Educationist, Entrepreneur and Organiser TEDxLucknow
Founder Director & CEO – Shapez Enterprises Pvt. Ltd:
Agritech firm recognised as StartUp by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) -Government of India (Certificate No.DIPP128512) and
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)- Government of India (Certificate No.UDYAM-UP-50-0059144)
Shapez Enterprises is working to solve the problems faced by traditional farming methods and to impact the manner in which food is produced & consumed, promoting nutrition through cutting-edge social franchising ownership models in aeroponics/hydroponics.The project aims to empower low-income groups to grow their own nutritious food promoting self-sustainability and entrepreneurship.
Director–Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (Former) – Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University (SRMU), Lucknow-Deva Road, Uttar Pradesh- responsible for developing a culture for innovation and entrepreneurship across the multi-disciplinary campus and its eleven constituent institutes.
Convenor – Institution Innovation Council ( Promoted by the Ministry of Education)
Innovation Ambassador- Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell- AICTE HQ-New Delhi
Core Committee Member- SRMU NAAC (National Assessment & Accreditation Council)
Collaborating for execution of Innovation Camps with international institutions
Professor of Entrepreneurship (Former) – Institute of Management, Commerce & Economics- Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow-Deva Road, Uttar Pradesh. Overseeing syllabus development, pedagogy and evaluation of courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the graduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs. Over a decade in imparting education, conducting research and guiding doctoral thesis in the area. Published research papers and case studies in leading journals such as South Asian Journal of Management and book chapters in Springer Nature, Singapore etc.
Chairperson Academic Collaboration, Industrial Interaction and Entrepreneurship – SRMU– collated MoU(s) and programs with various international and industry partners. Developed and executed modules in Entrepreneurship.
Doctoral Thesis Awarded:
Three Doctoral Students have been awarded their Degrees under her:
A Study of Social Enterprise Businesses to Assess Their Contribution in Women Empowerment: Arvind Kumar Singh.
A Study to Improve Academic Performance and Employability Skills Among Students pursuing Graduation from Colleges of Uttar Pradesh:Swati Agarwal.
The Impact of Human Resource Practices on Organisational Commitment of Employees in Sugar Industry of Uttar Pradesh: Shokhi Singh.
Professional honours, awards and fellowships:
E Learning Excellence Award 2020: for innovative practices in the use of ICT in Education at Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University during COVID 19 Pandemic.
Best Faculty Award in Research– Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University for the year 2017-2018.
TEDx Fellowship/Scholarship– invitation to attend TEDWOMEN 2018 at Palm Springs California USA- Fully funded as TEDxScholar by TED INTERNATIONAL & SKOLL FOUNDATION.
Awarded Certificate of Appreciation- FLO IWAAF 2018 (International Women Artisans Awadh Festival) supported by UP (Uttar Pradesh) Tourism held on Feb 9-22, 2018 – felicitated by Chief Minister – Adityanath Yogi in presence of Cabinet Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi-Cabinet Minister UP-FICCI Flo.
Awarded Certificate of Appreciation- FLO IWAAF’FF’18- Flo International Women Artisans Awadh Festival & Film Forum November-14-16, 2018 –Felicitated by Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani in the presence of Rita Bahuguna Joshi- Cabinet Minister UP-FICCI FLo.
Appointed Head of SWAYAM (Entrepreneurship Cell) FICCI Flo-Lucknow-Kanpur Chapter-In a function at Governor House- In the presence of Hon. Governor, Cabinet Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia, SWAYAM National HEAD-Rati Mundrey and Chairperson FICCI Flo Lucknow-Kanpur Chapter-Renuka Tandon-FICCI Flo.
Conferred the “Best Paper Award of the Conference” in the category of Case Studies for presenting paper, “Small And Medium Enterprises: Experiences And Imperatives In The Process Of Internationalization”, Jyoti Dewan & Prof.(Dr.)A.K.Singh. International Conference on ‘Transnational Entrepreneurs & International SMEs in Emerging Economies: Drivers and Strategies’, May 20-22, 2015. Organized by IIM Bangalore in collaboration with Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, San Jose University, California.
Chaired session titled, “Curriculum Design and Reforms”, on 29th January, 2015 at ICIER-IIMB International Conference on Entrepreneurship Education and Training organized ICIER at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) during 29-31 January, 2015.
Shortlisted for the prestigious Chevening Fellowship: Research, Science, and Innovation Leadership (CRISP), 2019.
IIM Lucknow- StartUp UP-LMA- certificate of appreciation for being jury member in UPStartUp Conclave held on 15th September 2018 at IIM Lucknow Campus.
Organizer TEDxLucknow– Chapter of the international NGO- TED based in New York, USA. TEDxLucknow brings together bright minds to give talks that are innovative, idea-focused, and on a wide range of subjects, to foster learning, inspiration and wonder and provoke conversations that matter. TEDxLucknow aspires to showcase the innovative ideas and rich heritage and culture of Lucknow to the world.
Founding Member TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Lucknow Chapter: non-profit organization with a mission to foster entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking, education, funding and incubation. With the objective of giving back to the community, TiE’s focus is on generating and nurturing the next generation of Entrepreneurs.
Implementing Industry-Academia convergence by actively networking with industry organisations:
Founding Member FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) Ladies Organisation-Lucknow Chapter & coordinator startup cell.
Founding member CII (Confederation of Indian Industry)-Young Indian-Lucknow Chapter & coordinator education vertical.
Member-Lucknow Management Association (Local Chapter of AIMA-All India Management Association)
Accredited Trainer- Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) of India-Lucknow
Alumnus: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore, Lady Shri Ram College-Delhi University and Gold Medalist Lucknow University
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