Panel Discussions Session 2: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Financing the New Venture

Time: 3:40 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Location: Schaumburg East

This panel will introduce the various sources of financing (both traditional and non-traditional) available to any aspiring entrepreneur in the current environment. The panelists will discuss the fallout of the financial crisis and its impact on the financing industry. Merits and issues of the traditional VC model will be debated and latest trends in the VC-Entrepreneur relationship will be discussed.

Moderator: Arjun Malhotra CEO & Chairman, Headstrong’s Board of
Directors.

Panelists: Ramneek Bhasin            Entrepreneur-in-Residence [EIR], Mayfield
                                                                 Fund
                     Lon Chow                         General Partner, Apex Venture Partners
                     Keith Crandell                  Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH
                                                                  Venture Partners
                     Raja Krishnamoorthi      Candidate for Comptroller, State of Illinois

IIT Business Plan Competition Finals

Time: 3:40 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Location: Nirvana Ballroom

This is the final round of the 1^st ever Business Plan competition conducted by PanIIT in the US. The 4 regional finalists from Chicago, Dallas, Boston and the Bay Area will present to a panel of judges who are industry leaders amongst Entrepreneurs, VC’s and Academia. There will be time allocated for Q&A with the judges and feedback from the audience will be solicited as well.

Moderators:   Sanjay Kumar         Owner & Principal, ASK Energy

Judges:          Scott Meadow         Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship
                                                           Chicago Booth School of Business
                         Kanwal Rekhi         Managing Director, Inventus Capital
                                                           Partners
                         Kapil Chaudhary    Principal, Illinois Innovator Acceleration Fund

Scaling NGOs to reach millions

Time: 3:40 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Location: Schaumburg E - H

Several NGOs in India are successful in transforming lives of people in Healthcare, Education, Women's empowerment etc. Most of these successes are limited either to local areas or to the number of people impacted. What are the biggest challenges and roadblocks preventing these successes to be scaled at a national scale. Join the panel discussion to hear the perspectives and insights from four NGOs with excellent track record of successes.

Moderator: Manoj Goel Silicon Valley Entrepreneur

Panelists:     Ravi Kuchimanchi           Founder, Association for India's
                                                                  Development
                        Ulhas Kamat                   Director, iCreate
                        K. Sridharan                    Founder, Sankara Eye Foundation
                        Dr. Sandeep Pandey    Founder, Asha Parivar