YJA Convention 2010 07 New Brunswick NJ Ninth

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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Jain Networking Forum (JNF) Keynote Speaker
Being Jain in a Professional World
As today's young Jains graduate from college and graduate school, they seek guidance from the older Jain generation in embarking their professional careers while still upholding Jain values. In his keynote speech for the JNF audience, Prem Jain will discuss his personal
path in his professional career. As SVP at Cisco Systems, he will discuss the challenges and obstacles he has faced in his career, and how he was able to overcome them to be where he is today. He will discuss the challenges that he sees facing the current generation of young Jains, and also how to deal with those challenges and stress while balancing our religious views in and outside of work. As a husband and father, he will talk about what it will take today's young adults to succeed in the next 10 years, highlighting trends and how to strike the work/family/life balance. As a YJA Board of Trustee, Prem Jain will impart his knowledge on how to use our Jain community as a platform for future networks. Prem Jain will also identify his own personal 5-7 keys to success that have led to success in his career and personal life, and "practices" he does to keep himself on the right path.
Prem Jain - Prem Jain is Senior Vice President/General Manager, Cisco's Routing Technology Group at Cisco Systems. He joined Cisco in 1993 as Director of Engineering when Cisco acquired Crescendo Communications. Subsequently, his positions at Cisco have included: Vice President of New Business Ventures and Vice President and General Manager within Enterprise Line of Business.
Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Jain was at Crescendo Communications as Vice President of Systems Architecture, and was responsible for the design and development of Crescendo's FDDI products as well as the first LAN switch,
now known at the Cisco Catalyst 1200. As Director of Engineering for David Systems, Mr. Jain architected and developed third-generation integrated Data and Voice PABX equipment.
Speaker Biographies Session Descriptions &
Prem Jain is the recipient of two patents and is a member of the IEEE organization. He holds a B.E. degree with honors from BITS Pilani, India, and a Master's degree in EECS from U.C. Davis. Mr. Jain is actively involved in volunteer work for non-profit organizations, fundraising for the homeless and helping San Francisco Bay Area schools.
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Inspire. Connect. Do The Jain Thing.
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