Programme
5:15 PM Registration & Hi-Tea
6:00 PM Welcome Address
Ms Raji Raju Chairperson, FLO Chennai
Opening Remarks
Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, Madras Management Association
Distinguished Speakers
Dr Srimathy Kesan
Founder and CEO
Space Kidz India
Ms Muthamilselvi Narayanan
Japanese Interpreter, Trainer (Freelancer) & Everest Summiter
Ms Jennifer Arul
Media Personality
In conversation with
Sqn Ldr Unni Nair (Retd)
Chief Facilitator, Excel Group
Vote of Thanks 7:30 PM
Space Kidz India
Dr Srimathy, the Founder & CEO of a leading Science and Technology incubator – “Space Kidz India” (SKI), is helping children reach out to the stars, quite literally. Launched in 2011, Space Kidz India has designed and pioneered multiple programs that are aimed at creating the next generation of scientific thinkers in India.
Driven with a mission to disrupt the mundanity of the Indian education system, Dr. Srimathy has broken ground in a hitherto uncharted avenue called “Space Education” through her unique programs, aimed at grooming India’s future scientists Her ultimate goal is to lay the foundation for a World renowned Space University with manufacturing port in India.
She is the only Indian to be decorated with the Ambassador status to the top 3 Space centers of the World, NASA, ESA, and GCTC – Moscow Apart from taking children to these research centres for hands-on Space training – Rocket building and launching techniques, Satellite making, she has also invited Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov (Director of Yuri Gagarin Space Centre, Moscow) and Astronaut Marsha Ivins (NASA) to India to meet with Indian students and share their Space travel experience and to motivate students, Retd Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma – Hero of Soviet Union, Space traveler, and the only Indian Cosmonaut had also shared his expertise with these students.
“Creating Young Scientists and Young Leaders for the Country” is her main motto and for which she had designed a metric to hand pick them.“Young Scientist India”, “Youth Icon”, and “I4 India – Innovate for India” are annual contests, a unique avenue to promote innovations in the field of Science and Technology for high school and University students, apart from hand picking the core team of Young Scientists, they are then mentored, funded to create path-breaking live projects.
Building and Launching Satellites by High school and University students was her dream which came true in the year 2015, where her SKI team of Young scientists built and launched the 1st ever “Near Space Launch Vehicle, NSLV a Balloon Satellite that was flown to stratosphere 1,07,000 ft and created numerous records. Subsequently, have been successful in launching 9 NSLV’s from different parts of India Highly accoladed for this unique idea several Universities have collaborated with SKI to launch their Satellites.
Ms Jennifer Arul
Media Personality
Jennifer Arul is a former TV Journalist from Chennai. She is also an International Speaker and board member of the New York based Global Media Project.
She worked across various mediums, broadcast, online and multimedia platform to deliver accurate and well - researched content to the audiences. She often engaged in extensive research, interviews, fact checking and analysis to ensure the accuracy and credibility of her work
Ms Muthamilselvi Narayanan
Japanese Interpreter, Trainer (Freelancer) & Everest Summiter
Muthamizhselvi is a Mother of Two Girls, well-versed with Japanese as a Trainer/Interpreter, this is on one hand...
On the other, as an athlete, an activist and a go-getter, she has scaled/overcome many peaks/obstacles in preparation to become the Very First Woman Climber, from Tamil Nadu, to scale Mount Everest!!!
Sqn Ldr Unni Nair (Retd) Chief Facilitator, Excel Group
Sqn Ldr Unni Nair was a Former Commissioned Officer from the Indian Air Force!!! He is currently the Chief Facilitator of Excel Group!!
He was 5 Years with the NCC and 14 Years with the Indian Air Force as Air Traffic Controller, Adventure Specialist and a very well Commando Trained person.
He is also a Facilitator, Performer, Motivator, Actor, Author, Ballroom Dancing Coach, Outdoor Sportsperson!!
Unni is the Chief Facilitator for Excel Group that handles Lifeskills Coaching Programs for Organisations and Institutions!!.
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