Connectivity, smart devices, the demand for data and new sensors are increasing rapidly while the cost of computing is dropping. These developments are fuelling the IOT trend that has a growing number of enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and markets. Lounge47 would like to support this entrepreneurial community by offering an opportunity to learn from the experts […]
Luke Langford, COO, Vivint Wireless & Director of Strategy, Vivint. Luke's mandate was to put an innovation process in place and identify new billion dollar business opportunities, a role he took on just after the Blackstone acquisition of Vivint closed, at the end of 2012. In 2013 he piloted Vivint’s entry into the […]
Mr. Jayakumar Balasubramanian who will be talking about “ Tracing The Evolution – Open Source & Embedded Systems”. He is a Director at Emertxe Information Technologies, an IT finishing school and creator of innovative self learning kits. Prior to Emertxe, he worked for 12+ years with Ishoni Networks, Hewlett Packard […]
Professor Nandini Vaidyanathan, Founder of CARMa (Creating Access to Resources and Markets), who will be conducting a workshop on the topic "How to Make your Business Plan Crisp". Prof. Vaidyanathan is an Alumnus of the London School of Economics and has spent 20 years with MNC's. She currently teaches entrepreneurship […]
Mr. Mukund Mohan- is the Director of Microsoft Ventures, and has founded 3 Silicon Valley Startups in the Internet & Enterprise software markets, his most recent being BuzzGain (a DIY PR company). He has held executive and management roles at Hewlett Packard (Mercury), Ariba and Cisco and has a Master's in Computer […]
Mohit Doda, Associate Vice President at Zoffio.com (a Zuri Group Company), is our speaker this week, and the topic he plans to address is - “How to Acquire Customers Online”. Mr. Doda intends a workshop-style session that should be highly interactive and teach us a bag of tricks applicable to […]
Rohit Nair, cofounder of QuizWorks, a trivia and quizzing company who has conducted about 300 quizzes in Asia. He is the former COO of Contests2win and is currently also working on a stealth-mode Startup that combines gaming, content and technology to “gamify” corporate training. Quizworks grew revenues from 10 […]
Mr.Jayakumar Balasubramanian, Syed Adil and Ipsit Kumar from Emertxe Information Technologies, Bangalore, an IT finishing school and provider of self-learning kits will be conducting a demo. The main focus of this session would lie in demonstrating the controlling of heterogeneous devices with the help of sensors (both in home and industrial […]
Serial internet entrepreneur and "Father of India's E-Commerce", Founder & CEO of Indiaplaza, Mr. K Vaitheeswaran, is known for his pioneering work related to online shopping. His foray into Ecommerce started in 1999, and in 2001, he cofounded Fabmall, India's first integrated online & brick-and-mortar retail store. The Fabmall physical […]
Mr. Tamaghna Basu, Senior Security Specialist at eBay, who is a hacker and researcher at heart. His areas of interest span App security to Cyber Forensics. Being an active presenter on the security conference circuit he is well positioned to tell us about the world of Internet security and its […]
Mr. Swapnil Deopurkar who will talk about “The Art of Pricing for an Online Business”. Mr. Deopurkar has worked for some of the toughest and most successful online businesses – Amazon & Expedia. He has managed critical areas of their business such as pricing & promotions for Amazon and Business […]
Biren Ghose is Country Head of Technicolor, a 100-year leader in the field of Media & Entertainment. He leads the Technicolor India facility that is reputed for its animation visual effects and media services. His work is seen on the silver screen everyday – Skyfall, Harry Potter, Pirates of the […]
Hemant Soreng – author, blogger, mountaineer, marathoner, entrepreneur and Marketing specialist – is our next speaker who will talk about a subject he has spent 16 years perfecting – “Digital Marketing – Strategies for Startups”. His expertise lies in the Internet & Digital domain, Marketing Communications, E- commerce, Web solutions, […]
Dr Swami Subramaniam, head of R&D Abbott Nutrition India, will be talking about “Nutrition – Opportunities for Startups”. Abott labs is a worldwide leader in diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition and pharmaceuticals with a presence in more than 150 countries. Dr. Subramaniam is a medical doctor and a Molecular Pharmacologist (PhD, […]
Mr. Abishek Surendran, AVP Investments, Reservoir capital - Exfinity fund. Mr. Surendran has 9 years of experience in Private Equity, Investment Banking, Corporate strategy and Software development. He currently leads investments at Reservoir, a 125 Cr VC fund. He holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore and a B.E. from […]
Jayraj Ugarkar heads the Internet of Things Center of Excellence in Infosys Labs. His focus is on helping Infosys’ clients identify opportunities, define solutions and realize benefits from Internet of Things concept. He has been active in the IT and Telecom industry for over 19 years and has worked or consulted […]
Dr. Umapathy Panyala, CEO, Apollo Hospitals Group, Karnataka is our next speaker, and he plans to run us through the entrepreneurial journey of Apollo Hospitals. His current role entails strategy & execution of the hospital network in Karnataka and developing the US, Europe and Asia Pacific markets. Dr. Panyala […]
Prof. B.S.Satyanarayana, is Principal of R.V. College of Engineering (RVCE), Bangalore, and Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering. Through his career spanning 29 years, he has been involved in transforming organizations and managing change. He has worked both in India and abroad (UK & Japan) - with industry, R& D labs, […]
Tapan Kumar Das, CEO of iTiffin.in, and Director & Co-Cofounder of Qua Nutrition. He is a seasoned professional with 15 years experience in the Retail, E-commerce and Wellness domains, both in larger companies as well as Startups. Mr. Das was previously CFO of Flipkart , CFO of Indian Terrain and […]
Mr. Bala Sundara Raman, Co-founder, Ideophone, has over 10 years of experience in information extraction and retrieval, for web & mobile. He has built key products at Yahoo!, Ziva, and InMobi before co-founding Ideophone, a Startup which built mobile apps for commuters. He currently works at Zettata, a Bangalore /California […]
Srivibhavan Balaram, GM & MD at Vocera Communications India, has spent over 25 years in the software Industry building servers, switches and storage systems at HP, Novell, Business Objects and AT&T Bell Labs. He was the Founder & CEO of CloudByte, a storage company with a vision to deliver guaranteed […]
Mr. Tejus Chandra is CFO of Mountain Trail Foods, parent company of Chai Point, a Chai (tea)-on-call delivery service Startup launched in 2010. Mr. Chandra has also worked at Ernst & Young and Goldman Sachs and holds a CA and IIM degree. Chaipoint has grown to 19 outlets in Bangalore and […]
Mr. Parameswaran Venkataraman has over the last 17 years, worn multiple hats - Interaction Designer, User Researcher, Design Director, Innovation Consultant - at IDEO, GE Healthcare, and Sapient. As Director at IDEO, he led strategic innovation engagements across India, China and Russia. Mr. Venkataraman's passion lies in finding design-thinking led […]
Sudhir Goel, is Director of App Mantras Software, a mobile-focused software company and MD, Obsidian Software, a KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) that provides medical coding and billing services to US healthcare providers. Mr. Goel has also worked in senior leadership positions in Global IT companies both in India & USA. He […]
Nagaraja Prakasam is an Angel Investor and member of the Indian Angel Network (IAN) where he founded “IAN impact”, a sub-group that focuses on ventures that solve problems of people at the bottom of the pyramid. He is also a mentor at N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL), […]
Dr. Kumar Padmanabh who is the lead scientist/researcher at Robert Bosch. He has made a career in technical evangelism and intrapreneurship in the IoT space and has built 20 prototypes that led to 4 commercial successes. His interests and expertise lie in energy & building automation. He holds a PhD […]
Sudeendra Koushik BE, MBA in Strategy Management (IIM), is a Speaker, Writer, Evangelist, Product Innovation & Development Consultant. He has worked at Trident Microsystems, NXP Semiconductors, Philips and BPL in product development and management roles. Many Startups aim to change the world, how many really do? Entrepreneurs are meant to […]
Gunaseelan Radhakrishnan has experience growing businesses ground-up for leading mobile companies. With a strong focus on 'Execution' and belief in 'Thinking Big' he has delivered “hockey stick growth” for several businesses over 12 years - InMobi, OnMobile, Sify, Reliance & Honeywell. He was even named ‘Multiplier’ within InMobi as he […]
Dr. Samartha Raghava Nagabhushanam, CEO & MD of Aseema (that leverages wireless & cloud technologies) and Director of AnalyzResearch (that collates market research) will speak about his entrepreneurial journey. Dr. Nagabhushanam has built several global businesses and also served as President & CEO of SmartSky & MindTree Wireless and Founding MD of Kyocera […]
Deepak Shenoy founder of Capital Mind, a financial market analytics company, which provides actionable insights and in-depth analysis of the Indian Capital Markets will be talking about “Financial Sector – Opportunities For Disruption”. He has over 16 years of experience in technology and financial markets. His past has been […]
Ashok Panikkar, Director, Meta-Culture - a human engagement studio. His efforts of the last 25 years have been focused on helping people improve their thinking capabilities and by so doing, helping them engage better with each other. His areas of expertise include - critical and creative thinking, conflict resolution, diversity […]
Manosh Sengupta is an independent Brand & Marketing Strategist, brand-@itude. He describes himself as a "brand parent, nurturer & mentor", having taken brands from "labour to maturity" several times in his 20-year career. He has also served as VP Brand & MarCom, Reliance Communications Ltd., GM Marketing (Brand) at […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) - networks of physical devices built with embedded tech, ones that sense, upload, build intelligence and even interact with each other - is estimated to push machine capabilities to new dimensions, some known, and some yet to be discovered. IoT will definitely have one […]
Smitha Hemmigae, CSS Corp Director with 12+ years of experience across the technology sevice industry. Her focus at CSS Corp is Analyst Relations, Social Media and Content Marketing. She has served as Senior Marketing Manager, Unisys Corporation, a Head of Marketing, Infosys, and Global Marketing Manager, Logica. Her focus has […]
Sundar Varadaraj Perangur, Director, Global Technology Center, Tyco India whose current role involves overseeing innovation and execution of IoT, Cloud Computing, Mobility, Legacy Migration, Hadoop and Bigdata products. He holds 30 years of extensive experience covering Embedded to Enterprise software - strategic, technical & operational, end-to-end Product Development, Manufacturing, Portfolio/Program […]
Jayan Narayanan, Sr. Creative Director at 9.9 Media who believes in powerfully and creatively combining traditional and interactive platforms to build and communicate brands. He currently oversees 14 Publications and 12+ websites and has successfully redesigned and launched 10 brands for 9.9 Media. In total, he has 15+ years […]
Syam Madanapalli, Co founder and MD, iRam Technologies. He has 16+ years of experience in developing Telecom and Networking protocols and products. He has also served as Chair of Telecom, Wireless and Networking Group and Technology Board Member, IPv6 Forum India, and as President and Program Director Ordyn Technologies. […]
Ravi Vaikuntachar, Manager - IP Analytics, Honeywell. He currently leads a team of 40+ analysts that deliver patent analytics, open source software compliance and IP portfolio management. His past roles have involved IP - Principal Executive , Thermax, Senior Analyst, Honeywell, Academics - Post Doctoral Fellow Inha university and Visiting […]
Kiran Bettadapur - entrepreneur, engineer, lawyer and author is Cofounder/CEO of Cylive Corporation. He is also an advisor to the Government of Karnataka, with the aim of revamping innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems in the State. He has also served as President & CEO, Kenware Inc, VP (Banking, Finance & […]
Karthik Ramanujam is currently Digital Sales & MD, CricHQ. He has 14 years of experience with Startups and Corporates - in Sales & Marketing, Content Management & Licensing & Business Development. His past roles include, Head - Sales & BD, Qyuki Digital Media, GM Vdopia INC, Regional Head, Ad Sales, […]
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