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A JOYFUL CELEBRATION

Launching the 

Joy Thomas Foundation

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About        Speakers        Schedule        Partners

October 17,2021

9-10 AM PST / 9:30 - 10:30 PM IST

2 Keynote Speakers

Arvind Krishna & Sridhar Vembu

ABOUT JOY THOMAS

Joy Thomas Foundation

The Joy Thomas Foundation (JTF) was founded in 2020, inspired by the life and legacy of Joy Thomas, an Indian-American STEM Genius. Our mission is to positively impact STEM education, careers and research world-wide. 


We are excited to announce the formal launch of the Foundation.

About        Speakers        Schedule        Partners

A JOYFUL CELEBRATION

Launching the 

Joy Thomas Foundation

Register

October 17,2021

9-10 AM PST / 9:30 - 10:30 PM IST

2 Keynote Speakers

Arvind Krishna & Sridhar Vembu

Our Speakers

Our Speakers

SCHEDULE

Event

Agenda

  • Welcome and Introduction - The Thomas Family


  • Opening Keynote by IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna in conversation with M R Rangaswami, Founder, Indiaspora


  • Foundation Update - Projects, Mentoring and Volunteering Opportunities

  • Closing Keynote by Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu in conversation with Rohini Chakravarthy, Board Member, IITM Foundation


SPEAKERS

Event

Highlights

  • Opening Keynote Speaker Arvind Krishna is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM. He also headed IBM Research, where he drove innovation in core and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, blockchain, cloud platform services, data-driven solutions, and nanotechnology.

     

  • Facilitator and Moderator MR Rangaswami, Founder of Indiaspora, is an entrepreneur, investor, corporate eco-strategy expert, community builder, and philanthropist. He founded Indiaspora, a nonprofit community of powerful global Indian leaders who are committed to inspiring the diaspora to be a force for good.


  • Closing Keynote Speaker Sridhar Vembu is the founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation. He is known for unconventional choices, from starting a product company in India when IT services were all the rage, to training high school students and absorbing them at the Company, to building Zoho primarily in smaller towns and suburbs of India.


  • Moderator Rohini Chakravarthy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Inksedge, a modern event communications company focused on the India market that she incubated in 2014, while at NEA, a leading venture capital firm. Rohini Chakravarthy is on the IITM Foundation Board of Directors.


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