The Grand Finale of TechSparks™ 2012 is the culminating celebration of the nation-wide hunt to find the best product technology startups in India. The Roundtables which lead the the Grand Finale have been a massive success with overwhelming response from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad! The entrepreneurial spirit was on a high all across India and we’ve been witness to some amazing Tech Startups emerging.
The Grand Finale of TechSparks™ is expected to be a premier destination for substantive networking, with CXO-level technology corporates, leading investors (VCs & angels), national media and delegates from US, Europe and China expected to be in attendance. For the presenting companies, TechSparks will provide the much-needed validation and presence that product technology companies require in order to raise investments, acquire customers and attain scale globally.
Agenda For The Grand Finale
09:30 – 10:00 : Registration & Networking over Coffee
10:00 – 10:10 : Introduction to TechSparks – Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO, YourStory Media
10:10 – 10:40 : Keynote Address – Shailendra Singh, Manging Director, Sequoia Capital India
10:40 – 11:40 : Panel Discussion on “Scaling Your Startup”
Panelists
Narendra Bhandari, Director, Intel Software & Services Group – Developer Relations Division (Asia Pacific)
Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India
Gautam Gandhi, Head – New Business Development Emerging Markets, Google
Joe Ziegler, AWS Evangelist for Australia and New Zealand
Dr. Wido Menhardt, CEO, Philips Innovation Campus – Bangalore
Ravi Gururaj, Vice President – Products, Citrix (moderator)
11:40 – 12:10 : How the Cloud is changing Startup businesses and VC Investments – Pieter Kemps, Principal, Business Development & Venture Capital, Asia – AWS and Joe Ziegler, AWS Evangelist for Australia and New Zealand
12:10 – 12:20 : Startup Leadership Team Building – Doing it the Right Way – Anuj Roy, Partner LongHouse Consulting
12:20 – 12:35 : Showcase by TechSparks 2011 Success stories
12:35 – 12:45 : Unveiling of the YourStory 2012 “TECH30” Report
12:45 – 13:45 : Networking Lunch with dedicated sections
Co-founder Search
Startup Jobs
Startup 101 – Finance / Legal / IP protection / PR / Marketing / Sales
Startup Stall Demos
13:45 – 15:45 : TechSparks™ Presentations by the top 15 tech startups
15:45 – 16:00 : Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:30 : Keynote Address by Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEO, Mindtree
16:30 – 16:50 : How Companies can leverage the App Economy - Narendra Bhandari, Director, Intel Software & Services
16:50 – 17:10 : Prize Distribution to APP4INDIA winners
17:10 – 17:40 : Closing Keynote Address - Shereen Bhan, Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18
17:40 – 18:00 : TechSparks 2012 Awards and Closing Remarks
Date: September 8, 2012
Venue: MLR Convention Center, Whitefield, Bangalore
