Photo Gallery: ‘A Billion Hopes’

Prof. Raghavan Srinivasan, Director Incharge, IIMB, welcomes Shri Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, and Chemicals & Fertilizers, GoI, to ‘A Billion Hopes’ for sports entrepreneurs organised by NSRCEL & Gamatics at IIMB on November 5, 2016.


Subramanya Mudigere, CEO, Gamatics India Pvt. Ltd., welcomes the speakers and participants to the sports entrepreneur's conclave organised by NSRCEL on November 5, 2016.


Shri Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, and Chemicals & Fertilizers, GoI and Sharath Gayakwad, Arjuna Awardee, Major Dhyanchand Awardee, Paralympic swimmer, who represented India in London Paralympics, light the ceremonial lamp to inaugurate the conclave. (L-R) Anupam Agrawal IPS, Superintendent of Police and Director, Youth Empowerment & Sports Department, Bengaluru; Shantala Bhat, Co-founder, Gamatics India Pvt. Ltd.; Shri Ananth Kumar and Sharath Gayakwad.


Shri Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, and Chemicals & Fertilizers, GoI, announces the government’s decision to launch a National Sports University.


Anupam Agrawal, IPS, and Director, Youth Empowerment & Sports Department, Bengaluru, offers an overview of incentives offered by the State Government for sportspersons.


Sharath Gayakwad, Arjuna Awardee, and paralympic swimmer who represented India in the London Paralympics, shares an athlete's perspective of the ecosystem for sports in the country.


Nandan Kamath, Managing Trustee, GoSports Foundation, speaks on the ‘Role of financial support in sports’.


Vasanth Bharadwaj, Founder Director, TENVIC, speaks on  the ‘Importance of identifying and supporting sports at grassroots level’.


A section of the audience at the conclave.

Naga Prakasam, Angel Investor, Start-up Mentor, Fund Advisor, speaks on ‘Success stories of PPP models in India and its relevance in sports sector’.

Saumil Majmudar, Founder Director, SportzVillage and Co-founder & CEO, EduSports, speaks on the start-up journey of Edusports.

Rahul Kargal, Product Manager Cricket, Sportskeeda, shares the journey of his firm.

Saumil Majmudar, Founder-Director, SportzVillage and Co-founder & CEO, EduSports, speaks during the panel discussion on ‘How start-ups can join hands with government to uplift sports sector’. (L-R) Venkatesh Srinivasan, IIMB alumnus and entrepreneur in the quizzing and sports area; Madhuvanthi Ananth, Founder & CEO, SlamdunQ; Shantala Bhat, Co-founder, Gamatics India Pvt. Ltd.; Rahul Kargal, Product Manager Cricket, Sportskeeda, and Saumil Majmudar.

Sharath Gayakwad moderates the panel discussion on ‘Sports Beyond Practise’. (L-R) Sharath Gayakwad, Dr. Fredrick Michael, Consultant in Orthopaedics, Anisha Padukone, competitive amateur golfer, Silky Mahajan, Founder & Nutrition Expert at Foods & Nutrition Clinic, and John Christopher, winner of Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 from Government of Karnataka as swim coach.