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| Innovation And Collaboration Create The Perfect Mix For Entrepreneurial Success At TiECON East 2007 |
06/23/2007
TiECON East 2007, held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, from June 14 to 16 was met with big success. Over 1,200 attendees participated at the event representing a cross-section of entrepreneurs, investors and professionals from various fields in technology, life sciences, clean energy, real estate and hospitality services. Keynotes at TiECON East included , Reed Hundt, ex FCC Chairman, Ram Shriram, Google Founding board member, Edward Benz,President Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Bob Davis, Lycos founder and managing general partner, Highland Capital Partners. The closing keynote panel on IPO‘s and Acquisitions; featuring Jit Saxena,Founder, Netezza, Amar Sawhney, Founder I- Therapeutix,Ganesh Venkataraman, Founder, Momenta Pharma,Sanjeev Verma, Founder, Airvana, Vijay Manwani, Founder, Bladelogic shared their success stories as entrepreneurs and provided a fitting finale to the conference. The theme for this year’s event was building a competitive edge through innovation and global collaboration. According to a 2006 IBM study on global CEOs, a majority of the respondents said they are planning to drive innovation primarily through business partner and customer collaboration as key sources for new ideas. Aimee Munsell, Director of Innovation, IBM examined issues addressed in this study in a leading panel titled Innovation and Collaborate: Global Stepping Stones. In another related panel on Global Innovation: What’s Next famous inventor Dean Kamen stressed the need for global innovation starting with a strong foundation in education. He also noted that the “Events like TiECON East 2007 impacts the local and global landscape at various levels of entrepreneurship,†said Al Kapoor, Chair, TIECON East 2007. “Whether an entrepreneur is located in All panels in the leading tracks of technology, health and enterprise had the underlying theme of innovation and collaboration and leading technology and business trends were analyzed from this perspective. Don Dodge, Director of Business Development, Microsoft Emerging Business Team and Douglas Merrill, VP of Engineering, Google discussed challenges and opportunities of Web 2.0. Despite an ever-increasing number of e-commerce Web sites and online social networks, experts at TiECON including Lycos founder Bob Davis weren’t worried about the Web 2.0 bubble. According to The Emerging Technologies panel examined how innovative technologies not only enable the creation of new products and services, but they can also disrupt existing markets and create new ones. Panelist Amir Alexander Hasson, Founder, United Villages Inc. described how his technology wirelessly connects remote villages in rural “Putting together an extraordinary conference such as this takes discriminating taste, tenacity and relentless drive, particularly on part of the volunteers. I salute their efforts and successâ€. said Geetha Ramamurthy, Executive Director, TiE-Boston. “We bring leaders from different parts of the country and the world here in Now in its ninth year, the event has grown significantly in size and influence since its inception. The networking and mentorship opportunities that TiECON East fosters have channeled significant support from local business leaders. Raj Sharma, Boston-based, Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Advisor and his colleagues at Merrill Lynch were platinum sponsors of TiECON East 2007. “The reason my colleagues at Merrill Lynch and I are so devoted to TiECON East is because it facilitates a strong mentoring relationship between successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives and the next generation of entrepreneurs. This relationship translates into innovative business models, strong mentorship and economic success,†Sharma said.
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