Young pioneers to address IIT Kanpur Megabucks conference

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
August 1, 2016
IIT Kanpur is all set to host its International Business and Entrepreneurship festival Megabucks from 8th-11th January, 2009.

During the festival, a conference with the theme of 'Young Guns and Pioneers' will host young super-achievers, who followed their vision and succeeded at a very young age.  

These young pioneers include Suhas Gopinath, Sachin Pilot, Saloni Malhotra, and Naveen Tiwari.

Said Siddhartha Gupta, Head Media Relations, Megabucks'09, "Before they even turned thirty, these people created their own niche and are pioneers in their respective fields today. These people will share their success stories and how they carried their own ideas and vision at such a young age to inspire students to not let their own vision go unnoticed and show them that age is no bar to succeed in your own endeavors."  

Mr. Suhas Gopinath, at the age of 14, launched his own company -Global Inc. in 2005. He was the youngest among the 175 recipients of the state's Rajyotsava awards. Mr. Gopinath is also a brand ambassador of PETA. On December 2, 2007, the European parliament and international association for human values conferred a "young achiever Award" on Mr. Gopinath at the European parliament, Brussels. He was invited to address the European parliament and business assembled in that parliament.

Sachin Pilot worked for General Motors for two years, then went to Wharton Business School of University of Pennsylvania, only to return to India to join the Indian National Congress. At 26 years of age, he became the youngest member of parliament of the country.

Saloni Malhotra, an engineering graduate from Bharti Vidyapeeth, started her own company "Desicrew Solutions" in 2007, thereby implementing the idea of rural BPO. Still in her 20s, she has been voted as 'the second best young entrepreneur of Asia'.

Naveen Tiwari, an IIT Kanpur pass out and Harvard scholar, at 28 founded a telecommunications company - 'mkhoj' in December 2006, also the chairman and founder of India School House Fund; he has been an associate at Charles River ventures and business analyst at Mckinsey & company.

There are more such events during Megabucks '09 including a conference on Social Entrepreneurship and a workshop on Business plan essentials by Microsoft.

India's leading management portal MBAUniverse.com is the Official Management Portal for Megabucks 2009. Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for highlights from the festival.