TiE Hyderabad will be hosting TiE's "largest ever", and its first virtual, global summit between December 8 and 10.
TiE Hyderabad will be hosting TiE's "largest ever", and its first virtual, global summit between December 8 and 10.
The Hyderabad chapter of one of the world's largest networks of successful entrepreneurs and professionals will be hosting the TiE Global Summit 2020 online due to Covid-19 as there are travel and social distancing restrictions the world over.
A total of 20,000 entrepreneurs, 200+ investors, 10+ world leaders, 50+ star speakers, celebrities, sportspersons, and spiritual and wellness gurus will be attending the summit.
25 TiE chapters from the Americas, Europe, Africa, India and APAC will be represented at the summit.
The summit, based on the theme "Entrepreneurship 360", will focus on the issues faced by and challenging entrepreneurs, will also provide a platform for funding.
The summit will provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs to network, share ideas and interact with investors, business leaders and policy makers across the globe, as also provide investors access to the world's brightest minds to fulfil their investment objectives.
100+ highly successful global entrepreneurs will be showcasing their products and services. Keynote sessions, a technology lounge, an investor lounge, pitch competitions and boot camps are being planned to add value to the 20,000 start-ups and entrepreneurs attending the summit.
Keynote sessions by global leaders such as Satya Nadella, Ratan Tata, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Anand Mahindra, Vijay Sekhar Sharma, Ritesh Agarwal, Kiran Majumdar Shaw, Sheryl Sandberg and Indra Nooyi among others are likely to be part of the event.
Distinguished world political leaders such as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, UK PM Boris Johnson, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern; Nobel laureates including Abhijit Banerjee, Mohammad Yunus, Amartya Sen, the Dalai Lama, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi; and spiritual leaders Sri Sri Ravishankar, Jaggi Vasudev and Sridharan are also likely to address the summit.
Special awards for women have been planned to acknowledge and motivate women entrepreneurs.
TiE Global Summit 2020 is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.