IIM-B’s PGSEM Community presents Convergenz 08

January 12th, 200812:03 am @ sumesh

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IIM-B’s PGSEM Community presents Convergenz 08

Greetings !

PGSEM (@ IIM-B) & Cisco take immense pleasure & pride in soliciting your august presense at Convergenz-08, a forum for interaction between Industry, Academia & Alumni. It is on this day, in the environs of IIM Bangalore, that some of the best minds from the Industry would discuss on challenges of the day.

Theme: Innovation & Product Management

Date: Sunday, 13th Jan, 2008

Events:

1. Business Quiz (Starts: 1 PM)

  • Open to all folks of the hi-tech companies from Bangalore
  • Organized by Prof. Rajeev Gowda (of Karnataka Quiz Association)
  • Prize Money worth Rs. 40K to be won
  • Over 100 teams to participate

2. Panel Discussion (Starts: 6: 30 PM)

Topic – ‘Building an Innovation Ecosystem in India’

Panelists:

  • Mr. Vinod Deshmukh, CTO, Mindtree
  • Prof. Sadagopan, Director, IIIT
  • Mr. Rajeev Mehtani, MD, NXP Semiconductors

Other potential panelists:

  • Mr. Vineet Nayar, CEO, HCL Technologies
  • Mr. Bobby Mitra, MD, Texas Instruments
  • Mr. K.B. Chandrashekhar, CEO, Jamcracker

3. Case Analyses (Starts 1:30 PM)

  • Participation open to IIM-B students
  • Business Challenges faced by the hi-tech industry in India on product management
  • Analysis by students who handle technology and business with equal poise
  • Judged by industry experts and the eminent academia in IIM-B

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[Slides above: Convergenz 08 Invite]

What is PGSEM all about ?

  • Executive general management education program offered by IIM-B
  • Developed in close partnership with Software and IT industry
  • Customized for mid-career professionals in the Software and Information Technology industry

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