World's Largest Virtual Gathering of Technology Entrepreneurs Happening at TiEcon 2021

World's Largest Virtual Gathering of Technology
Entrepreneurs Happening at TiEcon 2021
Silicon Valley's annual flagship conference on May 6-8, 2021
Announcing titans of industry and technology as Grand Stage Speakers at TiEcon
2021- Ratan Naval Tata of Tata Group, Reed Hastings of Netflix, Nikesh Arora of Palo
Alto Networks, and Navin Chaddha of Mayfield Fund.
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 6, 2021 --TiEcon, the signature annual event of TiE Silicon
Valley is announcing their second virtual event, TiEcon 2021. Among the largest
global technology entrepreneurship conferences of its kind, TiEcon is delivering 3 days
of engaging programming to take place on May 6-8, 2021.
"Keeping up with our 28 years of TiEcon tradition, we are absolutely thrilled to honor
these titans of industry and technology on the grand stage," said AGK Karunakaran,
President, TiE Silicon Valley.
Featuring more than 200 speakers and 100 virtual exhibitors, TiEcon 2021 expects to
draw in 10,000 global attendees at the three-day event. Participants immerse
themselves in the latest technology trends and hear from outstanding entrepreneurs
and visionary leaders.
This year, the grand-stage speakers will include Ratan Naval Tata, chairman of Tata
Trusts and chairman emeritus of Tata Group; KanwalRekhi, Managing Director,
Inventus Capital Partners; Reed Hastings, Founder and co-CEO of Netflix; Nikesh
Arora, CEO and chairman of Palo Alto Networks; and NavinChaddha, Managing
Partner, Mayfield Fund, who will be receiving the Venture Capitalist of the Year Award.
TiEcon 2021 will offer multiple tracks on cutting-edge technology topics, including
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cloud, Security, and Healthcare. Insights
on Entrepreneurship and the Future of Work in a global context will be explored as
well.
The conference will also feature sessions specifically relevant to startups, like Mentor
Connect, VC Connect, Global Connect, Startup Bootcamp, Young Entrepreneurs,
TiE50 Awards, and EXPO Product Showcase.
The one-day Entrepreneurship Bootcamp will take international entrepreneurs through
a rigorous program to get them ready for pitching to investors and venture capitalists.

VC Connect and Mentor Connect sessions offer early to mid-stage startup founders a
chance to receive valuable, candid, and direct advice from successful Silicon Valley
venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
TiE50, the coveted awards program for global startups, will screen thousands of
applications for TiEcon 2021. Since its inception, TiE50 startups have gone on to raise
over $1 billion in funding. Select winners will also present at the coveted 'Meet the
Drapers' show to pitch their ideas to Silicon Valley's renowned VC family, The Drapers.
For more information, visit TiEcon 2021.
About TiE Silicon Valley
TiE Silicon Valley (sv.tie.org) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering
entrepreneurship. TiE hosts TiEcon to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem under one
roof for C-level executives, investors, and entrepreneurs.
About TiE
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is the largest global not-for-profit organization. Founded
in 1992, TiE's chapters organize 100s of events throughout the year- to educate,
inspire, mentor, and fund entrepreneurs. Learn more at TiEcon.org