Creating Jobs. Changing Lives
About Wadhwani Foundation
Mission
“Accelerating economic development in emerging economies� Creating Jobs
Transforming Lives
Scaling Impact
Through entrepreneurship, innovation & skills development
Creating millions of high-value jobs
Global Footprint across Asia, Africa and Latin America
Dr. Romesh Wadhwani FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, WADHWANI FOUNDATION
• Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist • Built three successful companies, the last of which sold for over $9 billion • Member of the Gates Buffet Giving Pledge • Board Member of Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C. • Founding Chairman and CEO of $3.5 billion Symphony Technology Group • Appointed by President Barack Obama on Board of Trustees of the John. F. Kennedy Center
Global Footprint
Existing Countries
Upcoming Countries
Our Initiatives Bringing Jobs and Joy to Millions
Opportunity Network for Disabled (OND)
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN)
Global Skills Network (GSN)
Policy Research Network (PRN)
Innovation and Research Network (IRN)
National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN)
Inspires, educates, and supports student entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs for creating high-value jobs
NEN Programs: Creating Entrepreneurs and Companies Infrastructure, content and networks to inspire, educate and skill young entrepreneurs through higher education
Practice Wadhwani E Cells on campus
Learn Cloud based platform offering six semesters of blended entrepreneurship courses LearnWiseTM
Contests | Events
Student Entrepreneurship Programs Creating next-gen entrepreneurial leaders and innovative thinkers
Grow Network with mentors and investors on nen.org
Startup Campus Companies
Udyamita: A joint initiative with Government of India to scale NEN Student Programs to 3500 Institutes from current 350
NEN Programs: Supporting entrepreneurs to grow their businesses Creating city-based entrepreneurial ecosystems consisting of mentors, investors and incubators for supporting startups and SMEsesources - investors, mentors, educators & coaches
MentorWISE
FundWISE
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Mentor Network
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Investor Network
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MPower Workshops
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Pitch Labs
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Mentoring Clinics
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Loan Connect
Tools for Growth
LearnWISE
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Design Thinking
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Videos
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Digital Media Marketing
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Courses
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Business plan & models
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Blogs
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Hiring & team building
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Events
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Essentials of Accounting
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Q&A
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Branding & Lead Generation
NEN Impact
Entrepreneurship students, annually
100,000+
Entrepreneurs supported each year
500+ Faculty trained
6,300+ 3,000+
Networked institutes
Udyamita : MoU with Indian Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship : Scale to 3500 institutes starting January 2017
Global Skills Network (GSN)
Equip high school graduates with skills that command family supporting wages
GSN Programs
High Schools
Community Colleges & B.Voc.
Partnerships with central and state governments bringing online industry-led vocational courses
High-demand job role based training through online blended courses and industry apprenticeships
Industry Collaboration Collaborate with high-demand sectors for curriculum design & development, provide adjunct faculty and student apprenticeships
ITIs and Polytechnics Modernise through employability skills, introducing modern manufacturing and high-demand services trades
GSN Impact
3,000+
3,200+
200,000+
1,500+
15,000+
1000+
40,000+
Secondary and Post Secondary Institutes
Vocational Teachers trained
Students enrolled
Hours of high-quality multi-media e-content
Scaling schools by 2020
Online modules
Jobs assisted
Opportunity Network for Disabled (OND)
Mainstreaming the educated disabled into sustainable, high-quality corporate jobs
OND Programs
Tapping educational institutes to build training capacity for various disabilities
Partnership with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), GoI
Public and Private Employers’ partnerships for capacity development, hiring, training, sensitization
NGO Partnerships to mobilize, train and employ PwDs in corporates
OND Impact
Training enrollments
9,000
Placements
8,000
National partners
7 100,000+
Placements by 2020
Innovation and Research Network (IRN)
Create a world-class innovation ecosystem in India with the goal of propelling India towards the top ten innovative nations in the world
IRN Programs
SWCCNR
WRCB
Shanta Wadhwani Center for Cardiac and Neural Research located at NCBS, Bangalore aimed at understanding the role of stem cells in neuroscience and cardiomyopathies
The Wadhwani Research Centre for Bioengineering at IIT Mumbai is focused on low cost bio-sensors and devices & drug delivery and bioinformatics
SSBI and Innovation Grants Startup and Small Business Innovation Grants to catalyse critical sectors. Proposed innovation grants to 25,000 companies over five years as part of the SSBI Initiative
IRN Impact
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Research Centers (WRCB & NCBS)
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Ph.D and Post Docs
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Investigators
Policy Research Network (PRN)
Data-driven research inputs for informed policy action towards accelerating economic growth. Focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, skill development and employment.
PRN Framework
01 The Mechanics of Policy Making
Creating 50 Million High Quality Jobs in India, in 10 years
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03 Promoting Innovation in MSMEs through Public - Private Partnership
New Insights into the Relationship between Employment & Economic Growth
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PRN Programs
Whitepaper investigating how SMEs drive job growth in emerging economies
04 Strengths and weaknesses of ‘Startup India’ Policy
Best practices in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in select countries, and lessons for India
Playbook on SSBI execution: Lessons from the U.S
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Whitepaper on connecting local skilling ecosystem to market needs
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Whitepaper on drivers of success for cluster development program in India
Whitepaper on improving research and innovation in India's top 25 universities through collaboration
PRN Impact
Assessment of SBIRI and BIPP led to evidencebased recommendations for policy makers to improve impact and scale of innovation programs in small and medium-scale industries
Wadhwani Chair in U.S-India policy at CSIS, Washington, D.C is accelerating India-U.S economic activities primarily through channels of skilling and education
WF worked with Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and University Grants Commission (UGC) to draft a community college scheme that led to a MHRD funded pilot of 200 Community Colleges in India and introduction of vocational education in over 4000 schools
U.S-India Innovation Forum to promote partnerships on innovation and entrepreneur ecosystem development through exchange of ideas and best practices for propelling job and economic growth in both countries
WF Global
• Building sustainable models
• Training programs
• Technology/online platforms
• Mentor pool
• Knowledge resources
• Events, webinars and workshops
Developing entrepreneurial and skilling eco-systems by sharing IP, resources and experiences Forging local partnerships with government, academic institutions, foundations, associations and investors By 2020, expansion across 10-15 more countries in Asia, Africa and South America
WF - Building Blocks
Building targeted networks
Establishing sustainable partnerships especially with Governments
Building technology solutions for game-changing learning and dissemination systems
Sustainable Government Partnerships
“Entrepreneurship and skilling are two magic keys to a country’s economic and job growth”
“I am encouraged to see that the Govt. of India’s focus on promoting skills development and entrepreneurship is fully aligned with the long-standing mission of the Wadhwani Foundation to accelerate economic development through entrepreneurship, innovation and skills development.”
Dr. Romesh Wadhwani Founder & Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation
Our Partner Network
Partnerships with like-minded organisations, corporations, governments, industry bodies and foundations
Our Partner Network
Our Journey...
Founded
Wadhwani Foundation
2000
2003 NEN launch
2010 OND launch
2011 GSN launch
Our Journey...
2012
2013
IRN launch
Romesh receives ‘Forbes NRI’ Philanthropy Award
2013 First tie-up with Indian State (Haryana) Followed by tie-ups with HP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra and Odisha
2014 PRN launch
Our Journey...
2014 Romesh Wadhwani’s Job Creation Pitch to PM Modi
2015 Partnership with MSDE
2015 Partnership with MSJE
2015 WF - NEN Indonesia & Malaysia launch
Our Journey Continues...
2015 Romesh Wadhwani’s Address at ‘Skill India Mission’ launch by PM Modi
2016 Partnership with Ministry of Defence
2016
2016 WF - East Africa & Latin America launch
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CONTACT US India
India
Plot No. 3 & 3A, Subramanya Tech Park, EOIZ Industrial Area, Whitefield, Bengaluru – 560066
U.S
2475, Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
www.wadhwani-foundation.org marketing@wadhwani-foundation.org
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