From : Friday, January 09, 2009 at 9:00 AM - Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 6:00 PM (GMT+0530)
NIMHANS Convention Center, Bangalore India
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The Agenda comprises keynote addresses, live demos of new products, panel discussions, technology tutorials, research presentations, investor meets and an open space (called the Demo pit) where 40 of the best products from start ups and industry will showcase.
Jan 9th and 10th : Keynotes between 9 – 9.45 am and 2.30 – 3.15 pm : features talks on topics such as the Industry-Startup Co-innovation initiative launched by the HeadStart Foundation, Green Computing, Roadmap to Indian technology giants in the global arena, Investment opportunities and trends for 2009, speakers include Dr Chandrakant Patel, Fellow, HP Ecosystem Lab, Ashish Gupta, Partner, Helion Ventures and more
Jan 9th – Consumer Product demos on Stage [9.50 am - 11 am ] : Companies selected from nominations received to HeadStart 2009
Jan 9th – Innovation in Consumer Services [11:15 am - 12:15 noon] Mobile VAS business models, Convergence between traditional & new media, New global and local consumer services strategies, includes speakers such as Harish Gandhi, Executive Director, Canaan Partners, Rajesh Sawhney, CEO, Reliance Entertainment, Amit Dayal, VP, Yahoo and more
Jan 9th – Entrepreneur RoundTable [12:15 am - 1:15 pm] VC funding challenges, Building businesses without VC, Shift from Enterprise to Consumer services, Exit strategies, includes speakers such as Jay Pullur, CEO, Pramati, Sanjay Swamy, CEO, MChek, Bhavin Turakhia, CEO, Directi, Sujai Karampuri, CEO, Sloka Telecom, K Srinivasan, CEO, Amagi
Jan 9th – Innovation in action : Interactions with the Demo pit [3.15 pm - 4.30 pm] Interactions on products in mobile, online, entertainment, telecom and healthcare segments and products, includes speakers such as Navin Kulkarni, Business Development Director, Philips, Vishy Poosala, Head of Bell Labs India, Alcatel Lucent, Alok Mittal, Partner, Canaan Partners and more
Jan 9th – Investor networking and Press meet [5.00 pm - 6.00 pm] In the Demo pit and Lounge area
Jan 10th – Enterprise Product demos on Stage [9.50 am - 11 am ] : Companies selected from nominations received to HeadStart 2009
Jan 10th – Software-as-a-Service delivered from Clouds [11.15 am - 12.15 noon] Changing service delivery models with SaaS and Clouds, includes speakers such as Ramesh Loganathan, Managing Director, Progress Software India, Kiran Datar, Managing Director, Cisco-Webex, Arvin Babu, Partner, Greylock Ventures and more
Jan 10th – The Big Opportunities [12.15 pm - 1.15 pm] Talks on innovations and opportunities in Social enterprise, Clean tech and Social media, with speakers such as K Ramakrishna, Founder of Rangde.org and Vice President, Technology, IFMR Trust, an affiliate of ICICI Foundation (talking on social enterprises) and more
Jan 10th – Innovation in action : Interactions with the Demo pit [3.15 pm - 4.30 pm] Innovations in consumer products, industrial automation, retail and supply chain, includes speakers such as Karthee Madaswamy, Qualcomm Ventures, Harsha Angeri, Head Strategy & New Initiatives, Honeywell and more
Jan 10th – Investor panel : Investment trends, opportunities and challenges for 2009 [5.00 pm - 6.00 pm] includes speakers such as RJ Sridhar, Partner, Jafco Asia, Rajesh Srivatsa, Partner, Ojas Ventures, IDG Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, Varsha Tagare, Intel Capital and Aravind M, Artiman Ventures
Jan 9th, 10th : Technology tutorials [ 10 am – 5 pm ] – Cloud computing delivered by Google, Infosys, IBM, SAP Labs, Rediff, Microsoft; Virtualization delivered by HP Labs; Mobility delivered by Infosys; Search and Social platforms delivered by Yahoo, Google and Infosys.