Chennai, Feb 25 (Reporter) The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) will celebrate its ‘Decade of Dynamism’ during the 10th edition of its annual flagship event Entrepreneurship Summit (E-Summit’25), to be held in the campus from February 28 to March 2. This summit is expected to attract participation from over 1,000 plus founders, 50+ investors, and 15,000+ students from more than 400 colleges across India, IIT-Madras Director Prof V.Kamakoti told a press conference on Tuesday. Being organised by the Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell), IIT Madras, this annual event serves as a hub for aspiring entrepreneurs, providing a platform to nurture innovative ideas and transform them into viable business ventures. It will bring together industry experts, venture capitalists, and students on a single platform. On the need for such events to promote entrepreneurship among students, he said “Bharat must be a product nation and a startup nation for us to achieve sovereignty in technology. This pan-Bharat Entrepreneurship summit is a platform to understand and demonstrate innovative ideas that could potentially become a startup.” Prof. Sathyanarayana N Gummadi, Dean of Students, said, “I congratulate the entire E-cell team for their hard work and wish them a grand success for this E-Summit, which will be hosting its first live fundraising event--‘PitchFest’ that will see the most promising start-ups from across the country, contest for funding from leading angel investors as they present their innovative ideas to a live audience. The event will offer participating startups an opportunity to raise funds in just five minutes at the Students' Activity Centre, IIT Madras. E-Summit 2025, will also see a first ever ‘Biz-Bazaar’, a one-of-a-kind event that offers students a dynamic marketplace to showcase and sell their creations. It acts as a low-prep event for students to get a flavour of business and entrepreneurship.” Prof. Richa Agrawal, Advisor, E-Cell, said E-Summit 2025 is the culmination of a year long effort of the E-Cell team, on campus and beyond. This edition of E-Summit is special as it marks a decade of drive, commitment and excellence from every member of the E-Cell team since inception to Promote, Nurture, and Support, entrepreneurship...////...