RAND Corporation


ISB-RAND International Conference on Entrepreneurship

June 5 - 6, 2009
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

Indian School of Business

Discussion Forum


“Catalyst – Shaping Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurial India”

The conversations on Catalyst explore the issues that are obvious but not questioned.


Catalyst asks you to question the present policies – question what encourages and what discourages entrepreneurs in your industry.

 

Overview

Schedule

Speakers

E-Brochure

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Sessions

Session 1: Focus on Research Findings

ISB-RAND key findings on how policies influence entrepreneurship


Session 2: Entrepreneurship India’s Educational Sector – Policy Framework

  • Can policy aid private sector in becoming more active in vocational education & training (VET), industry-specific training in retail, insurance, etc.?

    • What policies will help?

    • Can state government support be scaled up for corporations that are presently conducting such training programmes?

  • Would the above aid in closing the demand-supply gap in the education space in making students industry-ready?

  • Would Public-Private Partnerships help, especially in curriculum development for VET?

  • What is the role played by “unrecognized” schools? Do regulatory hurdles hurt entrepreneurship in basic education?

  • Would foreign investment in the education sector help? Do investors find the education & training market attractive when compared to IT, pharma, biotech, etc.?


Session 3: Entrepreneurship in effective Infrastructure Utilization – Policy Framework

  • Are Public-Private Partnerships for the few or for the many? Do they encourage SME participation in infrastructure?

    • What policies will help?

    • Do current accounting and financial regulations need to be amended given long gestation periods?

    • What type of legal framework is needed?

  • SEZ’s and industry clusters need a large amount of infrastructure and support services. Can this need translate into entrepreneurship opportunities in the infrastructure sector (waste management, biomass electricity generation, water purification, etc.)?

  • What policies can help develop clusters close to industrial areas thereby facilitating creation of an entire city and thus promote and build more cities in the country (more even development)?


Session 4: The Road Ahead – An agenda for Action

To address the key policies that affects the above themes

  • Policy reform to encourage entrepreneurship in the above industries

  • Availability of Financing/ Venture Capital funding

  • Human Resource availability

  • The Road to Implementation


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