Thursday, April 5, 2007

Demystifying Entrepreneurship

Demystifying Entrepreneurship – Turning Ideas into Profitable Businesses
Entrepreneurship does not only apply to starting a new business but it is a way to approach business that can allow you to expand your current business into a bigger more profitable one. Come learn the method, the process of rekindling the entrepreneur inside you and learn how you can expand or transform your current business.

This half-day workshop will be conducted by Mr. Naeem Zafar on the 7th April 2007 at Auditorium A11 - LUMS.


Registration: 3.00 p.m.
Seminar:
3.30-5.30 p.m.
Tea & Networking:
5.30 p.m.

Registration Fee:
TiE Members: Complimentary
Non-Members: Rs.500
Students: Complimentary


TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) is a global, non-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals, dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. Established in 1992 by entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley, TiE, over the years has struck a harmonious chord with entrepreneurs across the
US, Europe and the Sub-continent. Today, with 44 chapters across the world, the organization has grown into a vibrant and professional voluntary organization dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship.


NAEEM ZAFAR'S BIO

Naeem is a serial entrepreneur and devoted to mentorship. Naeem is based in Silicon Valley (California) and has worked at six startups. He is currently a partner with Altair Ventures, a company that advises and invests in entrepreneurs and startups.

His last assignment was the president and CEO of Pyxis Technology Inc., a company specializing in advanced chip design software for nanometer technology. Until December 2004 Naeem was the president and CEO of Silicon Design Systems, an Israeli ASIC design and EDA software company.

Prior to SDS, he was president and CEO of Veridicom, Inc., a Lucent/Bell Labs spin-off specializing in silicon fingerprint sensors and authentication software. Previously, Naeem spent 11 years at Quickturn Design Systems, serving as vice president of technology strategy and later as the VP of worldwide marketing. Naeem began his career at Honeywell Research Labs in Minneapolis, Minn. as a VLSI design engineer and research scientist, and is the founder of two EDA companies.

Naeem holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Brown University (magna cum laude), Rhode Island, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota.

Naeem has been a frequent lecturer on entrepreneurship and high-tech startups. He has lectured or co-taught at UCLA, UC Berkeley, ISEMI (Israel), Brown University and at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan where he serves as an advisor to Entrepreneurship & Small & Medium Enterprise Center (ESMEC).

Naeem is the charter member at TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a 12,000 member strong global non-profit with 44-chapters worldwide focused on fostering entrepreneurship and mentorship of entrepreneurs. He is also a charter member of OPEN (Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America). Naeem can be reached at nz@ieee.org

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