TiEcon 2008: Agenda

Parallel Panel Sessions - Inspiration from the frontlines
The Trials and Tribulations of Starting a Company
Scaling: Building Buzz and Winning Customers
Crossing the Minefield: Successfully Marching Through the Valley of Death
Success Stories : Exploiting Global Leverage
Where VCs Are Investing - Looking for the Next Billion Dollar Opportunities?
Global Exchange: West Bengal: The New Global IT Destination

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Distinguished Speaker Series:
Ideas are Easy, Execution is Hard: Mike Speiser, Managing Director, Sutter Hill Ventures
Next Programming Models for Enterprise Software: Vishal Sikka, CTO SAP

12:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Lunch Break

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Entrepreneurs Bazaar

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Parallel Panel Sessions - Inspiration from the frontlines
Bootcamp Financing: To VC or Not to VC
Scaling: Monetization
Staying Relevant: Re-Invention
Success Stories: Taking on the Incumbents
VC Perspectives: What VCs Look For
Global Exchange: Ontario, Canada - Your Next Move

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Distinguished Speaker Series:
"Freeconomics": Why $0.00 is the Future of Business: Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief, WIRED magazine
Education - Is That a Solution to All Large World Problems: Nicholas Negroponte, Founder & Chairman, One Laptop per Child

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Networking Break

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Entrepreneurs Bazaar Mixer

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

06:00 PM - 06:45 PM

KEYNOTE: Leadership on The Edge - Robert Swan, Founder & President, 2041

07:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Reception