Plenary presentation given in Bangalore at the CII-TiE VC-PE Summit, "Cross Border Investments" seminar in October 2006... talking about creating a new partnership between Birmingham (Ala.) and Bangalore (IN)

1. An Alabama-India TechVenture A joint project of TechBirmingham and AITA, pursuing a new trade model between Alabama and India

3. The TechVenture Timeline USA USA New Delhi Hyderabad New Delhi Bangalore Agra Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Thursday

5. Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future About Birmingham

6. Where Are We? Birmingham Washington DC Huntsville New Delhi Bangalore Hyderabad Mumbai

7. Birmingham’s Past

8. Birmingham’s Present + Future

11. Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future Entrepreneurism

12. #3 Hot City for Entrepreneurs

14. Entrepreneur Accelerator Program

16. Innovation Depot ~ the downtown incubator

17. Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future Other Projects

18. Community Engagement

19. TechMixer

20. Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future The Tech Industry

21. “ Large” Tech Companies ~ >100 emp. 80 60 40 20 200 400 600 800 Command Alkon not shown

22. “ Midsize” Tech Companies ~ >20 emp. 80 60 40 20 Command Alkon not shown

23. A Sampling of Tech Companies

24. Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future India & Alabama

27. Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future Stay Informed About Birmingham’s Tech Economy by signing up for our monthly e-newsletter at www.TechBirmingham.com Other URLs to visit: TechMixer.org / EcyclingDay.org BhamWIFI.com / TechWalk.org