ORANGE COUNTY, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 1, 2006 -- TiECON announced today the addition of
Vinod Khosla to speak at
TiECON
Southwest 2006. Mr. Khosla, of Kleiner Perkins and Khosla Ventures,
will speak at the conference on November 3rd at the Hyatt Regency Orange
County in Anaheim, CA.
"We are extremely thrilled to add Vinod to our list of distinguished
keynote speakers," said Nilesh Shah, Chairman of TiECON Southwest 2006.
"He is a tremendously successful investor and entrepreneur that will
provide a wealth of information to aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as be a
leading example of community service in the areas of social and
environmental advocacy."
Mr. Khosla has an extensive history as an entrepreneur and investor with a
commitment to social and environmental causes. He was the founding CEO of
Sun Microsystems and helped to launch Daisy Systems, a pioneer in
electronic design automation. Khosla is an affiliated partner at venture
capital firm Kleiner Perkins. He is also the founder of Khosla Ventures,
which offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital for both "for
profit" and "social impact" ventures. Khosla was integral in founding a
number of firms, including: NexGen, Excite, @Home Network, Juniper
Networks, and Corvis. Khosla serves on the boards of EASIC (programmable
ASIC platform), Infinera (optical communications), Kovio (printed
electronics), Skyblue (internet PC), Spatial Photonics (Micromirror
displays), Xsigo (datacenter switch) and others. In 1999, Khosla was a
finalist for the World Technology Award. He is also a founding member of
The Indus Entrepreneurs.
Mr. Khosla is a major advocate for the development of alternative energy
sources. He is an investor in a number of firms that are involved in
biofuels and bioplastics and is co-chair of the "Yes on Prop 87" initiative
in California. He is also passionate about Social Entrepreneurship with a
special emphasis on Microfinance as a tool for alleviating poverty.
Fortune magazine recently labeled him as one the nation's most influential
ethanol advocates.
Mr. Khosla joins the list of keynote speakers already scheduled for TiECON
Southwest, including:
-- Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder of Hotmail
-- Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal
-- Ajay Shah, former CEO of Smart Modular Technologies
-- Tim Draper, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Juvet
-- Sumant Mandal, Managing Director of Clearstone Venture Partners
TiECON Southwest 2006 takes place on Friday November 3 and Saturday
November 4 at The Hyatt Regency Orange County Hotel, 11999 Harbor Blvd.,
Orange County, CA.
Register Today
To attend TiECON Southwest 2006, register today at
http://www.tieconsouthwest.org. Please see website for additional details
or call (818) 246-0456. Discounts for students and members of
entrepreneurial and investor organizations are available.
About TiE
TiE fosters entrepreneurship through mentoring, networking and education.
TiE is a global, not-for-profit organization with 44 chapters in ten
countries and a membership base of over 10,000.
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