Neil Sahota, IBM Certified Consultant and Senior Project Manager, IBM - Global Business Services on Entrepreneurship

McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium

Winter Quarter 2011 Entrepreneurship Seminar Series

Featuring Neil Sahota

IBM Certified Consultant and Senior Project Manager

IBM - Global Business Services

Free and open to the public



The Entrepreneurship Seminar Series provides a real-world introduction to the theory and practice of entrepreneurship.  Through a series of presentations by prestigious entrepreneurs and industry leaders, participants will explore the various organizational, strategic and financial challenges facing successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs.  Topics include start-up strategies, business idea evaluation, business plan writing, and introduction to venture capital.

Bio

Neil Sahota is a Project Executive in IBM Global Business Services. He has over 13 years of experience in business and IT, and he is responsible for the sales and execution of large, complex programs spanning business strategy development, new product development, business and system integration, and process improvement. His work experience spans multiple industries include healthcare, life sciences, retail, travel and transportation, energy and utilities, automotive, telecommunications, media/communication, and government.



Neil is also an active volunteer in IBM’s Academic Initiative program that creates partnership opportunities between the IBM and the country’s top universities. He also serves as a recruiter and mentor for IBM’s Extreme Blue summer internship program.



In addition to his professional work, Neil actively volunteers his time to help non-profits and foundations with event management, fund raising, grant reviews, and site visits. Neil is also an active member of the UCI Alumni Association, and he is currently a member of the Alumni Board of Directors and serves as the VP of the Programs committee.



For a complete listing of Entrepreneurship Seminar Series guest speakers, please visit http://www.eng.uci.edu/events/entseminars.