Diamond Jubilee
celebrating 60 years of excellence
Event Photos
Diamond Jubilee function was held on the 30th November, 2019, at Radisson Blu, Bengaluru. It focused on the conversations and discussions around the theme ‘India as Global R&D hub’.
Chief guest for the day was Prof Radhakrishnan, Chairman BOD, IIT Kanpur, Ex Chairperson ISRO. Keynote address was delivered by Prof Abhay Karandikar (Director IIT Kanpur). Panel discussions were held in the main hall while in parallel 5 Round Table discussions were carried out.
Family members joined Alumni in the evening for the cultural show. The chief guest was Mr Sanjay Sahay, IPS, ADGP Government of Karnataka. Rahul Subramaniam regaled everybody with his stand-up comedy followed with grooving music by Madhyam band. The families danced to their heart content till late night.
Conference Delegates
R&D Experts / Speakers
Round Table Conferences
Alumni & Family (Evening)
Event Tracks
Conference
Round Table
Cultural Evening
Product Showcase
Morning Session Conference
- Welcome Address by President AAIITK
- Vision 2025 : IITK by Prof . Abhay Karandikar
- Panel Discussions on following topics
- R&D at IIT Kanpur and the road ahead
- Mission Nobel Prize: Bringing home the Nobel
- Industry R&D trends and collaboration with Academia
- Building a Culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIT Kanpur
Round Tables
The theme was 'Driving industry Academia relationships'. Extensive discussions took place on the following topics with interaction between industry experts and IITK faculty.
- Automotive & Manufacturing
- Data Science, Cloud, AI
- Life sciences & sustainability
- 5G, & IoT, Semiconductor
- Future of Education
Cultural Evening
- Welcome note by Umesh Joshi (President Bangalore Chapter AAIITK)
- Address by Prof. Abhay Karandikar (Director IITK)
- Chief Guest : Mr Sanjay Sahay, IPS, ADGP Government of Karnataka
- IIT K Nostalgia
- Standup Comedy by Rahul Subramaniam
- Live Music : Madhyam Band
- Drinks, Dinner and networking
Product Showcase
Following are some of the main organisations who displayed their ware
- State Bank of India
- Livspace
- Mogli Labs
- IIT Kanpur
- SEE
- Chatpay
- Nextgen Smart Transformations
Speakers
Dr Abhay Karandikar
Director IITK
Prof P. Balaram
Ex Director IISc. Bangalore
Dr. Ashok Misra
Ex Director IITB
Dr. Anurag Kumar
Director IISc.
Mr. Naveen Tewari
Founder & CEO Inmobi Group
Mr. Abhishek Goyal
CEO Traxcn!
Mr. Ramakant Sharma
Co-Founder Livspace
Mr. Manish Singhal
Founding Partner pi Ventures
Ms. Esha Tiwary
General Manager Entrepreneur First
Dr. Manoj Choudhary
Senior Director, Samsung
Mr. Sumeet Verma
Director Strategy, Intel India
Dr. Alok Nath De
CTO | CVP, Samsung India
Prof Jayant K. Singh
DOTA, IITK
Prof Tarun Gupta
Asst. DORD.IIT Kanpur
Prof. R. T. Krishnan
Co-Founder LivspaceProf IIMB
Dr. Rajesh Gopakumar
Director ICTS-TIFR
Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed
CEO, C-CAMP, NCBS
Mr. Arnab Kumar
NITI Ayog
Prof. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay
Head SIIC, IITK
Prof. Santanu K Mishra
Chair MoSDE
Ballroom : Day Conference
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration & Networking
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Welcome Note
AA IIT Kanpur Global President
Pradeep Bhargava
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Vision 2025: IIT Kanpur
Prof. Abhay Karandikar (Director IITK)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Chief Guest Address
Dr Radhakrishnan (BOG IITK, Ex. ISRO)
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel Discussion 1:
Topic: R&D at IIT Kanpur and the road ahead - A panel discussion with IIT Kanpur faculty on building Research Projects
Moderator: Dr Manoj Choudhary, Senior Director, Samsung
Speakers
Prof. Jayant, IIT Kanpur (DORA IITK )
Prof. Tarun Gupta IIT Kanpur (asst. DORD IITK)
Prof. Siddartha Panda (Professor, IITK)
Prof R.T. Krishnan IIMB, Ex-Director IIMB
Santosh Misra Commissioner e-governance
Umakant Soni, Founder, AI Foundry
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Nostalgia Track
The inception of IITK video, Trivia quiz
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Panel Discussion 2:
Topic: Mission Nobel Prize: Bringing home the Nobel.
Scientists and the ecosystem desired to ensure that.
Moderator: Prof Ashok Misra
Distinguished Professor, IISc, Ex-Director IIT Bombay
Speakers
Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar, Head, ICTS
Prof. Anurag Kumar, Director IISc
Prof. P Balaram, Ex-director IISc
Prof. Tarun Gupta IIT Kanpur (asst. DORD IITK)
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
Venue: Arabica & Robusta Prefunction Area
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Fireside chat with Naveen Tiwari, CEO InMobi
The journey of InMobi and beyond
Moderator: Shailesh Kumar, Architect, Intel
Navin Tiwari, CEO InMobi
02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Nostalgia
IIT Kanpur Trivia quiz
02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Panel Discussion 3:
Topic: Industry R&D trends and collaboration with Academia
Moderator: Pradeep Bhargava
CEO , GladMinds
Global President , AA IIT Kanpur
Speakers Dr Aloknath De, CTO, Samsung Bangalore |
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Nostalgia
IIT Kanpur Trivia quiz
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Panel Discussion 4:
Topic: Building a Culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIT Kanpur
Moderator: Esha Tiwari, Entrepreneur First
Speakers
Ramakant Sharma, COO LivSpace
Rahul Garg, CEO, Moglix
Abhishek Goyal CEO, Tracxn!
Manish Singhal, Pi Ventures
Prof. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay Head, SIIC, IITK
Prof Santanu Kumar Mishra, Chair Professor, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE)
05:00 PM - 05:05 PM
Vote of Thanks
Shailesh Kumar, Architect, Intel
Vice President, IITK AA Bangalore
Board Room : Round Table
10:45 AM PM - 12:00 PM
Topic | Automotive & Manufacturing
Faculty Prof Avinash Agarwal
|Jagdish Nagraj, Volvo Group
Rajiv Armadaka, Dassault Systems
Raghavendra Kulkarni, Director, Ola technology
Mihir Mohan, Founder, Pitstop
Xitadel MD, Prakash Krishnaswamy
Moderator Jayen Desai
12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Topic |Data Science, Cloud, AI
Faculty Prof Jayant Singh, Prof Amey Karkare
Sairam Veeraswamy, Sr Director, Innovation Programs, VMware
Ashish Singru, Sr Director, eBay
Gaurav Srivastava, Google AI Research
Arnab Kumar, Project Director, Niti Aayog
Utkarsh B Flipkart
Gaurav Agarwal, Google Research
Dr Anurag Kumar, SID
Subhashis, AI Foundry
Moderator Umakant Soni
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Topic | Life sciences & sustainability
Faculty: Prof Tarun Gupta
Vamsi Veeramachaneni, Chief Scientific Officer, Strand
Reshma Lobo, GM Academics & Programs, HCG
Societe Generale, Shilpa
Deeksha Awasthi, Co-founder, Medallion
Moderator: Pankaj Agarwal
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Topic | 5G, & IoT, Semiconductor
Faculty Prof Abhay Karandikar,
Ashok Chandavarkar, Director Strategic Ind, Intel,
Ramana Mallampalli, Head R&D Operations, Ericsson
K J Singh, VP Technology, Tejas Network
Arvind Tiwari, Usiru Project, Chair IoT Forum
Wipro, Subas C Mondal
Moderator Amitabh Satyam
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Topic | Future of Education
Faculty Prof Amey Karkare, CS, IIT Kanpur
Prof Rajesh Hegde, Head Centre of Continuing Education, IITK
Deepak NG, Director, Dassault
Prof Rukmini Gopakumar, ICTS TIFR
Vineet Dwivedi, CEO, Flipclass
Shivakumar Venkateswaran, CHRO, IIM Bangalore
Moderator Mukunda Krishnaswamy
Ball Room : Cultural Evening
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Tea and Snacks at MT
Registration & Networking
06:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Welcome note
Umesh C Joshi, Co-Founder Hush
President IITK AA Bangalore
06:30 PM - 06:45 PM
Address by IIT K Director
Prof. Abhay Karandikar (Director IITK)
06:45 PM - 07:00 PM
Address by Chief Guest
Mr Sanjay Sahay, IPS, ADGP Government of Karnataka
07:00 PM - 07:20 PM
IIT K Nostalgia
Silly Pox
09:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Dinner & Networking
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Dance & Music