The IMTMA-Premier Outstanding Entrepreneur Award in memory of Vinod Doshi was presented to Milind Kelkar and Mohini Kelkar from Grind Master.

For the first time an International Buyer Seller Meet was organized by IMTMA and EEPC (Engineering Export Promotion Council) which saw participation of 57 international buyers from 19 countries.

The show also hosted student centric programmes such as i2 Academia Pavilion (a special pavilion representing academic and research institutions) Jagruti (a programme to orient engineering students with emerging technologies), and Connect (an awareness programme for young engineers visiting IMTEX) which evoked good response from both students and colleges from across India. 

Forty academic institutions from across India participated in the i2 Academia Pavilion which included 6 IITs. The best presentations were awarded. Connect included sessions addressed by CEOs of machine tool manufacturing companies. Over 600 students participated in Connect. Thirty-one engineering students participated in the Jagruti programme.

The next edition of IMTEX will be held in January 2019 which will also mark 50 years of the IMTEX event.

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