CHAMBER AT WORK – MARCH – APRIL – MAY 2022
15-03-2022 4.30 p. m. Canara Bank organized MSME Credit Camp at their Circle Office, Light House Hill Road, Mangaluru. KCCI Vice-President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath was the Chief Guest at the event who briefed the audience about various initiatives taken by KCCI for MSMEs. He was honoured by the General Manager of Canara Bank, Shri Yogesh Acharya.
19-03-2022 10.00 a. m. Fisheries Export Promotion Workshop was jointly organized by COOPEXCIL – NCDC (Cooperative Sector Exports Promotion Council – National Cooperative Development Corporation) and Dept. of Fisheries – Govt. of India (Dof – GoI) under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna (PMMSY) at hotel, The Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. Shree Prabhu Paulraj, Director, COOPEXCIL – NCDC, New Delhi, welcomed the delegates and guests. Various measures to boost fisheries exports were discussed. KCCI was represented by its President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Director Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, KCCI member Shri Steevan Ronald D’Souza of Transit Global and Chief Operating Officer of KCCI Shri Mytreya A. Shri Steevan Ronald D’Souza of KCCI presented his views on the infrastructure support for Export Promotion.
22-03-2022 11.30 a. m. A District level Single Window Committee meeting was held at District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Joint Director, DIC, Shri Gokuldas Nayak. KCCI Vice President Shri Ganesh Kamath attended the meeting.
23-03-2022 11.00 a.m Additional District Commissioner Shri Krishna Moorthy H.K., held a meeting at his office to discuss about the event to be conducted by the state government on ‘Election system and the need for improvements’ at the Town Hall of Mangaluru on 01st April, 2022. Various educational institutions and other stake holders attended the meeting. Students were encouraged to participate with their views and suggestions. KCCI was represented by Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
24-03-2022 9.00 a. m. An informal meeting was called by Sr. Vice President, Dr. L. Ravindran of Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) and KCCI, Mangaluru at the hotel, The Ocean Pearl, Kodialbail, Mangaluru. The Chambers shared their activities and challenges related to their jurisdictions and ways to take them forward. Mutual co-ordination and participation of both the Chambers in some of the activities were discussed. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Vice President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath, Directors Shri Amit Ramachandra and Shri P.B. Ahmad Mudassar, Chief Operating Officer of KCCI Shri Mytreya A and Past President of BCIC Shri H.V. Harish were present.
5.00 p. m. A meeting was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mangaluru division through virtual mode with all exporters to understand the issues and concerns of exporters to prepare for the District Export Promotion Committee meeting. The meeting was attended by KCCI Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed.
29-03-2022 4.00 p. m. KCCI organized a seminar on Labour Law Compliance for its members at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. Shri Shivakumar B.E., Assistant Labour Commissioner, Mangaluru Division addressed the gathering on various critical topics like compliance and documentation regarding various labour acts and other. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor delivered the welcome address. Vice-President, KCCI, Shri M. Ganesh Kamath introduced the speaker. Vote of thanks was given by Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed.
31-03-2022 5.30 p. m. KCCI organized a webinar for its members on considerations for establishing business in Mexico. Mr. Emeka John Eni, Esq. Managing Partner, Attorney & Counselor-at-Law was the speaker who spoke on the mentioned topic. Hon. Secretaries of KCCI, Shri Ananthesh V Prabhu delivered the welcome address and Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed gave the vote of thanks.
01-04-2022 11.00 a. m. Discussion on Electoral reforms was jointly organized by the Deputy Commissioner office, Mangaluru City Corporation, SDM college, District Entrepreneurship Association and Mangaluru University at the Kudmal Rangarao, Town Hall, Mangaluru. The event was chaired by Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Speaker of Legislative Assembly. St. Aloysius college, P.A college and Sahyadri college were among other colleges whose students participated in the discussion. Present on the occasion were Shri Vedavyas Kamath, MLA South, Mayor Shri Premananda Shetty, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Rajendra K.V and Shri Jinendra Kumar, Vice President, Mangalore Bar Association.
03-04-2022 3.00 p. m. An interactive session with Dr. Murugesh R Nirani, Hon’ble Minister of Medium & Large -Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka was organized by Kanara Industries Association (KIA), Bikampady, Mangaluru. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor participated in the event.
06-04-2022 10.30 a. m. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between KCCI and Srinivas University Institute of Management and Commerce (SU IMC), Mangaluru at the conference room of KCCI. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Dean, SU IMC Prof. Keerthan Raj exchanged the MoU. Present on the occasion were KCCI Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, KCCI Director and In-charge of Industry Academia Interconnect Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Chief Operating Officer of KCCI Shri Mytreya A., Prof. Venkatesh Amin, Trainer, SU MIC and Prof. Varun Shenoy, Training & Placement Officer, SU IMC. The collaboration aims facilitation of student talent empowerment towards industry development.
11-04-2022 10.30 a. m. Central University of Kerala, Dept. of Commerce and International Business School of Business Studies in association with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC), virtually organized Professional Development Programme on Enhancing Quality of University Education on the topic, “Monetary Policy Responses of Central Banks of Different Countries to Rising Inflation”. KCCI Vice President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath was the Chief Guest who delivered the inaugural address.
4.00 p. m. KCCI organized an interactive session for the members with Shri Akshy Sridhar, Commissioner, Mangaluru City Corporation. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor delivered the welcome address. Vice President Shri Ganesh Kamath introduced the chief guest to the audience. Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed gave the vote of thanks. Shri Ananthesh V Prabhu, Hon. Secretary was also present.
22-04-2022 10.00 a. m. Srinivas University Institute of Management & Commerce (SU IMC) held their inaugural function of MANEGMA – 2022, a hybrid national conference on “Emerging Trends in Post Covid Scenario in Management, IT, Social Sciences & Education” at Srinivas Auditorium, Pandeshwar, Mangaluru. Dr. P.S. Aithal, Vice Chancellor, Srinivas University briefed the audience about the conference. Prof. Keerthan Raj, Dean, IMC, SU introduced the Chief Guest to the audience. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor who was the Chief Guest at the event addressed the gathering. Prof. Amith D. Menezes, Convenor, MANEGMA 2022 also addressed the gathering. Prof. Venkatesh Amin, Training Director SU IMC gave the vote of thanks. Also present on the occasion were KCCI Director and Incharge of Industry Academia Interconnect Shri P.B. Ahmad Mudassar and Chief Operating Officer of KCCI Shri Mytreya A.
25-04-2022 4.30 p. m. The First Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the year 2022-23 and the seventh meeting of the present committee of KCCI was held at the Board Room of KCCI, Chamber building, Mangaluru. Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, President, KCCI chaired the meeting. Directors and special invitees were present in the meeting.
27-04-2022 10.00 a. m. Central University of Kerala, Department of Commerce and International Business, School of Business Studies in association with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) organized Leadership Thought Series (LTS) on the topic, ‘Why Gandhi Matters’ at their Class Room No. 209, Teaching Block 2 of the college. Welcome address was rendered by Dr. Saranya P, Faculty, Dept. of Commerce and International Business, Presidential address was given by Prof. Dr. T. Mallikarjunappa, Head, Dept. of Commerce and International Business, Central University of Kerala. Inaugural address was delivered through virtual mode by the KCCI Hon. Secretary, CA Ananthesh V. Prabhu. Key note address was given by Prof. (Dr) John Moolakattu Stephen, Dean, School of Global Studies, Dept. of International Relations and Politics, Central University of Kerala. Vote of thanks was given by Ms. Divya A V., II year M.Com student and event was compered by Ms. Geethanjali V., II year M.Com student.
30-04-2022 6.30 p. m. Inaugural function of Belthangady Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) was held at the Buntara Bhavana, Guruvayanakere. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor was one of the Chief Guests for the event. The event was inaugurated by Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Belthangady Taluk, Shri Harish Poonja. The event was chaired by the new President of BCCI, Shri Pushparaj Shetty. Other Chief Guests were MLCs Shri Harish Kumar and Shri Pratap Simha Nayak who graced the occasion. Also present were Shri Haaris I.J, Vice President, BCCI, Shri Suneal Shenoy Treasurer, BCCI, Shri Ronald Lobo, Secretary, BCCI, Shri Yashwant Patwardan, Vice Secretary, BCCI
09-05-2022 11.00 a. m. A preparatory meeting is convened at District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru to discuss about the preparations for the workshop organized by the Govt. of Karnakata on “Udyami Agu, Udyaoga Needu” & “Kaigarika Adalath”. The meeting was chaired by Shri Gokuldas Nayak, Joint Director, DIC. KCCI was represented by its President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A.
4.00 p. m. Preliminary meeting on “Udyami Aagu Udyoga Needu” and “Kaigarika Adalath” – Mangaluru Division was virtually conducted under the Chairmanship of Managing Director, Karnataka Udyog Mitra, Bengaluru. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor and Chief Operating Officer of KCCI, Shri Mytreya A participated in the virtual meeting. Joint Director of District Industries Centre (DIC), Yeyyadi, Mangaluru briefed on the registrations from different colleges and also the preparations for the event.
11-05-2022 4.30 p. m. An informal meeting was called by Shri Pratap Heblikar, Former Special Secretary, Government of India and Dr. Prof. Chengappa Bidanda, former senior research fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), New Delhi, Former Senior Editor, Deccan Herald and formerly Christ University, Bangalore to discuss on the Maritime (Coastal Security). The meeting was held at the Conference room of KCCI. Also present were Prof. Jayaraj Amin, Chairman, Dept of Political Science and Dean, Arts Faculty, Mangalore University and Dr. Dayanand Naik, Associate Professor, Dept of Political Science, Mangalore University. KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor, Hon. Secretary Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Director Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Director and Incharge of Industry Academia Interconnect Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Chief Operating Officer Shri Mytreya A was present in the meeting.
12-05-2022 9.30 a. m. Karnataka Coastline Business & Conclave was jointly organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Karnataka State council, Karnataka Maritime Board and State Bank of India at the Hotel, The Ocean Pearl. Hon’ble Minister of Medium & Large -Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr. Murugesh R Nirani was the Chief Guest. Welcome address was given by Shri Ullas Kamath, Chairman, FICCI Karnataka State Council, Keynote address was delivered by Dr Venkata Ramana Akkaraju, Chairman, New Mangalore Port Authority. Special address was given by Shri Kapil Mohan, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary & CEO – Karnataka Maritime Board, Govt. of Karnataka. Others present on the stage were Shri M Venkatesh, Managing Director, MRPL, Shri Gaurav Gupta, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Infrastructure Development Ports & Inland Water Transport, Govt. of Karnataka and KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor. The vote of thanks was given by KCCI President Shri Shashidhar Pai Maroor.
10.00 a. m. A workshop on Be an Entrepreneur Become an Employer was organized by the Department of Commerce and Industries, Govt. of Karnataka and Karnataka Udyoga Mitra to create awareness among young professionals and graduate students on advantages of becoming a self-reliant entrepreneur and contribute to the economy instead of seeking employment. The event was held at T.M.A Pai International Convention Centre, Mangalore. The event was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of Medium & Large -Scale Industries, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr. Murugesh R Nirani. KCCI Vice- President Shri M. Ganesh Kamath and other dignitaries from various sectors were present on stage.