TiE to give thrust to entrepreneurship

According to TiE, this session will provide inspiration, skills and mentoring that one needs to be successful as an entrepreneur.

Dr. Srivastava, who co-founded and chaired NASSCOM, also co-founded TiE in India will inspire B-school students to be an entrepreneur. Dr Srivastava is the chairman of the Indian Venture Capital Association and the Asia-Pacific Venture Capital Association, and is also on the advisory board of the Imperial College Business School, London. He is also an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at IIT Mumbai.

Padma Shri-awardess Kiran Karnik is the head of NASSCOM, the premier chamber body of the IT software and the ITeS sectors in India. He has also worked with Discovery Channel and ISRO.

Together, Dr. Srivastava and Mr. Karnik will share their insights at the session that will also feature the duos remarkable entrepreneurial journeys. Dr. Srivastava, for instance, will share his journey from Allahabad to the boardrooms of companies across the world.

Founded in 1992, TiE is a global, non-profit network dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. It is founded in Silicon Valley by a group of successful Indian entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals. Today, the organization has over 10,000 members across 44 offices in 9 countries. Apurv Bagri, chairman of TiEs Board, says in his message, We are the pre-eminent global organization committed to entrepreneurship and wealth creation.