1. 1 st Annual Global TIES* Conference: High-Tech Entrepreneurship & Cluster Development December 2 – 3, 2004 @MIT *TIES = a Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Series

2. 2 Our Mission Advance technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship around the world … … by promoting meaningful knowledge sharing and collaboration between global hi- tech clusters.

3. 3 Vision –Create the best US student-run conference focused on Asian technology and entrepreneurship –Target audience size: 200-300 –Mix: 45% Students & Alumni of Participating Universities 25% Industry (managers, entrepreneurs) 25% Investors and Service Providers (VC’s, law firms) 5% Policy Makers

4. 4 Constituent Participating Schools Speakers from Asia US Professionals Students and professors Benefit Networking with investors, customers, partners, technologists, policy makers, and educators in the US. Recruiting. Networking with influential executives, investors, and government officials from Asia. Learn success stories in Asia. Branding and relationship building. Why Global TIES? Networking with each other and other constituents. Source projects, jobs. Showcase student talent!

5. 5 Preliminary Themes Information Technology Communications Technology Biotechnology Consumer Technology Industry Focus Management/ Policy Focus Development Policy: Management of Technology and Services: Innovation & High-Tech Entrepreneurship:

6. 6 Management/Policy Focus Development Policy: –Share Best Practices on Development of University- Government-Industry Relations –Discuss Impact of FDI & Local Entrepreneurship in Fostering Cluster Innovative/Absorptive Capacities Management of Technology & Services –Compare observations on migration/trends of global value/supply chains - in key sectors Innovation & High-Tech Entrepreneurship: –Share Lessons on Innovation Cycle (from invention/patent, to innovation, commercialization, and high tech entrepreneurship) - in key sectors

7. 7 Program Items Keynotes Panel discussions Showcases of successful start-ups in India and China Showcases of successful MIT spinoffs and of the MIT entrepreneurship ecosystem Career fair VIP Dinner

8. 8 Contacted Target Speakers Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy China Netcom President Edward Tian AsiaInfo Chairman James Ding Director of Department of Policy, Regulation and Reform in Ministry of Science and Technology, China Zhang Jin’an CEOs of Leading IT outsourcing companies in China Professors of top universities in China

9. 9 Confirmed Board of Advisors & Team Advisors - MIT Schools of Engineering (“SOE”) & Sciences: –Associate Dean Dick Yue –More to come from Lab Directors level Advisors - MIT Sloan (“Sloan”): –Deputy Dean Don Lessard –Senior Associate Dean Alan White –Ken Morse, MIT Entrepreneurship Center Advisors - MIT School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences & HST: –Professor Ed Steinfeld –Executive Director of HST Other Advisors: –To come from Alumni office, Corporate Relations, ILP and Government Relations Working Team (with Lead Student Organizers): –Assistant Dean (SOE) Anthony St. George –David Capodilupo, Director of Sloan MBA Program –David Weber, Director of Sloan MOT Program –Eleanor Chin, Sloan International Program Manager

10. 10 Confirmed Alumni Support Head of 4 MIT Alumni Associations in Asia –Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Taiwan China: Chairman Robert Mao (Nortel China) Taiwan: Chairman Miao Chi-guo (formerly with Chunghwa Telecom)

11. 11 Participating Clubs/Student Organizations MIT Sloan (“Sloan”): –Asian Business Club –South Asian Business Bluc –MIT Ventures and Private Equity Club –Other possible clubs: SEID, Supply Chain Management, LFM Committee & i-Club MIT Main Campus –Graduate Student Council – Academic, Research & Career Committee –Sangam –Chinese Students and Scholars Association –MIT Talent Forum Harvard Kennedy School of Government –Science & Technology Policy Club

12. 12 MIT Innovation Week In the week of the conference, Deshpande Center Open House http://web.mit.edu/deshpandecenter/ http://web.mit.edu/deshpandecenter/ MIT 50K Business Competition 1K Award http://50k.mit.edu/ http://50k.mit.edu/ MIT VC Conference http://www.mitvcpe.org/index.htm http://www.mitvcpe.org/index.htm VIP Dinner of Global TIES and VC Conference MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge Case Studies http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/index.html http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/index.html

13. 13 Any Questions? Contact Lead Student Organizers: - Hans Tung, Founder (hanstung@mit.edu)hanstung@mit.edu - Alex Leung, Chair (leunga@mit.edu)leunga@mit.edu Executive Council: -Nina Chen, VCPE (yuechen@mit.edu)yuechen@mit.edu -Sumit Bhansali, Sangam (bhansali@mit.edu)bhansali@mit.edu -Yicong Li, ABC (yicong@mit.edu)yicong@mit.edu -Miao Ye, CSSA (miaoye@mit.edu)miaoye@mit.edu -Vipin Gupta, SABC (vipin@mit.edu)vipin@mit.edu