04 Oct 2018 | 03:54am IST
‘Bigg Leap 2018’ Entrepreneurial seminar and Business Idea contest held at PCCE
A Seminar on
‘Blockchain’ was delivered on 21st September 2018 at 11am,
by Mr. Jason Fernandes, co-founder and COO
of Malta based AEToken. The talk was attended by all the E-cell members of
college. The talk began with Mr. Jason introducing the students to Blockchain.
He then went on to talk about Bitcoin, explaining how it works and what it
means exactly. He also spoke about mining of cryptocurrencies and the
technologies involved. Mr. Jason told the students about ‘Smart Contracts’, about
how it eliminates the middle man in all business contracts. Mr. Jason then went
on to explain the various use cases of Blockchain, in the government, in the
medical field, with refugees and several others. The session then ended with a
very interactive question and answer round, wherein the students asked him all
of their queries and Mr. Jason answered them with ease.
Later
in the afternoon, an enthusiastic group of students participated in the Bigg
Leap 2018 a business idea competition. This competition was held in
collaboration with CIBA.
The
Bigg Leap Programme aimed at increasing exposure towards entrepreneurial
opportunities, supporting schemes & facilities that are available to young
entrepreneurs. It also aimed at encouraging the students of PCCE to find career
alternatives through innovation and startups, while stressing the advantages of
self employment.
12
teams from various colleges such as GEC, AITD, DBCE, Carmel college and the
host college PCCE across Goa presented their ideas in both technical and
non-technical categories.
The
judges for the finals were: Mr. Jason Fernandes, co-founder and COO of Malta
based AEToken, Mr. Rohin Parker, Founder, Mrinq Technologies, Mr. Ryan Vaz,
Founder, INFINYT 3D, Ms. GautamiRaiker, Director and CEO at LawMate.in and Mr.
AmeyKarmali, Manager CIBA.
The
winners of the competition were Mr. Dave Paivaand Ms. Kristen Collacoin first
place (PCCE), Ms. Alvina Almeida(Carmel College)in second place and the third
place was share between Ms. Dikshita Desai(PCCE) and Mr. Biswas Tiwari and Ms.
Siddhi Gangulikar(PCCE).
Principal
Dr. Mahesh Parappagoudar congratulated the teams and the E-Cell committee
members and gave away the prizes. Associate Professor,Prof.NiyanMarchon and
Assistant Professor,Prof. Alzira Xavier, both from the Training and Placement
Cell, PCCE successfully guided the students in conducting the event. Ms. Vidhi
Malhotra, third year information technology engineering student was the compere
for the occasion.