Mr. Rajendra Khare
Founder & CMD, SureWaves

Add to Calendar 18-07-2014 12:30:00 19-07-2014 13:15:00 68 FORWARD THINKERS: EMPOWERING INNOVATION Mr. Rajendra Khare, Founder & CMD, SureWaves Vivanta by Taj, Surajkund, Delhi Franchise India Holdings Limited true DD/MM/YYYY

"The key ingredient for any entrepreneur to succeed in today�s markets is to identify opportunities and market needs early and constantly drive innovation to stay ahead of the curve. The early thinkers and adopters of innovation will reap the maximum benefits in the ever evolving business scenarios"

A second-generation entrepreneur, Raj Khare is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of SureWaves. A seasoned entrepreneur with rich experience in technology-driven businesses, he co-founded a semi-conductor start-up Armedia Labs that developed the world�s first single chip HDTV/MPEG Decoder before it was acquired by Broadcom Corporation for $67 million. He served as the Managing Director of Broadcom India from 1999 to 2006, where he introduced a series of digital video products to secure Broadcom�s dominant position in the worldwide market. He has also held senior management positions earlier Wipro and Tata R&D Labs where he was responsible for the development of several award winning real-time rugged computer systems for defense programmes. In 2004, Raj co-founded and served as the Founding Chairperson of India Semiconductor Association (ISA) until 2007 and was instrumental in driving the formulation of Semiconductor Policy with the Government of India to promote semiconductor and solar manufacturing in the country.

He has served as a member of the Karnataka Vision Group formed by the Karnataka Government under the chairmanship of Narayan Murthy. He has also served on the advisory committee of the Software Technology Parks of India to set up a series of incubation centers called Orchid Techscape to facilitate early-stage incubation for high-technology product companies in India.

He graduated from BITS Pilani in 1982 as an Electrical & Electronics Engineer and has filed more than 25 US patents during his stint with Broadcom and over 30 patents at SureWaves. He is a recipient of the Udyog Rattan and Bharat Gaurav Awards.