"This keynote panel of distinguished founders will discuss how they
identified their ideas for a new venture and what was unique about their team to create success.  You will be able to find some structure in the unruly field of entrepreneurship by listening to stories of these versatile visionaries resulting in forming your own opportunity.  The panelists are from different fields but they share the dedication to pursue entrepreneurial opportunity.  The panelists will also comment on the take-aways form the conference.  This is a "must attend" discussion moderated by Boston Globe writer Rob Weisman and Merrill Lynch's top Advisor Raj Sharma."

What does it take to build big companies? How do we build the next big one on the East coast? Can we do it here? The West coast seems to produce large companies more frequently than here in New England. What is the impact of this on the East coast? What cultural differences can be pinpointed to explain this? Are entrepreneurs and venture capitalists doing things differently on the West coast? Can we foster a culture on the East coast conducive to building large and lasting companies? How? Are there particular spaces, which are likely to provide the opportunities needed to conceive something big? What execution patterns have been observed that lead to success? Is success driven more by the nature of the enterprise or by the road traveled? What are well known points on this road where perseverance made the difference? How is the "Team", required for success, fully realized? What should entrepreneurs do differently to build a great company? Join a distinguished panel for a discussion of these important questions!

With significant activities in drugs, devices, diagnostics and services going on around the world, will the US lead in innovation ? Or should VCs and Corporations also start to look at other markets for ideas. Where should VCs look for investments outside the US ? What is a model to follow with these countries and what are the risks.technologies and ideas emerge from elsewhere in the world ? This panel will discuss what's going on overseas, where are the really good ideas, and what is just hype. The group will debate whether US entrepreneurs need to leverage the globe to build innovative companies, and what's the best way to do this. It will educate VCs and Entrepreneurs about disruptive technologies, research and even regulatory issues in other countries. Whether its R&D, drug or biomarker discovery, outsourcing of engineering, building marketshare, this panel should provide food for thought for anyone in the Lifesciences Industry wanting to get an international view on building innovative lifesciences companies.

A fundamental change is happening with entertainment-it's going digital. And the home is where the war to deliver digital content is being fought. On one side of the battle are the consumers who will settle for nothing less than ubiquitous, on-demand access. On the other side are the studios, record labels, and production house that are desperately try to protect their digital assets and control distribution. Caught in the middle are the CE manufacturers who want to establish themselves as the backbone of home entertainment. The PC industry that wants to become the center of digital content management and distribution within the home. And the broadband service providers want to become your home IT department, so their entertainment services can be delivered seamlessly through the home. The prize for winning this war? The $130 billion US CE market for TVs, MP3 players, stereos, and other gear, and a slice of the $214 dollars spent every month by connected households on home entertainment. And if those stakes aren't high enough, there's also a slice of the many dollars spent each month by Americans increasingly turning to the Web not only for communications, but also entertainment. Each side faces the challenge of striking a balance between expanding into new territory without ceding share to rivals on their existing products or services. What can Entrepreneurs build to help the consumer, content-providers, service providers, CE and PC industries win the converged home? The answer may lie in the following questions: * Will the network in your home be an extension of your service provider's network? Or will a PC-based entertainment center run your digital home. * Will you be able to freely select video offerings on the public internet, or will your Broadband Provider restrict your choices to what they will offer you? * Will you be able to freely copy content to any digital device in your home, or will DRM restrict consumer freedom and limit open CE devices? * Who will monitor and control your in-home network and keep the Digital Home running smoothly? Your service provider? You?

Join us as we examine the role of ancient treatises in modern management practice. With the continuous onslaught of new management principles and 'truisms', when and where could companies turn to 'time tested' philosophies from the Eastern world?

Have the Bhagavad-Gita and other ancient treatises replaced The Art of War as hip ‘new ancient’ Eastern management texts? As a Shareholder, Executive, Manager, or Stakeholder; what would you turn to?

The secrets to business success as per the latest mantra are concentration, consistency, and cooperation as taken from Vedanta. This session talks about the new set of management principles being followed by global organizations including Lehman Brothers, Sprint Nextel and Wharton.

How and where does the debate of 'stakeholder capitalism’ vs. 'shareholder capitalism' thread its way into the mix? What are the long term implications of our short term goals? Is there such a thing as Corporate Karma? Can and will it co-exist, or even complement Capitalism? How can we be better leaders, executives and managers that care about long term consequences whilst meeting short term corporate goals?

Explore these insights. Expand your vistas. We invite you to join a renowned panel of experts and practitioners ar TiECON East 2007. We also welcome your insights, inputs and ideas at http://tieboston.blogspot.com and be part of the discussion.

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Plan sponsors and carriers are struggling to address a fundamental healthcare dilemma in the US. Questions on how to address Issues such as rising cost and lack of quality measurement AND transparency are all issues that are consistently part of the deabte. Many stakeholders believe that by promoting greater consumer responsibilities in managing their health, these fundamental issues can be addressed. Is consumerism the solution? Will it stick? What trends should TiE attendees be paying attention to? What needs will arise as the result of these trends? Who will be the winners? How will the roles occupied by traditional players evolve (ERs, carriers, vendors, providers)? What oppotunities does this create? Speculate on the changes within the next 2 years, 5 years from now and 10 years from now.

Next generation of internet, commonly known as Web2.0 promises the next revolution of the internet market. Availability of higher bandwidth and new features available with web2.0, provide several new avenues for companies to advertise, market and deliver their products. With the recent acquisition of youTube.com by Google, everyone's attention is now focused on opportunities offered by web2.0. This panel will focus on the future of web2.0 and the changing business environment with to the availability of this new technology; evolution of the web from a read-mostly medium to a read-write, or two-way medium. The panel will also discuss the emerging opportunities for entrepreneurs, and what you could do as an entrepreneur to take advantage of web2.0.

Venture capitalists and angel investors review hundreds of business plans before betting their money on the next big thing. How do you differentiate your pitch from the rest and be a winner? Listen to experts from both worlds. What differentiating factors are investors looking for and what worked for some of the most successful entrepreneurs? An important role of your early communications strategy is to help you obtain funding. It's about positioning, the character of the company, and the aura you create around your company in the market. It's about communicating differences when differences matter. We will share some real life presentations and pitches that worked to get the funding started! Learn how you can leverage simple but powerful things such as business model, communication strategy, personal relationships, and even personal pastimes to stand out from the rest. Some communications secrets will be shared such as the value of being succinct in presentations or the value of common sense projections.

The medical device industry is on the verge of some dramatic changes. The drivers of this change include the emergence of combination products, a focus on incorporating IT into devices, an upcoming explosion in procedures for the aging baby-boomers who want to stay active, and the dawn of tissue engineered products. Is the confluence of these changes setting up the medical device industry to be The Next Big Thing?

This panel will seek to examine the emerging business models in the energy and clean technology industry to determine which new technologies and markets have the brightest future and how entrepreneurs, corporations, and venture capitalists can best place their bets accordingly. Key questions to be discussed include: What does it take to convert these technologies into commercial enterprises? What are the key sectors where entrepreneurs/VCs have seen big wins? What role does developments in technology and change in government policy play in the success of these ventures? What are the inherent risks for the success of such ventures? Which emerging global markets offer the opportunity for maximum returns?

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From Boston to Buenos Aires to Barcelona to Brisbane to Bangalore, effective innovation is at the top of the agenda of every CEO and investor - from the largest public industrial company to the newest start-up - regardless of technology sector or geographical location. As Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE said recently, "Constant reinvention is the central necessity at GE.We're all just a moment away from commodity hell." This represents a universal truth regardless of company size.

Effective technical innovation is increasingly a global phenomenon. Attend this panel at TiECON East to learn what to expect next in Innovation from Technology Clusters around the world.

In the panel entitled: Global Innovation: What's Next, hear from distinguished world leaders in their respective fields, including computer software and hardware, life sciences and medical devices.

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The Google Story-Initial funding, growth, and future

Whether it involves using embedded-fingerprint smart cards to facilitate microfinance in a fledgling economy, selling treadle-style irrigation pumps to help poor rural families raise themselves from poverty, using dirt motorbikes to deliver health services in the remotest corners of Africa, or simply using the internet to let you directly finance a micro-entrepreneur in a developing country, successful social entrepreneurs are living proof that innovation, be it process innovation or technology innovation, is a prerequisite for social impact. And, nobody understands the importance of innovation better than the people that write the checks that help social entrepreneurs grow to scale. In this engaging session, the venture philanthropists who are bankrolling some of these social entrepreneurs will show you how they analyze whether a social entrepreneur is resilient and innovative enough to take on some of the world's toughest challenges. Join us for a fascinating discussion on why innovation and disruptive technologies could be the most important tools in the social entrepreneur's quest for social impact.

As devices, networks and browsers improve, new companies are creating innovative and disruptive services for mobile users. Social networking, imaging, dating are just a few of the areas impacted by these new services - many building on the lessons and opportunities from Web 2.0. Improvements in application programming, development platforms and browsers will enable richer user interactions with these services for mobile users. And as location information improves, this will only improve user experience and create new and unique opportunities for mobile services. The companies enabling these improvements will share what to expect in the near future and companies leveraging these technologies will share what works and does not work

The access to mobile content via a wide range of options has continued to grow significantly worldwide. Subscribers are becoming more accustomed to accessing data when they want if and where they need it (often away from any PC or laptop). The large and growing base of mobile users with personalized mobile devices has attracted a multitude of content providers. Content that originally began as ringtones has exploded to include wallpaper, full track songs, movies and even TV. Essentially anything that is available on the internet and TVs can now be accessed on mobile phones. The session will explore the market dynamics of the Mobile Content space. We will look at the services being deployed and discuss what has worked and what has not. The panelist will identify the technology issues, dependencies and barriers. The session will also review various business models options being used by operators and off deck providers.

The use of analytics is becoming increasingly popular. Beyond just pattern finding and trending, Analytics is now being used to determine the right set of people to make credit card offers to, the exact merchandise to put on the shelf and how to price it, figuring out the optimal supply chain, determining how exactly resources should be allocated etc. It is not uncommon to find experts on Analytics as part of senior management teams in Fortune 500 companies. This panel comprises of experts in the field who have seen Analytics undergo the transformation from “geek” status to critical for the success of a company.

$2.7 Trillion dollars or 17% of the US GDP will be spent on health care by the  year 2010, yet studies have shown that defect rate inherent in the system to be as high as 45%.  U.S. scored a failing grade against other industrialized nations in such basic health care quality performance indicators as infant mortality rates and chronic disease management.  Innovation in Health Information Technology (HIT) has the potential to improve health services by making its delivery safe, patient-centered, effective, efficient, and timely.  But transformation can be a challenging journey.  What areas of HIT are gaining traction and who are they serving?  As health insurance moves from wholesale to retail, and focus from health benefit coverage shifts to health management,what role does HIT play in this evolution?  Who will remain the dominant players?  Where are the emerging opportunities on the horizon?  What are the obstacles?  What role will the "missing link" (i.e., patients and consumers) play in this evolution?  How can your business navigate and win in this complex system with misaligned incentives? Hear transformation leaders discuss and debate how HIT is transforming health services and its delivery.  Is your company ready to play and win?

Emerging technologies enable new products and services.  These can disrupt existing markets and create new markets. These can allow emerging countries to leapfrog development.

Change creates new opportunities for entrepreneurs everywhere. The panelists in this panel will talk about unique emerging technologies that might create new markets and entrepreneurial opportunities. Key questions to be discussed include: How these technologies impact market and create opportunities? What does it take to convert these technologies into commercial products? How an entrepreneur can find and benefit from emerging technologies?

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