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The 2013 VPA convention is almost here and we would like to provide an update on the Business Forum agenda. In the spirit of the convention theme - 'Sowing the seeds of prosperity ", the business forum agenda will be focused on starting and succeeding in business. We have confirmation from a leading professor, Dr. Alok Choudhary, from Kellog School of Management and an entrepreneur himself to be the guest speaker. In addition to the keynote speech by Dr. Alok Choudhary, the Business Forum agenda includes the following:
We request all Vokkaliga Business Owners/Entreprenuers to submit a brief profile of their business to showcase during the convention. Please submit your profile at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MmmfL5fopOFyFfTgVYkcD-vx_0jjz5prU6XZcRR0RQ8/viewform
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Dr. Alok Choudhary is a professor at Kellog School of Management at Northwestern University and the founder and CEO of VOXSUP, a social media analytics company. He is the founding director of the Center for Ultra-scale Computing and Information Security (CUCIS), which involves several schools, National Labs and universities. He is the academic director of the Executive Program on "Managing Customer Relationships for Profit" in the Kellogg School of Management's executive education program, and is a member of the Center for Genetic Medicine. Prof. Choudhary was a co-founder and VP of Technology of Accelchip Inc., in 2000, which was eventually acquired by Xilinx. In addition to being responsible for technology, he also raised finances from VCs and customers. He also serves on the Board or Technical Advisory Board of several companies. |
