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The Idea of Silicon Valley in India: Feasibility, Lessons and Trendsnews
24 August 2005

(Stanford Asia Technology Initiative Global Entrepreneurship Conference)

Date: 27 August 2005,
Venue: Taj Mahal Palace & Towers, Mumbai
Time: 9:30 AM

Introduction: Samvit Kanoria, executive director, Stanford ATI

Opening Remarks: Prof. Richard Dasher, Director, US-ATMC and Executive Director, CIS (9:45 AM)

Morning Keynote: Rakesh Mohan, deputy governor, Reserve Bank of India

Session I: Lessons from Experienced Practitioners/Entrepreneurs
Chairman: Farhad Forbes, director, Forbes Marshall Group
The panelists comprise. Gurcharan Das, author and former CEO, Procter & Gamble, India,. Neeraj Roy, founder, hungama.com & indiafm.com,. Pravin Gandhi, co-founder, Hinditron Ajit Balakrishnan, Founder, Rediffusion and rediff.com

Session II: Venture Capitalists, Entrepreneurs, and Academics: Insights, Advice, and Parallels

Panel I: Role of Academia and Academic Institutions
Chairman: Prof. Richard Dasher
The panelists comprise Dr. Swati Piramal, director, Strategic Alliances and Communications, Nicholas Piramal, Prof. Deepak Phatak, chair professor, School of Information Technology, IIT Mumbai, Prof. J.B. Joshi, Director, University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

Panel II: Venture Capitalists & Entrepreneurs
Chairman: Dr. Naushad Forbes, Stanford consulting professor, science, technology and society
The panelists include Akhil Gupta, chairman, Blackstone India, Avnish Bajaj, founder, baazee.com & Chairman, eBay India, Saurabh Srivastava, chairman, Indian Venture Capital Association and Manish Kejriwal, managing director, Temasek India Advisors

Closing Remarks: Dr. Naushad Forbes


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