
MAY 4-5, 2018
THE WORLD’S LARGEST
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE
About TiE Inflect
TiE Inflect (formerly known as TiEcon), hosted by TiE Silicon Valley, is the largest technology anchored conference dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship.
Building on the twenty-five year legacy of TiEcon, we have designed TiE Inflect 2018 to focus on the business and human impact of AI. Come and learn from the world’s best minds on how AI combined with disruptive technologies like Blockchain and IOT are radically transforming every industry including FinTech, MarTech, HealthTech and more. Join us on May 4 – 5, 2018 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
TiEcon was ranked alongside Demo, TED and World Economic Forum among top 10 conferences worldwide for ideas and entrepreneurship by Worth magazine, TiEcon attracted over 60,000 entrepreneurs and professionals from over 50 countries in the past. Last year alone, there were over 5,400 participants from 22 countries.
About TiE SV
TiE Silicon Valley is one of the world’s largest ecosystems for technology professionals, entrepreneurs, tech influencers, domain experts, enterprise executives, venture capitalists, and educators. Our mission is to foster tech entrepreneurship globally. We help entrepreneurs through sharing expertise and connecting them with domain experts and influencers via myriad of programs, partnerships and collaborative initiatives.
Our expanded network currently operates out of 61 cities in 18 countries with a broad reach, impacting more than half a million techies. We currently are tracking more than 180,000 technology startups, directly engage with 11,000+ innovative tech startups globally and bring together more than 3000 influencers to support our initiatives. We are the only organization of its kind with a compelling 25-year history of promoting technology entrepreneurship.
TiE Inflect Leadership Team

Sandeep Vij
Co-Convener
January 23, 2018
Ravinder Paul Singh
Co-convener
February 22, 2018
Anand Akela
Track Chair – DevOps
February 22, 2018
Dennis Payton
Marketing co-chair
February 22, 2018
Chandar Pattabhiram
Track Chair – MarTech
February 22, 2018
Rajiv Patel
Content Chair
February 23, 2018
Ajay Patwardhan
Expo Chair
February 23, 2018
Naeem Zafar
Track Chair – Startup Bootcamp
February 23, 2018
Tushar Kant
Track Chair – AI Platforms
March 16, 2018
Manju Devdas
Track Chair – AI Platforms, AI/ML Bootcamp
March 16, 2018
Shivani Govil
Track Chair – AI Platforms
March 16, 2018
Gagan Reen
Track Chair – AI Platforms
March 16, 2018
Veena Gundavelli
Track Chair – FinTech
March 16, 2018
Vamshi Sriperumbudur
Track Chair – Marketing Tech
March 16, 2018
Benu Aggarwal
Track Chair – Marketing Tech
March 16, 2018
Prakash Iyer
Track Chair – Internet of Things
March 16, 2018
Anjul Katare
Track Chair – Cybersecurity
March 16, 2018
Raman Khanna
Track Chair – Cybersecurity
March 16, 2018
Karpagam Narayanan
Track Chair – TiE Women
March 16, 2018
Aashima Gupta
Track Chair – Health Tech
March 16, 2018
Swati Kadam
Track Chair – Health Tech
March 16, 2018
Hemil Modi
Track Chair – Emerging Tech
March 16, 2018
Adhar Walia
Track Chair – Emerging Tech
March 16, 2018
Dr. C. Mohan
Track Chair – Blockchain Bootcamp
March 16, 2018
Sanjog Gad
Track Chair – Blockchain
March 16, 2018
Shiva Kintali
Track Chair – Blockchain
March 16, 2018
Kumar Sripadam
Track Chair – Words of Wisdom
March 16, 2018
Prashant Shah
Track Chair – Words of Wisdom
March 16, 2018TiE Silicon Valley Staff
Program Coordinator
Executive Director
Program Coordinator
Sponsorships Manager
Program Manager
Program Coordinator
Member Relations Manager