Anil Kumar Gupta
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Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, a globally renowned scholar in the area of grassroots innovations, is the founder of the Honey Bee Network & is also a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Veteran motivational speaker inspiring innovation and entrepreneurship growth.
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Location
ahmedabad
Language
english, hindi
Years of Speaking
10+ years
About Prof Anil Gupta
Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, a globally renowned scholar in the area of grassroots innovations, is the founder of the Honey Bee Network & is also a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Achievements
He was awarded the Padma Shri in the year 2004, one of the highest civilian awards in India, for his contributions to management education. His interests include ensuring recognition, respect & reward for grassroots inventors & innovators at a local, national & global level, & protection of their Intellectual Property rights. Since 2011, he is an advisor on issues pertaining to innovation, environment, & sustainability to Fair Observer, an online magazine covering global issues.
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Why Prof Anil Gupta?
Leadership in grassroot innovation
Practicing sustainability through technology.
Career Highlights and Achievements of Anil Kumar Gupta
Founded SRISTI & Honey Bee Network
Created platforms (SRISTI, Honey Bee Network) to document, respect, and reward grassroots innovators and link informal knowledge with science and policy.
Shodh Yatra Course
Introduced Shodh Yatra (“research walk”) at IIM Ahmedabad, taking students into rural India to learn from local communities and innovators.
Established National Innovation Foundation (NIF)
Helped set up NIF under the Government of India to scale grassroots innovation and make India a global leader in sustainable technologies.
Padma Shri award
awarded India’s Padma Shri for his significant contributions to management education and grassroots innovation.
Book “Grassroots Innovation: Minds on the Margin are not Marginal Minds”
Published this influential work that compiles empirical research on grassroots creativity and innovation.
Asian Innovation award Gold
Received the Asian Innovation award (Gold) from Far Eastern Economic Review for coordinating SRISTI and the Honey Bee Network.
Advisor to Fair Observer
Since 2011, serves as an advisor on issues of innovation, environment, and sustainability for Fair Observer, a global issues magazine.
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Anil Kumar Gupta
Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, a globally renowned scholar in the area of grassroots innovations, is the founder of the Honey Bee Network & is also a Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
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Prof Anil Kumar Gupta is a former IIM Ahmedabad professor and founder of the Honey Bee Network, which documents grassroots innovations across India. He received the Padma Shri. engage4more lists him as a speaker on innovation and frugal creativity.
Yes, Prof Anil Kumar Gupta, also known as Prof Anil K Gupta, taught at IIM Ahmedabad and founded the Honey Bee Network. engage4more lists him for keynotes on grassroots innovation and creativity.
The Honey Bee Network, founded by Prof Anil Gupta, identifies, documents and supports grassroots innovators and traditional knowledge holders across India. engage4more books him to share how ordinary people solve problems with remarkable creativity.
Prof Anil Gupta helped establish SRISTI, GIAN and the National Innovation Foundation, which support grassroots innovators and traditional knowledge. engage4more books him for sessions on building ecosystems that nurture innovation from the ground up.
Prof Anil Gupta speaks on grassroots innovation, frugal creativity, inclusive innovation, empathy-driven design, sustainability and learning from communities. Through engage4more, organisations book him for talks that change how teams think about innovation.
Yes, Prof Anil Gupta suits innovation summits, R&D forums and design thinking workshops, showing how constraints spark creativity. engage4more helps tailor his session to inspire engineers, product teams and leaders to learn from grassroots solutions.
Yes, Prof Anil Gupta's decades of work with rural innovators make him ideal for CSR conferences and sustainability summits. engage4more books him for sessions on inclusive development and partnering meaningfully with communities.
Prof Anil Gupta's speaking fee depends on event format, duration, city, travel and whether the session is in person or virtual. engage4more shares a transparent, event-specific quote once you submit your requirements through the enquiry form.
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