Robotics Round Table in Kochi on Friday

KOCHI:
Going ahead with its efforts to make Kerala a global destination for innovative technology, the state is all set to host a Robotics Round Table in the city this Friday.

To be inaugurated by Minister for Industries, Law and Coir P Rajeeve, the day-long event at Bolgatty Island will see ten experts from various parts of the world leading discussions on what Kerala can expect on becoming a hub for robotics technology.

The roundtable at Grand Hyatt will begin at 9 a.m. Other speakers at the opening ceremony will be Principal Secretary (Industries) A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) Managing Director S. Harikishore, who is Director of the Department of Industries, KSIDC Chairman Paul Antony, Executive Director Hari Krishnan R and Kinfra Managing Director Santhosh Koshy Thomas.

Being organised by KSIDC in association with the Department of Industry and Commerce, the August 19 roundtable ending at 5 p.m. will feature three sessions after the inaugural ceremony. A total 195 startups will attend the event, which will have more than 400 delegates. The startups and IEDCs can pitch their ideas and prototypes before a high-level panel to attract investments and opportunities, Minister Shri Rajeeve said today.

There will also be an exhibition featuring 35 stalls, he told a media conference here, also addressed by Hanish, Harikishore and KSIDC Executive Director Harikrishnan R.

The first session will be addressed Armada AI Vice President Prag Mishra, Industrial AI Accenture MD Derick Jose and startup mentor Robin Tommy, who is also an impact innovator.

Following this Dr Saji Gopinath, who is Vice Chancellor of Kerala Technical University and Digital University, will lead a discussion on ‘Future Innovations and Commercial Growth under Government’s Industrial Community’, along with Inker Robotics CEO Rahul P Balachandran, Ira CEO Pallavi Bajuri and Dr M.V. Judy of CUSAT.

The subsequent session will see GenRobotics Co-founder Nikhil N.P., Asimov Robotics CEO Jayakrishnan T, Sastra Robotics Co-founder Akhil Asokan and IROV Co-founder Johns T Mathai sharing their career experience. The talks will be moderated by Kerala Startup Mission CEO Anoop Ambika.

The August 23 event is the third in the government’s series of mission which seeks to bolster the links between the state and the innovative technology sector so as to facilitate a suitable ecosystem. The opening chapter was an International Conclave on Gen AI held in association with IBM at Kochi last month. A subsequent meeting was attended by 300 entrepreneurs who had brought in an overall investment of Rs 12,000 crore in the last three years.

Recently, the organisers hosted a roadshow in Chennai. More are coming up at Mumbai, Delhi, Dubai, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The finale of the series will be a Global Investor Meet in Kochi in January next year.