Mumbai: You can hear the leaders of Rediff (Venki Nishtala), Syntel (Keshav R Murugesh), Netmagic Solutions (Sharad Sanghi), Geometric (Ravishankar G) and QUICK Heal Technologies (Kailash Katkar) recount their experience of starting up in the world of business and learn exactly what it takes to be at the top of the game.

The leaders will be speaking on Saturday September 12, 2009 at the siliconindia Startup City event in Mumbai. So make sure you're there to hear all of the anecdotal wisdom these entrepreneurial legends have to offer.

Participants will also get a unique chance to shake hands and learn from successful entrepreneurs and leaders like Suresh Elangovan, CEO, Mindlogicx Infotech, Govind Rammurthy, Founder, CEO & MD, MicroWorld Technologies, Satya Prabhakar, Founder & CEO, Sulekha.com, Vishal Sharma, CEO, (!)Zimblee, and many more, who will address the gathering.

TIME: 8.45 AM to 4.30 PM
WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009
WHERE: Hotel Rangsharda, Bandra (West), Mumbai

To attend this event, register FREE at http://www.siliconindia.com/startupcity_mumbai/index.php"

You can also hear entrepreneurs pitch to the investor's panel and watch them live as they convince the investors that they've got what it takes to run a successful business. A close-door CEO Conclave will bring CEOs, presidents and company owners together for an invigorating exchange of information, ideas and insights. Leaders of over 300 technology companies (startups, domestic IT companies and multinational companies) will attend this event. There will be an informal discussion amongst the senior management about the best practices of building technology companies, what works, what doesn't work, potential pitfalls and other challenges. They delve into candid, solution-seeking discussions focused on CEO-level issues - the challenges and pressures unique to top-level management.

siliconindia Startup City 2009 is an open platform for startups to showcase their innovative technology, meet potential investors, business partners and customers. The third edition of the Startup City event will see 30 startup companies across the country, over 35 VCs and 500 CEOs participating in the event.

Participating startups include: (!)Zimblee(A Yureekah Company), Adoroi, Atidan Technologies, Auxano Technologies, Ayojak (Signure Technologies), Column Technologies, ConnectReseller, ContentSyndicate, Crederity, FindGuru (Soft Script Solutions), IdeaVentory, Iken, Indictrans Technologies, Mind Technologies, Naaptol.com, Neev Information Technologies, PlugHR, Prescient Technologies, Rudraksha Technology, Safesquid, Sampada Software Solutions, School2Job, Unicus Interactive, Viral technologies, Virtual Rack(Interpole Technologies), Vivegam, WebBazaar (eMarket Web Technologies), Yoknowledge.com and YoPedia.

Confirmed VCs: Seedfund, Greylock Ventures, Alcazar Capital, Indian Angel Network, Reliance Technology Ventures Limited, ICICI Venture, IDG, Song Advisors, Opdrage, Reliance Capital, Nexus India Capital, Canaan, Blue Run Ventures, Kuruvindum, Indiaco Ventures, Waygate Capital, Siemens Venture Capital India, Sequoia Capital, DFJ and Epipheny Ventures.

To know more about the event, click here http://www.siliconindia.com/startupcity_mumbai/index.php"

The startups will not only exhibit themselves in their respective booths but will also get the opportunity to present and pitch about their company and their intriguing products and business to an audience comprising of top venture firms in the country and business heads of several large enterprises. Apart from this, startups looking for financial support can have one on one meeting with the venture capitalists.