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Program Lead, Centre for Social Innovation at Sahaydri (CSIS) takes part in a 2-day Conference in Bengaluru

09-Dec-2019
Program Lead, Centre for Social Innovation at Sahaydri (CSIS) takes part in a 2-day Conference in Bengaluru

Mr. Gautham Nayak, Program Lead, Centre for Social Innovation at Sahaydri (CSIS) took part in a 2-Day Conference titled “Villgro – Unconvention 2019” during 6th to 7th Dec’19 at Taj Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru.

Villgro Unconvention is one of India’s largest gatherings of social entrepreneurs, CSR professionals, investors, policymakers, and academia, to share knowledge, network, inspire, and get inspired. Villgro, formerly known as Rural Innovations Network, is India’s oldest and foremost social enterprise incubator. Villgro funds, mentors and incubates early-stage, innovation-based social enterprises that impact the lives of India’s poor. Since 2001, Villgro has incubated 119 such enterprises.

Panel discussions on Innovation in Value Chain, Innovation in Tech, Innovation in Financing and Innovation in Policy for major sectors such as Energy & Clean Tech, Education & Employability, Health and Agribusiness were the major highlights of the conference.

Below mentioned Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators from various enterprises and also several others were a part of the panel discussions:

Jaipur Rugs (www.jaipurrugs.com)
Reshamsutra (www.reshamsutra.com)
Phool (www.phool.co)
KissanDharambir (www.kissandharambir.com)
Jivabhumi (www.jivabhumi.com)
Meghshala (www.meghshala.online)
Agnext (www.agnext.com)
Krimanshi (www.krimanshi.com)
Carbonlites (www.carbonlites.com)
Tide Technocrats (www.tidetechnocrats.com)

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