Events

Organization of National and International Events:

  1. Conference Chairman, International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the Global Economy: Role of Returnee Entrepreneurs, being organized along with Dr. John Thomas, Conference Co-Chairman, Director, Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of the Fraser Valley, Canada at J N tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore during 9-11 January 2025.
  2. Coordinator, One Day Workshop on "Returnee Entrepreneurs in India (Bengaluru)”, organized in association with Esposito Family Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of the Fraser Valley, Canada in the Seminar Hall, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on 16th December 2023. [Co-coordinators: Dr. K Ganesaraman, and Prof. K M Sharath Kumar].
  3. Conference Chairman, 12th Asian Society for Innovation and Policy (ASIP) Conference being organized by the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore during 24-26 November 2022.
  4. Coordinated a Five-day Quality Improvement Programme on “Start-ups and their Ecosystems: Role and Promotion Strategy” sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi in the Centre for Continuing Education, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore during 9-13 December 2019. The participants were Faculty members of Engineering institutions from all over India. Co-coordinator: Dr H S Krishna.
  5. “One-day Workshop on Technology Business Incubators and their contribution to National R&D Efforts”, organized in the Department of Management Studies, IISc on 6th July 2018. [Joint Coordinator : Dr H S Krishna, Research Associate].
  6. Joint Seminar on “Ecosystem for Technology Start-Ups in India and Japan: A Comparative Perspective”, held during 1-5 May 2017, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi and held along with Prof. Takao Fujiwara, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan. Co-coordinators: Dr H S Krishna, Research Associate, and Mr. C Deepak, Senior Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies, IISc.
  7. “One-day Workshop on Ecosystem for High-Technology Start-Ups in India”, organized in the Department of Management Studies, IISc on 21st April 2017.
  8. “One day Workshop on How to Promote Start-ups?” organized jointly by the Department of Management Studies, IISc, and Department of Technology Management, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune on 13th June 2014 at IISc, Bangalore.
  9. Co-organizer, Bangalore-Cambridge Innovation Network Workshop on Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship held on 13th September 2012 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  10. Chairman, Organizing Committee, International Conference on Technology Management 2012 (ICTM 2012) during 18-20 July 2012 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  11. One Day Seminar on “Current Management Issues and Challenges” (in commemoration of 60th year of the Department of Management Studies, IISc and Centenary of IISc) on 3rd April 2009 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  12. Workshop on The Influence of Technological Innovations on the Growth of Manufacturing SMEs on 24th April 2008 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  13. Workshop on Technology Management (along with University of Minnesota, USA) on 1st, 3rd and 4th April 2008 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  14. Second Annual Max Planck-IISc International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth (along with Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany) during 25-27 October 2007 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  15. First Max Planck – IISc International Workshop on Entrepreneurship, Innovation http://essayonlinewriter.com/ and Economic Growth (along with Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany) during 29-31 March 2006 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
  16. International Conference of 11th International Forum of Technology Management (along with University of Central England, UK) held during November 26-28, 2001 at Bangalore.
  17. Workshop on R&D in Small Scale Industries in Karnataka at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on 30th May 2001.
  18. Seminar on Tech-Meet for Small Entrepreneurs at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on 26th November 1999.