“PanIIT was formed to showcase the impact of the IITs and its alumni in driving innovation, creating new enterprise and enabling social transformation in both India and around the world. Some of the finest brains in the world will be getting together to look hard at the future, explore the frontiers of new thought and technology, and identify the next big forces and trends that will sweep across the world,” quipped Ashank Desai, chairman, PanIIT India and also founder, Mastek Ltd.
According to B. Santhanam, (MD, Saint-Gobain Glass India), chairperson, PanIIT 2008, “The theme for this year's conference is to Inspire, Innovate and Transform, and we have defined six thematic tracks -- research and technology, entrepreneurship, rural transformation, infrastructure, innovation and education. The interactions, ideas and concrete action will revolve around these thematic tracks.”
Former Indian President Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Bill Gates and Shashi Tharoor are some of the keynote speakers who have addressed the PanIIT global alumni conference in the past. This year, Ratan Tata, Carlos Ghosn, LN Mittal, Al Gore and RK Pachauri, JK Rowling, amongst others, will address the conference in Chennai.
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