NRI Global Summit Honors Indian Achievers

Vinod Dham, Vijay Amritraj, and B.V. Jagadeesh Among Awardees
MILPITAS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
"Father of the Pentium" Vinod Dham, philanthropist Vijay Amritraj, and Silicon
Valley entrepreneur B.V. Jagadeesh are among recipients of the NRI Institute
Achievement Award, the globally recognized New Delhi-based nonprofit announced
on Wednesday.

The awards ceremony is part of the NRI Global Summit 2009 where some of Silicon
Valley`s biggest entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and academics are coming
together on Saturday, October 24 to debate emerging trends and network. The
summit is being held at the India Community Center in Milpitas, California.

Vinod (Vin) Dham spent 16 years at Intel where gained fame as the "Father of the
Pentium" microprocessor. After Intel, Vinod joined microprocessor start up
NexGen and engineered the group`s merger with Advanced Micro Devices. He also
served as president and CEO of Silicon Spice Inc. that was acquired by Broadcom
Corporation. In 1999, Vinod was named as one of the top 100 most influential
Asian Americans of the decade and in 2000 he was appointed to the U.S.
President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Currently, Vinod is at the helm of NEA-IndoUS Ventures.

"It`s an honor to be receiving this recognition," Dham, who receives the
Lifetime Achievement Award, said.

Joining Dham as awardee is former Wimbledon player and philanthropist Vijay
Amritraj, who also served as a "United Nations Messenger of Peace" in 2006. The
Vijay Amritraj Foundation, established after the tennis star`s stint with the
U.N., supports numerous charitable causes in India.

Silicon Valley veteran B.V. Jagadeesh, CEO of 3LeafSystems, receives the award
for entrepreneurial success. Prior to 3LeafSystems, Jagadeesh was at the helm at
Netscaler, which was acquired by Citrix in an over $325 million deal.
Jagadeesh`s first venture was as co-founder of Exodus Communication, which
pioneered the concept of Internet data centers and grew from a two-man company
to an over 3000 people operation in just six years.

Other awardees include, America`s Got Talent stars Ishaara; dance pioneer Giju;
teenage entrepreneur Anika Iyer; Venture Director at Clearstone Ventures Vish
Mishra; founder-chairman Sankara Eye Foundation, Murali Krishnamurthy; and
danseuses Neena & Veena.

"We are honored to have with us such a renowned line up of Non Resident Indians
and people of Indian origin. Their achievements make us proud," Jagmohan Singh,
the New Delhi-based National Secretary General of the NRI Institute, said.

The summit, themed India-U.S.: Upturn in a Downturn, highlights the significant
economic, political and commercial trends affecting the India-U.S. ties.

Hosted by Emmy award-winning NBC Anchor Raj Mathai, the summit speakers include
Dr. Shan Nair, co-founder, Nair & Co., Subrah Iyer, founder of WebEx, Anurag
Bhargava, chairman and managing partner, IREO and awardees Vinod Dham, B.V.
Jagadeesh, and Vish Mishra.

Also joining the various panels are Saad Khan, partner, CMEA Capital; Prashant
Shah, managing director, Hummer Winbald Venture Partners; Gautam Godhwani,
co-founder, Simply Hired; Vikash Verma, president & CEO, Stoke, Inc.; Gunjan
Bagla, managing director, Amritt Ventures & Author of "Doing Business in 21st
Century India"; Sunil Vemuri, co-founder, reQall, Inc.; Sandip Roy, editor and
host of KALW`s "New America Now"; Aniruddha Joshi, executive director, Hirco
PLC; Abrar A. Hussain, senior counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Sumit
Rai, co-founder & CEO, Mobclix; Sunil Verma, co-founder & CEO, Abhi India; Rafiq
Dossani, Stanford University Fellow & Author of "India Arriving"; Dr. Usha C. V.
Haley, Harvard University fellow & advisor to U.S. Congress on Asia; Matt
Shocklee, CEO, GSOS & U.S. Ambassador for the IAOP; Harjiv Singh, co-founder,
Gutenberg Communications; Vikram Amar, associate dean of Academic Affairs, UC
Davis School of Law; Farhana Huq, Founder and CEO, C.E.O. Women; Ash Kalra,
Councilmember, City of San Jose; Arijit Sengupta, CEO, BeyondCore, Inc.; Michael
DiPaula-Coyle, Director, Policy Advocacy, U.S.-India Business Council; Rajesh
Setty, President, Suggestica, Inc; and Bhaskar Menon, CEO & President, e4e.

Nair & Co. is the presenting sponsor for the summit. The award-winning company
provides businesses with an integrated solution in the HR, finance, tax,
compliance and legal arenas making a company`s move overseas less risky, stress
free and more strategic. In 2009, Nair & Co. was named among the top 100
outsourcing services providers in the world by the International Association of
Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).

Other sponsors include Ireo Management Pvt. Ltd, the first and the largest
Private Equity Fund dedicated to the Indian real estate sector, Business Wire,
Dharma Estate Wines, Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, and Sikara & Co.

The NRI Global Summit affiliate partners are Churchill Club, Global Emerging
Technology Institute (GETI), Harvard University Bay Area, India Community Center
(ICC), Indian Business and Professional Women (IBPW), International Association
of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), Silicon Valley Association of Startup
Entrepreneurs (SVASE), South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) , South Asian
MBA Association (SAMBAA), TiE-Boston, U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S.-India
Business Council (USIBC), Vokkaligara Parishat of America (VPA).

For more information please email info@NriGlobalSummit.com or visit
www.NriGlobalSummit.com.

Nair & Co.
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