2008 Global Conference

IIT Alumni 2008 Global Conference is being held at IIT Madras, from 19th to 21st December. With 3000 alumni participants from around the globe, a galaxy of eminent speakers, and selected sponsors who are leaders in their industry, the 2008 Global Conference promises to be the most impressive ever.

Inspire Innovate Transform

The focus this year is to inspire IITians to innovate and transform India. A unique event for all like-minded alumni to network, and leverage their common resource pool to contribute to the transformation of the nation.
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Six Tracks for Transformation

Each year, the IIT Global Conference identifies a number of thematic tracks, carefully selected to provide the maximum impact. The six tracks this year are...

• Research & Technology	• Entrepreneurship	• Rural Transformation
• Infrastructure	• Education	• Innovation

So, whatever your background and interests, you will find a theme where you can make the biggest difference.

Would you like to participate as a panelist, speaker or moderator in any of the tracks? Click here.

Galaxy of Speakers

In all previous PanIIT Global Conferences, the plenary sessions have been addressed by some of the most pre-eminent luminaries in various fields.

Speakers in 2006

Abdul Kalam
Former President of India

Shashi Tharoor
United Nations

George Soros
Global Financier & Philanthropist

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Founder,
The Art of Living movement

Speakers in 2007

Hillary R Clinton
Senator,
New York

Jeff Immelt
CEO,
General Electric

Arun Sarin
CEO,
Vodafone

Bob Dynes
President, University of California

Rajat Gupta
Sr. Partner, McKinsey & Company

Illustrative List of Speakers for the 2008 Global Conference

• Shobha De Author	• JK Rowling Author	• Carlos Ghosn CEO Nissan / Renault

• Ratan Tata Chairman Tata Group	• LN Mittal CEO Arcelor Mittal	• Sergey Brin Google

• Larry Page Google	• Dr. Jean Lou-Chameau President Caltech	• John Hennessy President Stanford

• CK Prahalad University of Michigan	• Mohammed Younus Grameen Bank	• Al Gore Ex Vice President USA

• RK Pachauri Chair UN IPC and TERI	• Bill Gates Microsoft	• Arun Sarin CEO, Vodafone

• Vikram Pandit Citibank	• Dr. Abdul Kalam Former President of India	• Margaret Thatcher Former Prime Minister of UK

Confirmations from these, and other eminent speakers, are in the process of being obtained.
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About IIT Alumni

IIT Alumni evolved from a group of alumni from all seven IITs coming together as a forum. The common thread that links the members of the organization is to leverage their professional success in order to 'give back' – both to their institution and to the nation.
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