Empowering the Next Generation of Innovators: Eximius 2024 at IIMB Unleashes the Power of Ideation

India’s largest entrepreneurial summit featured plethora of events including panel discussions, keynote speeches, workshops, start-up expo, case contests and business competitions

Empowering the Next Generation of Innovators: Eximius 2024 at IIMB Unleashes the Power of Ideation

Bengaluru, July 15, 2024: IIM Bangalore’s two-year full-time MBA Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) students, hosted the 17th edition of the annual entrepreneurship summit, in collaboration with NSRCEL. The most anticipated entrepreneurship summit of the year united profitability and impact, letting dreams take flight and making ideas become reality.


Eximius 2024 was inaugurated by Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIMB; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw,Founder, Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologic, Former Chairperson, IIM Bangalore; Prof.Mukta Kulkarni ,Dean Programmes, Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management area; Prof. Rajluxmi V Murty, Chairperson, Hostel & Student Activities, Decision Sciences area; Prof. Manaswini Bhalla, Chairperson PGP & PGPBA, Economics area; Komala Devi, Administrative Officer (Students Affairs & Hostel) and Shilpa Naldurgkar, Administrative Officer (PGP Office).

Delivering the keynote address, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Founder, Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics, shared her entrepreneurship journey; her pursuit of making affordable healthcare accessible to all. “A pioneering idea is always fraught with huge challenges”, she reflected, recalling her journey of building a biotech empire from an idea conceived in 1978.