Dear all, Pl. find an invitation for participation in CONNECT-2014. CONNECT-2014, the premier annual Conference cum Exposition on Information and Communication Technology focusing on Tamil Nadu's growth in ICT Sector is being organised by CII & Govt. of TN during 15-16, Dec 2014 at Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. The theme of CONNECT-2014 is: DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE : ENABLING THE WORLD OF TOMORROW Computer Society of India & IEEE Computer Society are supporting the event CONNECT-2014. The members of CSI & IEEE can register for CONNECT-2014 at the CII/YI Association rate at Rs. 1500/= (inclusive of tax) as against Rs. 2500/= applicable for non members. Pl. register early at the concessional member (supporting association) rate at Rs. 1500/= For more details, pl. visit CONNECT-2014 website at http://ciiconnect.in/index.php For Regn. form pl. visit http://goo.gl/s6eu2z For Online Registration pl. visit http://goo.gl/erHvm1 For assistance you may pl. contact: Arun Roberts Tel: 044 - 42 444 555 Extn.541, Fax: 044 - 42 444 510 Email: arun.roberts@cii.in | cii.connect@cii.in With regards HR Mohan President, CSI Chairman, IEEE CS ============================================================= Dear Sir *[image: Inline images 1]* 13th Edition *Conference and Exhibition on Information and Communication Technology (ICT)* *0900 Hrs : 15th & 16th December 2014: Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai* *Theme: Digital Infrastructure: Enabling the world of Tomorrow* I am pleased to inform you that CONNECT - the Flagship event of CII, Tamil Nadu is scheduled on 15th and 16th December 2014 at Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. The theme for this edition of CONNECT is "*Digital Infrastructure: Enabling the World of Tomorrow*" focusing on *E commerce & Internet of Things* and delve into how Digital Infrastructure would play a crucial role in the development of Smart Cities, healthcare, E-Commerce and its contribution to the entire world as a whole, policies and frameworks needed for ensuring the consistent growth of Digital Infrastructure. *Day 1 - 15 December 2014* · Session 1 : Panel Discussion Session on " Digital Infrastructure : Creating the Smart Cities of the future · Session 2 : Panel Discussion Session on " The Next Big Wave : How the Digital Infrastructure will revolutionize the healthcare landscape · Session 3 : Panel Discussion Session on " Digital Infrastructure : A US $ 2 trillion Opportunity for Indian IT-BPM Companies · Session 4 : Panel Discussion Session on " Digital Infrastructure : Transforming the world around us *Day 2 - 16 December 2014 * · Session 5 : Panel Discussion Session on " E Commerce 2020 : How Social Media, mobility and the sharing economy are shaping the future of E Commerce · Session 6 : Panel Discussion Session on "Policies & Frameworks for the growth of Digital Infrastructure · Session 7 : CII Connect 2014 awards and Valedictory Session *Speakers at Connect 2014* *Mrs Aruna Sundararajan, IAS, *Administrator-Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology *Mr T K Ramachandran, IAS, *Secretary - IT Department, Government of Tamil Nadu *Dr Omkar Rai, *Director General, STPI *Mr S Mahalingam, *Former Executive Director & CFO, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd *Mr Lakshmi Narayanan, *Vice Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd *Mr Ravi Viswanathan, *President - Growth Markets, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd *Mr Ravi Sam, *Managing Director, Adwaith Lakshmi Industries Ltd *Mr Navas Meeran, *Managing Director, Eastern Condiments Pvt Ltd *Mr V C Gopalratnam, *President, IT and CIO - APJ&C, Chief of Strategy, Planning & Operations, Cisco India *Mr Alfred Wu*, Senior Director and Chief Architect, Singapore Management University *Mr Suket Singhal, *Director, Secure Meter *Dr J S Rajkumar**, *Chairman, Lifeline Hospital *Dr T V Somanathan, *Director - Special Project, World Bank *Dr Prashant Pradhan, *Head - Smart planet initiative, IBM *Mr Vikas Grover, *Executive Vice President - Technology Planning, Vodafone India Limited *Mr Vishal, *CEO & Founder, GoQII *Dr Thanga Prabhu, *Director- Healthcare IT, GE Healthcare *Mr K K Raman, *Partner - Management Consulting, KPMG *Dr Raghunath Govindachari, *Vice President MindTree Ltd *Mr Sukamal Banerjee, *SVP & Head Hi Tech & Communication, HCL Technologies *Mr R Srinivas, *Chief Technical Officer and R & D He *Mr Dilip Sawhney, *Regional Director, India, Rockwell Automation *Mr Nikhil Ramprakash, *VP - Marketing, Urban Ladder *Mr Durai Rajasekar, *CEO, mVikarsha Mobile Solutions Private Limited *Mr Abhinay Choudhari, *Co Founder, Big Basket *Dr Bhaskar Ramamurthy, *Director, IIT Madras *Mr Ramesh Narayanaswamy, *Group CIO, Singapore Post *Mr Sukumar Rajagopal**, *Entrepreneur and Startup Mentor *Mr K Ananthakrishnan, *CTO, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd We are writing to you with a request to kindly attend and also nominate senior members from your organization For Connect 2014. The nominations can be sent through the attached Registration Form. Look forward to receive your nominations. Yours sincerely *Arun S Roberts* -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.