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AlGore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition - 2010

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September 29, 2010, 9:45 AM to October 3, 2010, 9:45 AM

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http://www.cicerotransnational.com/agstvc.html
 
The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition is Asia’s first and most prestigious sustainable clean technology business plan competition. The AGSTVC is a student-led business plan competition which provides mentoring, exposure, and prizes for development of sustainable technology ventures from around the world.
 
The winners of AGSTVC will be given a prize money of Rs.100,000 while the Runners-up will be given Rs.70,000. The winners of the previous edition of the AGSTVC were able to obtains $2.1 million as VC funding.
 
Also, all participants will be mentored by distinguished mentors and will have a chance to discuss and fine tune their ideas with the best minds of the country.
 
For any clarifications, please contact us at agstvc@shaastra.org 

Location

IIT Madras

Event Website

http://www.cicerotransnational.com/agstvc.html

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  • On July 25, 2010 IIT Madras Symposium said:

    The The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture CompetitionTM 2010 to be held at IIT Madras September 30 – October 3, 2010

    Founded in early 2007, The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition™, Asia’s first and most prestigious sustainable/clean technology business plan competition, brings green and sustainable technologies to market through entrepreneurship, to fortify energy security, enhance sustainability on the planet, and tackle climate change.

    Now in its third year, the competition is the brainchild of Prof. Oopali Operajita, CEO, Cicero, A Trans National Advisory, a Senior Strategic and International Affairs Adviser to several of India’s prominent political leaders in India’s Parliament, and a former Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University,USA.

    The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture CompetitionTM is a student-led business plan competition, which provides mentoring for, and exposure to, the development of sustainable technology ventures from around the world, to combat climate change and fortify energy security. The competition supports the creation of real businesses that bring about positive change through new technologies in a sustainable manner.

    The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture CompetitionTM consists of two rounds: a preliminary round of online submissions (the deadline is August 10, 2010), followed by a presentation round to venture capitalists, angel investors, industrialists and distinguished faculty at IIT Madras. The best entries from the preliminary round will be selected to participate in the finals at IIT Madras, September 30 – October 3, 2010. During the final round of the competition, students will present the environmental, financial and social values of their businesses, gaining valuable feedback from some of the best minds in the field.

    Cash Prizes of Rs. 1,00,000 and Rs. 70,000 will be awarded to the winners and runners up.

    The IIT Madras Finalist Team (Greenext Technology Solutions) from the 2009 Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition™ won the First Coveted ’NYC Next Idea’ Prize from Mayor Bloomberg in New York City. Here’s a link to the story. Here’s the coverage on the leading Indian television channel NDTV 24×7.

    For further details, please visit our website:
    http://www.cicerotransnational.com/agstvc.html or send us email mail at: agstvc (at) shaastra (dot) org or agstvc (at) gmail (dot) com