Agenda
9 AM to 9:45 AM: Keynote: Creating your career : Life After Engineering
This session dwells on different career paths. Those with a degree in Engineering and interested in software field, can go in many different directions. Career options include: Applications Software Engineer, Systems Software Engineer, Computer Programmer, Systems Analyst, Database Administrator, Software Consultant, Web Developer/ Web Designer and many more. After gaining experience, a software engineer has additional career options: Software Architect, Project Manager, Engineering Manager. Which Job -Services, Product, Tech Support, startup? You have to be aware of any emerging technology, trends and have your finger on the pulse of things. What are the emerging technology trends that matter to your career? Which jobs have a future, which will evaporate under the onrush of technology? Five years down the lane, who can fuel your career trajectory and keep you challenged, engaged, and consistently rewarded?
Speaker
Dr. B. V. Kumar, Director, Altius Inc
9:45 AM to 10.15 AM: Attitude and Traits: Dreams and realities with IT Professionals
In this session I would like to show the attendees what it takes to choose the options available as Career path in front of them. How I took some of the hard decisions as I moved into Databases as a primary role. How I set my goals and how I moved step by step in achieving the goals I set for myself. The session is a lot of learnings, experiences and traits I had to pick up from people around me to survive and excel in what I am today in a dream company like Microsoft. This session is all about the realities of the hungry world out there waiting for you !!!
Speaker
Vinod Kumar, Technology Evangelist – DB & BI, Microsoft
10:15 AM to 10.45 AM: Career in Programming
You can choose any programming language to major in. The most popular ones are Visual Basic, Java, C#, PHP and C++. What are the job opportunities in each stream and which stream can help you get your dream job? How important are certifications to get those dream jobs?
Speaker
Mohamad Raja Gani, Principal Member, Technical Staff, Oracle
10.45 AM to 11:15 AM:Morning Break
A chance to meet up with your friends and have a cup of coffee on the house!
11:15 AM to 11:45 AM: Career in Applications
There is a great demand for SAP, Oracle and Microsoft application developers/ implementation experts. Learn about job opportunities in this segment. Which platform should you choose to build your expertise in order to maximize your earning potential?
Speaker
Madhusudan Rao, AVP Delivery, Mahindra Satyam
11:45 AM to 11:55 PM: Future of Telecom:Wireless market trends and opportunities
Growth of Wireless Industry over the years has been enormous and promising.The growth prospects are tremendous creating potential opportunities for aspiring engineers. With current wireless technologies continuing to expand (GSM -> 3G -> WiMAX/ LTE) cutting-edge IT experts are in high demand.Few of the career path are around developers, testers, marketing specialists, business analysts, architects and many more.
Speaker
Shashirekha Ramesh, CEO, Breakpath Information Technology
11:55 AM to 12:25 PM: Career in Networking
The huge business of connecting computers and helping people communicate only keeps getting bigger. Job titles include computer and information systems managers, network systems and data communications analysts, network management software specialist, network engineer, network programming consultant, telecommunication specialist, and data center designer and manager. This field is also seeing a growth spurt in so-called “Green IT” specialties. What will be the career growth opportunities if we choose this field and what are the available jobs? What certifications will help to land those dream jobs?
Speaker
Mujahid Mohamed, Director, Jetking
12.25 PM to 12:45 PM: Future wave:Embedded Systems Industry, Job Opportunities & You
This session will focus on the embedded technology thrust- its history, its current footprint and future direction. The embedded industry’s skill-set requirements from engineering graduates. Cranes experience, expertise & partnership in making the two ends(graduates & industry) meet.
Speaker
Bhooshan Iyer, Program Manager DSP & SoC, Cranes Software
12:45 PM to 1:45 PM: Lunch
Break for lunch on the house and a chance to catch up with each other!
1:45 PM to 2.30 PM: Innovation - The secret ingredient for a youthful career
What is Innovation? A talk about a typical career of an IT person.The market opportunities and the need for innovation in this growing Indian market. Some product examples of Innovation. How innovation is the key for the start of a successful career.
Speaker
L Gopalakrishnan, Independent IT Consultant with 23 yrs of IT Industry Experience
2.30 PM to 3:30 PM: Career in Graphics & Animation
Computer graphics and multimedia design programs aid students in developing an understanding of visual and graphic design. Schools vary in approach, but topics covered often include: Adobe Photoshop and/or Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, QuarkXPress, basic and advanced HTML and information architecture and applications. Studies in computer graphics and multimedia can lead to careers in fields including: graphic designer, production artist, web page designer, and multimedia designer.Learn how to gain a great career in Animation.
Speakers
Clement Wesley, Director, Aniframes
Bhakti Pingale, Platform evangelist, Adobe
3:30 PM to 4 PM: Afternoon Break
Some time out for you to grab another coffee and a well earned rest.
4 PM to 4.30 PM: HR do's and dont's :
HR managers will share what impressed them the most and what they disliked in a candidate while recruiting. They share their strategies to finding the right talent. They will also discuss their experience in recruitment, evaluation, training, and remuneration. Also get tips for attending your first job interview.
Speaker
Sam Jobin Manohar, Director, Human Resource, CDC Software
4.30 PM to 5 PM: Career in Testing
The role of positions in Testing/ QA is to verify that the application performs to the written specification and is free from defects. Using the work that the analyst and developer have done, the Test/QA engineer creates test plans to exercise the application. Any defects revealed in the process are reported to development, and once resolved, are verified. To prepare yourself for an exciting career in this segment, what is the hottest software testing certification in the market? What are the job opportunities in the testing domain and the salary ranges?
Speaker
Pradeep Soundararajan, Director & Consulting Tester, Moolya Testing
9 AM to 9:45 AM: Keynote: Creating your career : Life After Engineering
This session dwells on different career paths. Those with a degree in Engineering and interested in software field, can go in many different directions. Career options include: Applications Software Engineer, Systems Software Engineer, Computer Programmer, Systems Analyst, Database Administrator, Software Consultant, Web Developer/ Web Designer and many more. After gaining experience, a software engineer has additional career options: Software Architect, Project Manager, Engineering Manager. Which Job -Services, Product, Tech Support, startup? You have to be aware of any emerging technology, trends and have your finger on the pulse of things. What are the emerging technology trends that matter to your career? Which jobs have a future, which will evaporate under the onrush of technology? Five years down the lane, who can fuel your career trajectory and keep you challenged, engaged, and consistently rewarded?
Speaker
Dr. B. V. Kumar, Director, Altius Inc
9:45 AM to 10.15 AM: Attitude and Traits: Dreams and realities with IT Professionals
In this session I would like to show the attendees what it takes to choose the options available as Career path in front of them. How I took some of the hard decisions as I moved into Databases as a primary role. How I set my goals and how I moved step by step in achieving the goals I set for myself. The session is a lot of learnings, experiences and traits I had to pick up from people around me to survive and excel in what I am today in a dream company like Microsoft. This session is all about the realities of the hungry world out there waiting for you !!!
Speaker
Vinod Kumar, Technology Evangelist – DB & BI, Microsoft
10:15 AM to 10.45 AM: Career in Programming
You can choose any programming language to major in. The most popular ones are Visual Basic, Java, C#, PHP and C++. What are the job opportunities in each stream and which stream can help you get your dream job? How important are certifications to get those dream jobs?
Speaker
Mohamad Raja Gani, Principal Member, Technical Staff, Oracle
10.45 AM to 11:15 AM:Morning Break
A chance to meet up with your friends and have a cup of coffee on the house!
11:15 AM to 11:45 AM: Career in Applications
There is a great demand for SAP, Oracle and Microsoft application developers/ implementation experts. Learn about job opportunities in this segment. Which platform should you choose to build your expertise in order to maximize your earning potential?
Speaker
Madhusudan Rao, AVP Delivery, Mahindra Satyam
11:45 AM to 11:55 PM: Future of Telecom:Wireless market trends and opportunities
Growth of Wireless Industry over the years has been enormous and promising.The growth prospects are tremendous creating potential opportunities for aspiring engineers. With current wireless technologies continuing to expand (GSM -> 3G -> WiMAX/ LTE) cutting-edge IT experts are in high demand.Few of the career path are around developers, testers, marketing specialists, business analysts, architects and many more.
Speaker
Shashirekha Ramesh, CEO, Breakpath Information Technology
11:55 AM to 12:25 PM: Career in Networking
The huge business of connecting computers and helping people communicate only keeps getting bigger. Job titles include computer and information systems managers, network systems and data communications analysts, network management software specialist, network engineer, network programming consultant, telecommunication specialist, and data center designer and manager. This field is also seeing a growth spurt in so-called “Green IT” specialties. What will be the career growth opportunities if we choose this field and what are the available jobs? What certifications will help to land those dream jobs?
Speaker
Mujahid Mohamed, Director, Jetking
12.25 PM to 12:45 PM: Future wave:Embedded Systems Industry, Job Opportunities & You
This session will focus on the embedded technology thrust- its history, its current footprint and future direction. The embedded industry’s skill-set requirements from engineering graduates. Cranes experience, expertise & partnership in making the two ends(graduates & industry) meet.
Speaker
Bhooshan Iyer, Program Manager DSP & SoC, Cranes Software
12:45 PM to 1:45 PM: Lunch
Break for lunch on the house and a chance to catch up with each other!
1:45 PM to 2.30 PM: Innovation - The secret ingredient for a youthful career
What is Innovation? A talk about a typical career of an IT person.The market opportunities and the need for innovation in this growing Indian market. Some product examples of Innovation. How innovation is the key for the start of a successful career.
Speaker
L Gopalakrishnan, Independent IT Consultant with 23 yrs of IT Industry Experience
2.30 PM to 3:30 PM: Career in Graphics & Animation
Computer graphics and multimedia design programs aid students in developing an understanding of visual and graphic design. Schools vary in approach, but topics covered often include: Adobe Photoshop and/or Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, QuarkXPress, basic and advanced HTML and information architecture and applications. Studies in computer graphics and multimedia can lead to careers in fields including: graphic designer, production artist, web page designer, and multimedia designer.Learn how to gain a great career in Animation.
Speakers
Clement Wesley, Director, Aniframes
Bhakti Pingale, Platform evangelist, Adobe
3:30 PM to 4 PM: Afternoon Break
Some time out for you to grab another coffee and a well earned rest.
4 PM to 4.30 PM: HR do's and dont's :
HR managers will share what impressed them the most and what they disliked in a candidate while recruiting. They share their strategies to finding the right talent. They will also discuss their experience in recruitment, evaluation, training, and remuneration. Also get tips for attending your first job interview.
Speaker
Sam Jobin Manohar, Director, Human Resource, CDC Software
4.30 PM to 5 PM: Career in Testing
The role of positions in Testing/ QA is to verify that the application performs to the written specification and is free from defects. Using the work that the analyst and developer have done, the Test/QA engineer creates test plans to exercise the application. Any defects revealed in the process are reported to development, and once resolved, are verified. To prepare yourself for an exciting career in this segment, what is the hottest software testing certification in the market? What are the job opportunities in the testing domain and the salary ranges?
Speaker
Pradeep Soundararajan, Director & Consulting Tester, Moolya Testing
