AKKA 2002 Conference - Business Forum

Mr. Prakash "Krish" Krishnaswamy

Mr. Tumkur Dayanand

Mrs. Lakshmi Vora

Mr. Vasantha Sural

Mr. Bala Murthy

Business Forum

Partnership to Progress and Prosperity

Seminar Theme:

The theme of the Seminar is "Partnerships to Progress and Prosperity". This seminar will focus on the importance of cooperation within and among Industry, Government, and Academia for achieving business success. Factual accounts of such partnerships and networking format of the seminar will provide valuable insights and inspiration for further explorations of such opportunities.

This premiere event will draw prominent Kannadigas from all over the world, and will include CEO's and other business leaders. The Honorable Chief Minister Mr. S. M. Krishna will be heading a high power delegation consisting of Ministers, Government officials and Industrialists.

Activities:

Success Stories from Entrepreneurs
Innovative Approaches to Partnerships
IT & Engineering
Biotechnology
Automotive& Manufacturing Engineering

The Seminar features:

Key note speeches on innovative approaches to Partnerships.
Current Trends and opportunities in Biotechnology, Information Technology, Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering.
Presentations by Karnataka Government officials on opportunities and available assistance.
Success Stories from Entrepreneurs of Indian origin highlighting their teachable points of view.

Guidelines for speakers:

Please present materials that are consistent with the Seminar theme.
Case studies and anecdotal illustrations that support your talk would make your talk more effective.
Present tangible measures of success.
Visual aids will have more impact than purely verbal talk.
Time limits
- Success stories by Entrepreneurs - 5 to 10 min..
- Key Note Speeches - 30 min.
Karnataka Government presentations
- Emphasize assistance available from the Government
- Recommended topics - Infrastructure, Financial assistance, etc.
- Recommendation - 4 speakers, not to exceed 15 minutes each
Business Luncheon with Karnataka
- AKKA Business Seminars
- Introduction of CM
- Talk by CM; allocated time for CM's talk is 20 Minutes

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Program At a Glance:

Saturday, August 31:

12:30 - 2:00 pm	Business Luncheon with Karnataka Chief Minister. The cost for this luncheon is $ 150 per person and will be limited to the first 100 registrants. To Sign up for luncheon, Please contact: Mr. Vasantha Sural
12:30 - 2:00 pm	Introduction of Chief Minister S.M. Krishna Remarks by the Chief Minister Lunch ; Entertainment by Dr. Nagaraj Havaldar Nikhil Joshi
2:30 - 2:30 PM	Break
2:30 - 3:30 PM	Talks by Indian Delegates and Q&A
3:30 - 4:30 PM	Success Stories by Entrepreneurs Kumar Malavalli, Brocade Commnications B.N. Bahadur, President, BBK Govind Lakshman, President, Polyurethane Products Corp. Banad Vishwanath, Founder, VP and Executive Producer: VISION OF ASIA, ITV & TV-36p. Suri Ramanna, President, TRC Worldwide Engineering, Inc.
4:30 - 5:30 PM	Networking

Sunday, September 1: Key Note Speeches

10:00 - 10:30 am	Lead Key Note Speech Title: "Passion, Persistence and Partnership" Speaker: Eleanor Josaitis Executive Director and Co-founder Focus: HOPE Detroit, Michigan USA
10:30 - 11:00 am	Information Technology Title: "Importance of Technology to Build Effective Businesses today" Speaker: B V Jagadeesh President and CEO NetScaler Inc Santa Clara, California, USA
11:00 - 11:30 am	Automotive Engineering Title: " Global Engineering - the Opportunities for India" Speaker: Prakash Krishnaswamy CEO EASi Engineering Madison Heights, Michigan, USA
11:30 - 12:00 PM	Informal Networking (in designated areas)
12:00 - 1:30 PM	Lunch

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