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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Student Branch\, K. S. School of Engineering and Manag
 ement\, India\, and the IEEE Student Branch\, University of Sri Jayewarden
 epura\, Sri Lanka\, are organizing the Pathways to Entrepreneurship Webina
 r Series under the IEEE Region 10 ACEI Entrepreneurship Ambassador Program
  2026.\n\nThe second session of the series\, &quot;IGNITE: Sparking the Entrepr
 eneur Within\,&quot; will be delivered by Dr. K. R. Suresh Nair\, Founder &amp; Man
 aging Director of Amara Raja Design Alpha\, Chair of IEEE Region 10 ACEI\,
  Vice President – Programs\, IEEE Entrepreneurship\, and Member\, Board 
 of Governors\, IEEE TEMS.\n\nThe webinar aims to inspire students and youn
 g professionals to discover and nurture their entrepreneurial potential by
  exploring the fundamentals of innovation\, leadership\, and startup think
 ing. Through the speaker&#39;s extensive experience in entrepreneurship and th
 e global innovation ecosystem\, participants will gain valuable insights i
 nto transforming ideas into impactful ventures while developing the mindse
 t and skills required to succeed as entrepreneurs. The session also seeks 
 to strengthen international collaboration and knowledge exchange between I
 EEE Student Branches\, encouraging participants to embrace innovation and 
 create solutions for real-world challenges.\n\nParticipants will have the 
 opportunity to interact with the speaker\, learn from his entrepreneurial 
 journey and leadership experiences\, and receive an IEEE e-certificate upo
 n successful participation.\n\n[]\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Region 10 Adhoc
  Committee on Entrepreneurship and Innovation.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. K. R. Su
 resh Nair\, \n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/570785
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/570785
ORGANIZER:maheshn@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:Pathways to Entrepreneurship – Session 2: “IGNITE: Sparking the
  Entrepreneur Within”
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