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The Pharmaceutical Industry Veteran – Sarvajna Dwivedi May 6, 2014

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Sarvajna DwivediA scientist at heart and an entrepreneur by profession, Sarvajna Dwivedi has inspired the biotech world with his passion to make a difference. Growing up in a small town, Raipur in India, he set high goals for himself to be where he is today: co-founder of a successful startup – Pearl Therapeutics.

Pearl Therapeutics came into existence when Nektor, the company Dwivedi was employed at, rejected to fund the product to treat respiratory illness, specifically COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). In 2006, Dwivedi incorporated the same technology and cofounded Pearl, which was acquired by Astra Zeneca in in 2103. His focus to this day remains on increasing the product reach to millions of patients.

For some, the goal is to be an entrepreneur and bag a billion dollar exit but Dwivedi has always looked beyond monetary gains – for him entrepreneurship was just a means to realize his passion to help patients.

He credits his success to his mentors and his team. His father has been his role model and taught him to always aim and achieve high, which reflects in his long term mission which is to help 25% of the worlds COPD patient population and more by the end of his career term.

He  is an inspiration to every entrepreneur and believes that focusing on results that add value will bring success. Come hear Sarvajna Dwivedi’s keynote on May 30 at TiECON East 2014, the Largest Startup Conference on the East Coast.

Lean, Seen, and from Beantown – TiECON East 2013 Women’s Panel April 24, 2013

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What is common across global giants like Lockheed Martin, Guardian Life, Pepsi, IBM, Xerox, Mylan, Yahoo! and Campbell Soup? They all have female CEOs!

Women hold more power than you think. It is estimated that there are 8.1M women-owned businesses in the US generating $1.3T in revenues and employing 7.7M people. Over the last 15 years, start-up activity by women has leaped 54% and American women are opening 550 new businesses a day. Successful startups had more women in senior positions than unsuccessful ones and more than twice as many women in top jobs than their unsuccessful counterparts.

women's key noteYet, women account for just over a third of those starting new businesses. Women receive lower equity funding than men, and only 11% of investing partners at VC firms are women. Only 14% of S&P 1500 board seats are filled by women, while of the more than 1,800 directorships currently held by women, nearly 40% joined their respective boards in the last five years. Although there is a big push to drive change and recognize the impact that women managers have on an organization, we have a long way to go.

With Massachusetts electing its first female senator last year, we are proud to discuss the success of women in business as well as consider ways to increase the rate of change for the next generation of women leaders. Clearly we are celebrating the many paths to success for women.

This diverse panel features Anita Brearton (Executive Chairman, FashionPlaytes.com), Janet Kraus (CEO, Circles & Spire), and Zenobia Moochala (Co-founder, Care.com) and is moderated by Jean Hammond (Founder, LearnLaunch). These leading ladies from Boston will discuss ways to ensure that the next generation of women can fully leverage their potential and contribute to the future. Come to our Friday afternoon Women’s Keynote Panel to hear their stories, celebrate their accomplishments, and get empowered on your unique journey!

Hottest Startups Made in Boston at TiECON East 2013 April 9, 2013

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TiECON East, the largest East Coast start-up conference, celebrates its 15th year on May 2-3 at the Cambridge Marriott in Kendall Square. TiECON East will showcase Top 50 Startup Gurus and celebrate the hottest startups in Boston with the theme of Empowering Entrepreneurs.

It is the only conference organized by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs that brings together established and startup entrepreneurs from several sectors like Technology, Life Sciences, Education, Cleantech under one roof.

Come hear Jonathan Kraft on his vison in driving the growth and diversification of The Kraft Group, Tom Leighton, Co-founder & CEO of Akamai on how he built Akamai from an internet startup to a leading cloud infrastructure company and Manoj Saxena, General Manager of IBM Watson, on efforts to commercialize industry solutions based on the IBM’s transformative Watson technology globally.

This year’s keynote panel is a women’s panel featuring Janet Kraus (Spire), Anita Brearton (FashionPlaytes.com), and Zenobia Moochala (Care.com) and is moderated by Jean Hammond (LearnLaunch). Hear how they paved their path to success and what we can all do to make sure the next generation of female leaders make it as well.

Meet top 50 start-up gurus, like Brian Halligan (HubSpot), Ash Ashutosh (Actifio), Michael Simon (LogMeIn), Tom Ebling (Demandware), David Friend (Carbonite), Steven Kaufer (TripAdvisor) and many more. Attend to learn about the latest trends in innovation, get advice from entrepreneurs with successful exits & network for your next big opportunity.

As we celebrate the men and women who have made it in Boston, we hope you will get empowered to take your ideas and businesses to the next level. Come to the Cambridge Marriott on May 2-3, 2013 to make it happen.

For more information please visit: www.tieconeast.org or call 781-272-3875.