The Talk Big Ideas Kochi 2019 | The Talk | 18 October 2019 | Le Méridien Kochi, Panvel - Kochi - Kanyakumari Hwy, Nettoor, Maradu, Kochi, Kerala 682304, India

The talk is organizing a conversation, The Talk Big Ideas Kochi 2019 that invites key leaders, experts & stakeholders from business fraternity. This is the 11th edition of The Talk Big Ideas Series. The Talk Big Ideas Kochi will focus on the theme, Entrepreneurship Redefined ! the talk engages with SMEs and StartUps on a regular basis to find the challenges of entrepreneurs and it is committed and focused in creating platforms for small-medium businesses to connect, engage and get new insights to scale their business. Big Ideas will feature some of the successful entrepreneurs and experts to share their ideas and knowledge to empower the Entrepreneurs.

• 50 million SMEs in the country accounts for 17% of the GDP and it employs nearly 40% of the workforce.
• Need to align people, brand,strategy, finance and technology is stronger than ever.
• SMEs in India face multiple struggles on account of accessing and using the latest technological advancements.
• Absence of an ecosystem that enable technology transfer and interaction with experts is a critical reason of limited adoption.
• Equally ,the emerging startup ecosystem in India is getting its momentum with the lot of support and encouragement from the government and overall ecosystem in the country for entrepreneurship.
• In India the startup platform is in its growing phase with over 6000 startups , 500+ investors and employment for over lakhs of people.
• The startups too face problems in the areas of people, brand, strategy and execution which comes as hurdles in scaling up their businesses

Focus:
SME & Startups
• How to Scale your Business
• Partnerships & Business Opportunities
• Ideas & Insights
• Knowledge sharing
• Growth strategies

Scaleup Basics
• Talent
• Technology
• Brand
• Finance
• Strategy

Key areas
• Successful business models
• Revenue model
• Monetisation
• Profiatbility
• Sustainability

Why attend?
The event will be a platform to access Knowledge, Insights & Business Opportunities. This Platform helps SMEs & Startups to discuss their challenges with successful entrepreneurs and experts to arrive on a new perspective and an attempt to find possible solutions through conversation.

Who should attend?
Growth is the single most goal from a One Person Company(OPC) to big corporates. Any entrepreneur who is looking for ideas and insights to scale up their business should attend this event.

What You Will Get?
• Business Partnerships
• Connect with Leaders/ Experts
• Business Opportunities
• Talent Source
• Media Interaction and coverage
• Focused workshops
• Investors Interactions
• Launches /Demos
• Client Relationships
• Knowledge sharing
• Art & Music
• Books & Lounge

2019 Speakers

Mr. Rajeev Banduni
Co-Founder & CEO, GrowthEnabler

Mr.Jay kumar Hariharan
Executive Coach, Key Note Speaker and Author, "REWIRE - How to be the Leader of your own Life"

Mr. Anmol Garg
Founder, Sales5X

Mr Rajesh Nair
Operating Partner, Emerge Ventures PTE

Ms.Geetha Manjunath
Founder & CEO, Niramai

2019 Partners

KNOWLEDGE PRTNERS:
• Kerala StartUp Mission
• GrowthEnabler
• StartUp Xperts

NETWORKING PARTNER:
• Morpheus

SCALEUP PARTNER:
• Pepagora

DIGITAL MARKETING PARTNER:
• SmatBot

SUPPORTED BY:
• Excite Growth Partner

EXHIBITION PARTNERS:
• Lamppos Media
• Tata Tele Business Services
• IIFL Securities

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS:
• BNI
• The Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Kerala Fostering Entrepreneurship
• 10000 Start-Ups

VALUE PARTNERS:
• EventValue
• Text Local
• EE
• Paytm Insider

OUTREACH PARTNERS:
• KMug
• HeadStart