SAN FRANCISCO: Indiaspora, a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 whose mission is to inspire and position the global Indian diaspora as a force for good, will be conferred with all time achievement award at a conference organized by the American Tamil Entrepreneurs Association (ATEA) soon. Indiaspora founder and investor in SiliconValley, MR Rangaswami, will receive the award.
Indiaspora builds bridges among diaspora leaders in various countries and professions among themselves, as well as with leaders in India. The organization is globally active in the areas of philanthropy and social impact, nonpartisan political and civic engagement, entrepreneurship and innovation, bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, and connecting with the diaspora’s next generation.
The award will be presented at the ATEA’s CATEALYZE 2023 conference. CATEALYZE organized every year by ATEA in different parts of the US is being held this year in Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View on September 23. Tamil entrepreneurs from the US, Canada and India will be attending the event.
The conference will have panel discussions on several industries that are seeing renewed and new interest in investments such as Gen AI, Web3, Digital Health, Sustainability, and connected things, said Arun Nehru, Convener. A women’s forum is also planned as more and more women are getting into startup. Besides Rangaswami’s organization, R. Vairavan will be honored at the conference.
From CIOs to venture investment professionals to seasoned entrepreneurs, ATEA has assembled a wide range of speakers who will share their insights, advise your business, and delve into their journeys, Lena Kanappan, President of ATEA, said.
The Indian community is one of the largest overall immigrant populations in the US, second only to the Mexican community and is the largest Asian community, with more than four million people that are permanent residents. Indians contribute more than $ 1 Trillion to the American Economy while accounting for only one per cent of the total population, according to a study.
IIT leadership conference
The IIT Bay Area Alumni Association is organizing its annual leadership conference in Silicon Valley this Saturday. Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, will be the keynote speaker. It may be noted that IITs ranked as 4th largest producer of unicorns in the world. The leadership conference is the largest IIT networking event on the West Coast. Last year more than 1,500 alumni and others attended the conference.
The conference, which aims to connect the IIT community across the globe, including industry and academic luminaries, business leaders, philanthropists, engineers, disruptive startup founders, and investors, will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on September 16, Hrishikesh Sathavane of the association said.
India Post News Service
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