An essential

ingredient for

making

IIT BOMBAY a WORLD LEADER

IN TECHNOGY LEARNING is

MISSING!

40,000+ IITB alumni. They are incredibly influential in the world today. They want to work with their alma mater transform the society and thus help themselves. But there is no forum that can help them unleash this transformative potential of the community of IITB faculty, students, staff, and alumni!

A forum focused on getting the IITB community together for

THE GAP

A forum focused on getting the IITB community together for the benefit of businesses, government, investors, and themselves. Focused on the business of technology.

To fill this gap, IITB alumni bring you the

Global Alumni Business Forum!

TRUSTWHY IITBAA GABF IS A WINNER

When two IITB alumni meet anywhere on this planet, there is instant trust

and the conversation becomes meaningful right away. The shared bond

makes every transaction a force multiplier. Since business is built on trust,

IITB GABF promises to become the most preferred forum for doing

business with the IITB community. Who else, but the alumni, can run such

a forum better?

What’s in it for me?What’s in it for me?All GABF participants must find direct and

significant value for their own advancement.

W-i-i-f-FacultyA place to collaborate with the industry and alumni

WHAT FACULTY WANT

A place to discover A place to discover A place to discover A place to discover opportunities for IITB-produced technologies, sources of funding and investments, alumni interest, elements of curricula that industry cares about, problems worth solving, course-correction in research direction, …

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2 A place to promoteA place to promoteA place to promoteA place to promote their upcoming industry-relevant R&D, research agenda, past work, collaboration opportunities with their groups, initiatives they run to attract investment and sponsorship, …

3 A place to seekA place to seekA place to seekA place to seek mentoring from and involvement of accomplished industry leaders, self-development opportunities, …

W-i-i-f-StudentsFind, join, seek … jobs/mentors/ideas/funds

WHAT STUDENTS WANT

A place to find A place to find A place to find A place to find novel careers with people in the trenches, role models, supporters for ideas, investors with early stage funds, entrepreneurs who can tell them about what to expect when, initiatives of interest by other like-minded alumni, and new perspectives …

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2 A place to broadenA place to broadenA place to broadenA place to broaden markets for their fledgling enterprises, their reach into other global geographies, the impact of their ideas, …

W-i-i-f-AlumniA place to find, join, or fund businesses and

IITB initiatives

WHAT ALUMNI WANT

A place to learn about A place to learn about A place to learn about A place to learn about IITB-produced technologies, investment opportunities created by IITB and its faculty/students, their initiatives, collaboration opportunities, opportunities with businesses owned or operated by alumni, the Institute roadmap, leaders’ crystal ball …

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2 A place to showA place to showA place to showA place to show their enterprise their enterprise their enterprise their enterprise to potential buyers, partners, consultants, investors, and prospective colleagues who share a bond with IITB …

W-i-i-f-IITB?Alumni-run extravaganza focused on IITB’s core business

WHAT IITB WANTS

A place to displayA place to displayA place to displayA place to display technology achievements to funding agencies, its profile as the premier institute of higher technical education and research, the unparalleled collaboration between all constituents of the IITB community …

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2 A place to establish A place to establish A place to establish A place to establish interdisciplinary research and teaching on campus by providing a high-profile external event, entrepreneurial spirit among faculty and students by providing a launch-pad accessible only at IITB, its premier position to attract the brightest students and faculty, and itself as the only place in India that offers a complete ecosystem for technological innovation …

An IITBAA extravaganzaA business event par excellence conceived by the alumni

GABF is a must have!GABF is a must have!GABF is a must have!GABF is a must have!

Focused on themes most important to IITB

Organized and funded by global alumniOrganized and funded by global alumni

Backed by IITB as its flagship business event

August 2014, near IITB

We are in

planning stages!

Write to us today to get

involved in the making of this involved in the making of this

landmark initiative!

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