MIT Global Startup Workshop 2016Hyderabad, India - March 21-23, 2016 -- Learn about starting a company, launch your startup, or raise money at MIT GSW 2016! Our three day conference is a must-attend event for anyone who is active or new to the startup-community. Join others who are approaching the future from different angles and learn from the best mentors from the Silicon Valley, MIT, and global entrepreneurship hubs. Our conference gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself by networking with your peers, exchanging ideas with experts, and sharing best practices and lessons learned from around the world.MIT GSW is more than just a conference; it has become a premiere global training and networking event for entrepreneurs. Every year, we host our conference in a different location. This year, we are proud to bring MIT GSW to Hyderabad, India. Since 1998, our non-profit organization has held 16 international workshops, spanning 6 continents, and has attracted participants from over 70 nations.This year, GSW is committed to bringing four key deliverables to the conference [documented as goals in this StratML rendition]MITGWS TeamMITGWST_515ef15e-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62Our team consists of individuals across all parts of the MIT campus, and is supported by an accomplished advisory board.MITGWS Organizing TeamMili ShahMIT Sloan School of ManagementAlexandre GuionMIT Nuclear Science & EngineeringRami Abi AklMIT Mechanical EngineeringAbhishek BajpayeeMIT Mechanical EngineeringGreg BatchelerAssistant Director,MIT Alumni AssociationDavid ColinoMIT EconomicsAlex GuoMIT Electrical Engineering & Computer ScienceAditi GuptaMIT Medical Engineering & Medical PhysicsShikhar KumarMIT Nuclear Science & EngineeringIna KunduMIT Mechanical EngineeringVikash MishraMIT Nuclear Science & EngineeringBomy Lee ChungMIT Chemical EngineeringThomas LulyProgram Coordinator,MIT Skoltech InitiativeGitarthi MedhiMIT Engineering & Management (SDM)Felipe OviedoMIT Mechanical EngineeringFederico PariettiMIT Mechanical EngineeringDavid RamsayMIT Media, Arts, & SciencesJuan Ruiz RuizMIT Nuclear Science & EngineeringRohit SinghMIT Computer ScienceVivek SivathanuMIT Mechanical EngineeringMITGSW Advisory BoardArunas ChesonisMIT Alum, Chairman of the Board & CEO - Sweetwater Energy, Term Member - MIT CorporationR. ChidambaramPrincipal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India & ChairmanJohn ChisholmPresident of MIT Alumni AssociationAdi GodrejMIT Alum & Chairman of Godrej GroupGurumurthy KalyanaramPresident of MIT South Asia Alumni AssociationRajiv B. LallManaging Director & CEO, IDFC BankMatthew MarxMIT Professor of EntrepreneurshipNarayan MurthyFounder - Infosys LimitedRamesh RaskarProfessor at MIT Media LabAmandeep SinghAdditional Commissioner for Directorate General of Taxpayer Services, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Ministry of FinanceRenu SwarupSr. Advisor, Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of IndiaMIT GSW 2016 FellowsWe will soon be adding more fellows for MIT GSW 2016Tripti Somani MIT GSW 2016 Outstanding Fellow -- Tripti is a first class graduate in Commerce from Delhi University (Shri Ram College of Commerce) and is a fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. A Post Graduate in Business law from National Law School, Bangalore, Tripti has a wide experience in business and financial advisory for various multi-national organizations such as PwC, Grant Thornton (GT), World Bank (on behalf of GT) etc. She has written articles and conducted seminars organized by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Tripti is also a member of Institute of Internal auditor, Florida and Association of Certified Fraud examiner. She is currently heading her venture KGS Advisors LLP which is a financial advisory firm provides one stop solution for domestic companies starting up & foreign companies planning to establish presence in India. Tripti is also active in social sector. She is a secretary of Gvriksh, which is a non-profit organization for promoting tree plantation. She is a Chairperson of Confederation of Women Entrepreneur, Delhi. Besides holding important positions in these organisation, Tripti’s contribution has been immense is not only in setting up of these organisation but also in making them a success. She is also a governing council member of NIESBUD - Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneur & Indian Council of Human Relations.MIT GSW 2016 PartnersCatalyzerMIT GSW 2016 Hosting PartnerKGSKnowledge PartnerT-HubMIT GSW 2016 Ecosystem PartnerMIT GSW 2016 Investment PartnersPowerhouse VenturesMumbai AngelsState Bank of IndiaMIT GSW 2016 Platinum SponsorMIT GSW 2016 Silver SponsorsCitrusNSICMIT GSW 2016 Bronze SponsorsIIT Hyderabadxooma PayPal serviceJ-PALYourStoryMIT GSW 2016 Associate PartnerInc 42MIT GSW 2016 Digital Media PartnerMIT GSW 2016 Core PartnersMIT Alumni AssociationMIT South Asian Alumni AssociationCOWECreating Woman PowerDEEPIndia FoundationMIT GSW 2016 Outreach PartnersMass ChallengeLegatumIndian Angels NetworkCyberMediaIFM 20India Didactics Association10,000 Startups_515ef2c6-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62To give entrepreneurs the opportunity to network with your peers, exchange ideas with experts, and share best practices and lessons learned from around the world._515ef384-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62MentorsProvide access to mentors_515ef438-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62irecruiting 1 mentor for every 10 attendees_515ef514-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62CompetitionsHost international competitions_515ef5f0-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62iielevator pitch and business plan (cash prizes) competitions_515ef6cc-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62TrainingProvide hands-on training_515ef79e-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62iiiproviding multiple hands-on activities where attendees do work in small groups, and with mentors, on business plans and pitches._515ef852-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62Attendee ProfilesMonitor profiles of attendees_515ef906-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e62ivsetting up a new registration process to monitor representation at the workshop of gender/nationality/skills with three main profiles: creative, tech, business._515ef9ce-eae2-11e5-b982-137072414e622016-03-212016-03-232016-03-15http://2016.mitgsw.org/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net