TRILLION DOLLAR DREAM
5:15 PM Registration & High Tea
6:00 PM
Welcome Address
Ms Raji Raju Chairperson, FICCI FLO, Chennai
Introductory Remarks
Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, Madras Management Association
Opening Remarks
Ms Rangapriya Goutham
Head - FICCI FLO Startup Cell, Chennai
Head Mentorship - FICCI FLO National
Special Remarks by the Chairperson
Ms Yagna Balaji
Former CEO, DT Next Daily Thanthi Group
Address by the Speaker
Suresh Sambandam Founder & CEO
Kissflow
Closing Remarks by the Chairperson
Ms Yagna Balaji
Vote of Thanks 7:10 PM
he Founder & CEO of Kissflow, one of India's top SaaS companies. Kissflow’s products help organisations automate work processes and collaborate to get their work done more effectively. Over 10,000+ customers across 160 countries use Kissflow's suite of products.
Suresh is a first-generation, self-made entrepreneur who is passionate about technology and about mentoring other aspiring entrepreneurs. He has three US patents to his credit and featured in 4 books. Suresh is a progressive technology leader who does not regard his employees as mere profitable resources, but as family.
Without stopping at just being satisfied with his success, he’s chosen to pay-it-forward very early on. He co-founded SaaSBoomi, Asia’s No.1 & largest SaaS Community and was instrumental in creating the first ever playbook for aspiring SaaS entrepreneurs.
He also founded Dream Tamilnadu (DreamTN.org), a policy think-tank that aims at making Tamilnadu a trillion dollar economy. He is constantly inspiring students and professionals to become job creators rather than job seekers, and is driving the youth of Tamilnadu towards mass entrepreneurship
Yagna Balaji most recently held the position of CEO of DT Next, an English daily from Tamil Nadu's Daily Thanthi group. A journalist with two decades in the field, Yagna was instrumental in the launch of the Deccan Chronicle newspaper in Tamil Nadu in 2005, where she has been credited with the success of Chennai Chronicle. A decade later in 2015, she once again launched a brand new city-focussed newspaper for Chennai – DT Next.
A seasoned communications professional, Yagna has led workshops on developing communication skills, and has also been the recipient of awards for articles on developmental journalism She has served on panels of graduate level media study programs to promote ethical journalism. Yagna Balaji is also a member of the WAN Ifra World Editors Forum, South East Asia chapter.
Wanted to check on a good time to connect with you to discuss the format of the program and also potential Q and A ahead of the event to make it very interesting for the audience as this will be our first event for the startup vertical for this year.
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