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PAN IIT Innovation Summit |
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Friday, 09 September 2011 03:26 |
PAN IIT INNOVATION SUMMITWith a goal to fostering innovation and creating awareness about the emergence of India’s Innovation capabilities and the growing creative talent base waiting to be harnessed the Pan IIT Alumni Association brings to you this second summit.
Date: Sep-24-2011
Time: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Venue: Computer History Museum
Address: 1401 N Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA, 94043
Early-Bird Registration: $30.00 Program Details:
0830 – 0920 Breakfast, Registration & Networking
0920 – 0930 Welcome address
0930 – 1030 The Indian Innovation Environment and the road ahead:
Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Innovation Council, India and Advisor to the Prime Minister of India. 1030 – 1100 Coffee break 1100 – 1230 Industry Panel: New Frontiers in Innovation
Moderator: Vinita Gupta, CEO, Quick Eagle Networks
Cloud computing – Pradeep Sindhu, Founder, Juniper Networks
Biotech – Ajit Gill, former CEO Nektar Therapeutics
Social media – DJ Patil, Chief Product Officer, Color & former Chief Scientist at Linked In. 1230 – 1330 Lunch 1330 – 1500 University-Industry Innovation Collaboration
Moderator: Desh Deshpande, Co-chair, National Advisory Council on Innovation & Founder, MIT Center for Technological Innovation
Curtis Carlson, President & CEO, Stanford Research Institute
Mani Chandy, Dy.Chair, Caltech, Engineering & Applied Sciences
Pradeep Khoshla, Dean of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon 1500 – 1515 Coffee 1515 – 1615 Cross Border Innovation Essentials
Moderator & Mentorship: Raj Mashruwala, Investor & Mentor
Intellectual Property: Alok Aggarwal, CEO Evalueserve
Funding: Ashish Gupta, Senior MD, Helion Venture Partners 1615 - 1700 Break out sessions and networking Bhumesh Konda President - IITMAANA (Bay Area Chapter) |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 September 2011 04:07 )
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IITMAANA Panel Discussion Event on "Social Media: Trends and Directions" |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 20 June 2011 00:00 |
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Hello Everybody, It's our pleasure to invite you for a panel discussion on "Social Media: Trends and Directions" hosted by IIT Madras Alumni Association, NA, Bay Area Chapter (www.iitmaana-sfbay.org) Panel Title: Social Media - Trends and Directions Panelists from: Edelman Digital, Google, Kwanzoo, Slideshare and TheFind Inc
Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 (6-8:30 pm) Location: Quinlan Community Center, Cupertino Hall, 10185 N. Stelling Road, Cupertino, CA Agenda: 6 – 7 pm – Registration, Networking and Dinner 7 – 8 pm – Panel discussion and Q&A 8 – 8:30 pm – Beverages and Networking Register now at: http://iitmaana2011.eventbrite.com/ Early bird price is 20 USD (includes snacks, beverages and dinner) closes July 18th, 2011. Only 100 tickets at this price! Limited “Late Bird” or “At the Door” tickets may be available at a price of 30 USD. Reserve your spot early to avoid disappointment! SPECIAL OFFER! Attend and Enter to win a FREE 2-DAY PASS to the Social Media Marketing Summit, San Francisco, August 15-16, http://social.onlinemarketingsummit.com/
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| Mani Iyer is CEO of Kwanzoo, a multichannel engagement marketing platform that increases conversions and drives more leads from existing campaigns across channels. Mani was previously a marketing consultant to VC-backed start-ups, and founded a software business acquired by Oracle/PeopleSoft. Mani is a serial entrepreneur, industry speaker on multichannel demand generation, engagement marketing, social media and interactive marketing, and startup advisor. LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iyermani | | List of Panel Members | | | Jonathan Boutelle is Co-Founder and CTO of Slideshare, the site on the web for presentations. Previously, Jonathan was a principal at Uzanto, (a UI consulting firm) and has worked as a software engineer at CommerceOne (a B2B enterprise software firm) and Advanced Visual Systems (a 3D graphics startup) LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanboutelle | | | Punit Soni drives the Product Management team at Google Inc. that is responsible for Google+ Mobile Apps and Google's Mobile Social efforts. Recently he launched two products in the News/Books domain, and also Google Buzz for Mobile. LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/punitsoni | |  | Michael Brito is a senior vice president of Social Business Planning at Edelman Digital and leads the digital team in Silicon Valley. He provides strategic counsel, guidance, and best practices to several of Edelman’s top global tech accounts. Previously, Michael worked for major companies in Silicon Valley to include, Sony Electronics, Hewlett Packard, Yahoo! and Intel Corporation working in various marketing, social media and community management roles. LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbrito | | | Dave Cook is a vice president of Marketing at TheFind.com Dave has been responsible for community and traffic acquisition at TheFind since its public launch in October 2006, and has helped the site grow to over 25 million visitors per month. An online marketing veteran, Dave has spent the last ten years driving traffic and brand awareness for companies like buy.com, tradingmarkets.com, Makita Power Tools, GE Capital Financial, and various other consumer facing websites. LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davecook
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Bhumesh Konda President - IIT Madras Alumni Association, NA, Bay Area Chapter
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 September 2011 03:56 )
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Diwali Dhamaka is back !!! - and we are hiring |
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Written by Karthik Dasu
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Thursday, 09 September 2010 03:19 |
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Every year, the Bay Area Chapters of all IITs battle it out at an inter-IIT skit competition as part of Diwali Dhamaka, a family event celebrating Diwali. This year's event would be on the 29th of October, 2011 Saturday evening.
IITM did an awesome job last year and won the Best Song award. We want to build on the momentum and win the Best overall skit this time.
We are looking for people to join the team and help us win the trophy.* Are you passionate about acting/dancing/singing?
* Do you love using your creativity to design awesome costumes, props, lighting or sound?
* Do you just want IITM to win the trophy (it has been a long time coming!!!) ?
* Do you have lots of enthu and love for IITM?
* Do you just want to have lots of fun with an enthusiastic passionate team?
If your answer is yes for any of the above questions, join the IITM Diwali Dhamaka team by sending an email to Arun Narasani at narasani@gmail.com
As always, Diwali Dhamaka is a great opportunity to make friends, showcase your creative/artistic talents, battle it out in a fierce inter- IIT competition and just have a great time. So come join us!
- IITM Diwali Dhamaka 2011 Team |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 September 2011 03:32 )
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