May 2, 2005
UCSC hosts retreat for global network of
entrepreneurs
By Scott Rappaport
Nearly 70 charter members of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)—a
Silicon Valley not-for-profit network of Indo-American and Indian
entrepreneurs and professionals—were introduced to UCSC’s
research and achievements at a recent retreat held on campus.
Kamil Hasan, Talat Hasan, Dard Neuman, and Edward Houghton
at the Jack Baskin Engineering Auditorium
Photo: Scott
Rappaport |
Radha Basu and Chancellor Denton at University House dinner
Photo: Elizabeth Irwin |
Raj Jaswa, president of The Indus Entrepreneurs
Photo: Elizabeth Irwin |
The April 22 event included lectures and presentations by faculty
at the Jack Baskin Engineering Auditorium, dinner with the chancellor
at the University House, as well as an evening of North Indian
music featuring sarodist Aashish Khan and tabla artist Pranesh
Khan—the sons of world-renowned musician, composer, and
teacher Ali Akbar Khan--at the Music Center Recital Hall.
“I am proud that one of my first guest groups from our
regional community is such a distinguished gathering of businesspeople
who understand the value of higher education,” noted Chancellor
Denice D. Denton in her opening remarks. “We look forward
to creating new global partnerships with educational institutions
and businesses that share our vision,” she added.
Professors Raja Guha Thakurta (astronomy and astrophysics),
David Deamer (chemistry and biochemistry), Daniel Press (environmental
studies), and Joshua Stuart (biomolecular engineering) treated
the guests to presentations illustrating how technology is integral
to the advancement of academic inquiry and the discovery of
knowledge across a wide range of fields. Arts Division dean
Edward Houghton and Dard Neuman, who holds the new Hasan Endowed
Chair in Indian Classical Music, also presented an overview
of UCSC’s program in South Asian studies, which focuses
on the culture, music, film, and visual arts of India.
Guests at the retreat included Dr. Anuradha Luther Maitra,
CEO of the software company, Floreat Inc., who established the
annual Sidhartha Maitra Lecture Series at UCSC; Dr. Kamil Hasan,
founder of HiTek Venture Partners, and his wife, Talat Hasan,
who together endowed the Kamil and Talat Hasan Chair in Indian
Classical Music; and Kumar Malavalli, CEO of InMage Systems,
who recently made a gift of $1 million to UCSC to establish
the Malavalli Endowed Chair in Storage Systems Research at the
Baskin School of Engineering.
The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) group was founded in Silicon
Valley in 1992. The organization has rapidly grown to include
more than 40 chapters in nine countries. The name signifies
the ethnic South Asian or Indus roots, and “TiE” stands
for Talent, Ideas, and Enterprise.
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