[Events] IT CONVENTION at Taj Mahal Hotel

IT CONVENTION

Date: Aug 11 & 12, 2000 

Venue: Taj Mahal Hotel

IT Convention Committee: 
                  Dr F C Kohli, Deputy Chairman, TCS. Chairman, IT Convention
                  Mr Manoj Alimchandani Co-Chairman, IT Convention

Program Highlights:
Convention Outline: Mr Manoj Alimchandani, FCA, Co-Chairman, IT Convention 

Keynote address: Dr. F C. Kohli, Dy Chairman, TCS

Day 1: August 11, 2000. 

Session Theme: E-Transformation of Communication

Topic	Speaker
Presentations : ISP Technologies	Mr Amitabh Kumar, Director - Operations, VSNL
The Dot com Business E -Ventures	Mr Rajesh Jain, CEO, India World Communications

Session Theme E - Transformation of Commerce & Entertainment

Topic	Speaker
Session E - Transformation of Commerce & Entertainment	Mr Ajit Balakrishnan, CEO Rediff.com
Presentation : Media ,Convergence and IT Ventures	Mr Ajay Vidyasagar ,VP, News TV India Ltd.

Session Theme: E-Transformation of Business

Chairman: Mr Arvind Thakur, President, Software Business, NIIT Ltd.

Topic	Speaker
Econets - The Way to Industry Transformation through E-Business	Mr Ganesh Natrajan,MD,Aptech Ltd.
Customer Relation and Supply Chain Management	Mr.A .S. Godbole ,MD,L&T Information Technologies Ltd

Day 2: August 12, 2000

Session Theme: E-Transformation of Financial Markets

Session Chairman: Mr P.Subramaniam, Chairman, UTI.

Topic	Speaker
Presentations : Stock Exchange, Future Scenario	Mr Anand Rathi , President, Bombay Stock Exchange

Panel Discussion on Valuation of Stocks: ICE (Information Technology, Communication & Entertainment)

Eminent Panelists: 

                 Mr Ravi Mohan,MD, CRISIL

                 Mr Manoj Alimchandani, FCA, Co-Chairman, IT Convention

                 Mr Deven Choksey, MD, KRC Shares and Securities

Special Presentaion on Valuation of Stocks by Mr Manoj Alimchandani,FCA,Co-Chairman,IT Convention

Session: Venture Capital

Session Chairman: Mr Manoj Alimchandani, Co-Chairman, IT Convention.

Topic	Speaker
Creating E - Entrepreneurs	Mr. Pradip Shah, Chairman, Ind Asia Advisors Pvt Ltd
Presentation on Regulation for Venture Capital	Mr L K Singhvi, Sr. Executive Director, SEBI

Session Theme: Creating Intellectual Capital

Session Chairman: Mr S Ramadorai - CEO, Tata Consultancy Services.

Topic	Speaker
Education -Creating a Knowledge Base	Dr. Deepak Pathak, Head Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology.

Special Presentation on Product Development -Moving up the Value Chain by a software development co

Session Theme: E - Transformation - Enabling Technologies

Topic	Speaker
Presentation on Changing Paradigm in IT Industry & Survival	Mr Swarup Chowdhry, Country Manager, IBM India Ltd.
Valedictory Address	Mr R H Patil, Chairman, National Stock Exchange

The Convention received excellent response from many eminent personalities with over 170 delegates from Industry and Capital Markets in a packed Hall