MIT Global Startup Workshop to be held in Hyderabad

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Startup Workshop (MIT GSW) will be held this year in Hyderabad in March. This is an international event which will see participants from more than 70 countries

The MIT GSW 2016 is a three-day workshop that will be held from March 21 to 23 in Hyderabad. The event will take place at the Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC) in the city. The Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre is the hotel associated with the event.

The MIT GSW is touted as premier global training and networking event for entrepreneurs. There only applications for 400 people for the event. Some of the best business minds are advisors for the event including people from India. R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and Chairman, Adi Godrej, Narayan Murthy, Rajib B Lall and Amandeep Singh are some of the Indians who serve as advisors. 

According to the MIT GSW, they will be bringing four key deliverables to the conference this year:

1. Unparalleled access to mentors: recruiting 1 mentor for every 10 attendees
2. International competitions: elevator pitch and business plan (cash prizes) competitions
3. Hands-on training: providing multiple hands-on activities where attendees do work in small groups, and with mentors, on business plans and pitches. 
4. Monitored profiles of attendees: setting up a new registration process to monitor representation at the workshop of gender/nationality/skills with three main profiles: creative, tech, business.

The deadline for applications is February 25. Log onto http://2016.mitgsw.org/ to apply.