ear Member!



( Gentle Reminder)



TiE Hyderabad is organizing a Seminar on “ Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Education Sector” from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM on Friday 17th July 2009 at the Conference Hall of the Centre for Organizational Development (COD), Madhapur.



Google Maps link to the Location : http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHME_enUS321US321&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Center+for+Organizational+Development+HYDerabad&fb=1&split=1&gl=in&cid=0,0,12249274065257791456&ei=hVJDSo7eJ9SLkAXEivWiDw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1





The aim of the Seminar is to discuss the total ecosystem of Education Sector and opportunities, in India





Agenda:



3:30 PM to 4:00 PM - Networking and high tea

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Presentations by Panelists

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Q&A moderated by Santanu Paul (CEO of TalentSprint )

6:00 PM - Informal Q&A with Panelists



The following is the List of panelists for the Seminar.





List of Panelists:



- Harvey Singh, CEO of Instancy Software (Learning Technology and Social Learning)

- Amit Prasad, Founder & CEO Sunshine Preschools

- Raj Grover, CEO of Rumi Education (India's first chain of truly affordable private schools)

- P. Balaji, CEO, Vasavi College of Education (Undergraduate Education)





Harvey Singh is a pioneer in the field of eLearning and distance education. He is working on his new venture a Web 2.0 learning platform (www.instancy.com) and social learning platform (www.enlightus.com). He graduated from NC State and Stanford University in Computer Science and Education. He has presented at national and international conference on eLearning



Amit is Founder and MD of the fast growing SatNav Group that now has business interests in IT

Products, Preschool Education and Aviation Maintenance. Sunshine Preschools was the first

preschool and daycare chain in India in 2004. His concept here was to provide a reliable facility

located in the vicinity of either the parent’s home or office, and offer service for 16+ hours in tune with

the flexible hours that one has to work today. With over 13 centers and 1000 children who passed out

last year, it has emerged as a leading chain of corporate owned and managed education centers.



Balaji is Chief Executive Officer, Vasavi Academy of Education, Hyderabadand CEO of Shri Hanumantharaya Educational & Charitable Society as well as the Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Private Polytechnics Managements Association and Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Private Engineering Colleges Managements Association







Moderator: Santanu Paul CEO of TalentSprint ( Finishing School)



· Previously Santanu Paul lead Virtusa’s Global Delivery Operations. He is responsible for creating a common operating framework for business units, including global delivery, planning, resource management, practice and competency development, and automation. In addition, Santanu also oversees Asian operations for the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) business unit, and is general manager of the company’s Hyderabad Advanced Technology Center.

Prior to Virtusa, Santanu was chief technology officer at Openpages, a leader in corporate risk management products. Santanu was also co-founder and chief technology officer at Viveca, a startup that Openpages acquired in 2001. Earlier, he was a research staff member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, where his team designed Rainmaker, a novel workflow system that was awarded a United States patent.

Santanu has a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he was a recipient of the prestigious Rackham pre-doctoral fellowship and the IBM Canada fellowship. He has an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology. Santanu has published many articles in international journals and has spoken at conferences such as JavaOne, Comdex, and AIIM. His interviews and articles have appeared in the Economic Times, Financial Express, Business Standard, Business India, and BBC online.









May I request all of you to make it convenient and attend this Seminar along with other friends/colleagues?





Please confirm your participation through email ASAP.



Best Regards



Col Ravi

Executive Director

TiE Hyderabad

99497-33397(mob)