Innovation during and after the pandemicFree online event convened by ICCW and IIT Madras Thursday, Aug 06, 2020, Time: 17:00 – 19:00 hours IS...
Published on by Ganapati Natarajan, Principal Scientist at INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLEAN WATER
Free online event convened by ICCW and IIT Madras
Thursday, Aug 06, 2020, Time: 17:00 – 19:00 hours IST
Software platform: Microsoft Teams. Join 10 minutes before the event
The pandemic has hit several aspects of innovation, although in many cases new opportunities have arisen. How will innovation climate be, today and tomorrow? Through this event, we bring together the most prominent experts in the area to bring invaluable real-world insights. It is certain that the session will provide new perspectives for everyone interested in technology development, innovation and incubation.
As you know, the pandemic has impacted several aspects of innovation; in a few cases, new opportunities have arisen as well.
IIT Madras and International Centre for Clean Water (ICCW) have put together a two-hour-long online session to discuss the theme, ‘Innovation during and after the pandemic’. This is on Thursday, August 6, 2020, 5:00-7:00 pm IST (in view of the convenience of attendees from different parts of the world).
The speakers are, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Prof. Anil Kumar Gupta and Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala – three of our very best minds who can talk about this theme.
Looking at the topic above, many questions come to mind. Did the pace of innovation indeed slow down during the pandemic and if so, how to come out of it? How can we build a crises-resilient innovation ecosystem for the country? How to ensure that the spirit of innovation thrives at the grassroots? How should academic institutions look at innovation in the new context? Well, there are many more…..
The session will have presentations by experts followed by a Q&A session.
Register at the link below:
https://mailchi.mp/iccwindia/innovation-during-and-after-the-pandemic