WHAT THE SPEAKERS SAID

"This is clearly India's most important IT conference and helps set the agenda for IT globally,"

- Alan Pelz-Sharpe, Principal - CMSWatch

"BT Summit was a good event offering good sessions with great networking opportunities. Most subjects chosen were relevant to the current context..."

- Arun Gupta, Group CIO, K Raheja Corp; Customer Care Associate & Group CTO, Shoppers Stop Ltd.

"Interested in gaining insight about applying today's most compelling technologies to solve business and technical challenges for your enterprise? If so, you owe it to yourself and your organization to attend the BT Summit. You'll gain practical, firsthand guidance from a team of carefully selected experts, chosen from around the world,"

- Robert Schneider, Principal, Think88

"It was a pleasure to be a distinguished Speaker at the Business Technology Summit in Mumbai. The content was very well designed and the sessions were excellent and thought provoking. The team of Saltmarch Media was very professional and handled the entire event with lan and grace. I would definitely recommend this to my peers in the industry and look forward to the 2010 Summit."

- Ajay K. Dhir, Chief Information Officer, Jindal Steel Limited

"The Business Technology Summit was an outstanding opportunity for Indian IT workers to learn about the hottest areas in software technology (e.g. Cloud Computing) and related business application. There were many opportunities for informal discussions between the speakers and attendees. I believe that these exchanges were very valuable to all participant. As an outcome of my Sessions, there is a mailing list of attendees that I will keep informed on the latest developments in Cloud Computing. Next year's BT Summit should be even more productive as the new technologies advance and the business downturn recedes,"

- Bob Marcus, Author - Great Global Grid

"BT Summit was exceptionally interactive with versatile speakers and valuable insights that were put forth in every session...the summit provided a good platform for discussing the proactive steps to maintain excellence in this dynamic information technology sector. CIOs & CISOs were able to prioritize their needs when preparing security investments and share best practices and emerging security challenges to prepare their organisations for the post crisis world."

- Pawan Desai, CISA, CISSP, BCCP, Head - Information Security, Mahindra Special Services Group

"It's always a pleasure to be a part of Salt March Media events as it gives me an immense opportunity to interact with like-minded individuals and professionals in the industry, share notes and learn from each other."

- Ramkumar Kothandaraman, Head - Microsoft Technology Center, Bangalore

"The event gave me a portunity tomeet old friends and also participate in a discussion with some learned gents and be able to share my views."

- Tamal Chakravorty, CIO, Ericsson India

"The young, enthusiastic and always-eager-to-help staff of BTSummit/Saltmarch takes care of the speakers well. They leverage the latest marketing tactics to organize conferences around cutting edge technologies like cloud computing."

- Jinesh Varia, Technology Evangelist, Amazon

"Business Technology Summit was an ideal platform for convergence of business & IT thought leadership. Discussion were simulating and covering various aspects - some aspects for the 1st time in any forum."

- Dhiren Savla, Chief Information Officer - India, Kuoni Travel Group

"I have been presenting at Salt March events since their very first conference. The quality only seems to get better with every event they are delivering. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking at the BT Summit 09! Great speakers and great audience! Perhaps the only conference with the right mix of business and technology!"

- Janakiram MSV, Cloud Computing Strategist; Deputy General Manager, Bell Labs-India

"Business Technology Summit 2009 both in Bangalore and in Mumbai provided an excellent platform to exchange and update the participants on all the latest information in the field of technology. I also appreciate the efforts put in by the Saltmarch team in getting speakers from across the globe on a common platform and presenting them at such a well-executed summit. It was indeed my privilege and pleasure representing 3i Infotech and be a part of this memorable event."

- Som Sarma, Global IT Services Head, 3i Infotech, London

"This was a great forum for industry interaction, not just presenting but listening to the other presentations and the follow up discussions were extremely valuable,"

- Vijay Doddavaram, Head of IT Services - Texas Instruments

"Very different and technologically challenging without boundaries,"

- Subrata Chattopadhyay, Principal Investigator of Garuda - the national grid computing initiative of India

"I was very happy with the kind of audience that came, very interactive! Saltmarch has created a great brand and I would definitely want to address such an audience in the future,"

- Vikram Rajkondawar, Architect Advisor - Microsoft DPE

"The event drew large crowds, the topics chosen were good though there was an overdose of cloud. I am looking forward to return to the event next year with a larger contribution..."

- Uttam Majumdar, President (Consulting & Services), Locuz Enterprise Solutions Ltd

"Business Technology Summit '09 was very well designed and provided an excellent platform to exchange and update oneself on all the latest information in field of technology. The event in Mumbai where I had the privilege of being a part of was very well-executed and it was a pleasure to be part of this event...I was proud to don the role of a panelist and be a part of this well- informed and lively audience."

- Abhay Sinha, SVP & Business Head, BFSI, South Asia, 3i Infotech Ltd

"Super engaged audience, well curated tracks, excellent logistics! Highly recommended...This year's BTS conference showcased an excellent mix of emerging technologies, innovative companies, successful entrepreneurs, though-provoking academics and seasoned technology executives, from around the world. The keynotes were impactful, the breakout sessions extremely interactive and the logistics and facilities very well organized. Overall this was an excellent event! Well done to the SaltMarch team!"

- Ravi Gururaj, Founder & CTO, VMLogix, Inc

"Business Technology Summit is quite simply THE technology show in India to participate in. Perfect attendee profile, informative sessions, and the Saltmarch team pulled everything together seamlessly...just outstanding."

- Marc Watley, Vice President - Channels & Markets, Ayuda Networks

"This was my first session at the BTS and I am really amazed by the quality of the audience who attended the sessions. The halls were packed and there was an increased level of participation during and even post my session. I had the opportunity to meet a number of senior executives from various companies post session and had some really interesting talk around how technologies we discussed will change their way of work. I look forward for talking at the BTS in the subsequent years to come too."

- Vinod Kumar, Technology Evangelist - Databases and BI, Microsoft Corp.

"The team at Saltmarch Media made presenting at this event a pleasure. >From the initial contact through the pre-conference arrangements and on to the BT Summit itself, everything was handled with the utmost courtesy and professionalism. I was very impressed with the amount of care and attention to detail that went into the event. I would gladly recommend this event to any other speakers."

- Robert Schneider, Principal, Think88

"It was a pleasure attending the Business Technology Summit 2009. Hats off to the organizing committee - the attendee turnout was stellar, the audience in all sessions were actively engaged and the session categories were well thought through and planned. Net-net, a fantastic 2 day event. Looking forward to the conference in 2010!"

- Srihari Palangala, Director, Product Marketing, VMLogix

"Speaking at BT summit was real gratifying experience on two counts. The whole atmosphere was charged with technical ferver and the audience was very knowledgeable. Full of vibrant tech life."

- Yogesh Devi, Principal Architect & Leads - SOA & Enterprise Architecture CoE, Perot Systems

"It was a pleasure to talk to a very learned audience who had specific queries and did not hesitate to learn more...the arrangements and preparation for the event was tremendous and it was fantastic to share thoughts with co-speakers and the industry thought leadership."

- Vinod Shintre, Founder & MD, Attribo (India)

"Intelligent audience, focused on what they want,"

- Vivek Khurana, Founder - SoundSource Consultancy

"Great event, attendees, topics, speakers and learning experiences,"

- Srihari Palangala, Director, Product Marketing, VMLogix

"I was not sure what gave me greater pleasure - sharing my thoughts in the summit to an audience of senior, knowledgeable professionals or listening to insightful talks from thought leaders of the industry. The quality of attendees - both speakers and listeners - was probably the best I have encountered thus far. Kudos to Saltmarch for organizing this summit successfully."

- Rajesh Ramaswamy, Head - DW & BI Practice, Marlabs

"BT Summit provided a terrific opportunity to connect with a substantial audience of IT professionals in Bangalore and share Oracle's technology blueprint with them... Saltmarch was very effective in putting together an impressive array of presentations representing a wide spectrum of pertinent issues and technologies."

- Abhinav Agarwal | Product Management, Oracle Business Intelligence & Enterprise Performance Management

"I enjoyed being a part of the summit. It was well organized and had a host of good talks and informative discussions. The audience was great and I am sure all of us walked out of there on the 4th, a little smarter than we were before."

- Abhay Bhargav, Application Security and PCI Compliance Lead, SISA Information Security