TiE-Boston announces its 12^th Annual Conference, TiECON East 2010 “Winning in the New Climate” on May 27-28^th 2010 at The Westin Hotel in Waltham, MA

With Panels across Four Tracks—IT/Technology, Energy/Clean Tech, Life Sciences and India – TiECON East, Boston’s Premier Entrepreneurial Conference Promises to Deliver Valuable Insights on Factors that Foster Entrepreneurial Success in the New Economic Climate.

TiE-Boston announced its flagship annual conference, TiECON East 2010, today. TiECON East 2010 is a premier entrepreneurial conference that brings together key thought leaders, stakeholders, and entrepreneurs across a wide cross-section of industries.

Winning in the marketplace, as an entrepreneur, has never been as challenging as it is in today's economic backdrop. “Given the widespread de-leveraging taking place in the world, it is essential to understand what drives success for entrepreneurs. The conference will showcase companies, entrepreneurs and solutions that are succeeding in this economic environment through innovation and enterprise,” says Mr. Abhishek Jain, conference chair of TiECON East 2010.  

This year, under Jain’s leadership, a diverse team of TiE-Boston members plans to deliver a stellar entrepreneurial conference offering many opportunities for learning and networking with thought leaders and successful entrepreneurs.

·         TiECON East 2010 is the only entrepreneurial conference that offers the convergence of Technology, Life Sciences, Clean Tech and opportunities in India. Panel discussions across these four major tracks will cover high-interest topics that can inspire and educate entrepreneurs on opportunities for innovation. Topics will include Cloud Computing, Telemedicine & Diagnostics, Energy Storage & Transportation, Entrepreneurship in India & China among other highly relevant fields of interest. Panel speakers include Brad Hoover of General Catalyst, Dr. Rahul Singhvi of Novavax, Roger Faulkner of Electric Pipe Corp, and Barun Das of Zee News among other well-reputed industry leaders.

• TiECON East 2010 features several dynamic keynote speakers representing different sectors that include: Ashraf Dahod, President & CEO, Starent Networks; David Vieau, President & CEO, A123 Systems; Bob Pozen, Chairman, MFS Investment Management; and Dr. Ram Sasisekharan, Co-founder, Momenta Pharmaceuticals.

·         This year the conference planning team has introduced three exciting value-added programs targeted toward attendees that are aspiring to become entrepreneurs. Boot Camp workshops are designed to help empower an entrepreneur on how to start and grow a venture. ValueConnect, a one-on-one networking session with TiECON East speakers planned for those who want to take a deeper dive and wish to connect with industry-specific leaders at the conference. Entrepreneur Forum, is an exciting one-on-one session with VC’s and service providers aimed to provide entrepreneurs with a forum to seek capital and advice.

• TiECON East 2010 showcases a panel of entrepreneurs from India at the Thursday Night Keynote Panel (May 27^th, 2010). They will address the challenges of being an entrepreneur and share their experiences in organically building large enterprises that are successful in India. This panel features Shantanu Prakash, Chairman & MD, Educomp Solutions Limited and Sameer Manchanda, Chairman, DEN Networks Limited amongst other notable entrepreneurial leaders from India.

Recognizing the value of fostering entrepreneurship, several organizations have extended generous support for TiECON East 2010. Supporters of TiECON East 2010 include DB Realty, BrownRudnick, Edwards Angell Palmer and Dodge, Babson College, Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C., Johnson & Johnson and Parametric Technology Corporation.

Regardless of the industry in which you work the key to winning and transforming industries always remains the same – people. This is the motto of the conference organizing committee and they invite you to attend TiECON East 2010 to Gather Insights, Network to Connect and Innovate to Win!

Register for TiECON East 2010 today by visiting http://www.tieconeast.org/ or calling 781-272-3875. Registration (until May 21^st) starts at $299 for TiE members and $399 for non-members. Use special promo code SPO-01 to get $30 off! Register now.

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ABOUT

TiE-Boston is a comprehensive ecosystem for entrepreneurs with vital resources for every stage of the entrepreneurial process. It is part of the global TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) group that is the largest not-for profit organization promoting entrepreneurship. TiE-Boston runs several vibrant programs to educate, mentor, network and inspire entrepreneurs in the community. TiE connects entrepreneurs with each other and other stakeholders in the entrepreneurial world including other serial entrepreneurs, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, Vendors and Service Providers. Find out more about TiE-Boston at: www.boston.tie.org

TiECON East is the annual flagship conference organized by TiE-Boston.  A consortium of TiE’s east coast chapters (including 2 in Canada) lead TiE-East, and come together for TiECON East. TiECON attracts important thought leaders, industry stalwarts and key venture capitalists and is the place to network about your next new opportunity.

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