DECEMBER 16th 2021
Prashant (PK) Gulati
Chair, TGS, Founder SmartStart Fund
Praveen Tailam
Chair, TiE Global Board of Trustees
Prashant (PK) Gulati
Chair, TGS, Founder SmartStart Fund
Ramit Harisinghani
Director Marketing, TiE Dubai
Summary of the First Day
Playout of Highlights Video
Sunil Gavaskar
Cricketer & Commentator
In conversation with :
Anis Sajan
Mr. Cricketer & Group Vice Chairman,
Danube Group
From Sportsmanship to Entrepreneurship
Some A-listers are putting their funds and
creative genius into a wealth of venture
capital deals while a lot of other celebrities
and sportspersons are tapping into the
zeitgeist, building brands and investing into
ideas. In this talk, cricketer and
entrepreneur Sunil Gavaskar dives deeper.
H.E. Mohamed Bin Talaih
Chief of Govt. Services, Govt. of UAE(INVITED)
In conversation with :
The Government API Opportunity for Startups
In this discussion, we explore the promise
of improving people’s lives by developing
interconnected and seamless digital
solutions and services using APIs provided
by the government, in partnership with
private sector, startups, developers, and
coders. HE also discusses the role that the
government of UAE is playing to develop
and execute on this opportunity.
Ashish Panjabi
COO, Jacky’s Retail
President TiE Dubai
Manohar Reddy
Founder & CEO, Feuji
President, TiE Hyderabad
Passing of the Baton
Announcement of TiE Global Summit 2022,
passing of the baton to TiE Hyderabad and
sharing of plans
Praveen Tailam
Chair, TiE Global Board of Trustees
TiE Global Leadership Team
Pradeep Udhas
Managing Partner, KPMG India
Launch of the TiE Impact Report in partnership with KPMG
KPMG has worked with TIE and its chapters
from around the global to document and
highlight the impact TiE has had on
grassroot entrepreneurship around the
world. The formal report is being released
to the public at this time.
Dr. Krishna Ella
Chairman & MD, Bharat Biotech
Interviewed by :
Jassi Chadha
Founder, President & CEO, Axtria Inc.
Winning Over a Pandemic with Innovation
The man behind Covaxin talks about India,
vaccines, public private partnerships,
battles and wars, wins and losses, and of
course, resilience, persistence and
leadership.
George Jacob
President & CEO, Bay Ecotarium
Centering Sciences & Human Experiences
One of the foremost museum thinkers of
our time, talks about a life in museums,
artificial emotional intelligence, Mother
Portal, cultural diplomacy and creation of
destinations with higher societal purpose.
Museums are the souls of civil societies and
they serve as repositories of our collective
memory, says George.
Prof. Mohanbir Sawhney
Associate Dean for Digital Innovation at
Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Mgmt.
The Inner Venture : Finding Balance and
Meaning in Life
As entrepreneurs and business leaders, we
pour our energies into creating ventures
and value. But the most important venture
we will create is our life and legacy – the
venture called you. In life, we strive to
balance four facets – work, family, health,
and spirituality. These facets represent the
mind, heart, body, and soul. As we
progress in life, our priorities evolve, and
this balance takes on different meanings.
Our evolution goes through four stages –
learners, doers, givers, and sages. What
should be our goals at each stage? How
should we define success at different stages
of our lives? Professor Sawhney draws
inspiration from the Ashrama system of
Hinduism to reflect on how to define
meaning and how to find balance in our
lives.
Sandeep Nailwal
Cofounder & COO, Polygon / Matic
In conversation with :
Building a Decentralized Future
Mark Cuban-backed Polygon has emerged as
one of the most exciting players in the
crypto space. Listen to Sandeep Nailwal,
the COO and co-founder of Polygon, talk
about building failure into models, why he
and his assets never sleep, the impact of his
network and the future of blockchain
technology.
Shashank Kumar
Cofounder & CEO, DeHaat
In conversation with :
From Seed to Opportunity
Starting with a mission to aggregate
produce from farmers, DeHaat has come a
long way and is steadily transforming the
Indian agritech space. The founder reflects
on DeHaat’s journey, and how they evolved
into a full-stack agritech platform.
The TGS & TIE Leadership Team
Making of the Summit
The closing session of the Summit, to
convey gratitude and to thank all those who
made this happen. Group Photographs and
distribution of mementos.
Please note:
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are planned and not fully confirmed, and may change or need to be modified/cancelled
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