The theme to E Week 2009 is aGo Green! The world is our businessa. The climatic challenges we face, as the economic growth spreads across the world, are enormous, and addressing these challenges will provide some of the biggest opportunities for this generation of entrepreneurs.

NEN is co-hosting E Week 2009 with over 400 academic institutes, and entrepreneur support associations and corporate including The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), IBM, Proto.in, Indian Angel Networks, New Ventures India, Chennai Open Coffee Club, VentureWoods, WATBlog and Mumbai Angels. EWeek Indiaas media partners are: PaGaLGuY, Business Gyan, MBA Universe, Cool Avenues, Smart Techie, JAM and DARE.

As part of the weeklong celebrations, E Week partners and hosts ran more than 3000 entrepreneurship activities across 30 cities and towns. These activities included panel discussions, movie screenings, seminars, workshops, cycle rallies, free emission checks, and even agreena fashion shows. In addition, many E Week celebrants renewed their vow to continue building an entrepreneurial India by taking the aE Week 2009 Pledgea.

Laura Parkin, Executive Director, NEN & Wadhwani Foundation says, aOver the past two years, E Week has proven to be a powerful platform for engaging and showcasing the entrepreneurial spirit and passion of Indiaas youth, and provides young people with an excellent chance to reach out to the broader community. This year we are delighted at the amazing increase in participation: E Weekas wonderful hosts and partners will bring E Week to all parts of India, and engage both professionals and students. E Week India demonstrates to the country and the world the spirit of innovation and drive that will fuel Indiaas economic future.a

For more information, visit: www.eweekindia.org