Elements of the modern world, like the screen you are reading these words on, exist because someone back in the past dreamt of it, and dared to chase that dream. Those were visionaries, doers, innovators; today we brand them as “Entrepreneurs”. Entrepreneurs dream, entrepreneurs change, entrepreneurs inspire. In the last leg of the last century some men and women from South Asia arrived in the USA, chasing their dreams, hoping to bring a difference to their lives, but most importantly to the world around them. Dreams well accomplished, but they decided to chase another; to give back to the world, to fuel the entrepreneurial growth and founded The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) in 1992. Entering its twenty-third consecutive year and scheduled for May 6-7, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California, the TiEcon2016 is the world’s largest conference dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. Offering entrepreneurs the opportunity to connect with investors, potential clients and partners, TiEcon’16 will focus on the leading areas of innovation and bring together seasoned experts from multiple industries to brainstorm on technologies of the future.

On the platter, this year’s TiEcon serves over 100 sessions and closely 500 tech startups and mentors, investors, potential clients and partners. Day 1 will focus on Future of Cloud & IT, Data Economy and Internet of Things, whereas Day 2 will be dedicated to Trending Tech, Social Entrepreneurship, Youth Entrepreneurship and a Best Practices track for Entrepreneurs. TiEcon has always been enthusiastic about presenting to the entrepreneurial community, insights and ideas from luminaries representing industry leaders such as Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, HP CEO, Meg Whitman and former GE CEO and management guru, Jack Welch to name a few. TiEcon’16 intends to be no less and the span of two days will witness thought leaders from giants such as Adobe, Cisco, IBM, Mastek, SanDisk, Trimble, VMware, Google, Facebook, Twitter, WorldLink and AirBnB discuss concerned verticals and share their views on the current as well as future technology landscape.

Other attractions of the event:

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

A daylong invite-only session, the Bootcamp will take 100 budding international entrepreneurs through a rigorous readiness program including making mock presentations to get ready for making pitches to investors and venture capitalists (VCs).  

VC Connect

Created to connect entrepreneurs with VCs, entrepreneurs will get personal five-minute meetings with multiple VCs allowing for a brief introduction between the two, gauge interest, arrange follow-up meetings and accelerate the overall process. 

Mentor Connect

An amazing opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to learn from veterans, TiEcon speakers and TiE Charter members who have lived through the entrepreneurship experience. Entrepreneurs will be allowed to choose a mentor of their choice (five entrepreneurs per mentor), float their startup ideas before the mentor over a round table discussion, communicate feedback and absorb lessons from the mentor’s entrepreneurial journey.

Destination India

Emulating China as the fastest growing major economy and with a new government emphasizing on eliminating “Red Tape” to make way for “Red Carpet”, India is fast rising as the safe haven for business investments in the era of weakening global economy.  Destination India maps to Indian government’s initiative “Make in India” that aims transform the nation into a global manufacturing hub. Destination India will offer a reflection of the opportunities as well as challenges of doing business in India.

TiE50

TiE50 is TiE Silicon Valley’s premier annual awards program for technology startups worldwide and has a formidable track record; since its inception in May 2009, 94 percent of the winners and Top Start-ups have been funded, attracting Billions in investments. The organization has announced that this year’s TiE50 will not be restricted to any specific technology segment and early stage companies will receive the spotlight.

Expo

The 2016 Expo will feature 100 exhibitors including startups, research labs, universities, and technology corporations showcasing their products and services. With thousands of attendees from around the globe coming together in the world’s largest confluence of its kind, the Expo presents immense business potentials to the seekers as well as the providers.

Ranked among top 10 conferences worldwide for ideas and entrepreneurship by Worth magazine, a list that includes Demo, TED and World Economic Forum, TiEcon’16 is a must-go event for technology enthusiasts, particularly aspiring entrepreneurs. The conference attracted 4,600 attendees from over 220 countries last year and expects to breach that count for this year. For more information, visit www.tiecon.org.

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