GE Edison Challenge – 2009

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GE-JFWTC Edison Challenge 2009 is here again ! A wonderful opportunity for all the college students to showcase their technical and business acumen.

Beyond the recognition and  fame, a prize money of  Rs. 5 Lac, is definitely not a small amount. More over, all the 20 finalists get a seed funding of Rs 20,000 to test their idea. WoW!. How many times were you looking for such funding? Here is the chance !

So, Spread the word. Tomorrow’s innovators could be you or from your campus or from your Alma-mater.

For details visit the following link

http://www.ge.com/jfwtc/edisonchallenge/index.html

P.S:   Students, don’t miss the opportunity. Believe me, It’s worth a great deal (I am one of the winners of the contest, previously called GE –Imagination Breakthrough Intercampus Challenge conducted in 2006, and it has definitely added a lot of value to my resume)

Chairman & CEO - Just 2 feet away !

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Imagine sitting just 2 feet away from the Chairman & CEO of a 195 billion $ company. Wow! this day is gonna be a very memorable day in my life.


Jeffrey R Immelt is the man who runs the company, i work for. After several years, he visited the GE-John F Welch Technology Center, Bangalore today. Everyone in the company were in high spirits. Of course, seeing a legend in real life is definitely a big thing.

Times since i knew about him (even before i joined GE), i have been a fan of Jeff. There would be thousands like me in the JFWTC campus. But, as it happens everywhere, very few people (250 approx) got the invitations to be a part of the auditorium. Though i was desperate to listen to him, being an unimportant chap who joined a sea of scientists and engineers only 6 months back, i was among the last few employees who may receive the invite.

But, where is a will, there is a way. After, a long negotiation with the HR, and after providing logical reasons, i made it. I think i had fabulous luck today & my heart pumped with happiness when i saw the entry coupon in my hand. I sat in the corner of 4th middle row . I noticed a little later that, i was surrounded by senior managers, scientists & business executives. Among them sat a junko, with oily hair and unshaven beard.

What happened later was more than a coincidence. Jeff walked over and stood next to me , just 2 feet away, and delivered 80% of the presentation approximately in an arc with me as the center, and a radius of 2 feet.

It was a Wow! feeling. I could feel the positive energy diffusing into me as he spoke. His charisma entertained & inspired everyone in the auditorium. This post would be endless, if i wish to capture the experience i went through. Today is definitely gonna be memorable day in life.