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Software Product Ecosystem: Growth Driver

May 17, 2019 - The National Policy on Software Products was passed by the Union Cabinet in March 2019 with an objective to create a robust software product ecosystem. In this context, The World Trade Center Kochi in association with NASSCOM organized a seminar where this policy was interpreted and discussed with all major stakeholders of the IT industry. Mr. Ashish Gangrade, Partner, BDO India LLP was the speaker for the session. The meeting was attended by representatives from NASSCOM, GTech, Start-ups, Maker Village, Technology Park, Heads of companies in Infopark and Smart City. Read More

Open House for SEZ IT/ITES Units

May 17, 2019 - The World Trade Center Kochi conducted an Open House session for IT and ITES units with Cochin Special Economic Zone Officials. The representatives from CSEZ included - Mr. Saju Surendran IES - Deputy Development Commissioner; Mr. E.V.Gokulnath, Asst. Development Commissioner - Phase 1, Infopark; Mr. Pramod S., Asst. Development Commissioner - Phase 2, Infopark; Mr. Subair M. NSDL Officer (SEZ Online). This was done together with GTech. The open house was attended by SEZ units, start-ups and medium sized company representatives. Read More

Election Awareness Session

May 17, 2019 - An Awareness Session on 2019 Election was organized by The World Trade Center Kochi in association with the Ernakulam District Administration, SVEEP (Systematic Voters' Education & Electoral Participation) and Prathidhwani. The programme held at WTC Kochi was attended by employees of Infopark. Sub- Collector, Mr. Snehil Kumar Singh IAS chaired the programme. Dr. D. Dhanuraj, Chairman- Centre for Public Policy Research also spoke. There was also a mock polling station which helped the participants to clear their queries with the election officials. Read More

Talk on ''Mindfulness and Workplace Wellness''

April 18, 2019 - The World Trade Center Kochi together with NASSCOM organized a talk on “Mindfulness and Workplace Wellness” at the NASSCOM office, Infopark. Mr. Gokul Raghunathan, Founder, Mindelligence was the speaker. During his address, Mr. Gokul said that work is getting transformed every day with advancements in technology. The demand for a mentally healthy workforce is at an all-time high. He also addressed the significance of mentally healthy workspaces where he touched on the role played by technologies like Machine learning in workplace wellbeing. He explained the concept of mindfulness and its benefits in business as well as daily lives. The thoroughly interactive session was attended by CEOs, Business owners, CXOs, HR Managers and other employees of companies in and outside of Infopark. Read More

Talk on Financing Opportunities for EXIM Business

March 15, 2019 - As part of the Initiative to facilitate and further International trade, The World Trade Center Kochi organized a talk on “Financing Opportunities for EXIM Businesses”.Mr. Ambrish Bhandari, Deputy General Manager and Regional Head, EXIM Bank, Chennai was the speaker for the session. Mr. Ambrish Bhandari spoke about the EXIM Bank and the various services it offers to EXIM businesses. EXIM Bank’s line of business includes – Lines of Credit, Buyer’s credit, Supplier’s credit, Pre-shipment credit, Post-shipment credit, Guarantees & L/Cs, Term Loans, Working capital, Export product development, Overseas investment finance, Import finance etc. The presentation was followed by an interactive session. The programme was held in association with the Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) at the Seminar hall, WTC Kochi. Read More

Panel Discussion on “Empowering Women at Work”

March 15, 2019 - A panel discussion on “Empowering Women at Work” was held at the WTC. The panellists were - Ms. Preethi Gopalakrishnan, Asst. Director – Talent, EY Global Delivery Services; Ms. Rthika Menon, Lead HR BSE, UST Global; Ms. Suchitra Menon, Director & CEO, W.F.B. Baird & Company India; Ms. Rajasree Shenoy, HR Head, Tata Consultancy Services, Kochi. The session was moderated by Mr. Anish Aravind, Co-Founder & Principal Consultant, SS Consulting. The discussion covered various aspects on Women empowerment at work like – Gender diversity in corporate board rooms, hiring quality, Roles of women in organized and unorganized sector, inhibitory and low risk taking tendency, cultural and social aspects, statutory and societal aspects, Empowerment in organizations, Individual and personal empowerment, Organizations’ design of their processes for their journey towards Women empowerment, Empowerment impact on the brand etc. The panellists also shared the best practices in their respective organizations. Read More

Seminar on the Recent Amendments in Companies Act

February 11, 2019 - Based on the recommendations of the Committee to Review Offences under the Companies Act 2013, the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 was passed on November 2, 2018, to effect certain changes in the existing Act. The World Trade Center Kochi on 29th January 2019, organised a seminar to update the business community on these changes. The programme, held at Hotel Abad Plaza, also touched upon the changes in SEBI guidelines and the latest in GST. Mr. P. M. Veeramani, Senior Partner - RGN Price and Company delivered the Key Note Address. Mr. Baby Paul, Director-Audits BSR and Associates LLP spoke on the amendments that has come in the Act. Mr. Savith Gopal, Associate Director-Indirect Tax, BSR and Associates LLP covered the latest changes in GST and its impact on businesses. Read More

Automation Driving the Future of Professionals

February 9, 2019 - The World Trade Center Kochi on 5th February, 2019 organized a talk on “Automation Driving the Future of Professionals”. Prof. Paul Juras, Babson College, Massachusetts addressed the IT professionals from Infopark, Kochi on the subject. Mr. Jim Piechowski, Director, International Operations and Business Development and Mr.Vivek George of WTC Kochi also spoke. There was also discussion on the processes adopted by Infopark companies in order to help their employees adjust to the changing work environment. The session was conducted at WTC Kochi Seminar hall and was attended by IT professionals who interacted with the speaker on the impacts of automation happening in their sector Read More

Flutter Live 2018

January 21, 2019 - A viewing of “Flutter Live 2018” event was organized by SayOne Technologies in the World Trade Center Kochi on 5th December 2018. Ms. Akhila Antony- Software Engineer, Mr. Nikhil K.S.- Android Developer and Mr. Rijaz Rasheed - iOS Developer from SayOne Technologies addressed the gathering. A recorded footage of the Flutter event, held at the Science Museum in London, was screened during the session. Programmers and Developers from IT Companies who have adopted Flutter- Google’s UI toolkit were the key attendees for this event. Read More

Seminar on Risk Management and Governance

January 21, 2019 - The World Trade Center Kochi, organised a seminar on ‘’Risk Management and Governance’’ at Hotel Abad Plaza, M.G. Road, Ernakulam on 19th December 2018. Mr. Vivek Govind Sr. Partner - Varma and Varma, Chartered Accountants, made the Key Note address, Mr. Akhilesh Varghese, Partner-Deloitte was the lead speaker, Mr. Akhilesh briefly communicated about the important categories of risks that a firm faces and explained about Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in detail. Members of Board, CEOs, CFOs, Chief Risk Officers and Chief Internal Auditors attended the seminar. Read More

Seminar on Data Localization

December 17, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi organized a seminar on Data Localization and its Efficacy on 14th November 2018. Mr. Praveen Sasidharan, Partner – Risk Advisory, Deloitte India and Mr. Sony A., Head – Digital Banking, South Indian Bank Ltd. spoke on the subject. The seminar was attended by senior officials from Banking, Fintech, IT, Healthcare, Logistics, Manufacturing and Real Estate sectors. Read More

Awareness session on Sexual Harassment at Work

December 17, 2018 - WTC Kochi along with the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised an awareness session on Sexual Harassment at Workplace on 20th November 2018 at WTC Seminar Hall. Mr. James Joseph, Author and Founder of Jackfruit 366 and Mr. Deepak Tejomaya, Associate Director-HR KPMG Global were the lead speakers. Q & A session was moderated by Adv. Bindu Antony - Corporate Lawyer and a Consultant on POSH Act. This seminar was attended by ICC (Internal Complaints Committee) members, HR Managers, Project and Team Leaders. Read More