Kozhikode, NFAPost: NFAPostStartupSafari, a community building iniative of TheNFAPost newspaper and NFAPostTV, is organising a one day entrepreneur meet in Kozhikode on ‘Local To Global’ on 27th December at Hilite Business Park, Kozhikode.
The event is powered by Nasscom CoE-IoT & AI (a MeitY initiative) and sponsored by L&T Technology Services.
Besides local Institutional sponsors like IIM-K, NIT-Kozhikode, Calicut University, Govt Engineering College Kozhikode etc, NFAPostStartupSafari Kozhikode event is supported by Kerala IT Department, Kerala Industries Development and Kerala Startup Mission, Malabar Chamber, TiE Kerala, Nasscom Kerala, District Industry Association, MSME Association etc …. .
The event will be inaugurated by PWD and Tourism Minister Mohammed Riyas in the presence of Kozhikode Mayor, Parliament Member M K Raghavan and Kozhikode District Collector.
Programme itinerary
Inauguration at 10 am
Session 1
11.30 – Interaction with Global Business Magnate Jabbar Kappan
Session 2
2 pm: Interaction with Dr Vimi Ponnamparabth, Dubai – On Challenges Woman Face While Starting a business
Session 3
3 pm: Intraction with MBBS Student From Manchester UK Pallavi Premanath on new opportunities in education and innovation thinking
Session 4
Panel discussion 4 pm to 5 pm.
‘Think Global To Grab Opportunities’
Murthy from Silicon Valley; Dr Peng Choo from Adelaide University, Australia; Punyam Software Founder Priyes; Dots Founder Haroon Rasheed; Orbit & Skyline Semiconductor Services President and CEO Skyline Semiconductor services Erez Iberman United States
Evening coffee and snacks
Session 5
Panel discussion 5.30 to 6.30 on Kozhikode Startup Ecosystem – Why It Is Relevant and Opportunities
Nadeem Kappan, Director Malabar Developer; Hairsh Pillai from J.P. Morgan United States; Sharad Sharma from iSpirit; AF Plank CEO Vivek Saxena; Malabar Chamber President M A Mehaboob; Calicut forum for IT (CafIT) President Abdul Ioss
Session 6
Fireside chat with San Francisco, California, based ToolJet startup Founder Navaneeth Padanna Kalathil. ToolJet is revolutionising with innovative platform which is an extensible open-source low-code platform offering multiple solutions and services. Also, interaction with startups.
Session 7
Discussion with Clootrack Founder and CEO Shameer Abdullah (born in Kozhikode District, did schooling in the district and engineering from Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College). Also, interaction with startups.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shameelabdulla/
Session 8
Transformation of a rice merchant into a gold and diamond jewellery baron across the globe……the journey of MP Ahmed from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Session 9
NFAPostStartupSafari Award presentation 8 pm to 9 pm.
Dinner party
The event is sponsored by Malabar Chamber / TiE Kerala / Nasscom – Kozhikode, Liberty Foundation, Hyderabad, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), TiE Bengaluru, RDC (https://rdcentre.org/), Trans Asian Chamber Of Commerce & Industry, Mumbai (https://trans-asian-chamber-of-commerce-industry.ueniweb.com/) etc
