Government of TN
27/09/2016 - 28/09/2016, ITC Grand Chola, Little Mount, Guindy, Chennai
Theme: Building the Digital State – Fostering the ecosystem
CII Connect 2016
International Conference and Exhibition on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
“Building the Digital State – Fostering the ecosystem”
Connect, India’s premier ICT annual event is jointly organized by Government of Tamil Nadu, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Ministry of Communications and Technology, Government of India in Chennai. The event brings together all the industry leaders, technologies, infrastructure providers and the relevant stakeholders to discuss the direction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry and to position Tamil Nadu as the destination for the ICT Industry.
This year the theme for Connect 2016 is “Building the Digital State: Fostering the ecosystem”. Towards this we have broadly classified the event into three spheres focusing on Smart Cities, Startup ecosystem, Skill India and Development of Digital Tamil Nadu.
Highlights of Connect 2016
- Power Packed Sessions on both days
- Live streaming of the plenary sessions
- IT and ICT Exhibition
- Product Launches
- Business to Business (B2B) Meetings
- Business to Government (B2G) Meetings
- Hackathon – First ever initiative of CII Tamil Nadu
Target Audience
- IT & ITES Companies
- Communication & Network Providers
- Electronics, Hardware and Software Developers, Providers
- Companies providing Security Solutions
- System integration and automotive technology
- Testing and certification bodies
- Startup Companies & Angel Investors
- Gaming & Animation Companies
Schedule
Day 1 : 27 September 2016
Registration
Inaugural
- Panel Discussion on “Digital Strategy – AAA Beacon of light”
- Panel Discussion on “Digitally Inspired – The rise of the startup age”
- Panel Discussion on “Tamil Nadu” – The Land of immense possibilities
Day 2 : 28 September 2016
- Panel Discussion on “Strengthening and Sustaining Digital Capabilities”
- Panel Discussion on “Policies and Frameworks for start-up success in the State “
Valedictory Session
Connect Awards
Speakers
T K Ramachandran, IAS
Principal Secretary – IT
S Krishnan, IAS
Principal Secretary, Planning &
Development
Government of TN
Dr. Rajendra Kumar, IAS
Managing Director
Electronics Corporation of
Tamil Nadu Limited
N Chandrasekaran
CEO & Managing Director
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Past President, CII & Executive
Vice Chairman Infosys
S Mahalingam
Past Chairman, CII(SR) &
Former Executive Director & CFO
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Vijay K Thadani
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
NIIT
Seetoh
Vice President & Chief Architect
Jurong
Karthik Krishnaswami
President – India Operations
SCIO Health Analytics
Satya Prabhakar
Chief Executive Officer
Sulekha.com
Kathir Kamathan
Chief Executive Officer
Chella Software (P) Ltd
Rohit Mathur
Chief Strategy Officer
Ramco Systems
Rajiv Lochan
Managing Director & CEO
The Hindu
N Lakshmi Narayanan
Vice Chairman
Cognizant
Steering Committee
MR T K Ramachandran, IAS
Principal Secretary
Government of Tamilnadu
MR Ravi Viswanathan
Chairman, Connect 2016, &
President – Growth Markets,
Tata Consultancy Services
MR S Mahalingam
Joint Director, Software Technology
Parks of India
MR R Chandrasekaran
President & Managing Director
Cognizant Technology Solutions
India Pvt. Ltd
MR Lakshmi Narayanan
Vice Chairman Cognizant
Technology Solutions
MR Thothathri Visvanathan
Vice President, Delivery Head &
Development Centre Head
Infosys Limited
MR Srinivas Tadigadapa
Director,
Enterprise Solutions Intel South Asia
MR Velan Chidambaranathan
Executive Director &
Chief Executive Officer
TRIL Infopark Ltd
MR R Ramaraj
Senior Advisor Elevar Equity
MR S Sridharan
Founder & Chairman
S10 Healthcare Solutions Pvt. Ltd
MR Dr Sanjay Tyagi
Director,
Software Technology Parks of India
Awards
Winners of CII Connect Awards 2016
Emerging Entrepreneur of the year
Mr Kedar Kulkarni, CEO, Hyper Verge
Emerging Entrepreneur of the year
Mr Antony Kattukaran, CEO, Tagalys
Exemplary application of IT
Ms Sneha Priya, CEO & Co-founder, SP Robotics Works Pvt Ltd
Entrepreneur of the Year
Mr Gopi Natarajan, Co-founder and CEO, Omega Healthcare Management Services Pvt Ltd
IT Eco System Award
Prof M S Ananth, IIT Research Park, Former Director, IIT Madras
Global Influencer of the Year
Mr P R Venketrama Raja, Vice Chairman & MD, Ramco Systems
E Governance Award
Mr J Kumaragurubaran, IAS, Director, Tamil Nadu eGovernance Agency
Life Time Achievement Award
Mr Arun Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, Intellect Design Arena Ltd
Sponsors & Partners
Knowledge partners
Association partners
Hackathon Committee
Ravi Viswanathan
Chairman, Connect 2016 &
President – Growth Markets Tata Consultancy Services
Muthuswamy Ramachandran
Group Practice Head Tech Mahindra
Kumaran Mani
Chief Executive Officer
Tenth Planet Technologies Pvt Ltd
