INV.ENT 2027 – Entrepreneurship Research & Practice Conference | DSE, IIT Bombay

INV.ENT 2027 – Entrepreneurship Research & Practice Conference

Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship (DSSE) at IIT Bombay is hosting its flagship conference INV.ENT 2027: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Research and Practice Conference on 30–31 January 2027 at the IIT Bombay campus.

The conference bridges academic inquiry with practical venture creation, uniting doctoral scholars, management faculty, startup founders, institutional investors, and incubator leaders on a single platform.

Conference Overview & Governance

• Host Institution: Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship (DSSE), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)

• Academic Partner: ServiceSetu Academics

• Conference Title: INV.ENT – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research & Practice Conference

• Dates: 30–31 January 2027

• Venue: Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076

• Official Website: https://iitbinvent.com

• Official Contact: conference@iitbinvent.com

Detailed Two-Day Structure

• Day 1 (30 January 2027) – Pre-Conference Workshops & Capacity Building:

  • Immersive masterclasses and research clinics led by senior scholars and methodologies experts.

  • Focused sessions on quantitative, qualitative, experimental, and mixed-method research designs in entrepreneurship.

  • Hands-on tools for bibliometric mapping, systematic literature review protocols, and theory building.

  • Practical venture workshops connecting founders with prototype refinement and market-entry validation strategies.

• Day 2 (31 January 2027) – Research Conference, Pitches & Deliberations:

  • Curated paper presentation tracks chaired by distinguished editors and senior professors.

  • High-energy poster presentation gallery for work-in-progress findings and early research frameworks.

  • Keynote addresses by prominent thought leaders and veteran entrepreneurs.

  • Curated startup pitching sessions connecting early-stage student and incubator ventures with angel networks and venture capitalists.

  • Panel discussions on corporate venturing, deep-tech commercialization, and policy frameworks in India’s innovation economy.

Key Thematic Areas & Tracks

Submissions are welcome across all qualitative, quantitative, conceptual, and empirical sub-disciplines of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, including:

• Technology entrepreneurship, deep-tech commercialization, and intellectual property monetization

• Social entrepreneurship, inclusive innovation, and grassroots venture models

• Corporate entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and organizational agility in incumbent firms

• Sustainable innovation, circular business models, and climate-tech ventures

• Venture financing, seed capital, crowdfunding, venture capital, and angel syndicates

• Startup ecosystems, university incubators, accelerator design, and regional entrepreneurial clusters

• Entrepreneurial cognition, founder psychology, resilience, and decision heuristics

• Artificial intelligence, algorithmic decision-making, and automation in new venture scaling

• Women entrepreneurship, diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech founding teams

Submission Formats & Participation Tracks

• Track 1: Research Papers

  • Submissions can be full-length empirical papers, conceptual contributions, in-depth qualitative investigations, or teaching cases.

  • Rigorous peer-review process evaluating theoretical grounding, methodological robustness, and empirical clarity.

• Track 2: Poster Presentations

  • Tailored for doctoral students, postgraduates, and early-career researchers.

  • Ideal for work-in-progress, exploratory conceptual models, pilot survey findings, or novel experimental designs.

Awards & Academic Publications

• Best Paper Award: Selected by an independent jury of academic editors for exceptional theoretical contribution and empirical rigour.

• Best Poster Award: Commending clarity of research design, intellectual originality, and visual communication.

• Journal Publication Opportunities: High-quality accepted papers will be routed to partner academic journals for consideration in special issues or regular peer-reviewed tracks.

• Incubator & Industry Connect: Direct access to mentorship pipelines, IIT Bombay's ecosystem mentors, and early-stage investors.

Important Dates & Deadlines

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 October 2026

• Acceptance Notification: 15 November 2026

• Final Full Paper Submission: 01 January 2027

• Conference Dates: 30–31 January 2027

Submission Guidelines & Portal

• Online Submission: Submit your structured abstract directly via the conference website: https://iitbinvent.com

• General & Registration Enquiries: conference@iitbinvent.com