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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #32 - Mr. Karthik Regunathan\, CEO of Chopserve
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n\nMr. Karthik Regunathan\, CEG 2006 EEE and CEO of Chopserve\nKarthik is an alum of CEG EEE 2002-2006 batch. Post IIM Lucknow\, and building a career as a Product Manager with Headstrong\, and redBus – Karthik is now the CoFounder and CEO of ChopServe – a multi-channel meat and seafood retail chain with 100+ outlets in India\, and UAE. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-32-mr-karthik-regunathan-ceo-of-chopserve/
LOCATION:Google Meet
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #31 - Murali Krishnan\, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) of RapL Inc.
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n\nMr. Murali Krishnan\, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) of RapL Inc.\nMurali Krishnan is now the co-founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) of RapL Inc. RapL delivers the platform and tools to help companies build next generation teams. He has two decades long tenure at Microsoft followed by stints as VP at Starbucks and a couple of software startups. \nMurali is a happy graduate of CEG with BE in CSE and enjoyed his hostel days there. He rejuvenated the Computer Society of Anna University in the early 90s and was the President in 1990-1991. After CEG\, he received an MS in Computer Science from University of Wisconsin. He is a Competent Toastmaster and was President of a local Toastmasters club. \nHe mentors\, advises\, and invests in dozens of startups. He leads early stage startup investments at Guindy Alumni Angels and Women Entrepreneurs Socal Angels Fund (WESA). \nMurali loves running\, biking\, hiking\, reading\, and helping others. He is the founder of CEGO (CEG Outdoors group) to engage and cheer CEG alumni to get outdoors and stay healthy. He lives in Bellevue\, WA\, USA with his wife and two children. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-31-murali-krishnan-co-founder-and-chief-product-officer-cpo-of-rapl-inc/
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #30– Mr. Manjunath Chennerappa\, Consul General of  India in Houston\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nMr. Manjunath Chennerappa\, CEG 1999 Mech and Consul General of India in Houston\, USA.\nManjunath joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2004. Before assuming charge as Consul General of India in Houston in July 2023 he was\nJoint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs\, New Delhi heading the Global Estate Management Division. \nIn his earlier diplomatic assignments\, he has worked in Indian Missions abroad in Moscow\, Astana\, Colombo and at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in New\nIn various capacities\, York handles political\, commercial\, Development Cooperation and Multilateral work among others.\nIn his stints in the Ministry of External Affairs\, New Delhi\, he has served as Officer on Special Duty to External Affairs Minister and Director in UN Political and Americas\nDivisions and as Joint Secretary heading the Establishment Division and Rapid Response Cell.\nA UN Disarmament Fellow of the Year 2012\, he is interested in Peacekeeping and Security Council matters. Executing medium to large scale construction projects\, he\nhas specialized in Project Management. \nManjunath is a Mechanical Engineering graduate and Distinguished Alumni Awardee from the College of Engineering\, Guindy\, Chennai. Prior to joining the Service\, he briefly\nworked in TVS Motor Co Ltd\, Hosur\, and is also a non-matric Alumni of Jawaharlal Nehru University\, Delhi.\nHe is married to Ms. Arpana Manjunath\, an Educator\, and they have two sons. \nHe speaks Russian apart from English\, Hindi\, Tamil and Kannada. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-30-mr-manjunath-chennerappa-consul-general-of-india-in-houston-usa/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20231230T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20231230T210000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #29– Mr. Rohith Nathan\, Deputy Commissioner of Police\, Anna Nagar\, Greater Chennai Police
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nMr. Rohith Nathan\, CEG 2010\, Mech\, Deputy Commissioner of Police\, Anna Nagar\, Greater Chennai Police\nRohith Nathan IPS is currently DCP Anna Nagar in GCP\, Tamil Nadu police. He has served in several places such as Nagapattinam\, Hosur (Krishnagiri)\, Sivagangai and Chennai city. He has held many responsibilities such as SP Railways\, Chief Vigilance Officer – Aavin\, SP Crime Branch CID & Cyber Crime\, SP Narcotics Intelligence etc.\nHe also has a masters in police management and an MSc in cyber forensics and information security\, he has recently started work on his PhD as well.\nHe is fond of innovation and was the first officer to pilot facial recognition technology in Tamil Nadu. He submitted the architecture for contact tracing to Ministry of Home Affairs which led to the app we all know as Aarogya Sethu\, he was also the first person to introduce toll gate monitoring technology in the country and his pilot is now being implemented in Tamil Nadu and across India as well. He helped set up the grief counselling helpline for suicide prevention during COVID 19 pandemic at the state Covid war room.\nHe is passionate about public service and till today guides students from Tamil Nadu for the UPSC Civil Sevice Exam interview. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-29-mr-rohith-nathan-deputy-commissioner-of-police-anna-nagar-greater-chennai-police/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #28 – Mr. Kal Raman\, President\, Bolt.
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nMr. Kal Raman\, CEG 1989 EEE & President\, Bolt.\nKal Raman is President at Bolt\, leading the Engineering\, Product\, and Customer Experience teams. Raman is an ecommerce industry veteran\, serving in executive roles at Amazon (S-team)\, Samsung\, Groupon\, and Walmart. He was previously the CEO of GlobalScholar and Xome. Raman has also led many other companies and served as a board member/advisor at BigCommerce\, Feedvisor\, and Solana Labs. \nRaman holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Anna University in Chennai\, India. Kal currently resides in Seattle\, Washington with his wife\, two children\, and Maltese puppy. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-28-mr-kal-raman-president-bolt/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20231117T180000
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SUMMARY:CEGfi8 : Yogic breathing for Mental Wellness
DESCRIPTION:The world is replete with mental health issues. Breathing helps. Rooted in the ancient practices of Pranayama\, yogic breathing can lead to healthier and happier lives. We are fortunate to have Vairavan Ramanathan from CEG ECE 94 to guide us. He will share the background\, science\, and show an approach for mental wellness. \nVairavan is a certified yoga teacher. He has been practicing Yoga tantra and meditation for over 25 years. Professionally he is currently working as Director\, Head of Trade Transformation Asia Pacific\, Bank of America\, Singapore. He is also an active volunteer with Brahms centre ( mindfulness and mental wellness NGO) in Singapore helping people from different walks of life on mental wellness. \nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86419442508?pwd=NEhEUEdyYzhjbmgwU09SUy9HUHM2dz09 \nCEG Field Insights (CEGfi) is our effort to bring the insights from experienced people and share with CEG members. \n-Murali Krishnan (1992 CSE)
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/cegfi8-yogic-breathing-for-mental-wellness/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CEG Field Insights
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20231029T200000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #27 – Ms. Shyamala Soundari  Kuppusamy\, Senior Director\, Product and Engineering\, Lowe’s Companies Inc
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nMs. Shyamala Soundari Kuppusamy\, CEG 2008\, Manufacturing\,\nSenior Director\, Product and Engineering\, Lowe’s Companies Inc\n\nShyamala is an experienced Product Management and Strategy leader with an entrepreneurial spirit. She has extensive experience in E-Commerce\, Marketplace strategy\, Digital Marketing\, and Mobility. She has led strategic initiatives in major retailers such as Lowe’s\, Macy’s \, Bloomingdale’s\, Toys ‘R’Us\, Sears & Kmart\, Alfuttaim Retail\, Sainsbury’s across multiple geographies – USA\, UK\, UAE & India.\nRecognitions: \n• CEG Distinguished Young Alumni – 2023\n• Product Management Executive of the Year 2021 -American Business Awards\n• Business Journals’ Women in Business 2021\n• Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen 2019\n• Stevie Awards – Women in Business Gold 2016 \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-27-ms-shyamala-soundari-kuppusamy-senior-director-product-and-engineering-lowes-companies-inc/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230930T200000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #26 – Mr. Mr. Shankar Ram\, Chairman of TiE Global
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Mr. Shankar Ram\, CEG 1975\, Mech\, Chairman\, Board of Trustees\, TiE Global & Chair\, Food Finders\n\nMr. Shankar Ram has cemented his legacy as a serial entrepreneur since 1983\, with a string of successful ventures and exits to his name. Over the years\, he has founded multiple companies\, providing employment to hundreds worldwide and serving an impressive roster of multinational clients that includes DHL\, UPS\, Epson\, Toshiba\, Volkswagen\, Subaru\, Mitsubishi\, Target\, Starbucks\, Mattel\, Levis\, Espirit\, PWC\, Deloitte\, and E&Y. His business acumen has led to notable exits with UPS Supply Chain Solutions\, Hitachi Information Systems\, and Ernst & Young. Beyond his entrepreneurial ventures\, Mr. Ram is a dedicated mentor\, advisor\, and board member. He has sat on the boards of public companies and commercial banks and currently holds positions on the boards of several startups. In the non-profit realm\, he’s actively involved with TiE Global\, an organization aimed at fostering entrepreneurship\, Food Finders\, Inc.\, committed to alleviating hunger by rescuing food\, and Guindy1975 Trust\, which supports college-bound students. On the investment front\, Mr. Ram has positioned himself as a prominent angel investor both in India and the US\, boasting a portfolio of over 100 companies. He’s part of the leadership team at TiE Global Angels\, the Managing Member of TiE SoCal Angel Fund 2020 & II\, a partner at SoCal Venture Partners\, a limited partner at PointOne Capital\, and an esteemed member of both TiE India Angels and Guindy Angels. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-26-mr-mr-shankar-ram-chairman-of-tie-global/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230827T200000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #25 – Mr. Raj Prakash\, Co-Founder & CEO - Zifo RnD
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Mr. Raj Prakash\, CEG 1990\, ECE\, Co-Founder & CEO – Zifo RnD\n\nRaj\, a Life Science Tech Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Zifo\, has successfully grown the\ncompany into a thriving establishment with over 2000 employees and offices in 11 countries\,\nincluding the USA\, UK\, Canada\, Switzerland\, France\, Germany\, Ireland\, Japan\, China\,\nSingapore\, and India. Zifo’s customers include 12 of the top 15 global bio-pharma companies\nin numerous global locations.\nRaj is passionate about accelerating research by providing the right tools and services to\nScientists and Researchers. He plays a pivotal role in steering the company’s strategic vision\nand overseeing its growth trajectory. His role has helped foster a curiosity driven culture by\nencouraging and supporting employees to explore new ideas and approaches. Raj values\ncuriosity\, exploration\, and experimentation at Zifo.\nHe has been recognized as one of India’s Most Trusted Leaders (2023). He has also been\nacknowledged as the Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year (2017) by the Confederation of Indian\nIndustry (CII). Zifo has been listed as one of the fastest growing companies for 10 consecutive\nyears by Deloitte. The Great Place to Work Institute has consistently recognized Zifo as one of\nthe best places to work for five consecutive years (2016 to 2020) under his leadership.\nRaj is charter member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs)\, a worldwide association of\nentrepreneurs and he is a part of Stanford GSB’s SEED Program.\nHe is a vibrant man who is passionate about wildlife and movies. He lives with his wife and\ntwo sons in Chennai. He holds an Electrical engineering degree from the College of\nEngineering\, Guindy\, Chennai. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-25-mr-raj-prakash-co-founder-ceo-zifo-rnd/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #24 – Ms. Charu Srinivasan\, Corporate Vice President of Engineering\, Azure Core and Cloud and AI IDC Site Leader\, Microsoft IC.
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Ms. Charu Srinivasan\, CEG 1990 CSE\, Corporate Vice President of Engineering\, Azure Core and Cloud and AI IDC Site Leader\, Microsoft IC.\nCharu leads the Azure Core engineering organization for Compute and Cloud Native technologies driving\nimpact across Azure Backup\, Azure Site Recovery\, Azure Migrate\, System Center\, and Azure Arc. Charu is\nalso the site leader for the Cloud + AI organization in the India Development Center (IDC) and an active\nmember of India and IDC leadership teams leading various organization-wide initiatives such as\ninnovation excellence\, diversity & inclusion\, and building the next gen of leaders.\nCharu Srinivasan holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Anna University and a master’s\ndegree in computer science from the University of California\, Santa Barbara. As a thought leader in\ntechnology and innovation\, Charu represents Microsoft in industry and government-led forums. Charu is\na member of the G20 Empower working group on Women in STEM and FICCI Science\, Technology\, and\nInnovation (ST&I) committee. She is a Board member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)\nNational Committee on Technology and helped create the founding vision for CII’s Centre of Excellence\non Digital Transformation.\nCharu is on the board of Bryt Learning which partners with budget schools in India to deliver high-quality\npremium education. She is passionate about socio-economic change in India through education and\nhelped found the Asha for Education\, Seattle Chapter – a non-profit organization and works with\ncommunity partner organizations to amplify their social impact as part of Social Venture Partners\,\nHyderabad Chapter. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-25-ms-charu-srinivasan-corporate-vice-president-of-engineering-azure-core-and-cloud-and-ai-idc-site-leader-microsoft-ic/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230603T200000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #23– Dr. Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy\, Senior Associate Professor\, Marketing at Great Lakes Institute of Management.
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Dr. Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy\, CEG 1992 Mech and Senior Associate Professor\, Marketing at Great Lakes Institute of Management\nDr. Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy is a highly accomplished marketing expert\, academician\, and author. Currently the Area Chair (Marketing) at the Great Lakes Institute of Management in Chennai and a Senior Associate Professor\, she boasts a professional career of 27 years with 16 years in sales and marketing\, and 11 years in academia. Prior to academia\, she held high-ranking positions in major companies like Unilever and Nippon Paint. As an academician\, her areas of interest include marketing management\, sales and distribution\, new product development\, and integrated marketing communications. \nShe has won numerous accolades\, including the Women Achiever Award\, Distinguished Woman in Management\, and the Best Professor-Marketing Studies. She’s also published three books and numerous articles\, primarily focused on mid-life career choices and challenges\, particularly for women. She’s an active member of several professional organizations and heads the ‘Centre for Women’s Leadership’ at Great Lakes\, Chennai\, focusing on empowering women in the workplace and academia. \nLinkedin Profile \n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-23-dr-rajeshwari-krishnamurthy-senior-associate-professor-marketing-at-great-lakes-institute-of-management/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230521T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230521T210000
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SUMMARY:CEGFI-7 – Open your minds to ONDC
DESCRIPTION:#India is embarked on an ambitious plan to create an open and fair e-commerce marketplace. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is a revolutionary technology to lower prices for consumers\, increase competition\, and give small businesses a better chance to succeed.  \nVimal Kumar (CEG 2002)\, the founder at JusPay has seen it from the frontlines. He will share insights on emerging opportunities and challenges in the world of ONDC. CEG Field Insights (CEGfi) is our effort to bring the insights from experienced people and share with CEG member \nCEG Field Insights (CEGfi) is our effort to bring the insights from experienced people and share with CEG members. \n—– \nTime: May 21\, 2023 07:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82900987836?pwd=bmdDa0VXeVRURVFWMkF1ZmpHSitUZz09
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/cegfi7/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CEG Field Insights
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230423T200000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #22– Ms. Priya Iyer\, CEO and Board Member\, Concertiv\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n  \n \nGuest Speaker – Ms. Priya Iyer\, CEG 1990 CSE\nCEO and Board Member\, Concertiv\, USA\nPriya Iyer is the CEO of Concertiv\, a procurement-as-a-service provider assisting mid-market financial services firms in saving time\, cutting costs\, and mitigating risks. With over 25 years of experience in the software industry\, she is an entrepreneurial CEO known for building industry-leading SaaS platforms and delivering exceptional value to stakeholders. Priya has received numerous accolades\, including the 2014 New England Entrepreneur of the Year and recognition as a top woman leader in SaaS. \nBefore Concertiv\, Priya led Vee24 and Anaqua\, Inc.\, achieving impressive growth and success in both companies. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science\, as well as an MBA from MIT Sloan. As an Entrepreneur in Residence at Babson College\, she serves on various boards and panels\, and frequently speaks at business schools in the Greater Boston area. \nLinkedin Profile\n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/session22/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230319T200000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #21– Dr. G Ravikumar\, Registrar I/c at Anna University\, Chennai
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n  \n \nGuest Speaker – Dr. G Ravikumar\, CEG 1987 Civil & Registrar I/c at Anna University\, Chennai\nDr. G Ravikumar graduated from CEG in 1987 in Civil engineering and he is the registrar at Anna University\, Chennai. He created the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in many\nengineering Arts &Science Colleges in Chennai. Initiated Entrepreneurship Development Cells (EDCs) in CEG\, ACTech\, and MIT with EDC library\, Entrepreneurship Forum for Girls (EFG)\, Entrepreneurship Club of Organic Farming\, etc. \nLinkedin Profile\n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-21-dr-g-ravikumar-registrar-i-c-at-anna-university-chennai/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230305T073000
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SUMMARY:CEGFI6 - 4th Industrial revolution
DESCRIPTION:Industry 4.0 is fast becoming the game changer in manufacturing. It changes the value chain in manufacturing. It brings in new opportunities for many sectors hitherto not a part of this value chain. \nMr. V. Venkataraman graduated from CEG in 87 (Mech). After a 8 year stint in L&T\, he started a manufacturing unit and ran it for 25 years.  In 2018\, he then founded a startup Embridge Solutions to develop cost effective industry 4.0 solutions. The focus is to bring this technology to SMEs at a very affordable price and provide this as a service on cloud platform. \nCEG Field Insights (CEGfi) is our effort to bring the insights from experienced people and share with CEG members. \nTime: March 5\, 2023 7:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) / 9PM IST \n   https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81147161463\n   Meeting ID: 811 4716 1463\n   Passcode: 091733 \n   Bit.LY link as: bit.ly/cegfi-6 
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/cegfi6/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CEG Field Insights
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #20 –  Mr. Jeyandran Venugopal\, CEG 1998 Mech. and Chief Technology and CHief Product Officer (CPTO) of Flipkart.
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n  \n \nGuest Speaker –  Mr. Jeyandran Venugopal\, CEG 1998 Mech. and Chief Technology and Chief Product Officer (CPTO) of Flipkart.\nJeyandran Venugopal is CPTO at Flipkart.In this role\, he is tasked to strengthen the team\, tech investments and help implement new technologies with a specific focus on building future capabilities across product and engineering. \nPrior to this\, Jey was the CTO at Myntra. As CTO\, he lead the Technology\, IT and Infrastructure teams at Myntra. He focused on leading a highly talented engineering organization to deliver exciting innovation\, execution and engineering excellence charter for Myntra. He was tasked with finding ways to constantly delight Myntra customers with break-through products. In addition to being the CTO\, he had a brief stint as a CPO. \nPrior to this\, Jey has donned many roles in the consumer internet space as a technologist across both\, startups and big companies\, and in both US and India markets\, for 17+ years. Jey started his career at Amazon.com in Seattle as a Software Engineer and built and managed several e-commerce backend systems. Later\, he moved to India as a founding member of Amazon’s India Development Center at Bangalore. As part of the India leadership team\, he helped setup and scale the India center for Amazon and worked in Amazon’s Web Services division building API products at this time. After this\, Jey joined Yahoo’s India R&D center and helped establish the Search Engineering division and later led several platform products for Yahoo such as the content management platform\, video platforms\, Geolocation Services and others. As a Global/Corporate VP of Engineering and as a part of the core leadership team at Yahoo\, Jey was part of the administrative leadership team for the India center. Post this\, Jey was the Founder and CEO of a digital healthcare startup (EClinic 24/7) and raised funding and built a product that won industry accolades including as the Nasscom Emerge 50 Award. \nLinkedin Profile\n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-20-mr-jeyandran-venugopal-ceg-1998-mech-and-chief-technology-and-chief-product-officer-cpto-of-flipkart/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20230122T210000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #19–   Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan\, Co-Founder\, Mindtree and Managing Partner\, Mela Ventures
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n  \n \nGuest Speaker – Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan\, CEG 1979 Mech\, Co-Founder\, Mindtree & Managing Partner\, Mela Ventures \nA leading authority in the global IT sector\, Krishnakumar Natarajan co-founded Mindtree in 1999 and\nhas played critical roles in building the company’s innovative approach to delivering IT services and\nsolutions to global 2000 enterprises. As Executive Chairman\, he built a $1B revenue company with\nMarket Cap of over $2.5B. His critical skill is to help Enterprises navigate the ‘Digital transformation\nagenda and help business transformations by which enterprises enhance customer experience and\ndeliver Industry-leading growth.\nKrishnakumar ’s efforts as a business leader have been recognized worldwide\, winning him several\nlaurels. Businessworld & Forbes ranked him among India’s most valuable CEOs in 2016. He\nwon Bloomberg UTV’s award as the CEO of the Year in 2010 and Business Today’s CEO of the year award\nin 2014. Chief Executive Magazine recognized him as one of the twelve global leaders of\ntomorrow. EY honored him with Entrepreneur of the year 2015 in Services. His efforts resulted in\nMindtree winning the “Most promising company of the Year” in 2013 by CNBC TV18.\nA 40-year IT industry veteran\, Krishnakumar served as Chairman of the National Association of\nSoftware and Services Companies (NASSCOM)\, where he worked to strengthen the Indian IT industry\nto build a globally competitive ecosystem. He now serves as the Chairman of the Nasscom Foundation.\nSocial enterprises and Philanthropy are other Key interests of Krishnakumar. Along with his wife Akila\,\nhe runs their foundation\, “Mela\,” which is focused on helping high-potential rural girls to attain\nprofessional qualifications and helping Senior Citizens age gracefully.\nHe is also a regular speaker at international IT industry conferences and a faculty member at\nmanagement schools worldwide. He is also on the Boards of a few well-known Organizations.\nHe has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering\, Chennai\,\nIndia\, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Xavier Institute\, Jamshedpur\, India. \nLinkedin Profile\n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-19-mr-krishnakumar-natarajan-co-founder-mindtree-and-managing-partner-mela-ventures/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20221221T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20221221T213000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #18–   Mr. S Somasegar\, Managing Director\, Madrona Ventures Group\, USA.
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n  \n \nGuest Speaker – Mr. S Somasegar\, CEG 1986 ECE and Managing Director of Madrona Ventures Group\, USA.\nBSoma Somasegar is a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group\, joining Madrona in 2015 after nearly twenty-seven-years at Microsoft where he most recently was Corporate Vice President of the Developer Division. Additionally\, Soma was the executive sponsor for global development at Microsoft and oversaw Microsoft’s Global Development Centers in China\, India\, and Israel. Soma has been an active angel investor both in the region and globally. With investments spanning across both enterprise and consumer segments\, Soma has focused on early stage investments across a wide range of technology areas. At Madrona\, he is focusing on machine learning / artificial intelligence\, intelligent applications\, developer centric next-generation cloud platforms and tools\, and multi-sense user interfaces.\nSoma holds a master’s degree in computer engineering from Louisiana State University and a B.S. in electronics and communication engineering from Guindy Engineering College\, Anna University in Chennai\, India. Soma also has an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater\, Anna University. \nLinkedin Profile\n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-18-mr-s-somasegar-managing-director-madrona-ventures-group-usa/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20221126T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20221126T210000
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CREATED:20221119T182300Z
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #17–   Ms. Sangeeta Banerjee\, Co-Founder & CEO of Adda
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n  \n \nGuest Speaker – Ms. Sangeeta Banerjee\, CEG 1999 EEE and Co-Founder & CEO of Adda\nBorn in suburban Howrah (West Bengal)\, San did all her schooling in Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kolkata\, Delhi\, and Chennai. 1999 EEE CEGian she worked with TCS\, completed MBA in Louisiana State University (LSU)\, worked with Capgemini in the USA\, and got married to Venkat Kandaswamy – also CEG EEE (98). They decided to relocate from the USA to India in 2005. In 2008 Venkat took a sabbatical from Thoughtworks and started building ApartmentADDA. San continued in SAP for a year\, doing customer demos on weekends. In 2010 San joined their startup full-time and has been serving as the co-founder and CEO. ADDA is a category creator for community mgmt SaaS in India and profitable with 1M+ paying users across 4 countries.\nSan loves 2 wheelers- rides superbikes and cycles to work three weeks per month. She is a Bharatnatyam student and lives in Bangalore with Venkat\, their 14-year-old son\, mother-in-law\, 2 cats\, and 1 dog. \nLinkedin Profile\n\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-17-ms-sangeeta-banerjee-co-founder-ceo-of-adda/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20221029T200000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #16 –  Mr. K Guruswamy MBE\, CEO\, Penlon Ltd (UK)
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n  \n \nGuest Speaker – Mr. K Guruswamy MBE\, CEG 1992 ECE\, CEO\, Penlon Ltd in the UK\nAround 30 years of experience and vast learning in various environments in the Medical devices industry- Large Multinational Corporation\, Indian companies\, Growth stage Global Companies\, and Entrepreneurship. I have had a breadth of experience from growing Businesses for large companies to setting up a completely new Hitech business from scratch to revenue stage out of India for global markets and currently leading a Global organization based in the UK through a major transformation leading to a successful M&A. \nI also have a Unique Experience of transitioning from a successful corporate employment career to Entrepreneurship and back to employment with a successful stint which has had a significant impact on the way I have led and managed businesses. I worked with GE Medical systems in India ( Wipro GE) for over 12 years at various leadership\npositions across functions –Right from Sales\, Distribution management to Global product management roles \nMoved on to co-found a Med tech start-up called Perfint healthcare and a couple of senior colleagues from GE. We developed and took to the global market a unique and cutting-edge Robotic navigation and Treatment planning system for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. We created multiple IP’s in this process and won several awards within and outside of India\, including the R&D award from DST\, India\, from Dr. Abdul Kalam. We also raised funds successfully from prominent PE funds. \nAfter this\, I joined BPL medical technologies in India ( Goldman Sachs Invested company)to head International business and Strategic initiatives\, as a part of which I moved to the UK to head Penlon\, which was owned by BPL thru a Goldman investment. I led the company thru a major transformation which included the most historic Ventilator Challenge project in March 2020 to produce and supply around 11\,500 Ventilators to the UK govt in just about 12 weeks working with a Consortium of UK Automotive and Aerospace companies. This was considered the 2nd most successful healthcare project in the UK during the Pandemic and received several accolades. I personally have been awarded the most coveted MBE ( Member of the Excellent Order of British empire) title award from the Queen. I have also led the successful M&A process for Penlon to give a good exit to BPL & Goldman and led a smooth post-M&A integration with the new owners. \nLinkedin Profile\nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-16-mr-k-guruswamy-mbe-ceo-penlon-ltd-uk/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220925T210000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #15 –  Girish Ramdas\, Co-founder and CEO\, Magzter
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Girish Ramdas\, CEG 1996\, Mech\, Co-founder and CEO\, Magzter\nGirish Ramdas is the Co-founder and CEO of Magzter\, a New York-based startup that has been making waves in the global digital publishing business. In 9 years Magzter has crossed 70 million users from more than 150+ countries with 1\,000s of magazines\, newspapers\, and books from more than 4\,500 publishers worldwide. \nHe has more than 24 years of experience in cross-platform publishing\, including print\, mobile\, and Web development. During this period\, he has co-founded and run three successful start-up businesses. He has enabled magazine companies to go digital and helps them monetize their content across the digital world. Girish’s deep industry experience in online\, mobile\, and publishing ecosystems has made him an expert in acquisition\, marketing and monetizing digital content across platforms globally. \nLinkedin Profile\n \nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-15-girish-ramdas-co-founder-and-ceo-magzter/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220814T210000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #14 –  Ms. Shobana Radhakrishnan\, Sr. Director of Engineering\, Google TV
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Ms. Shobana Radhakrishnan\, CEG 1996 EEE\,  Sr. Director of Engineering\, Google TV\nShobana Radhakrishnan is a Senior Director of Engineering leading next-generation media personalization at Google. Prior to this\, she has held various leadership roles at\nRoku\, Mindflash\, Symantec\, Netflix\, and Yahoo working across a wide range of consumer products\, including Geocities\, Data Protection & Security\, and Streaming\nMedia. \nShe has been invited to speak at various international conferences\, including Amazon AWS Reinvent\, QCon\, Grace Hopper\, and Streaming Media Connect.\nShe has been honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from CEG in 2020\, Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence Award in 2022\, and a Silicon Valley Best CIO Award finalist in 2015. \nShobana graduated at the top of her class from CEG\, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in EEE in 1996\, and has a master’s in Computer Science from the University. \nLinkedin Profile\n \nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-14-ms-shobana-radhakrishnan-sr-director-of-engineering-google-tv/
LOCATION:Google Meet
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220717T210000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #13 –  Dr. Mouli Vaidyanathan\, CEO Solarpod
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Dr. Mouli Vaidyanathan\, CEG 1985\, Production Engineering\, CEO of Solarpod\nDr. Mouli Vaidyanathan is a technology and engineering leader with 30 years of experience in engineering\, materials science\, mechanical engineering\, data analytics\, semiconductor\, and renewable energy. Have led and worked with small to large diverse teams and was responsible for over $1B in revenue. He is currently serving as the president and CEO of SolarPod. He grew the company from a start-up to a sustainable business. \nLinkedin Profile\n \nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-13-dr-mouli-vaidyanathan-ceo-solarpod/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220605T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220605T210000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #12 – Ms. Praveena Rai\, COO\, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Ms. Praveena Rai\, CEG 1990 ECE\, COO\, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)\nMs. Praveena Rai is Chief Operating Officer of NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India). An ex-banker\, she is now responsible for running the business\, including products\, operational and technical delivery. Passionate about payments and technology as drivers of economic value\, she helps NPCI attain its strategic objectives of offering a simple\, secure\, and seamless digital payment experience to consumers and users across the ecosystem – that can lead to the rapid digitalization of India. \nLinkedin Profile\n \nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-12-ms-praveena-rai-coo-national-payments-corporation-of-india-npci/
CATEGORIES:CEG Connect
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220521T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220521T090000
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SUMMARY:CEGfi5: Engineering for a Sustainable Environment
DESCRIPTION:A Convenient Possibility: Engineering for a Sustainable Environment \nIncreasingly the world needs engineers to help create a sustainable environment. This requires efforts from engineers\, business\, and governments. G. Venugopal (CEG1984) has been working with many people on related initiatives. He will be our speaker on May 21st. \nCEG Field Insights (CEGfi) is our effort to bring the insights from experienced people and share with CEG members \non: May 21st\, 08:00 AM PST / 8:30PM IST \nZoom at: https://bit.ly/cegfi-5
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/cegfi5/
CATEGORIES:CEG Field Insights
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SUMMARY:CEGfi4: On EVs and Batteries (May 14th)
DESCRIPTION:Battery technology is key for the transformation to Electric Vehicles. \nManu Iyer is an invited speaker. Manu is the founder of Blue Hill Capital. He angel invests in startups. Plus he is the board member for PiBeam Electric\, a pioneer in vertically integrated EVs. \nCEG Field Insights (CEGfi) is our effort to bring the insights from experienced people and share with CEG members \non: May 14th\, 08:00 AM PST / 8:30PM IST \nZoom at: https://bit.ly/cegfi4 
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/cegfi4/
CATEGORIES:CEG Field Insights
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220508T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220508T210000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #11 – Ms. Mythily Ramesh\, CEO of NextWealth
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Ms. Mythily Ramesh\, CEG 1986 CSE\, CEO of NextWealth\,  Recipient of the AACEG Distinguished Alumni Award on 225th year\nMythily has more than 30 years of professional experience. She completed her BE in Computer Science from College of Engineering\, Guindy\, and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. In her 20-year successful stint in Wipro\, she grew from a Customer support executive to a Senior Vice President. Her career spans product management\, marketing\, business head\, and quality. \nAs a certified Black Belt\, she drove the Six Sigma initiative in Wipro\, and in her last stint\, she was the Senior VP for Wipro BPO and was responsible for pre-sales and solutioning\, product management\, and transition\, platform BPO\, BPO Consulting\, and procurement BPO operations. \nWith a passion for entrepreneurship\, she was the CEO of a start-up in Wipro called 01markets and built a successful business around e-procurement and was a pioneer in Reverse Auction in India. \nIn 2006 and 2007 she was adjudged one of the 25 most powerful women in India by India Today and Dataquest. She has been profiled many times in Business Today and Business World as a successful woman IT professional. \nIn 2010\, she started a social entrepreneurship firm NextWealth with three other ex-Wipro colleagues\, focusing on creating high-end IT jobs for graduates in small towns\, thereby creating a positive social impact. Their mission is to create 10000 jobs in small towns. Currently\, NextWealth has six delivery centers from small towns\, creating 4000 direct jobs and impacting more than 40000 families. \nShe currently serves on the board of Karnataka Bank\, Indian Institute of Management\, Udaipur\, and WEP Digital as an Independent Director. She is also a Steering committee member of IIMPACT\, an NGO started by IIMA Alumni focusing on educating underprivileged girls children in India. She is also a member of the NASSCOM BPM Council and is heading a task force on “Expansion into Small Towns” to move the industry to operate more and more from small towns and thereby not only ensure talent expansion but also revenue growth. \nLinkedin Profile\n \nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-11-ms-mythili-ramesh-ceo-of-nextwealth/
LOCATION:Google Meet
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220423T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220423T091500
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SUMMARY:CEGfi3 : Bala on Weather Data
DESCRIPTION:In this session titled “Cloudy with the Chance of Data”\, Bala will educate and entertain us. Some questions we will discuss include: \nBala Gopalakrishann\, a CEG 1992 alumnus\, will share his expertise on the Weather Data. \non: Apr 23th\, 08:00 AM PST / 8:30PM IST \nZoom at: https://bit.ly/cegfi3  \nsee more notes at: https://cegconnect.com/blog/cegfi3-weather-data/
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/cegfi3-weather-data-from-bala/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220402T200000
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #10 – Dr. Raj Echambadi\, President of Illinois Institute of Technology
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Dr. Raj Echambadi\, CEG 1989 Mech\, President of Illinois Institute of Technology.\nRaj Echambadi became the 10th president of Illinois Institute of Technology in August 2021. \nFrom 2017 to 2021 Echambadi served as the Dunton Family Dean of D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. Under his leadership\, D’Amore-McKim has become widely recognized for moving beyond traditional business silos and for embracing cross-disciplinary perspectives in both research and teaching. Programmatic innovations include the “MBA x” program\, “MS x” program\, combined undergraduate majors\, and work-integrated degrees with business partners; each of these help students and learners develop multidisciplinary perspectives by blending their business studies with non-business areas of expertise\, such as computer science or experiential design. During his tenure\, Echambadi created an Office of Student Engagement\, Affinity\, and Inclusion at D’Amore-McKim to foster better on-campus experiences for students and launched several programs—Building Belonging Fellows\, Pathfinders\, Peer Affinity Cohorts—in order to build an inclusive community and cultivate a culture of belonging at the school. \nPrior to joining Northeastern in August 2017\, Echambadi served for eight years in various roles\, including as the Alan J. and Joyce D. Baltz Professor and the senior associate dean of strategic innovation\, at Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Echambadi was a driving force behind the scaled online M.B.A. (iMBA) program at the University of Illinois\, which has been lauded as one of the best breakthrough\, disruptive educational innovations in the past decade. \nEchambadi received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from College of Engineering\, Guindy in India and a doctorate in marketing from the University of Houston. His academic research focuses on strategic innovation within organizations and how firms should balance current and future opportunities. He has won numerous teaching and research accolades including the prestigious Academy of Management Journal Best Paper Award for his work on employee entrepreneurship. \nLinkedin Profile\n \nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-10-dr-raj-echambadi-president-of-illinois-institute-of-technology/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220308T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20220308T210000
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CREATED:20220227T104031Z
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SUMMARY:CEG C-Level Connect Series #9 – Ms. Mini Suri\, CEG 1990 CSE\, CEO of Velmeni
DESCRIPTION:Program Details\n \nGuest Speaker – Ms. Mini Suri\, CEG 1990 CSE\, CEO of Velmeni\, an AI Health care startup in California.\nMini Suri\, a brilliant contributor to the tech industry\, is an innovative trailblazer in\nAI/ML/NLP Automation and an advocate for the betterment of others. Mini’s\ndeep experience and creative inspiration have led VELMENI to the forefront of AI\nhealthcare through predictive and analytical artificial intelligence in dentistry. \nVELMENI’s platform is evolving as the standard-bearer for dental practices.\nMini has acted as Chief Customer Officer at KORE.ai\, head of IA for Uber\, and\nSenior Vice President at Citi. With an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School\, she provides\nVELMENI with deep-tech strategy\, financial skills\, and hands-on operational\nmanagement. A doer and problem-solver\, Mini leads product development\, raises\ncapital\, fosters a high-performance culture\, and is building the most talented\nteam in the industry. \nAs a Board Member at TiE Silicon Valley and throughout her career\, Mini has\nbrought big-picture thinking to foster technology entrepreneurship\, youth\nengagement\, and women’s leadership initiatives—including The Hunger Project to\neradicate world hunger and establish women as a force for change-making. This\nincludes establishing first robotics and STEM education for girls \nLinkedin Profile\n \nHost – Mr. Vish Viswanathan\, CEG 1985 Mech\, CEO\, Anikode Management Consultants\nLinkedin Profile\n \nTechnical Support – Mr. Partha Sarathy\, CEG IT\, 2021\nLinkedin Profile
URL:https://cegconnect.com/event/ceg-c-level-connect-series-9-ms-mini-suri-ceg-1990-cse-ceo-of-velmeni/
LOCATION:Google Meet
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