IITMAANA Bay Area Chapter hosts
GAJENDRA CIRCLE 2024
CONFERENCE & BANQUET
Banquet:
Friday, Sep 13, 6-10PM
Shubham Hall (Grand)
1208 Apollo Way, Sunnyvale, CA
Conference:
Saturday, Sep 14, 9AM - 5PM
Plug & Play Tech Center
440 N Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, CA
Keynote: Campus to C-Suite: Rajiv Ramaswami's Odyssey
Keynote: Preparing for the World of AI (Aparna Chennapragada)
Dr. Ashwin Mahalingam, Dean-designate, Alumni & Corporate Relations Ashwin
Dr. Mahesh Panchagnula - Dean ACR
Dr. Anubama Rajan, Asst. Professor, Medical Sciences & Technology, IIT Madras
Dr. Kumar Ganapathy, Founder, 3i Partners
Panel: Career Paths - Navigating Your Future
Panel: Towards a Tech-led Sustainable Future
Murali Srinivasan, Vice-mayor, City of Sunnyvale, CA
Stanford CARE - Dr. Nitya Rajeshuni
San Francisco Unicorns and Aspire Cricket
OhChai! (Use coupon IITMAANA-OHCHAI for 10% discount)
CONFERENCE PHOTOS ( Credits: SF Bay Videography )
0:00 - Opening Remarks (Naren Nayak)
3:30 - Ram Vemuri (IITMAANA)
5:20 - Madhav Durbha (IITM Foundation - Platinumm Sponsor)
8:25 - ICICI Bank (Silver Sponsor)
9:40 - Pratham USA (Bronze Sponsor)
10:40 - Guitar Prasanna (Musician Extraordinaire)
13:10 - Murali Srinivasan (Vice-mayor, Sunnyvale, CA)
14:35 - Raghu Ramakrishnan (Technical Fellow, CTO for Data at Microsoft)
15:55 - Mahesh Panchagnula (Dean ACR, IIT Madras)
26:55 - Ashwin Mahalingam (Dean-designate ACR, IIT Madras)
30:42 - Closing Remarks (Naren Nayak)
32:05 - IITMAANA Band Intro
33:35 - Omkara Nadanu (TN Arunagiri)
43:00 - Varaha Nadikkariyoram (Suvinay Subramanian)
50:11 - Thendral Vandu Ennai thodum (Shree Srinivasan, Arvind Sankaran)
56:15 - Pal Pal Har Pal (Madhurima Mahajan, Suvinay Subramanian)
60:39 - Narumugaye (Shree Srinivasan, TN Arunagiri)
67:26 - Vaa Venilla Unnai Thane (Shree Srinivasan, Arvind Sankaran)
72:18 - Afreen Afreen (Madhurima Mahajan, TN Arunagiri)
79:02 - Ay Hairathe (Soumya Nimmu, Suvinay Subramanian)
85:44 - Rojavay-Thalattum → Minsara Kanna Jugalbandhi (Arunagiri, Arvind)
91:28 - Kajra Re Kajra Re (Soumya, Shree, Madhurima, Suvinay, Arvind)
98:40 - Hey Aatha Athoramma (Arvind Sankaran)
BANQUET PHOTOS ( Credits: Praveen Ramanathan )
Asst. Professor, Medical Sciences & Technology, IIT Madras
CVP, Microsoft (IITM B.Tech 1997)
Co-founder & CTO, Rubrik (IITM, B.Tech. 1995)
Dean-designate, ACR (IITM, B.Tech. 1998)
Research Scientist, Earth AI & Data Program Lead at Berkeley Lab (IITM B.Tech. 2001)
CIO U.S. Bank (IITM BTech EE)
Early Stage VC NGP Capital
VP & GM, Consumer Business Unit, Enphase Energy (IITM B.Tech.)
Founder, 3i Partners (IITM, B.Tech. 1987)
Co-Founder, Vayu Robotics (IITM B.Tech. 2005)
Dean ACR (IITM, B.Tech. 1992)
SVP, Lending Point (IITM, B.Tech. 2006)
CTO, Project44 (IITM B.Tech. 1997)
Lecturer, Stanford GSB (IITM B.Tech. 1992)
CEO, Machinify (IITM B.Tech. 2000)
CTO for Data at Microsoft, Technical Fellow (IITM B.Tech. 1983)
President & CEO, Nutanix (IITM B.Tech. 1986)
Deputy Director, U.S. Depat. of Energy (IITM B.Tech. 1996)
EVP Engineering Rondo Energy (IITM B.Tech. 1982)
CEO & Founder Orora Global (IITM B.Tech. 2001)
Professor, Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
General Partner, Trinity Ventures (IITM B.Tech. 1996)
Senior Vice President of Products: AI Goldman Sachs
Founder & CEO, byteSmart (IITM B.Tech. 1992)
Banquet: Evening of networking, fun, and LIVE entertainment by IITMAANA band. Ideal to attend with spouse & family.
Conference: All-day event with lively keynotes and panel discussions. Grand End-of-Day Reception!
Future Forward: Navigating AI, Sustainability, and Career Paths
Keynote: Campus to C-Suite: Rajiv Ramaswami's Odyssey
Speaker: Rajiv Ramaswami, President & CEO, Nutanix (IITM B.Tech. 1986)
Moderator: Sonia Johnson, Senior Vice-president of Products:AI, Goldman Sachs
Keynote: Preparing for the World of AI
Speaker: Aparna Chennapragada, Corporate Vice-president, Microsoft (IITM B.Tech. 1997)
Moderator: Dilip Venkatachari, Chief Information & Technology Officer, U.S. Bank (IITM B.Tech.)
Giving Back to IITM - What, Why, When, How?
Our panel will delve into the significance of giving back to IIT Madras, exploring the motivations, strategies, and impact of alumni and non-alumni well-wishers who have contributed to the institution's growth and sustainability.
Mahesh Panchagnula (IITM, B.Tech. 1992) - Dean ACR
Ashwin Mahalingam (IITM, B.Tech. 1998) - Dean-designate ACR
Sayan Gupta - Professor, Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Anubama Rajan - Asst. Professor, Medical Sciences & Technology, IIT Madras
Kumar Ganapathy Founder, 3i Partners (IITM, B.Tech 1987.)
AI for ALL
From healthcare to manufacturing, finance to transportation, and beyond - AI is everywhere. This panel, with first-hand experience in driving AI innovation, will discuss the fast and furious pace at which AI is advancing, what we can expect to see in the coming years, and how it will impact us. Join us for an engaging and educational session.
Mahesh Krishnamurthi Co-Founder, Vayu Robotics (IITM B.Tech. 2005)
Partha Ramachandran CTO, Project44 (IITM B.Tech. 1997)
Prasanna Ganesan CEO, Machinify (IITM B.Tech. 2000)
G Venkat Founder & CEO, byteSmart (IITM B.Tech. 1992)
Divya Raghavan Early Stage VC, NGP Capital - Moderator
Towards a Tech-led Sustainable Future
Solar, wind, battery technology, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and even humble recycling - there’s a quiet revolution underway in each of these fields. In this session, experts who are leading the charge in these areas will discuss the latest advances and give us a glimpse into a tech-led sustainable future.
Charulekha Varadarajan Research Scientist, Earth AI & Data Program Lead at Berkeley Lab (IITM B.Tech. 2001)
Gokul Krishnan VP & GM, Consumer Business Unit, Enphase Energy (IITM B.Tech.)
Ram Narayanamurthy Deputy Director, U.S. Depat. of Energy (IITM B.Tech. 1996)
Ram Ramanan EVP Engineering, Rondo Energy (IITM B.Tech. 1982)
Sayan Gupta PProfessor, Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Savitha Sridharan CEO & Founder, Orora Global, (IITM B.Tech. 2001) - Moderator
Career Paths - Navigating Your Future
Careers today don’t last 35 years at one company any more. People switch jobs every few years, change industries, and move from startups to large corporations to investing to sabbaticals. If you’re considering any of these changes, join the panel and hear from those who have done this already - and get insights on navigating your own future and career in today's dynamic environment.
Arvind Nithrakashyap Co-founder & CTO, Rubrik (IITM, B.Tech. 1995)
Neha Nanda SVP, Lending Point (IITM, B.Tech. 2006)
Raghu Ramakrishnan CTO for Data at Microsoft, Technical Fellow (IITM B.Tech. 1983)
Schwark Satyavolu General Partner, Trinity Ventures (IITM B.Tech. 1996)
Prasad Setty Lecturer, Stanford GSB (IITM B.Tech. 1992) - Moderator
Arvind Sankaran
Vocals
Giridhari Venkatadri
Violin
Gopi Lakshminarayanan
Mridangam, Dholki, Kanjira
Hemanth Hariharan
Tabla
Krishna Ramamurthi
Keyboard, Bass
Madhurima Mahajan
Vocals
Magesh Ranganathan
Guitar
Shree Srinivasan
Vocals
Soumya Nimmu
Vocals
Suvinay Subramanian
Vocals
TN Arunagiri
Vocals
Venky Krishnaswamy
Keyboard
Sponsors and Exhibitors will be visited by hundreds at the conference.
Event communication will reach tens of thousands around the world.
