IndiaPost.com - TIE Silicon Valley announces Tiecon 2008 for entrepreneurs

SANTA CLARA, CA: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a global not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship, is proud to announce that TiEcon 2008, the premier and largest convention for entrepreneurs, will take place on May 16 and 17 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.

Comprising two action-packed days of learning, exploring and networking, TiEcon 2008 will focus on communicating strategies and transformative business models to entrepreneurs, who will benefit from instant global connectivity.

"TiEcon 2008 is taking TiE back to its roots and will be a true source of mentoring and inspiration to hundreds of entrepreneurs - including me," said Manish Chandra, co-Chair of TiEcon 2008 and CEO, Kaboodle. "Our innovative combination programs for this year, including TiEcon keynotes and panels, the unique Entrepreneurs Bazaar, and our domain-specific power lunches, will offer enrichment that no other conference dedicated to entrepreneurs can offer.

In an industry that is known for measuring successful return on investments, TiEcon is unparalleled in its contributions to entrepreneurs; for example, all of the eight chairs who organized TiEcon 2005 founded companies within six months of the conference, and three of us have already successfully exited those companies."

Ajay Chopra, co-convener TiEcon 2008 and a venture capitalist with Trinity Ventures, added, "The theme for TiEcon 2008 is Entrepreneurship Unbounded: Inspiration from the Frontlines. With this theme in mind, we have lined up impressive keynote speakers for both days, starting with Peter Thiel, founder and president of Clarium Capital, ex-CEO of PayPal, and a board member at Facebook, who is probably the most prominent thought leader in web social media.

The second keynote speaker is Bill Campbell, chairman of Intuit and a board member Apple Computer, who is an expert on building scalable companies. It will also have two interesting keynote panels: one showcases CEOs who have built billion dollar companies in India while the other, with Kara Swisher of The Wall Street Journal as moderator, showcases entrepreneurs who have achieved explosive growth in the shortest period of time."