A career break is common, although very few discuss it. There are a variety of reasons why people take a career sabbatical. This break is frequently taken without previous planning, which results in the industry losing out on talented individuals. Humanity owes it to them to assist them reintegrate into society.
Ideathon is for enthusiastic men & women who love to brainstorm new original ideas which solve real-life problems. All submitted ideas will be evaluated by the panel of jury members based on some evaluation criteria.
Experts from industry, Academia or other government and non-government organizations will mentor participants for their ideas so that participants can put their best efforts and knowledge in order to make their idea best.
The objective of this activity is to invite eminent speakers from various domains who can mentor and help participants in their new idea generations. These innovations can be moved forward for further commercialization. This will help them to be more independent and confident. The participants will get information regarding various initiatives taken by the Government, NGOs, and other agencies.
The most innovative, unique and thoughtful ideas, presented in the Ideathon and mentored by experts in, will be given a chance to showcase their business model in PitchFest and step towards bringing their idea to life.
for Attendees of ideathon, I & E sessions and PitchFest
( Round 1 )
(Round 2) & Mentor allotment
It will include innovative ideas to provide solutions for health-related issues. This includes modern public health challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health, nutrition and diet, and many other related topics.
This track will address some of the most critical societal issues today. It can include topics such as diversity, equity, and inclusion, community service with creative and unique perspectives.
It will focus on the ideas which will make our lives more sustainable including but not limited to teaching others how to ethically consume and creating greener technologies for the future.
This Track will focus on the ideas which will help to make our belongings, products, and services more reliable. This will build up the confidence of a user in that product or service.
Professor | Christ (Deemed to be University)
1. Professor and Program Coordinator for Robotics and Mechatronics.
2. Coordinator for CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Courses, Global Electives, IQAC, NAAC, Strategic Plan, THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking for CUFE, International Cell, Student’s Grievances Cell, LMS / Moodle, Minor courses in Business Accounting / General Management etc.,
3. Established the Departmental labs & Coordinator to BHEL, Trichy, Tamilnadu for 7 years (2001 – 2007).
4. Streamlined the teaching process and improved the results of all the semesters.
5. Motivated students to excel in their academics and career.
6. Excellent communication skill, leadership role in college / university activities.
7. Recognised for reliability and “getting job done” through persistence and a strong work ethic.
8. Conducted many Training Programs to the students in “Employability Skills Development”.
Associate Professor | Govt. Model Engineering College
Chair IEEE SPS Chapter-Kerala Section Vice-Chair, IEEE Kochi Subsection Vice-Chair, IETE Kochi Centre Kerala State Student's Coordinator-Computer Society of India
Principal | Information Security / Vice President | BNY Mellon
Nilay is having cross-industry cybersecurity experience in various industries such as financial institutions, oil & gas, airline and offshore product development. In his current organization, Nilay is part of the Information Security Division's Application Security team and responsible to reduce bank's risk of exploitation through identification and removal of security vulnerabilities in applications. Nilay shares an extreme passion in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion realm and is leading various E/BRG chapters like WIT and Genedge in his organization. If not working, Nilay is reading books, listening to music, meeting people over coffee and always in a quest to know more about various cultures.
Vice President | Albridge
Srimathi Sridharan is a Vice President, managing business teams for Albridge in India. In this role she oversees Data Management, Imaging, Business Analysis and Business Testing, driving value creation by promoting business alignment and innovation in the organization. She is also an OKR champion for powering growth in Emerging RIA segment. In her prior role, she managed Marketing and Communications in India and was instrumental in managing high impact, award winning campaigns, focused on high-net-worth client base and launching the corporate communications function in Pershing India. She holds FINRA Series 7 license. She was awarded Pershing Manager of the Year 2019 and has been a champion of high performance standards all through her career. She is a Co-Chair of Women's Initiatives Network (WIN) in India and is passionate about professional and leadership development of women in the organization and the community. She was instrumental in designing and driving Leadership Development programs for middle career professionals, strengthening the talent pipeline in the organization. She loves history and rarely writes poems in English and Tamil.
Group Manager | Regulatory Oversight Management
Professionally aligned to various domains/functions with Operations since 2002. Functional experience in conducting process trainings(Mortgages/Credit Cards, Risk and Control ), soft skills training , before moving to core Ops teams in the First Line of Defense , setting up new process, facilitating the smooth onboarding with various Investment Banks over the last 15 years. At BNY Mellon Core competency is now evolving to building a Quality Assurance Framework, independent testing capability , establish central testing standards and governance to support the various functions like Global Regulatory Reporting program and Global Asset Safety .
Passionate About :
1. Practicing Buddhism and spreading the life transforming philosophy.
2. Focus on regularizing my fitness regime.
3. Avid crafter and meddling with various mediums, techniques to create projects.
Founder & CEO | MentorKart
Entrepreneur I Certified Business Coach I Certified Life coach I Public speaker I Startup mentor
With more than 25 years’ experience in successful business leadership, led teams and organizations to innovative, build, implement business solutions & products in the field of Information Technology and services for customers across 20+ countries.
huge experience working with individuals and teams (students, executives, or entrepreneurs) to help them gain self-awareness, clarify goals, achieve their development objectives, unlock their potential, and act as a future leader. I helped them Solve specific situation in life, business and achieve specific results.
Technology Leader with end to end experience of managing Professional services business; acquired various technical skills on the technology area e.g. Cloud, System Management, Identity Management, Information Security, Business Solutions and Financial Management ( P&L)
Proficient at determining technical and business requirements, managing project roles, identifying resource requirements, meeting training needs, defining project deliverables, providing customer satisfaction, and ensuring quality of projects
High-Performance Executive with expertise in business performance measurement & management framework, metrics and processes; undertook various process improvement initiatives to achieve maximum efficiency in various operations
Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills; proven ability to juggle multiple priorities and achieve results; hardworking and goal oriented with a high degree of flexibility; energetic and self-motivated with willingness to learn, openness to change and thrive on challenges
Head Start-up Cell | JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad
Ajay Sharma - Nodal Head – Startup, Innovation and Business Incubation Cell, J C Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad.
A Business Coach & Entrepreneur with over 22 years of professional experience in Marketing, Strategizing, Planning, Business Development, Finance, and Start-Up Ventures. Extensive experience of a wide-range of sectors including Banking, Information Technology, Education, Real Estate, Consulting, and Government Projects.
Masters in Business Management (Finance & Marketing) and Masters in Computers Science enabled deep understanding of Technology and Management, along with training in Commerce and Finance have helped creating a 360 degree understanding of Business. Worked with organizations like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, DLF Ltd., Jindal Group, FCS Software before starting own startup ventures. Conducted
Motivation Lectures & Workshops on ‘Start-Ups Challenges & Opportunities’ to budding Entrepreneurs in over 30 Management and Technology Institutes.
Lead Manager | Application Development, BNY Mellon Technology
I am a lead manager in Architecture and Innovation group, BNY Mellon | Pershing. I have 14 years of experience in the design, development and delivery of technology solutions in Java for financial business applications. I have special interest in developing Microservices, Cloud Native applications, Public Cloud, DevOps, Agile practices and Atlassian stacks.
Member | Institution's Innovation Council (IIC), Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, Haryana
Administrative Responsibilities:
Convener IIC, Manav Rachna University.
Member Department core team for Annual Report
Member Board of Studies
Member, Annual Report Committee
Member, IPR/Startup Policy Committee
Coordinator, ALTAIR CoE
Technical coordinator National conference on Emerging Trends and Innovations in Electronics and
Communication (ETIETE-2016) held in June, 2016 in association with IIITD, Delhi and IETE.
Research Interest : Antenna, Wireless communication, Metamaterials
The themes of this ideathon are inline with following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
