20 AUGUST, 2021: On 21st and 22nd August 2021, the students of the Post Graduate Programme in Management at IIM Bangalore will host the 14th edition of one the largest entrepreneurship summits, Eximius 2021, in virtual mode. The theme for this year is ‘Reflect. Reboot. Rebound’. The event, which aims at celebrating entrepreneurship and fostering entrepreneurial talent among the participants, will feature 20+ competitions, 15+ speaker sessions, fireside chats and panel discussions, seven workshops, and product demonstrations by start-ups. Talks will focus on strategy, start-up fundraising, IPO pitch, public policy, product management, business idea pitch and more. Some of the talks will focus on the learnings from the pandemic, innovation that has taken place over the past year and how sectors are rebounding.

Eximius 2021 will hosts speakers like Prof. Rajeev Gowda, Ex-MP, Rajya Sabha, Prashant Tandon, Co-founder and CEO of 1MG, Ankit Gupta, CEO, Franchise and Frontier, OYO India, Satya Tripathi, Secretary-General, Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet, Vikram Vaidyanathan, Managing Partner, Matrix Partners India, Tarun Sharma, CEO & Co-founder, mCaffeine, to name a few.

Eximius will host its traditional  competitions such as Pitcher Perfect, which is IIMB’s version of Shark Tank; Bzzwings, the B-plan competition; Young Entrepreneur Program, which is the accelerator program for aspiring entrepreneurs; and Start-up Junction, a platform that provides an opportunity for start-ups to showcase their offering to a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and customers.

The event will also see stand-up comedy acts by Sridhar V and Zakir Khan, on 21st August and 22nd August, respectively.

Entry to Eximius 2021 is open for all. For registration and more details, please visit www.eximius-iimb.com.