Kolkata* February 01-02, 2008 FOSTERING ENTRENEURSHIP LOCALLY

1. Kolkata* February 01-02, 2008 FOSTERING ENTRENEURSHIP LOCALLY

2. Rumble in the jungle Tieger 2008 is a summit bringing together bright entrepreneurial talent and investors from around the world scouting for winning ideas to back. It is promoted by the Kolkata Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a global not-for-profit organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship. Founded in Silicon Valley USA in 1992, the TiE pugmark now covers 45 chapters with 10,000 members around the world.

3. Getting the big cats together TiEGER 2008 – The Summit Get a hawk’s–eye view of how to spot business opportunities, go after them with skill and strength, manage risks and survive various threats and thrive enough to ensure a multi-generation evolutionary path for your business. Learn from those who’ve earned their stripes: Address by the Chief Minister Keynote Speaker, Mr KV Kamath Keynote Panel of CEOs Alumni from Kolkata’s top institutes Panel on overseas opportunities Dialogue between entrepreneur, a media celebrity and political leader

4. TiEGER Connect Hunting ground for investors on the prowl… Grab a roaring opportunity to tap the rich and growing potential of West Bengal, the 5th most attractive investment in India! Strategic Partner Countries: USA, UK, Italy and Norway, represented by businesses and entrepreneurs looking for partners in West Bengal Network for bilateral trade and business opportunities Get face to face with other wild cats in one-to-one interactions Gain from formal presentations and focused meetings Foster Private Public Partnerships Benefit from VCs and Angel Investors

5. TiEGER Awards Excellence awards for dynamic new entrepreurs, with a networking and mentoring opportunity for prospective entrepreurs Newspaper advertisements will invite recommendations A panel from IIM Calcutta will select the winners, the chosen few of the jungle

6. TiEGER Cub Business Plan Competition Catching them young with budding entrepreneurial talent from engineering colleges in Bengal 30 selected would receive 2-day on-site training Among these, 10 plans would be short listed for converting into viable business Three / five would be selected for Tieger Cub Awards The awards process would be supervised by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Management faculty Bangalore and IIT Kharagpur.

7. West Bengal- a roaring destination! By 2010, West Bengal is slated to be one of the top three IT states in India. It has already doubled the national industrial produce at 4.6% and has a growth rate of 5.2% in per capita net SDP. “The message that I got during my interactions here were very positive. The state has tremendous potential in ‘Knowledge- based Industry’.” -Kenneth Juster, Under Secretary Industry & Security, US Department of Commerce “When anybody asks me, I always mention Kolkata as a credible destination.” -Harris Miller, President- IT Association of America

8. Should attend Entrepreneurs, CXOs, Directors, Senior Executives… decision makers responsible for charting the course of their organization Bankers, Chartered Accountants, Lawyers, Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors Professional and students wanting to gain practical insights and draw inspiration from proven Entrepreneurs

9. Set your sights on being a roaring success! Contact: Shouvik Mukherji, Chief Consultant, TiE Kolkata Email: shouvik@tieger.in Tel: +91- 33- 2357 5399 / 64543361 Fax: +91- 33- 2357 1739 REGISTER at: register@tieger.in TO SPONSOR: sponsor@tieger.in READ ABOUT TiE and REGISTER ONLINE at:www.tieger.in When your business needs to roar, get onto the TiEGER trail.