The MIT Global TIES (Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Series) Presents:

MIT Global TIES 2004: India and China's Entrepreneurial Trajectory

Date
 December 2nd - 3rd, 2004
Location Kresge Auditorium (Friday 12/3 at 8am)
and
Stratton Student Center, W20-Room 307 (Thursday 12/2 at 8am)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The MIT Global TIES 2004 conference builds bridges between clusters of entrepreneurship, innovation and technology around the world. This year's conference focuses on the rapidly evolving environments in India and China.

Global TIES Panels: December 3rd, 2004

Keynote Speakers: Robert Mao, CEO, Nortel China
 

Richard Garnick, Chief Executive Americas', Wipro Technologies
Selected Panelists:

Bill Huang, CTO, UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI)
Hugo Shong, Vice Chairman and General Partner, IDG Ventures
Andy Kau, Managing Director, Walden International
Shujin Li, CFO, Shanda Interactive (Nasdaq: SNDA)
Dr. Xiaozhi Liu, Former CTO, General Motors China
Paresh Patel, Managing Director, the Sparta Group
Srini Rajam, CEO, Ittiam Systems
Rajiv Mody, CEO, Sasken Communication Technologies
Dr. Vijay Chandru, CEO, Strand Genomics
Somesh Sharma, CSO, Nicholas Piramal India (NICH.BO)
Krisztina Holly, Executive Director, MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation
Sherwin Greenblatt, Director, MIT Venture Mentoring Services
Jack Turner, Associate Director, MIT Technology Licensing Office
Rachel Oberai-Soltz, Associate Director, MIT Office of Corporate Relations
Professor Lester Thurow, Former Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management

TIES Workshops: December 2nd, 2004

  • Gaining Maximum Value from your Offshore Operations
  • Navigating the Regulatory and Legal Risks of Offshore Operations
  • Breaking into New International Markets of the Developing World
  • Transforming Competitive Advantage from Cost to Quality

Each workshop is led by instructors from top executives, consultants and academics from India, China and the US.

VIP Dinner* Keynote (December 2, 2004):
Marjorie Yang, Chairman of Esquel Group & MIT Corporation Board Member
* VIP dinner is for Global TIES volunteers, sponsors, speakers and MIT administrators only.

Network with diverse and experienced participants

The 1st Annual Global TIES conference will host over 300 international participants from a range of professional and cultural backgrounds:

  • Entrepreneurs and Managers
  • Policy Makers
  • Investors
  • Service Firms
  • Students and Alumni from Top Universities

TIES: An Integral Part of MIT Fall Innovation Week

Global TIES is a part of the MIT Innovation Week, which will include highlights from the following:

These events will bring together a rich pool of thought leaders making for exciting discussion, and prompting new ideas and new relationships.

Support from Top Tier institutions with global reach

To make this vision a reality, we have student leaders (of graduates & undergraduates) from MIT Sloan, MIT**, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and leading universities in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia.

** MIT School of Engineering, School of Science, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Technology Policy Program, and Division of Health Science & Technology.

Gold Sponsor
   
Silver Sponsors

Nicholas Piramal India Ltd.

 

Bronze Sponsors

 

   

Global Sponsor
for
MIT VCPE Club

 

Media Sponsor

 





Please contact us at ties-excomm@MIT.EDU