“Affirmative Action and Diversity Measures in the Private Sector”, moderated by Nagaraja Prakasam
Conference Objective:
to address caste based discrimination in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The conference is solution focused and forward looking, with four key aims:
- To understand on-going strategic initiatives, efforts and best practices emerging from Bangladesh, India and Nepal to address caste based discrimination, with a specific focus on Dalit women.
- To assess the current initiatives on addressing the intersections of gender and caste in terms of meeting the needs and rights of Dalit women.
- To examine best practices with respect to inclusion matters and the private sector.
- To understand the emerging public policy climate on caste based discrimination, with specific focus on intersecting caste and gender discrimination.
The conference sessions will highlight equity and inclusion strategies and achievements in a number of key areas covering policies and legal frameworks, affirmative action and diversity measures, addressing multiple discrimination against Dalit women, equal economic opportunities and employment, promoting inclusion via education, media and ICT, and localising the SDGs agenda to leave no one behind. Sessions will be in the form of dialogues between expert panellists facilitated by experienced moderators, leading to the formulation of a working regional agenda for social inclusion.
Greater Malabar Initiative (GMI)
GMI focuses on bringing malabar region into tourism map with home stay, etc. We visited Rubber plantations near Kozhikode in the backdrop of beautiful Wayanad foothills. Rubber plantations also provides plenty of opportunities for automating the cutting, collection processes. It is always good moving up in the value chain, as it protects the farmers from price volatility. There are entrepreneurial opportunists in value addition of rubber. It’s important to create a local investor community that would support these entrepreneurs as they can connect with the problems better. Good discussions with few HNIs in Kozhikode around this.
Shri Arif Mohammed Khan
Guest of Honour Hon’ble Governor of Kerala
Dr Saji Gopinath
Vice Chancellor
Kerala University of Digital Science,Innovation & Technology
Equity Finance for MSMEs – A roadmap
Mr Nagaraja Prakasam
Angel Investor, Mentor, Fund Advisor
Last IITM Session on Uniphore’ million dollar story!
If we all innovate and change we can achieve SDG by 2030! Keynote speech kicking off SDG Innovation bootcamp by The Social Town NSRCEL WSP3 startup & Kerala Startup Mission! Kerala already leading the way as Number 1 in the country achieving India SDG goals!
Session 1: Panel Discussion on Incubators & Startups: A NEXUS Impact
Technology Business Incubators have an inevitable role in today’s startup
ecosystem. TBIs have advanced as Knowledge and Tech Hubs of the Country. In
addition to this, Incubators critically analyse the internal and external factors that
govern the local ecosystem and polarise their strategy in aiding startups.
Understanding the notion behind the combined development is the crux. The object
of this panel discussion is to give incubators and startups an understanding of each
other and to bridge the demand and supply gap of both the entities.
1130 – 1135 Hrs Context Setting by
Session Moderator
Mr. Nagaraja Prakasam
Founder & CEO
Nativelead Foundation