrial Extension, IIE
Guest Sri. Chinmoy Sarma
Director, North East Green-tech Pvt. Ltd
Guest Sri. Sunil Agarwal
Deputy Executive Director, Dalmia Bharat
Guest Smt. Ranjana Bhajanka
Proprietor, Oxyzone, Woman Entrepreneur
Guest Sri. Bhaskar Kakoty
Co-Founder, Free Power Technology Pvt Ltd
Guest Smt. Tanushree Hazarika
Managing Director, Eclectic Group
Guest Mr. Sapan Nath
Chief General Manager, SRD Group of Industries
Guest Mr. Rajkumar More
Director, FINER & Chairman, Torsa Machines Ltd
Video Conferencing Alumni Mr. Abhijit Dey
VP, Asia- IT, Ops and Service Delivery, Sodexo
Panel Discussion
Leveraging Technology to meet the Skill Gap
Guest Dr. Sant Bahadur Singh
Sr. VP (Projects, Tech. & Exp), Patanjali Ayurved Ltd
Guest Mr. Pritam Dutta
Global IT Business Partner, Unilever
Moderator Dr. Tridib Ranjan Sarma
Tezpur University
Sponsors Title Oil India Limited
Associate The Assam Tribune
Souvenir and Banner North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd
B-Idea Co-Sponsors Numaligarh Limited
State Bank of India
Other Sponsors Oil and Natural Gas Commission Ltd
Gattani Industries
Life Insurance Corporation of India