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Join us to hear Rekhi's call to action-for dreamers, doers, & those brave enough to bet on themselves.
Called the "Godfather of the Silicon Valley's Indian Mafia" by Fortune magazine, Kanwal Rekhi's successful journey through the top ranks of the tech world in many ways mirrors the rise of modern India. Now Rekhi comes to Commonwealth Club World Affairs to share his personal account of business leadership & of U.S.-India relations.
In his rapid rise through the tech industry, Rekhi rubbed shoulders with luminaries such as Gates, Jobs & Ellison, & he would go on to advise presidents & prime ministers on culture-shifting policies. He is perhaps best know for hsi work inspiring & launching the careers of thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs, many of whom have become millionaires & even billionaires.
He share stories of his life, career, & outlook in his new book The Groundbreaker, reflecting on what it meant to be an American at the dawn of the digital age, what it means to be an American now amid massive change & uncertainty, & why he believes democracy is crucial to the role that entrepreneurs play in building a better tomorrow. Drawing on his roles as an advisory board member at Stanford's Institute of Economic Policy Research & Rand Corporation's Center for Asian Pacific Policy, Rekhi explores the precarious but interdependent relationships between the United States, India, China & Russia; & how competition & alliances might evolve in the future, especially between America & India; & why the cooperation of the world's oldest democracy & the world's largest democracy is crucial to the continued balance of global power.
Join us to hear Rekhi's call to action-for dreamers, doers, & those brave enough to bet on themselves.
Photo courtesy of the speaker.
Commonwealth Club World Affairs is a public forum. Any views expressed in our programs are those of the speakers & not of Commonwealth Club World Affairs.
All ticket sales are final & nonrefundable.
SPEAKERS
Kanwal Rekhi, Managing Director, Inventus Capital Partners; Author, The Groundbreaker: Entrepreneurship, the American Dream, & the Rise of Modern India
In Conversation with DJ Patil, Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist; General Partner, GreatPoint Ventures; Member, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California Board of Governors
5:15 p.m. doors open & check-in
6-7 p.m. program
7 p.m. book signing
(all times Pacific Time)
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