Indian Institutes of Technology
Society in New England (IIT-SINE)
IIT-SINE is an autonomous, non-profit organization made up of members
affiliated in an academic
or other professional capacity with any of the Indian
Institutes of Technology in India.
Presents
The Future of Business and Business of the Future
A Talk by Dr. Ashok Khoskla
Never before in the history of America have we been at such a crossroad where energy, climate and financial crisis have created constraints that are forcing businesses, particularly technology based ones to change their course. The future of business will lie in how well it can adapt to these changes for which it will need substantial changes in mindset and policy. Dr. Khosla's creation Development Alternatives Group has worked for 25 years to create and market affordable eco-friendly solutions via profitable and sustainable enterprises. Dr. Khosla will share his insights on technology and business strategies that can help us conceptualize the new kind of innovation.
Dr. Khoslas Bio
Ashok Khosla was recently elected President of the prestigious International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Earlier, he was Director of Office of Environment, Government of India, and Director, Infoterra in the United Nations Environment Program. Ashok Khosla studied at the Universities of Cambridge and Harvard. He was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award in 2002, the UN Sasakawa Environment Prize in 2002 (considered the Nobel Prize in Environment) and the Schwab Foundation's Award for Outstanding Social Entrepreneur in 2004.
Date: 11/14/2008
Location: Bamboo Bedford
213 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730
(Phone: 781-862-9759)
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost: $30 - Members, $35 - Nonmembers
Contact: Puran Dang 781-861-7493
Ravi Rastogi 978-692-5634
Atul Sharma 617-501-6380
Anil Saigal 781-272-9082
Dilip Subramanyam 978-635-0165
P. A. Balasubramanian 978-263-3921
Raj Laad 781-274-6029
Web: www.iitsine.org
Email: anil@lokvani.com
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meeting in November 2005.
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