Program Agenda
| Day 1 (29 Feb 2024) | ||
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| PRE-EVENT Registration | ||
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | INAUGURATION & INAUGURAL PLENARY | |
| | Welcome Address SPEAKER :  Ajayan K Anat Chairman CITI2.0 | |
| | CONTEXT SETTING Setting The Vision for CITI 2.0 and Introducing KTX 2024 SPEAKER :  Prof Debashis Chatterjee Director IIMK | |
| | INAUGURAL
 Adv. P. A. Mohammed Riyas Minister for Public Works & Tourism Kerala
 Snehil Kumar Singh IAS District Collector Kozhikode
 Manoj Raghavan CEO & Managing Director Tata Elxsi  Prasad Unnikrishnan Partner Grant Thornton Bharat  M A Mehaboob President MCC  Ramendra Verma National Lead for Government Grant Thornton Bharat  Dr Santhosh Babu IAS (Retd) Managing Director KSITIL  Susanth Kurunthil CEO Govt Cyberpark - Calicut  Prof Prasad Krishna Director National Institute of Technology, Calicut | |
| Calicut Tech-landscape Brochure Launch and Inaugural address | |
| INAUGURAL PLENARY | Presidential Address SPEAKER : M A Mehaboob President MCC | |
| INAUGURAL PLENARY | KEYNOTE MNCs & Tier 2/3 cities SPEAKER : Manoj Raghavan CEO & Managing Director Tata Elxsi | |
| INAUGURAL PLENARY | Special Address Innovation Ecosystem in India. How Tier III Cities are coming up in the Innovation Landscape SPEAKER : Ramendra Verma National Lead for Government Grant Thornton Bharat | |
| INAUGURAL PLENARY | Vote of Thanks SPEAKER :  Anil Balan General Secretary CITI2.0 | |
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Culinary Zone - Networking Lunch | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Creative Tech Imagine, Create and Impress : Harnessing futuristic creative technologies, as a key transformer for Executive Briefing Centers (EBC) and Experience Centers (EC) SPEAKER :  Sunil Subramanian Senior Vice President - Business Development EDC Creative Technology Solutions | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE Industry 4.0 and MSME sector in India SPEAKER :  Mathew Thomas Vice President & Managing Director Siemens Digital Industries Software, India | |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Smart Tech Industry 4.0 Bridging the Divide: Industry 4.0 and the Democratisation of Tech in Tier 3, Tier 4, and Rural Landscapes SPEAKER :  Ajey Mehta Former CEO Nokia mobiles (APAC) | |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE Tech Trends Reshaping The Future Of Digital Payments SPEAKER :  Vijay Rajagopal Head of Payments Business Amazon Pay | |
| 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM FUTURAMA (STAGE 03) | WORKSHOP Decoding Blockchain and Web3 Resource Person :  Prof. Franklin John Digital University Kerala
 Prof. Sreelakshmi Digital University Kerala
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| 3:05 PM – 3:30 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | SESSION PRESENTATION Smart Tech Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 and Beyond: Insights on Practical Solutions, Readiness, and the Emergence of Industry 5.0 SPEAKER :  Derick Jose MD - Applied Intelligence Accenture | |
| 3:05 PM – 3:45 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | FIRESIDE CHAT Smart Tech Industry 4.0 Factory of the Future: Embracing Digital Transformation with Industry 4.0 MODERATOR :  Roshan Kakkat CEO Media One TV SPEAKERS:  Srikanth P J GM Metamorph 3D Print Services  Vimal Govind Co-Founder, CEO & CPA Genrobotic Innovations and Genrobotics Medical and Mobility | |
| 3:35 PM – 4:30 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | PANEL DISCUSSION Adapting to the Future: Navigating the Shift from established to Digital Native Organisations MODERATOR :  Balaji Venkatraman CEO & Co Founder Trustgrid.ai SPEAKERS:  Raffles Chan CEO GITP Asia  Subbu Iyer Co-Founder & CEO Giggr Ramendra Verma National Head for Government Grant Thornton Bharat  Ajith Kumar Innovation Leader Deloitte | |
| 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE (Virtual) How Middle East Market is Evolving from an AI perspective and how smaller IT service firms can take advantage of the AI focus in Middle East SPEAKER :  Dr Krishnadas Nanath Deputy Head of Computer Engineering & Informatics Department Middlesex University, Dubai | |
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | PANEL DISCUSSION Healthcare Tech Tech-infused Healing: Navigating Data-driven Healthcare Innovations For A Cure MODERATOR : Prasad Unnikrishnan Partner Grant Thornton Bharat SPEAKERS:  Balagopal Chandrasekhar Founder Terumo Penpol Ltd  Saji Mathews Chief Operating Officer Baby Memorial Hospital Limited  Gopi Koteeswaran Co-Founder Cardiac Wellness Institute & Dzruptiv AI  Anupama Govindan Products & Solutions Development Manager Siemens Healthineers | |
| Evening Session INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | PANEL DISCUSSION Innovate Kozhikode: Nurturing Growth within the Incubation Ecosystem MODERATOR :  Prajeet Prabhakaran Startup Ecosystem Enabler Kerala Start-up Mission SPEAKERS:  Swethal Kumar CEO & Founder Startupscale360 FZE, Dubai  P.K. Gopalakrishnan Co-Founder Malabar Angel Network  Preethi Manniledam CEO, Technical Business Incubator NIT Calicut | |
6.30 PM | Cultural Band - Vayali Bamboo Music | |
| Day 2 (01 Mar 2024) | ||
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | PRE-EVENT Registration | |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | PANEL DISCUSSION Setting The Roadmap To Become An Aspirational City. Calicut’s Holistic Growth Powered By IT MODERATOR :  Raveendran Kasthuri Board Member NITC SPEAKERS:  Purushothaman K Head, Government Affairs (States) Cognizant Technology Solutions  Prof. Ashutosh Sarkar Professor & Exicutive Director IIMK LIVE Snehil Kumar Singh IAS District Collector Kozhikode
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| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE From Vulnerability to Victory: Transforming Your Cybersecurity Posture SPEAKER :  Zuhair Elambilassery Founder and CEO Wattlecorp | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE Scaling up of IT Business in Middle East SPEAKER :  Pradeep Menon Perinchery Senior Director Paramount Computers | |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 AM FUTURAMA (STAGE 03) | WORKSHOP Making it Stick: The Art and Science of Design for Habit Formation Resource Person :  Vineesh U S Behavioral Scientist Calicut Forum for IT CafIT  Nallasivam Thamilarasi Head of Marketing and Research First Principle Labs | |
| 11:05 AM - 11:40 AM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | FIRESIDE CHAT Stories from Wayanad & Koratty - Pioneering the Global IT Landscape from Tier 3 Heights SPEAKERS :  Anoop Ambika CEO Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)  Allwyn Kent Co-Founder Vonnue  Jilu Joseph Founder & CEO Webandcrafts | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE Collaborative Catalysts: Igniting Millionaire and Billionaire Ventures SPEAKER :  Jinu Rajendran CEO & Founder Pokit QR , Advertiz | |
| 11:25 AM - 11:45 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | SPECIAL ADDRESS Charting the Course to a More Secure Digital Ecosystem. SPEAKER :  Dr. Vinod Polpaya Bhattathiripad Cyber Forensic Consultant GJ Software Forensics | |
| 11:45 AM – 12:05 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Setting up and scaling a Product/Digital Innovation Centre for Global Growth in Kerala SPEAKER :  Suja Chandy Senior VP & Managing Director (India) Zafin | |
| 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | FIRESIDE CHAT Unlocking Growth and Success: Discussion on Harnessing the Power of SAP to GROW and RISE. SPEAKERS :  Jayakumar Mohanachandran Group Chief Information Officer Buzeki Group  Vinod Palakkil Senior Director Regional Sales South (SAP) INDIA | |
| 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Lifelong Learning: An Imperative in the Knowledge-driven Digital World SPEAKER :  V P Joy Senior Executive Vice President Reliance Industries Limited | |
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Culinary Zone - Networking Lunch | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | PANEL DISCUSSION Success Stories – Kozhikode SESSION CHAIR :  Shilen Sagunan Chairman Malabar Innovation Zone (MiZone) SPEAKERS:  Deepak K C Co-founder & CMO Cyber Square  Suhail V P CEO & Managing Director Nucore  Ameen Islahi Director Infinite Open Source Solutions LLP  Sharath M Nair Operations Center Manager Tata ELXSI | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:20 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | FIRESIDE CHAT Prop Tech Building the Future - Exploring AR/VR and Emerging Technologies in Construction and Real Estate MODERATOR : Ajith Prasad Director Grant Thornton Bharat SPEAKERS:  Gopikrishnan V CEO & Founder BuildNext  Radhakrishnan G Nair Founder and CEO VRticles | |
| 1:45 PM to 5 PM FUTURAMA (STAGE 03) | WORKSHOP Productivity to Business Development - Uses of Generative AI Resource persons :  Dr. Anoop Digital University Kerala
 Dr Sanil Professor Digital University Kerala | |
| 2:25 PM – 2:45 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE (VIRTUAL) Doing Business with Global Firms – How can small IT service firms adapt & succeed? SPEAKER :  Rahul Vijay Head of Global Direct Tech Deals Uber | |
| 2:50 PM – 3:20 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Food & Agro Tech Biomanufacturing of food - A delicious revolution SPEAKER :  Vishal Menon Chief Development Officer Synthite Industries Ltd | |
| 3:25 PM – 3:55 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Building from Scratch: Product Companies and Tier 2/3 cities - A promising Future SPEAKER :  Mohammed Anzy S Vice President and Managing Director Guidewire India | |
| 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | FIRESIDE CHAT Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of a More Secure Digital Ecosystem in the Golden Age of Emerging Tech Investments SPEAKER :  Prof. Hoda Alkhzaimi Co-Chair for Global Future Council for Cyber Security, World Economic Forum Founder and Director, EMARATSEC | |
| 2:50 PM – 3:20 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE Digital Disruption in Kerala's Retail Landscape: Adapting to the Era of Online Marketplaces and Mobile Commerce SPEAKER :  Rahul Mamman Founder & CEO Haeal Pharma | |
| 3:25 PM – 4:05 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | FIRESIDE CHAT Upskilling in the Era of AI: Shaping the Future of Tech Competency SPEAKERS :  Sheena Neeju Vice President | Migration & Modernization | Cloud First Accenture  Muraleedharan Manningal CEO lCT Academy | |
| 4:10 PM to 4:30 PM FUTURAMA (STAGE 03) | SPECIAL ADDRESS SAAS companies leveraging product led growth SPEAKER :  Manu Nambiar Director - Strategies Growth Associates | |
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Tea/Coffee Break | |
| 4:45 PM – 5:10 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Retail Tech How Technology Is Resulting In The Emergence Of A Vibrant D2C (Direct To Consumer) Segment. SPEAKER :  Venkataramana Nott Founder & CEO Vinculum Group | |
| 4:45 PM – 5:05 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE Breaking Boundaries: The Tech-Driven Triumph of the first Indian international newspaper SPEAKER :  Mohammed Rafeeq.K Global Head- Business Operations Gulf Madhyamam | |
| 5:10 PM – 6:10 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | PANEL DISCUSSION Tech Empowerment for MSMEs MODERATOR :  R Roshan Head, Business News Division Mathrubhumi SPEAKERS:  Riyas PM GM Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission  V Abdul Razak Director, VKC Group & Director KSIDC  Damodar Avanoor President TiE Kerala  Prakash G S Joint Director and Head of Office MSME DFO Thrissur
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| 5:15 PM - 5:40 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Mastering Fintech Innovation and Partnerships SPEAKER :  Shyam Mohan VP Fintech Product & Platform Strategy Mastercard | |
| 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | PANEL DISCUSSION Retail Tech Tech-Infused Retail: Transformative Strategies and Collaborations Reshaping the Future Shopping Landscape MODERATOR : Jayakumar Mohanachandran Group Chief Information Officer Buzeki Group SPEAKERS:  Dilip Vamanan Co-Founder SellerApp  Deepu Chandran CEO & Co-Founder Hackle  Nitin Nair Senior VP ONDC | |
| Evening Session INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE One View - An automated platform for incorporating and managing your company in the UAE SPEAKER :  Madhavan Ramakrishnan Founder Techfriar | |
| Cultural Extravaganza - Renegades Band | |
| Day 3 (02 Mar 2024) | ||
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | PRE-EVENT Registration | |
| 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | FIRESIDE CHAT Tech Talent Pool : A Scarer Capital In Emerging Cities. Role of Premiere Institutions and Advanced Skilling Centers in Building Tech Talent Moderator: Raveendran Kasthuri Board Member NITC SPEAKERS : Prof Prasad Krishna Director National Institute of Technology, Calicut  Dr Saji Gopinath Vice Chancellor Digital University of Kerala | |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | Special Address Tech Influencers Panel Innovative Strategies for AI Adoption in Emerging Markets Speaker  Umer Abdussalam CEO Edapt | |
| 10:20 AM to 10:40 AM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | KEYNOTE Mastering Essential Strategies for Optimal Cloud Infrastructure SPEAKER :  Akhthar Parvez CEO TechBrein | |
| 10:50 AM – 11:30 AM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Transitioning to the AI-Driven Digital World SPEAKER :  Rajesh Nambiar Chairperson NASSCOM Chairman and Managing Director Cognizant India | |
| 10:50 AM – 11:15 AM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | Keynote
Unlocking Potential: Empowering the Innovation Ecosystem Through the National Portal i-STEM SPEAKER  Dr Harilal Bhaskar COO & National Coordinator I-STEM | |
| 11:35 AM – 12:00 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Creative Tech Unleashing the Power of AI and Cloud - Strategies for Firms in the Era of Creative Tech SPEAKERS :  Surya Ramkumar Co-Founder & CEO My Zenith | |
| 12:05 PM – 12:30 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | SPECIAL ADDRESS Creative Tech Tech-Infused Behaviour - Harnessing the Power of Targeted Marketing in the Digital Era SPEAKER :  Biju Dominic Chief Evangelist Fractal | |
| 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | WOMEN IN TECH FIRESIDE CHAT
Tech Flux: Adapting to the Ever-Changing Landscape of Innovation MODERATOR :  Rekha Joy Associate Director Grant Thormton SPEAKERS : Surya Ramkumar Co-Founder & CEO My Zenith  Meenakshi Srinivasan Partner, Offering leader & Global DevSecOps Practice Leader IBM | |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | CXO CONFERENCE
Invitee Only CXO Round Table discussion CHAIRED BY : Rajesh Nambiar Chairperson NASSCOM Chairman and Managing Director Cognizant India | |
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Culinary Zone - Networking Lunch | |
| 1:45 PM – 2:05 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE Creative Tech Crafting Visual Narratives - Exploring the Intersection of Creativity and Tech SPEAKER :  Pradeep Joseph Director Of UX Google India | |
| 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | SPECIAL ADDRESS
Designing Together: Can Humans and AI Co-Create the Future? SPEAKER  H E. Amb. Dr. Ishha Farha Quraishy Founder & Board Member IFQ Technologies LLC | |
| 2:05 PM – 2:30 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | KEYNOTE From a Tier-3 Location to Building a Unicorn, How Talent in Tier 2/3 & Rural Locations can build global businesses SPEAKER :  Anish Achuthan CEO & Co-founder OPEN Technologies | |
| 2:20 PM – 2:50 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | SPECIAL ADDRESS
Unveiling the Frontier: Navigating Entrepreneurial Frontiers in Space Exploration and Commercial Ventures SPEAKER  Dr Subba Rao Pavuluri President (SIA- India) & Chairman and MD Ananth Technologies Ltd | |
| 2:35 PM – 3:05 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | SPECIAL ADDRESS
Gen AI: Shaping the Dynamics of the New Digital Era SPEAKER  Sreejit Roy Global Offering Leader : Green IT (Sustainability) IBM | |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM INNOVARIUM (STAGE 02) | FIRESIDE CHAT
Enhance customer engagement with AI driven sales strategies SPEAKERS  Akhilkrishna T Founder CEO Getlead Analytics  Firoz Muhammed Dynamics 365 CE Architect | Corporate Trainer Magnifez Technologies Inc. | |
| 3:10 PM - 3:35 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | SPECIAL ADDRESS Collaborative Synergy: Key Stakeholders and Partners Shaping the KTX Success Story SPEAKER : Dr Santhosh Babu IAS (Retd) Managing Director KSITIL | |
| 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | SPECIAL ADDRESS Tourism in the Era of Emerging Technologies SPEAKER :  S K Sajeesh Chairman, Kerala Tourism Infrastructure Limited | |
| 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM TECHNOSPHERE (STAGE 01) | PANEL DISCUSSION Insights into the Saudi Tech Business Realm - Decoding the Business Landscape SPEAKERS :  Mr. Yasar Mobarak M Alyami Head of the Consulate Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, New Delhi  Najeeb Musliarakath CEO Arab Consult House  Abdullah Sameer Al Kattan General Manager Arab Consult House | |
| 2:45 PM to 4:45 PM FUTURAMA (STAGE 03) | WORKSHOP
Build User-Centered Information Architecture with Card Sorting Resource Person :  Bijith Ahmed Co-Founder & Chief Designer Aufait UX  Arul Ganesh K S Manager UX Research | |
| Closing Spectacle: Concluding KTX 2024. Looking forward to welcoming all at KTX 2025 | |
4:45 PM – 6.00 PM | KTX 2024 in Review: Three Days of Innovation and Insight: Unveiling Highlights | |
| | Welcome Address SPEAKER :  Arun Kumar Vice Chairman CITI 2.0 | |
| | Presidential Addresss SPEAKER :  Nityand Kamath Vice President MCC | |
4:45 PM – 6.00 PM | Valedictory Felicitations - Relevance of initiatives like CITI and KTX | |
| | Dignitaries
Dr Santhosh Babu IAS (Retd) Managing Director KSITIL  Dr. Beena Philip Mayor Kozhikode Municipal Corporation Susanth Kurunthil CEO Govt Cyberpark - Calicut  Col Sanjeev Nair CEO Technopark | |
| | Vote of Thanks See you at KTX 2025
 Abdul Gafoor K V President CAFIT | |
