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Panel discussion on Tech Transformations in HR

November 23, 2018 - The World Trade Center jointly with the National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) organized a panel discussion on “Tech Transformations in HR”. The programme was conducted at the Seminar Hall, WTC Kochi. Mr Mitesh Lashkari, HR-Systems-UST Global; Ms Sabeena Shaji, Deputy VP, HR-Federal Bank Ltd and Mr Shilen Sagunan, CEO-S S Consulting were the panellists. Mr Anish Aravind, Hon. Secretary, NIPM Kerala Chapter was the moderator of the discussion.Mr Vivek George, Deputy Manager, WTC Kochi delivered the welcome address and Mr Sandeep Raj, Coordinator, WTC Kochi proposed the vote of thanks. The audience included HR Professionals representing Manufacturing, Hospitality, Academia, IT, Retail and Start-Ups. Read More

Legal Archives – An Insight for CEOs

November 23, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi organized a talk “Legal Archives – An Insight for CEOs” on 11th October 2018 at MP Hall, Thapasya Building, Infopark Kochi. The programme covered topics like Intellectual Property Rights, IT and Employment Contracts, Importance of Confidentiality/ Non-Disclosure/ Non-solicitation etc. Adv. Vineed Abraham, Adv. Anith James and Adv. Bindu Antony led the sessions.Mr.Girish Babu, Former MD Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd and CEO, IT Parks Kerala was the Chief Guest. Mr Sujaas Ali, CEO, Aabasoft Technologies Pvt Ltd and Mr Vivek George, Deputy Manager, WTC Kochi also spoke. The event was attended by CEOs and Key Decision makers from various companies in and around Kochi. Read More

Workshop on Business Analytics

October 10, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi organized a workshop on 'Understanding the Impact and Applications of Business Analytics' in association with GTech, Great Learning, Trinity Skillworks and EWIT on 28th September 2018 at Athulya Hall, Infopark Kochi. Mr. Arjun Nair, Director - Learning Experience, Great Learning & Mr. Vinod Venkatraman, Director - Technology, Great Learning were the lead speakers. Mr Jijo John, CEO-Calpine Group and Member of GTech did the welcome address, Mr. K.M Subhash, Founder and CEO-Trinity Skillworks Pvt.Ltd. introduced the speakers and Mr. Vivek George, Deputy Manager-WTCK made the concluding remarks and proposed the vote of thanks. A similar session was also conducted on 26th September 2018 at Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram. Read More

Business Opportunities in Brussels

October 10, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi (WTCK) in association Brussels Invest & Export organized a roadshow for companies who would like to expand to Europe. The trade mission from Belgium met the major companies in Kochi on 1st October to discuss and know more about the business opportunities there. The trade delegation consisted of representatives from the Government, Ministry of Finance, Customs and Trade Promotion Wing of Brussels. H. E. Mr Mark Van de Vreken, Consul General, Consulate General of the Kingdom of Belgium; Mr Reinout Van Hullebus, Inward Investment Department, Brussels Invest & Export; Mr Marc de Mil, Fiscal Department for Foreign Investments, Belgium Ministry of Finance; Mr Guillaume Blauwart, Tax Advisor, PRAGMA International, Brussels; Ms Babette Desfossez, Customs Attaché, Belgium Ministry of Finance and Mr Jean Francois Aernouts Trade Commissioner Brussels Invest & Export, Consulate General of Belgium, Chennai presented at the meeting.CEOs of companies from sectors like IT,Healthcare,Tourism,Gems and Jewellery,Education,Manufacturing and Pharma attended. Read More

Seminar on Transfer Pricing

September 21, 2018 - The World Trade Center (WTC) Kochi organized a seminar on Transfer Pricing on 14th August 2018 at Holiday Inn. The event was supported by TiE Kerala & PWC. The objective was to update the businesses with the new Transfer Pricing directives. Mr Amith Prabhu, Director - PWC & Mr Saumyadipta Sinha, Executive Director - PWC were the speakers.Mr Amith Prabhu provided an overview of Transfer Pricing regulation and explained how it is happening globally. Mr Prabhu also spoke about the Country by Country Reporting (CbCR) and stressed the fact that this has brought in some transparency to the entire process.Mr Saumyadipta Sinha spoke about the aspects pertaining to disputes in Transfer Pricing. Mr. Sinha mentioned that India has unveiled a new set of rules that aim to further provide certainty to multinationals and reducing transfer pricing disputes and litigation.Mr.Vivek George,Deputy Manager spoke on behalf of WTC Kochi. Read More

WTC Kochi is partnering for Cocon 2018

September 21, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi is partnering for C0C0N XI - country’s long running cybersecurity conference. This event is organized by the Kerala Police, ISRA & ISACA which will be held from 3rd to 6th October, 2018. As a prelude, a curtain raiser session was conducted on 18th September, 2018 at Athulya Auditorium, Infopark. Cine artistes – Mr. Fahadh Faasil & Mrs. Nazriya Fahadh were the Chief guests for the event. Ernakulam Range IG, Mr. Vijaya Sakhare gave the welcome address followed by a Special Address by City Police Commissioner, Mr. M P Dinesh. Later, the Chief guests officially launched the C0C0N XI event. Read More

Transformational Ideas for SMEs

August 22, 2018 - The small to medium enterprise (SME) sector is frequently acknowledged by the government as an important engine room for the creation of jobs and the enhancement of economic growth. Such firms represent more than 90% of all businesses and are a major contributor to the country’s GDP. However, access to funds is a challenge faced by these SMEs. In this regard, World Trade Center Kochi joined the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Group of Technology Companies (GTech) for a session, ‘’Transformational Ideas for SMEs’’.Mr. Ravi Jain, Senior Manager- NSE and Mr.Rajendra Kanoongo, JMD- Mark Corporate Advisors Pvt Ltd., Mumbai were the main speakers.Mr.Vivek George,Deputy Manager represented WTC Kochi. Read More

Talk on "Age of Cyber Intelligence"

August 22, 2018 - A talk on "Age of Cyber Intelligence" was organised by World Trade Center Kochi on 2nd Aug 2018. Mr. Suresh Srinivasan, Executive Director, Risk Advisory Services of Ernst and Young LLP was the speaker. The session was organised to create more awareness among companies in Kerala on the benefits of Cyber Intelligence and how it can be put into use in their organisation. CII Kerala was a Partner and the programme was held at CII Office, Maradu, Ernakulam. The event was attended by delegates from various Companies in and around Ernakulam. There was representation from Exporting firms, Financial Institutions, Cyber Security professionals, Manufacturing and Processing industries, IT, Builders and from B schools. Read More

Seminar on Free Trade Agreements & Safe Guard Duty

July 21, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi partnered with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) to organize a half-day Seminar on 10 July 2018 at Hotel Avenue Regent, MG Road, Kochi. The objective of the programme was to keep the EXIM community informed about the basics of FTAs and how to take advantage of the ones already signed by India. Mr. Pulela Nageshwara Rao, Chief Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs inaugurated the Seminar. Mr. Sudhakar Kasture, International Trade Consultant Mumbai was the lead speaker who spoke about FTAs. Other speakers included Mr. Santhosh David, Vice President, Marine Underwriting, Bharati Axa General Insurance who spoke about Marine Insurance and Mr. Vivek, Chief Manager, SBI Kalamassery touched upon Letter of Credit. Mr. Vivek George, Deputy Manager, WTC Kochi made the concluding remarks. The event was attended by delegates from various Exim Companies in and around Kochi. Read More

Talk on Continuous Control Monitoring

July 21, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry organized a talk on “Continuous Control Monitoring” on 21st June 2018 at CII office. Mr. Johar Batterywala, Partner & Mr. David George, Sr. Manager-Deloitte India were the speakers. Mr. Johar Batterywala gave an overview of the subject & also touched upon the challenges faced by companies and their employees during the audit process. Mr. David George talked about the role of BOTs and how Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is applied for the processing of documents. A demo of the CCM Dash Board was also performed for a better understanding of the subject. The session was attended by participants representing various industries like - Exporters, Financial Institutions, Manufacturing and Processing industries, IT, Finance Consultants, Builders, Automobile Dealers etc. Mr.Vivek George, Deputy Manager represented WTC Kochi and spoke at the programme. Read More

Seminar on GDPR

June 22, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi in association with FICCI conducted a Seminar on “General Data Protection Regulation” on 24th May, 2018 at Holiday Inn, Cochin. Mr. Praveen Sasidharan, Partner & Mr. Sukiraman Manivannan, Deputy Manager – Risk Advisory Team, Deloitte India spoke on the subject. GDPR is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union that came into effect on 25th May, 2018. The objective of the session was to create more awareness among companies in Kerala as to what GDPR’s impact would be on their businesses. Read More

One Day Workshop on Design Thinking for Managers

June 22, 2018 - The World Trade Center Kochi organized a full day workshop on “Design Thinking for Managers” on 25th April 2018 at Holiday Inn, Cochin. Dr. Pavan Soni, who is an Innovation Evangelist was the speaker for the session. Dr. Soni spoke on the design thinking process in a corporate context. He explained why empathic design and customer centricity is vital for value creation and value delivery. There were case studies, activities of problem solving and validation. The event was attended by delegates from plantation companies, food processing, IT, manufacturing, education, start-ups etc. Read More