Business and Entrepreneurship Conclave organised at BGSBU.VC, announce the establishment of CIED in BGSBU

GNS ONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD
RAJOURI, MAY 19:–A Business and Entrepreneurship Conclave was organised on Thursday at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri.
The conclave was orgainsed by Center for Hospitality and Tourism (CH&T) & School of Management Studies in collaboration with Himalayan Express.
“The conclave was aimed at connecting entrepreneurial minds from industry and academia, embodies our conviction of developing young men and women who will contribute to making India an economic superpower,” said Prof.Akbar Masood, VC, BGSBU.
“This conclave would provide an enabling platform to aspiring entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and experts from the industry to learn and connect with each other on a range of business ideas” he added.
Prof. Akbar said that India with a rising economy and emerging business opportunities stands to be a developing global platform. Initiatives like ‘Start-Up India’ and ‘Make in India’ are critical for Atma Nirbhar Bharat.
Prof. Akbar announced the establishment of Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (CIED) in the University campus which will act as an institutional mechanism for providing various services to budding entrepreneurs, whether students, alumni or the community at large. Prof. Akbar said that CIED will help in fostering the entrepreneurial culture & creating an enabling environment for innovations and entrepreneurship.
“Business and Entrepreneurship Conclave is an attempt to provide a platform for thought-provoking discussions on pertinent new age themes related to business and Entrepreneurship and will also provide an opportunity to students for one-on-one engagements with mentors, experts, investors, and professional service providers,” said Prof. Iqbal Parwez, Dean Academic Affairs .
“This conclave provided a golden opportunity to inquisitive minds to interact with and get inspired by these leaders,” said Dr. Danish Iqbal Raina, Deputy Director, CH&T.
He also highlighted the role of BGSBU in promoting entrepreneurial culture among students and scholars of the University.
Successful entrepreneurs who spoke on the occasion and interacted with students included Tahir Rufayee , MD TR Group of Companies; Dr.Preeti Kashyap ,MD JMD Herbal Extractions; Puneet Arora, Founder Eeetoo Bakery & Editor Early Post ( Daily Newspaper), and Thomas , MD IDDO Global Private Limited, CEO Vollz Cab.
Mamta Chowdhury, Head department of Management Studies; Dr. Parwez Abdullah, Dr. Javed Iqbal, Dr. Kafeel Ahmed, Dr. Vinay Kumar, Asrar Ghaus, Dr.Shahnawaz Chowdhury, Dr. Shiraz Malik, Dr. Farkanda Ana, research scholars, and students of School of Management Studies were also present.