Calicut IT Initiative in association with NASSCOM and Kerala State IT Mission is pleased to announce a very special HR event on 30th August , 2008 at Tagore Centenary Hall, Calicut. The primary purpose of the event will be to show case IT HR potential of Malabar region and to provide a platform for students in various colleges in the region to interact with the doyens of IT field.

This one day event will have group events/ competitions that will assess the software skills and soft skills of more than 2000 students from various engineering and Arts and Science colleges under Calicut University. The events will be judged by IT experts from NASSCOM and there will also be technical sessions led by experts from the industry. On the sidelines of the event, there will be opportunities to market Calicut city to CEOs and CFOs of IT Companies who will be visiting the event, to bring in investment.

This event is organized by CITI in association with Kerala State IT Mission and with support of NASSCOM. The summit will be inaugurated by Sri. Rajiv Vaishnav, Vice President of NASSCOM. Dr. Rathan Kelkar, Director Kerala State IT Mission will deliver key note address. Other dignitaries for the inaugural function include

• Sri M. Bhaskaran, Hon. Mayor of Calicut Corporation
• Sri Pradeep Kumar MLA
• Dr A Jayathilak - District Collector
• Sri Purushothaman - Regional Director, NASSCOM
• Dr. Saji Gopinath - Associate Professor , IIM - Kozhikode
• Sri Nithyananda Kamath -  President CITI
  
  
• Delegates from TOP 20 IT companies in India
  
  
• Members of Calicut IT Initiative
  • Director, IIM Kozhikode
  • Director- NIT Calicut
  • Members of the Malabar Chamber of Commerce, Kerala Builders Forum, CMA and the Calicut Forum for IT
  • All Educational Institutional heads

The event will also deliberate on ways of developing Malabar as a potential IT destination in the near future. The IT executives, Govt. officials and members of CITI will take part in these meetings The objective of these deliberations is to position Calicut as a potential destination for IT industries and to understand the concerns and requirements of IT companies to make it an attractive location. This is a major event in Calicut's calendar that will be attended by all the important persons working for the development of Calicut and Kerala and will receive widespread publicity and media coverage. We have invited top business media and influential writers in IT media to be present for the event to ensure wide coverage.

Program:

Inauguration 9.45 a.m.   Opening remarks and Welcome : Dr A. Jayathilak IAS   District Collector, Calicut Presidential Address : Sri M. Bhaskaran   Hon. Mayor, Calicut Corporation Inaugural Address : Sri Rajiv Vaishnav   Vice President, NASSCOM Key Note Address : Sri Rathan Kelkar IAS   Director, Kerala State IT Mission Address : Sri A. Pradeep Kumar MLA : Sri P.M.A. Salam MLA : Dr G.R.C. Reddy   Director, NITC Programme Briefing : Sri Purushothaman   Regional Director, NASSCOM Vote of Thanks : Sri Nithyanand Kamath   President CITI Technical Session I 11.30 a.m.   Theme : Encashing the Demographic Dividend Chair : Dr Rathan Kelkar IAS   Director, Kerala State IT Mission Panelists : IT HR Managers    Interactive session with participating students Technical Session I   Theme : Developing an IT Work Culture in Tier-II Cities Chair : Dr. A. Jayathilak IAS,   District Collector, Kozhikode &   Chairman, Empowering IT@Malabar Panelists : IT HR Managers    Interactive session with participating students

Valedictory Function : 4.00 p.m.

Welcome Speech : Sri P. Zakeer   Secretary, CITI Presidential Address : Sri A. Pradeep Kumar MLA Distribution of Awards : Sri Rajiv Vaishnav   Vice President, NASSCOM Report of the Event : Sri Purushothaman   Regional Director, NASSCOM Address : Sri Joseph Mathew   IT Advisor, Govt. of Kerala : Sri Radhakrishnan Nair   Director   IT Infrastructure Kerala Ltd. &   CEO Technopark, Trivandrum Concluding remarks and Future plan Presentation : Dr A. Jayathilak IASl   District Collector, Calicut Vote of Thanks : Sri Duleep Sahadevan   President CAFIT

Participated companies:

• TCS
• Wipro
• Satyam
• IBS
• Cognizant
• Take Solutions
• U S Technology
• Sutherland
• Athena Info Consulting Pvt Ltd
• Hexaware
• Syntel Ltd
• Allsec
• Adventity BPO
• Flytxt India
• HCL Tech
  

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