Hyderabad, Oct 25 (UNI) The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) – Hyderabad Chapter and the Indian School of Business (ISB), today announced Microsoft as a partner for the 7th edition of TiE-ISB Connect which will be held at ISB Campus here on October 26 and 27.Anil Bhansali, Managing Director, Microsoft India (R&D) Private Limited will deliver a talk on the next wave of innovations and about Microsoft’s work in Machine Learning (ML). Microsoft will also host a showcase zone around its ML solutions across education, healthcare and agriculture along with a glimpse of IoT scenarios in agriculture and the Bot constructs in important sectors including finance and transport.While announcing the partnership with TiE-ISB Connect 2016, Mr Bhansali said, “Microsoft is passionate about innovations and entrepreneurship. We have always encouraged ideas from aspiring entrepreneurs and supported them with our technologies. For us, TiE-ISB Connect will be a great platform to meet young minds, exchange ideas and share knowledge about Conversations as a Platform, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence,” he said.“We are delighted to have Microsoft as one of the key partners for TiE-ISB Connect 2016 which is one of the largest conferences for Entrepreneurs and Investors. The interesting sessions like Investor Connect, Mentor Connect and Startup Showcase makes this an apt platform for Microsoft to be a part of the conference to interact with delegates on the disruptive technologies and New Business Models,” added Ananth Rao, Chair, TiE-ISB Connect 2016 and Chairman SkillPro.TiE-ISB Connect is a marquee platform for the entrepreneurship ecosystem and this edition will enable the entrepreneurs to understand the power of Disruptive Entrepreneurship by providing insights on emerging domestic and global innovations, business trends, and competitive intelligence. The 7th edition of the TiE-ISB Connect is expected to witness participation of 500 entrepreneurs and CXOs, 55 mentors, 50 speakers and around 40 investors during the two-day event. UNI VV CS