Impulse 2024 for Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators on 27th January, Deputy CM Releases Poster
Social Entrepreneurship Summit - Impulse 2024, flagship event of Bala Vikasa Center for Social and Responsible Business (CSRB) in partnership with Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) will host 1000 participants comprising Social Entrepreneurs, Social Innovators, Impact Investors, CSRs, Academicians and Innovation Ecosystem Enablers at Bala Vikasa Keesara Campus on the 27th of January from 10 Am. Deputy Chief Minister, Bhatti Vikramarka released the poster announcing Impulse in the presence of Ponnam Prabhakar, Minister of Transport and BC Welfare, Danasari Anasuya Seethakka, Minister of Panchayat Raj and Women and Child Welfare, Vakati Karuna, IAS, Secretary to Government and Commissioner for the Woman, Child, Disabled, and Senior Citizens Department, Shoury Reddy Singareddy, Executive Director of Bala Vikasa and Rahul Bhardwaj, Senior Director of Bala Vikasa CSRB. He expressed that Impulse is an extremely promising initiative by Bala Vikasa CSRB and will strengthen the Social Entrepreneurship ecosystem not just in Telangana but across India.
IT and EC, Industries and Commerce Minister Duddilla Shridhar Babu and Ponnam Prabhakar, Minister of Transport and BC Welfare will grace the event as Chief Guests during the Inaugural and Closing Ceremonies respectively. Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary of IT, Industries and Commerce will attend as the Guest of Honor. Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) will be present along with more than 25 eminent personalities who are driving the social entrepreneurship ecosystem across the country. 70 social enterprises will exhibit their solutions addressing critical social problems at the day-long Social Startup Expo. Panel Discussions on Business Growth and Sustainability, Community-Centric Innovation, Impact Investments, Convergence, and Workshops on Social Business Models, Social Stock Exchange, Social Return on Investment (SROI) will nurture, systematize, and celebrate the spirit of Social Entrepreneurship while providing the necessary inspiration to practicing and aspiring social entrepreneurs to keep moving forward in the business of creating social impact. Speaking on the occasion, Shoury Reddy Singareddy, Bala Vikasa ED, expressed his excitement for the event, “Many social entrepreneurs and ecosystem stakeholders are eagerly looking forward to Impulse 2024 based on the impact created by the last two editions. We are offering greater value this time with the sessions, speakers and networking opportunities.”
IT and EC, Industries and Commerce Minister Duddilla Shridhar Babu and Ponnam Prabhakar, Minister of Transport and BC Welfare will grace the event as Chief Guests during the Inaugural and Closing Ceremonies respectively. Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary of IT, Industries and Commerce will attend as the Guest of Honor. Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) will be present along with more than 25 eminent personalities who are driving the social entrepreneurship ecosystem across the country. 70 social enterprises will exhibit their solutions addressing critical social problems at the day-long Social Startup Expo. Panel Discussions on Business Growth and Sustainability, Community-Centric Innovation, Impact Investments, Convergence, and Workshops on Social Business Models, Social Stock Exchange, Social Return on Investment (SROI) will nurture, systematize, and celebrate the spirit of Social Entrepreneurship while providing the necessary inspiration to practicing and aspiring social entrepreneurs to keep moving forward in the business of creating social impact. Speaking on the occasion, Shoury Reddy Singareddy, Bala Vikasa ED, expressed his excitement for the event, “Many social entrepreneurs and ecosystem stakeholders are eagerly looking forward to Impulse 2024 based on the impact created by the last two editions. We are offering greater value this time with the sessions, speakers and networking opportunities.”
About Bala Vikasa: Bala Vikasa is one the leading NGOs in South India that has impacted the lives of over 7 million rural poor from around 7,000 villages of 8 states in India through different community development projects in water, women, education, capacity building, agriculture, environment conservation and humanitarian
sectors for more than 4 decades. Bala Vikasa has also conducted capacity building programs to NGOs from over 86 countries for over 20 years through the Bala Vikasa People Development Center based at Warangal, Telangana. A globally-inspiring development organization, Bala Vikasa established the Bala Vikasa Center for Social and Responsible Business (CSRB) in Hyderabad to incubate Social startups and promote Responsible Business in an effort to stitch an alliance between the for-profit and non-profit sectors for highest social impact.