TiECon's six panels will take you from the basics of starting and funding your business to the latest trends and opportunities in technology and entertainment, here and abroad.

Navigating Nirvana:

The whole world has discovered the viability and vibrancy of India, not only as a prime resource for high quality and cost effective offshore services and manufacturing, but also as a booming consumer market and a place to invest in real estate, businesses and public markets.

This panel looks at what's happening in India, what's on the horizon, and how businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs can best capitalize on India’s diverse and evolving opportunities. Come join us as we discuss how to navigate through nirvana.

PANELISTS: read biographies

Sanjay Kucheria (moderator)
President, Trinus Corp.

Stephen Block
Partner, Venture Farm LLC

Richard Cunningham
Vice President, Zip Zap

Suman Naresh
CEO, International Strategy Group

Kevin Parikh
CEO & Partner, Stradling Global Sourcing

Utkarsh Rai
Head of India Operations, Infinera
Author of 'Offshoring Secrets'

 

Reaching For the Stars:

This panel will discuss the critical first steps of launching a business and the important factors to achieve sustainable growth. The panel will focus on key success elements and the challenges that entrepreneurs face, including: going from planning to doing; the role of intellectual property; bootstrapping; the complexities of building a team; and how and when to raise capital.

PANELISTS:  read biographies

Sid Mohasseb (moderator)
Managing Director, Venture Farm

Adeel Akhtar
Partner, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

Rajiv Dulepet
Founder, Wise Window

John Lown
CEO, Snapware Corporation

Dr David Saad
Chairman & CEO, Cluepedia

Nilesh K. Shah
Sharp Investments LLC

And Don't Forget:
Keynote speakers: Promod Haque and Sean Parker 

Harnessing Change:

Blink and someone's invented a way to cut a work process in half. Blink again and someone has revolutionized Internet use. Blink again and it's all been made obsolete by something new.

Keeping up with the ever-changing software and hardware that revolutionize our personal and professional lives is both critical and challenging for every business. This panel will look at the up-to-the-minute trends and technologies that will shape our lives in 2008 and beyond.

PANELISTS:   read biographies

Ken Rutkowski (moderator)
World Tech Roundup

Gregory Markel
SEO, Infuse Creative

Ash Kumra
CEO
Desiyou.com

Seth Shapiro
Principal,
New Amsterdam Media LLC

Jon Snoddy
CTO
Big Stage Entertainment

David Stump
Digital Hardware Technologies

Sponsored by
Eros International

A Marvelous Multinational Masala:

While Hollywood is known as the entertainment capital of the world, India is known as the world's most prolific producer and consumer of motion pictures and is now among the world's fastest growing television markets.

This panel will address media and entertainment key industry sectors – motion pictures, television, animation, and new media – as well as the major cross-border deals and alliances amongst multinational media giants in both countries.

PANELISTS:  read biographies

Ken Silverman (Moderator)
President Interactive Teamworks
Chairman East Globe Group, LLC

Kristen Dornig
Co-Creative Director, CEO, Prana Studios 

Ken Naz
President Eros Entertainment [US]

Arnold Peter, Esq.
Partner Raskin, Peter, Simon, & Rubin, LLP Publisher Global Convergence: India

Sanjay Pothen
CEO Pliq, LLC

 
And Don't Forget:
Keynote Andy Bird, Walt Disney International
 

Medicines, Molecules, and Money?

The near-billion dollar drug that’s sitting on the shelf. New methods of computerized drug discovery that cut through traditional big pharma processes. The miracle device that promises to revolutionize neuro-critical care. Welcome to the new worlds of life science discoveries and health care delivery, and to all the possibilities of making money out of them. This panel will explain, untangle, inspire – and along the way, enlighten your path to the next big thing.

PANELISTS:  read biographies

Gary Augusta (moderator)
President & CEO
OCTane

Philip Ginsburg
President & CEO
MedStar, Inc., a molecular testing startup

Dr. Ananth Natarajan
CEO
Infinite Biomedical Technologies, Inc.

Dr. Steve O'Connor
President & CEO
Nanostream

Adityo Prakash
CEO
Vereon

Dr. Sharon Stevenson
Co-Founder & Managing Director
OKAPI Venture Capital

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Money Makes the World Go 'Round:

Without capital, even the most brilliant idea won’t get off the launch pad. Venture capital is a fundamental source of funding for many successful ventures. The world of venture capital evolves as quickly as the firms in which they invest.

This panel of professional investors will discuss and debate the latest trends and thinking in the world of venture capital. You’ll learn about which businesses are being funded today and why.

PANELISTS:   read biographies

Toni DasGupta (Moderator)
4D Convergence Inc.

Kevin Jacques
Partner, Palomar Ventures

John Powell 
Co-founder & Managing Partner,
Integral Capital Partners

Renee LaBran
Co-founder & Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners

Leib Orlanski
Partner, K&L | Gates

And Don't Forget:
Keynotes Promod Haque and Sean Parker