BOSTON— TiE Boston announced that TiECON East ’24, its much awaited annual flagship event, will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Boston, on Friday, September 13, 2024. This is New England’s largest conference bringing together entrepreneurs, industry experts, corporate executives, academics and students alike.
The conference will focus on the modern entrepreneur’s challenges and opportunities in facing new technologies. It will host keynote speakers, multiple tracks and panelists, a mentor lounge and an investor lounge. The objective of the conference is to bring rich content and networking opportunities for the entrepreneurial talent emerging from New England.
“Save the date for an electrifying convergence of minds at our upcoming TiECON East 2024, where a dynamic community driven by disruption, relentless progress, and boundless innovation will get together for discussions over several tracks and panels,” said Yash Shah, President of TiE Boston.
Mr. Shah also announced that Bhaskar Panigrahi, Chairman and CEO of ConnectM Technology Solutions will be the TiECON East Chair, and Nithya Iyer Singh, Co-Founder of 2123iX will be TiECON East Co-Chair.
“I’m excited to chair the 2024 edition of TiECON East, knowing that in bringing people together, we’re building bridges that can lead to countless opportunities and collaborations.” says Bhaskar Panigrahi, TiECON East chair. “It’s about curating an environment where business leaders converge, ideas intersect, and new paths are forged, building on this very powerful legacy of the largest entrepreneurship conference on the East Coast.”
Mr. Panigrahi has 25 years as a serial entrepreneur and investor building successful organizations in clean energy and software/IT space. He is currently Chairman and CEO of ConnectM Technology Solutions – a vertically integrated clean energy technology company electrifying homes, businesses, and transportation by leveraging its Energy Intelligence Network. He is also an investor and board member in CCI Energy/Fairhaven Wind, One Way VC, Sure Ventures, BluStream Corp, and Blue Cloud Ventures. Prior companies as Chairman/CEO include Cambridge Clean Energy, Cambridge Technology Enterprises, CellExchange, E-Solutions, and Unique Computing.
“Humanity is at an important inflection point, given the pace of technological breakthroughs. We are excited to bring industry leaders, VC, mentors, entrepreneurs and start-ups to this one-day conference where we discuss what is possible and how to make it happen.” says Nithya Iyer Singh, TiECON East Co-chair. “From fostering innovation to addressing societal impact, our goal is to facilitate conversations that inspire action, drive progress, and shape the future of entrepreneurship in a rapidly evolving world.”
Ms Iyer Singh is a seasoned Healthcare/Biotech professional. She has worked at GSK, Tesaro and Paratek and launched 2 antibiotics and immuno-oncology drugs in the treatment of endometrial cancer. She has also worked in the area of Specialty Pharmacy at Apria Healthcare and Express Script. Currently, Co-Founder of 2123iX which is in build mode. Her area of interest is in developing solutions using digital, AI and ML technologies in clinical drug development. She is Chair of the AIF NE Advisory Board and is involved in several other profit and non-profit organizations in an advisory role.
TiE Boston will announce the speakers for TIECON East 2024 in the coming weeks. Past TiECON East speakers have included John Scully, Chairman of NirvanaHealth and former CEO of Apple; Jeff Bussgang, Co-Founder at Flybridge Capital Partners; Helen Grenier, Co-Founder of iRobot; Rama Ramakrishnan, MIT Sloan; Sam King, CEO of Veracode; Aron Ain, CEO of Kronos; Gail Goodman of Constant Contact; Deepak Chopra; Craig Newmark of Craig’s List; Diane Greene of VMware and Chair of MIT, and Rohit Prasad, Chief Scientist of Alexa, Amazon.
Founded in 1997, TiE Boston connects tomorrow’s founders with today’s entrepreneurs, executives and venture capitalists. Operating for 27 years now, TiE Boston’s unparalleled network of successful, serial entrepreneurs are deeply engaged and committed to giving back to the community by providing mentorship, tactical advice, and expertise to rising entrepreneurs through signature programs. TiE is the world’s largest not-for-profit network dedicated to helping startups grow. This ecosystem was established more than 30 years ago, rapidly expanding the TiE Network to 16,000 members across multiple countries and contributed to $250 billion in wealth creation. TiE Chapters around the world have become a vibrant platform for entrepreneurs, professionals, industry leaders, and investors to interact with one another & forge long-lasting relationships.
For more information about TiE Boston, visit https://www.tieboston.org/
