Hyderabad|India|October'2010:
TiE- ISB
Connect 2010, the annual networking event for entrepreneurs and investors
will be held on October 29
and 30, 2010 at HICC Hotel Novotel, Hyderabad. The event jointly organised
by the TiE Hyderabad Chapter and the
Indian School of Business (ISB) is being held since the last five
years. This year the event aspires to attract more than 1000 delegates
from all parts of
India and is being supported by the Government of
Andhra Pradesh.
The theme for this year is ‘Transforming India: The Entrepreneurship
Route. Dr. K. Rosaiah, the
Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is expected to preside
over the event as Chief Guest.
Making the announcement, J. A. Chowdary, Chief Mentor, TiE-
Hyderabad and Member Board of Trustees, TiE Global said,
“TiE-ISB Connect brings together start-up and growth companies
on a common platform with investors and provides an excellent
learning and networking opportunity for start up companies. This
is a high-impact annual event that encourages quality
discussions on issues and trends in the entrepreneurial space
with experts from various sectors.”
Speaking on the importance of promoting entrepreneurship,
Ajit
Rangnekar, Dean, ISB, said “The TiE- ISB Connect is a
partnership to encourage entrepreneurship. This reflects our
belief that entrepreneurship is a powerful way to create wealth,
employment opportunities and social equity in this country. This
has also been the driving force for the launch of the ‘Entrepreneurship
Development Initiative (EDI) at the ISB which will
incubate ventures that have the potential to generate employment
and significantly enhance economic and social value.”
The aim of TiE-ISB Connect is to bring diverse insights to the
vast, yet untapped entrepreneurial opportunities and create an
engaging space for aspiring, ambitious entrepreneurs to network
with like minded peers, mentors and investors. The event
commenced with the ISB announcing ‘Velocity’
– a
Business Plan competition that invited plans from start
up entrepreneurs. The competition offers several benefits to the
short listed ventures such as presenting their plans to VCs,
funding, mentor support, networking and getting their plans
incubated at the ISB. The top 20 selected ventures will showcase
their plans to the VC’s and investors on
October 22,
2010 at the ISB.
Explaining this, Dr Krishna Tanuku, Executive Director, Wadhwani
Centre for
Entrepreneurship Development (WCED), ISB, said, “Our
focus is to promote and support both enterprise creation and
growth. Through this competition, we hope that we will be able
to identify ventures and ideas for incubation at the ISB”
The main conference is a two day event which will comprise
·
Panel discussions
on five industry tracks -
Consumer Services, Internet & Mobility, Research-to-Market,
Healthcare and Energy,
·
Workshop for start up entrepreneurs -
Jump Start your Enterprise
·
A Company Showcase
where over 100 large, medium and small companies will showcase
their products and services.
a.
Incubators
b.
R&D to Market (Converting R&D prototypes/projects to marketable
products and services)
c.
Cool Products/Ideas (disruptive innovations/products, small or
big)
d.
Platform Companies (technologies/products/services that you
build business with) and
e.
Start Ups (new to existing).
Individuals/ companies interested in registering for Jumpstart
your Venture, Company Showcase, Conference can do so at
http://www.tie-isbconnect.com/
In his comments Dr. Ramesh Babu, President of TiE Hyderabad
Chapter said, “India
is poised to become the 3rd largest economy in the coming
decade. The coming decade is the story of growth – leading to a
multitude of diverse entrepreneurial opportunities and our
objective is to turn this event into one such opportunity
for aspiring entrepreneurs.”
Over the last five years, TiE-ISB Connect has attracted more
than 5000 participants and more than 300 young entrepreneurs
have benefitted through mentoring and business making
opportunities.
