India and Singapore

Inspire Innovation Highlights

Alumni and friends recently joined President Jared L. Cohon and fellow members of the Carnegie Mellon community for several special events in India — Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai — and Singapore. Each event featured engaging panel discussions on topics related to innovation, as well as networking opportunities.

Held March 3, 2010, the Singapore panel featured experts discussing the changing dynamics of the global economy, as well as Singapore's position as an international center of trade and commerce. (Watch video.) The panel was moderated by President Cohon; panelists were Carnegie Mellon Professor Kannan Srinivasan and Samuel Tsien, the Senior Executive Vice President and Head, Global Corporate Bank at OCBC Bank.

"Singapore is a key part of Carnegie Mellon's commitment to educating architects of change around the world," said Cohon. "We now have education and research partnerships in 16 countries. Twenty-nine percent of our students on our Pittsburgh campus are from outside the U.S., giving us the highest percentage of international students among the top American universities in our peer group."

On March 6, a panel of experts in Mumbai discussed the growth and sustainability challenges and opportunities that expanding urban centers in the region face — today and in the future. (Watch video.) The panel was moderated by President Cohon; panelists were Carnegie Mellon Professor Donald K. Carter (A'67) and Parag Parekh (A'94), Architect & Owner, J.P. Parekh & Son Architects.

Experts in New Delhi met March 13 to explore green initiatives and environmental policies shaping New Delhi, India and the world. (Watch video.) The panel was moderated by President Cohon; panelists were V.S. Arunachalam, Chairman and Founder, Center for Study of Science, Technology, and Policy (CSTEP); and Pradeep K. Khosla (E'84, '86), Dean, Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering.

At the Bangalore event on March 10, experts focused on on business, technology and societal innovation shaping the area and the world. (Watch video.) In addition to Pradeep Khosla, Dean of the College of Engineering, the panel featured Subrahmanyam Goparaju, Vice President & Head, Software Engineering & Technology Labs (SETLabs) Infosys Technologies; Lalitesh K. Katragadda (CS'96, '98) Co-founder, Google India, Bangalore R&D Center; and Harsh Manglik (TPR'76) Chairman-India & Geography, Managing Director, Accenture India.

"There has never been a more exciting time to be associated with this university," Cohon said. "It is because of the contributions and philanthropy of our alumni and friends that Carnegie Mellon is recognized as one of the most innovative universities in the world today."

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