TiECon Greater New York 2011 creates a distinctive forum where attendees have the opportunity to discuss the newest business trends and emerging opportunities. With its range of panels, this conference brings together over 250 entrepreneurs and investors throughout the Tri-State area. This year’s conference aims to highlight private capital’s role in value creation and the perspective of entrepreneurs who have participated through cycles of funding. Fred Wilson and Sanjiv Das are the conference keynote speakers. Fred Wilson has been a venture capitalist since 1987. He currently is a managing partner at Union Square Ventures which has invested in start-ups like Twitter and Foursquare. Sanjiv Das is the President and CEO of CitiMortgage. Other prominent speakers include Michelle Peluso who is currently the CMO for Citigroup and former CEO of Travelocity, S. Mitra Kalita, Deputy Bureau Chief of Wall Street Journal and Gautam Gandhi, Head of New Business Development of Google India and founder of Google News.

"New York City has long been the epicenter of the world?s financial market, but 2010 saw something new - a remarkable growth in the number of home grown start-ups. The NYC metro region is poised to be the next center of innovation ....." said TiE GNY Chapter President Gautam Advani.