ISBA MDP Series – III: Brand, Culture & Leadership – Creating an Incubator of Excellence

The ISBA Management Development Program (MDP) - Series III is a powerful learning experience focused on what truly defines successful incubators: strong leadership, intentional culture, and clear market positioning. This series continues ISBA’s mission to build a world-class incubation ecosystem in India by empowering the leaders of today and tomorrow.

Held at C-CAMP Bangalore, this session brings together the best minds in incubation management to discuss the soft yet critical elements of building a high-impact institution.

Powerful Insights from the Session

In this powerful session, Dr. Lakshmi Jagannathan, CEO – Innovation Center & Executive Vice President – COMET Foundation, IIIT Bangalore, shared deep insights on:

• Building Leadership Capabilities: Strengthening the core competencies within incubation teams to foster vision, strategy, and excellence.
• Cultivating Culture: Creating an organizational culture that inspires innovation, accountability, and a shared sense of purpose.
• Strategic Brand Positioning: Positioning incubators as trusted, premium brands that naturally attract high-potential startups and strategic corporate stakeholders.
• Ecosystem Credibility: Strengthening stakeholder confidence and establishing long-term credibility within the Indian innovation ecosystem.

Program Objective

The primary objective of this module is to develop leadership capabilities, build a distinctive organizational culture, and establish strong market positioning that attracts quality startups and strategic stakeholders.

Join us for this opportunity to collaborate with leaders from C-CAMP, IIIT Bangalore, and the broader ISBA network to drive the next wave of innovation in India.