A warm welcome to the IRE Conference!
Welcome to the GIBS IRE (Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship) Conference & Awards, where brilliant minds from diverse fields converge to foster collaboration, exchange cutting-edge ideas, and inspire transformative action. This dynamic Conference serves as a melting pot for innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs to explore emerging trends, share their breakthroughs, and forge valuable connections. The conference agenda spans a wide spectrum of topics, including technological advancements, scientific research, disruptive business models, social innovation, and sustainability. Engaging keynote speeches, interactive panel discussions, insightful workshops, and networking sessions form the fabric of this intellectually stimulating conference, empowering participants to drive meaningful change and shape the future.
IRE Conference Schedule
The IRE Conference & Awards is an annual event organized by GIBS IRE School to provide a platform for students, entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, and industry experts to come together and exchange ideas, insights, and knowledge. The conference is aimed at promoting the importance of innovation, research, and entrepreneurship in the digital economy and creating a culture of creativity and growth. The IRE Conference provides a platform for students, entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, and industry experts to come together and share their insights and knowledge. This year’s conference will take place on May 20th, 2023 at Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel.
We are delighted to share that out of 18 teams of GIBS PGDM students who excelled in the Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship programs, the top three teams will present their outstanding business ideas during the conference. We believe that your expertise would be a perfect fit for this event, and we are confident that your participation would add value to our conference.
Keynote Speaker

MR. RITESH GOYAL
Founder & MD – GIBS B School, Motivational Speaker & Business Coach | IIM-Bangalore

Prashant Tibrewal
Founder & Mentor, AdmitSquare Consulting MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management

DR. KAVITA MATHAD
Dean & Chief Growth Officer – GIBS BUSINESS SCHOOL, Gold Medallist at her Post Graduation from Karnatak University, MA (Economics), MBA (Marketing), Alumnus of Harvard Business School
Panel Discussion
IRE: Igniting Creativity and Driving Growth in the Digital Economy

PRATIK GADIA
Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – The Yarn Bazaar I Shark Tank Fame

SHANKAR RAO
Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer- Bosch, India

ABIRAMI DURAISAMY
Executive & Leadership Coach – Family Managed Businesses, Author

SIDDARTH ‘SID’ BALIGA
VP – vani.coach | Education & Skill Development | Alumni MIT Manipal
Testimonials
We are excited to announce that the top three teams of GIBS PGDM students who have excelled in our Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship program will present their exceptional business ideas during the conference. Your expertise would be a perfect fit for this event, and we are confident that your participation would add tremendous value to our conference.
IRE Talks

Prathamesh Sinha Motivational Speaker, Featured at Shark Tank India, Brand Ambassador - Thinkbell Labs

Ms. Vibha Rani Author, Poet, Actor, Folk Singer (Maithili & Hindi), Motivational Speaker, Josh Talk Speaker

Yash Tiwari TED Talks, Josh Talks, #1 Bestselling Author, Radio Jockey, Global Youth Mentor, Mental Health Advocate
