Industry Academia Panel Discussion 1: Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Engineers of Tomorrow

India has a thriving startup system and many of these startups have gone on to become leading players in the Indian industry ecosystem. Some start-ups are incubated in “academic incubators.” Statistics show that over 50% of the incubators in the country are associated with educational institutions. Join this panel discussion to hear from incubation center experts, industry players, and academicians to understand:

• why and how academia can contribute to the needs of industry and startups in emerging technology trends
• how innovation in engineering pedagogy can have an impact on the talent pool
• how engineers and scientists of tomorrow can be prepared to address grand challenges
• the need for new modes of collaboration between industry and academia