IEEE R10 Innovation Workshop (TENNINOW) Organized By BUET WIE Student Branch Affinity Group and WIE
Organizer: WIE Affinity Group, IEEE BUET Student Branch & WIE Affinity Group, IEEE Bangladesh Section
Venue: ECE Building, BUET
Date: November 3, 2016
On November 3, 2016, BUET WIE Student Branch Affinity Group and WIE Affinity Group, IEEE Bangladesh Section organized ‘IEEE R10 Innovation Workshop (TENNINOW)’ at ECE Building, BUET. The total number of participants was 30 and all of them were IEEE members. Mr. Sudeendra Koushik and Ms. Pragya Dixit came all the way from Bangalore, India to conduct the workshop.
Figure: Group photo of participants with instructors & WIE members
Mr. Sundeendra Koushik has completed his PhD on innovation. He has 24 years of international experience in product innovation and development and more than 20 national and international patents in various stages. He is a key note speaker, writer and evangelist of MIT emerging technologies conference. He was awarded Karnataka state innovation council award, HCL excellence award, Sir M V award and so on. Currently he is working as the Vice Chair of IEEE Bangalore Section and Co-Chair of Innovation Committee of IEEE Asia-Pacific. He is also a Trainer and Educationist Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Prasu and Anya.
Figure: Interactive session among instructors and participants
Ms. Pragya Dixit, on the other hand, has completed her PhD on Entrepreneurship and is a highly successful serial Entrepreneur, Educationist and noted speaker. Prior to and in-between her entrepreneurship career, she also worked as a Professor in entrepreneurship. She is the Founder of Heritage and Co-founder of Prasu and Anya. She is a well-known speaker in various forums including IEEE, PMI, etc.
Although innovation differs among individuals and cannot be taught, there are some common skills which can be practiced in a particular way to become innovative. This is what the workshop aimed for. Besides, it focused on Entrepreneurship for Women Career Management.
Figure: Motivating session
The speakers first shared about their experiences in innovation and entrepreneurship, the barriers they had to face in their careers and how the barriers were overcome. Their words were highly motivating and inspiring, and encouraged all the participants to work hard and find out the true passion among them. The sessions were highly interactive and helpful for developing interpersonal skills.
Figure: Dr. Celia Shahnaz, IEEE R10 WIE Coordinator, along with other members of IEEE WIE BDS executive committee is awarding crest of appreciation to Ms. Pragya Dixit
The workshop was concluded after displaying some video clips on innovation, self-confidence and courage. Both the instructors and the participants enjoyed the workshop. The knowledge and skills acquired from the workshop will motivate the participants to be more innovative and stretch the existing boundaries to achieve their desired goal. We express our utmost gratitude to Ms. Pragya Dixit, Mr. Sundeendra Koushik and Dr. Celia Shahnaz, WIE Coordinator, IEEE R10. Last but not the least, volunteers of WIE Affinity Group showed their tremendous effort and dedication to make this event successful.
