Organized by: NIDHI Center of Excellence and iDEX @ Venture Center
Supported by: TiE Pune
The talk is FREE for participants, but registration is mandatory.
About the speakers:
Kiran Deshpande: Trustee - TiE Global Board of Trustees| Director - 14Trees Foundation, Former CEO Tech Mahindra| Co-founder Mojo Networks| Board Advisor-Saankhya Labs, Quality Kiosk| Angel Investor-GigIndia, ExtraEdge, Bombay Shaving Company|Former President, TiE Pune
Kiran has 40+ years of Business Leadership & Entrepreneurial Experience in the Technology Industry.Kiran is the Co-Founder of Mojo Networks (Now an Arista Company) – Massively scalable Cloud Managed Secure Wi-Fi technology & President of TiE Pune Chapter. He has mentored over 20+ start-ups.Prior to joining Mojo Networks, he has worked with reputable companies including KPIT Cummins (CEO & Chairman for strategy), Tech Mahindra (CEO), Software Services of IMR, Inc.- later acquired by CGI (Vice President) & Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).He is an Angel Investor & Board Member in the companies like – 18th Parallel (Android based smart STB & Gaming Console), Bombay Shaving Company (Men’s grooming) & Sun Shot Technologies (Commercial rooftop based Solar Systems). And a Senior Member of IEEE.He has been Charter Member of TIE Pune chapter for many years and has been closely associated with TiE Activities, notably Nurture and Angel Investing.Kiran has completed his B.E.(Honours) in Electronics from BITS, Pilani (BSEE) and M. Tech (EE) from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (MSEE).
Smita Yedekar : Program Chair (Tie Pune)
Smita Yedekar is a first-generation serial entrepreneur with international experience in building software products ground up, running global teams and operations, marketing and selling software services and products.
She is a mentor to startups and has worked as an Independent Director and member of Advisory Boards. Smita is a Charter Member at TiE Pune and Mentor at DSCI – National CoE Accelerator. She is the Chair for Nurture 13 accelerator program of TiE Pune.
Her current focus areas are strategy and growth for early-stage companies working in Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Learning , SaaS and many tech enabled businesses. A keen student of generative AI, she is working towards a doctoral degree in the field
Smita founded Smartsourcing Global Inc, US, in 2006. She built a diverse portfolio of web and mobile solutions for various industries expanding business in the US and SEA. Smita co-founded 1Mobility, headquartered in Singapore, in 2014, an Enterprise Mobile Security product. In April 2018, 1Mobility was acquired by Qualys, Inc., a Silicon Valley company.
Avinash Shenoi: Program Co-Chair.(TiE Pune)
Avinash is currently the founder of pryus consultings and is an engineer at heart and a serial tech entrepreneur. After successfully exiting three companies across two continents, he now works with other entrepreneurs to prepare their enterprises for a successful exit.
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