iTNT Day


11 July 2024

10:30 AM

Chennai

Innovate In Tamil Nadu

About the Event

iTNT Hub, inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. M.K. Stalin, is celebrating the first iTNT Day. The Hub is building a first-of-its-kind Deep Tech Innovation Network by leveraging the combined strengths of Startups, Innovators, Researchers, Incubators, Academia, Government, and International Partners to propel transformative global innovation.

iTNT Day, a showcase of the Deep Tech and Emerging Tech might of the startup ecosystem in Tamil Nadu, is a culmination of the Hub’s year-long efforts and will set the tone for the hallmark initiatives for the year 2024-25. The Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology & Digital Services Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is the chief guest of the event.

Agenda

Time Session Details
10:00 AM

Registration
11:00 AM
Founder Talk

Thiru. Dinesh Baluraj

CEO & Co-Founder, Yali Aerospace Pvt Ltd

Panel Discussion

Intellectual property & Tech Transfer for Deeptech Innovations – Role of Academia, Startups, Government and Industry

Moderator

Tmt. Vanitha Venugopal

CEO, iTNT Hub

Panel

Dr. R. Velraj

VC, Anna University

Thiru. Thangapandian

Joint Controller, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, DPIIT, Government of India

Thiru. P Padmakumar

Executive Director - Human Resources, Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd & Head – CSR and Chairman, CII SR Skills Taskforce & ED.

Thiru. Krishna Chaitanya

CEO, TNIFMC

Investor Insights

Thiru. Vishesh Rajaram

Managing Partner, Speciale Invest
12:00 PM

Tamil Thai Vaazhthu

Welcome Address & Context Setting

Tmt. Vanitha Venugopal

CEO, iTNT Hub

Guest of Honor

Thiru. Kishore Jayaraman

President, Rolls-Royce India & South Asia


Felicitation of Rolls-Royce Innovation Challenge Winners

Special Address

Thiru. Dheeraj Kumar, I.A.S.

Additional Chief Secretary to Government, IT & DS Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Keynote Address

Thiru. Krishnan S, I.A.S.

Secretary of the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India

Special Address

Thiru. Srivats Ram

Managing Director, Wheels India Ltd & Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu State Council

Special Address

Dr. J. Jeyaranjan

Vice-Chairman, State Planning Commission

iTNT Hub's Achievements showcase & Way Ahead

Chief Guest Address

Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology & Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu

Vote of Thanks
1:30 PM
Networking Lunch

Speakers

Speaker 1

Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

Hon’ble Minister for IT & DS, Government of Tamil Nadu

Speaker 2

Thiru. Krishnan S, I.A.S.

Secretary of the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)

Speaker 3

Thiru. Dheeraj Kumar, I.A.S.

Additional Chief Secretary to Government, IT & DS Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Speaker 4

Dr. J. Jeyaranjan

Vice-Chairman, State Planning Commission

Speaker 5

Tmt. Vanitha Venugopal

CEO, iTNT Hub

Speaker 6

Dr. R. Velraj

Vice-Chancellor, Anna University

Speaker 7

Thiru. Kishore Jayaraman

President, Rolls-Royce India & South Asia

Speaker 8

Thiru. Srivats Ram

Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu State Council

Speaker 9

Thiru. P. Padmakumar

Executive Director - Human Resources, Saint - Gobain India Pvt Ltd & Head - CSR and Chairman, CII SR Skills Taskforce & ED

Speaker 10

Thiru. Krishna Chaitanya

CEO, Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation (TNIFMC)

Speaker 11

Vishesh Rajaram

Managing Partner, Speciale Invest

Speaker 12

Thiru. Thangapandian

Joint Controller, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, DPIIT, Government of India

Speaker 13

Mr. Dinesh Baluraj

CEO & Co-Founder, Yali Aerospace

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