GD Goenka’s SPEED 2017 offers young innovators and future engineers a platform to showcase design ideas and projects

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GD Goenka School of Engineering organized its 3rd National Students’ Project Exhibition (SPEED-2017). The exhibition witnessed 120 projects being exhibited by more than 400+ exhibitors from 38 colleges and universities. SPEED is one of the biggest events of its kind in Delhi-NCR region. The event was inaugurated by Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi, Head-Academic Initiatives & Microsoft Innovation Center, Microsoft, and Prof. (Dr.) Deependra Kumar Jha, Vice- Chancellor, GD Goenka University. Venkatesh was immensely impressed by the number of participations, the variety and quality of projects and the infrastructure and level of organization in this event.

After inauguration, the exhibition was open for general viewing and evaluation by judges. The project evaluation team consisted of Devendra Burman, Vice President, Accenture and Amit Sharma, Head, Phoenix (India) Pvt. Ltd. There was huge excitement among participants and the visitors. The young innovators came prepared with their posters and working models to present and exhibit their ideas/projects. GD Goenka University students also participated with their projects and drew inspiration from others.

SPEED 2017 ended with valedictory cum prize distribution session during which Prof. (Dr.) Deependra Kumar Jha, Vice Chancellor, GDGU talked about innovation and passion required for solving current and future challenges. Prof. (Dr.) Sudeep Sharma, Asst. Dean, School of Engineering, presented a report on SPEED 2017 and interacted with innovators, asking their experience and feedback on this event. Cash Prizes along with Certificates were awarded to 10 best projects in various engineering disciplines (CSE, ECE, ME and Civil, Sciences) as well as categories such as Best Sustainable Design, Best Innovative Design, Best Cost-effective Design, Show Stopper and Best Project for a Social Cause. Nihar Ranjan Roy, Chairperson, SPEED 2017 presented Vote of Thanks to each and every contributor of SPEED 2017.