This will be a platform for connecting the entrepreneurial associations across these countries. We would like to invite few delegates from these countries to Guwahati on an event where all the representatives will have interaction with different stakeholders of the state in terms of government organisations, public and private enterprises and startup companies and entrepreneurial associations.

The purpose of this programme is to develop the exchange programmes between the entrepreneurial ecosystem. So in this regards, we would like to welcome entreprenuers from the respective countries.

The following steps of the South East Asian connect collaborating with the startup ecosystem are:

1. Collaborate with the start-up mission and government agencies dealing in the startup zone.
2. A Meeting to be hosted in collaboration with the start-up agencies of the respective countries.
3. Educational Exchange programmes among the universities of Northeast India to the South East Asian Countries.
4. Create sister city concepts in exchanging the best practices of the ecosystem.
5. Create avenues for brainstorming session in understanding the demographics of the ecosystem for collaboration among the entrepreneurs.
6. A roadmap preparation for the exchange of the entrepreneurial and start-up ecosystem.

Following are the activities that will be conducted under the South East Asian Connect

1. Phase 1: Webinar with all the countries in May2022- Completed.
2. Phase 2: Working models to create a relationship between the trade associations by August2022- Completed.
3. Phase 3: Invitation of delegates from the countries to Guwahati during the Northeast Startup Festival in Dec2023- Work in Progress
4. Phase 4: MOU signoffs between trade associations – Work in Progress
5. Phase 5: Road Rally from Guwahati – Bangkok – Singapore in Jan 2024.