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October 11, 2009

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An Oxford Alum and current CEO of Allscripts, Glen Tullman starts with identifying the problems in the current healthcare industry. Technology, he says, is necessary but not the sufficient requirement for having an efficient healthcare system. Technology is needed but there are several other issues which seek solution.
“How to improve quality of care”
“How to [...]
October 10, 2009

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An eventful first day is followed by better weather and even bigger audience. The day kicks off with Mr. Sudhakar Shenoy introducing our keynote speaker Mr. Aneesh Chopra, CTO, US government. He is the first person to hold any such position and has been doing a commendable job since inception of his task.
He starts with [...]
October 10, 2009

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An eventful first day of the three day PAN IIT 2009 conference enters into the evening session. Large audience seated in a huge ballroom is enlightened by Dr. Carl Schramm. Founder of the Kauffman foundation, Dr. Schramm is a highly respected personality in the entrepreneur community. Entrepreneurial capital he says is the biggest contributor in [...]
October 9, 2009

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Moderator: Desh Deshpande Chairman of Sycamore Networks,
Tejas Networks, A123 Systems,
Sandstone Capital and HiveFire
Panelists: Prof. Scott Meadow Clinical Professor of
Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth
School of Business
Ali Shadman Partner, JK&B Capital
PM Pai Venture Partner, NEA
Prabha Sinha Founder & Co-Chairman, ZS Associates
One of the many panel discussions running parallely, this one focuses on “Identifying new business opportunities”. This discussion [...]
October 9, 2009

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The opening of PAN IIT 2009 had set the theme up for coming three days and clearly the focus is on Education, Invention and Innovation. Following the opening ceremony, the conference moves on to the second keynote speaker Dr. Nathan Myhrvold, introduced by Mr. Umang Gupta, a leading entrepreneur.
“Invention-road to prosperity” is what Dr. [...]