Dear IAM Friend,

On behalf of India Association of Minnesota, it is my pleasure to invite you to Connect India on Sat, March 13, 2010.  Connect India is one of IAM’s signature events and over the years, has become a meeting point for individuals and businesses that have an interest in working with India.  Last year approximately 200 people attended the event and this year we hope to host a larger audience.  This will be a great opportunity for you to network with leaders who have significant impact on the broader community in MN and globally as well.

 

Sincerely,

PG Narayanan, President (India Association of Minnesota)

Pgnarayan@comcast.net, (952)393-3100

CONNECT  INDIA

 

Presented by…                   INDIA ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA (IAM)

Connecting Minnesota and India… since 1973

 

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Connect India is a unique opportunity to socialize with

business, political, community leaders and friends!

Come join us for an evening filled with Indian Culture and Cuisine!

Program includes presentation of IAM Achievement Award and

A panel discussion on “The Future of Indo-US Relations”

PANELISTS

 

 

    Professor Akshay Rao

Prof Akshay Rao is the General Mills Chair in Marketing and Director of the Institute for Research in Marketing at the Carlson School of Management. His teaching, research, and consulting have focused on industries ranging from food and airlines to apparel and the Internet, and consumer behavior, pricing strategy, channels of distribution, product/brand management, and sales force management.

    Dan McElroy

Dan McElroy is commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), which supports the prosperity of Minnesota's individuals, businesses and communities.  In the private sector, he was active in the travel agency business and in the travel agency software and consulting business.

CONTACT

    Shalini Thadani  (651)734-0645

    Kusum Gosain    (651)398-4111

    Nag B.                (651)334-8736

 

tshalini@gmail.com

kusumgosain@gmail.com

nagarjuna_b@yahoo.com

VENUE

Doubletree Hotel

1500 Park Place Blvd

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Registration at 5:00pm

    Dipankar Mukherjee

Dipankar Mukherjee is the Artistic Director of Pangea World Theater, an international theater in Minneapolis. He joined the artistic community of the Twin Cities as the Resident Director at the Guthrie Theater. As a director, he works professionally in India, England, Canada and the United States.  He is committed to creating work at the intersection of arts, politics and human rights.

    Samuel Prabhakar

Samuel is the Global Business Development Executive at IBM Systems &Technology Group.  He was responsible for VLSI Chip design & project management before being appointed to management. He has led and managed teams in North America, Japan, India, Canada, and Germany, developing innovative customized solutions for customers.

 

TICKETS

Members: $40, $35 (2+)

Non-members: $45, $40 (2+)

Students: $30

At door: $5 extra

 

 

      Mail check payable to “IAM” to

 

Nagraj Gurumurthy

8631 Hudson Bay

Woodbury, MN 55125

 

India Association of Minnesota (IAM, http://www.iamn.org) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to build a strong and cohesive community of Asian Indians in the state of Minnesota. IAM seeks to represent the Asian Indian population to the society at large.  One of IAM’s primary goals is to educate and inform the broader MN community about India and how to make the connection easier with India as we become a globalized world.  We achieve this by conducting a number of events throughout the year, bringing India closer to Minnesota.