| CHAMBER AT WORK : SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2025 | ||||
| 01-09-2025 | – | 11.30 a. m. | – | Hon. Treasurer CA Abdur Rahman Musba virtually attended the Annual General Meeting of Mangalore Special Economic Zone Limited (MSEZL).
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| 02-09-2025 | – | 9.00 a. m. | – | The Sixth Meeting of the Board of KCCI for the financial year 2025-26 and the Twelfth Meeting of the new committee was virtually conducted. Shri Anand G. Pai, President, KCCI chaired the meeting in the presence of other Office Bearers and Directors.
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| 03-09-2025 | – | 9.30 a. m. | – | Final Pitch Day – Exploring Entrepreneurship Program was organized by Canara Engineering College at their Seminar Hall 2, Mangaluru. 14 shortlisted student teams presented their start-up ideas before the expert jury members arranged by SI8. The jury members on the occasion were Shri Vishwas US, Chairman, Start-up Sub-Committee of KCCI and Founder Director, Section Infin-8 Foundation (SI-8), Shri Puneeth Rai, Incubation Manager, Atal Incubation Centre, Nitte and Shri Ajay Prabhu Karkala, Director, KCCI and Managing Director of KVP Business Solutions, Mangaluru. Dr. Udaya Kumar K. Shenoy, Dean, Research & Development and Shri Prashanth Kumar A., Coordinator-Entrepreneurship Development Cell of the college were also present on the occasion.
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| 06-09-2025 | – | 11:00 a. m. | – | KCCI Director and Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers Association of India (CLFMA) Hon. Secretary, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed virtually participated in the Stakeholders Consultation Meeting under the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) on Social, Welfare and Security Sectors for the Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD) held in hybrid mode to invite suggestions on the four pillars of the IGoM (legislative, policy, institutional, and process reforms) for the fisheries sector. The Meeting was chaired by Union Minister, MoFAHD and Panchayati Raj, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh. Secretary, Department of Fisheries (DoF) Shri Abhilaksh Likhi steered the consultation and feedback session aimed at identifying the challenges and reforms for enhancing production, productivity and exports promotion in the fisheries sector in line with the vision of becoming Viksit Bharat by 2047. Shri Nissar proposed to the Government that Fish Soluble Paste, a key input in the Fish Feed Industry, should be exempted from GST (0%).
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| 08-09-2025 | 6.30 p. m. | – | KCCI Vice-President, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar attended an exclusive round table hosted by Vertex Managed Workspace in honour of Shri John Maier, Chief Executive Officer Bose Professional, spotlighted Mangaluru’s emergence as a promising technology hub held at Ajanta Business Centre, Mangaluru. The event brought together industry leaders, academics, and government representatives to explore the city’s potential for innovation and enterprise. Shri Darshan H. V., IAS, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada District, presided over the session.
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| 09-09-2025 | – | 1.00 p. m. | An interactive session was organised at Wrkwrk, Mangaluru to enlighten the Delegates from Nagpur, Shri Shashikant Chaudhary of Happy Eaters. and Retd. Lt. Cdr. Yogesh Bhavsar from GAME on the initiatives taken by various organizations in Mangaluru for the overall growth of the Region. Also insights pertaining to the development of the region of the visiting delegates were discussed. Delegates from Other trade bodies, education institutions, trade and IT fraternity were present. The chamber was represented by its vice-President, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar.
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| 5.30 p. m. | – | Mangaluru International Airport officials called on KCCI Vice – President, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar to discuss the preparations for the Aero Meet 2025 to be organized by Adani Airports – Mangaluru International Airport scheduled on 12th September 2025 at Hotel Avatar, Mangaluru. Shri Man Mohan Reddy Pati, Head- Projects Project Construction, Shri Ravi Raghavendra Jere, Associate General Manager – Corporate Affairs, Shri Anagha Thekkekkara, Head – Finance & Accounts, Shri David John Lead – Legal, Shri Arun Kumar K, Lead Contract Administration & Project Planning, and Shri Jagannath Naik M, Lead- Cargo, briefed the event flow. KCCI Hon. Secretary, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor, Director, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Director and Head of ‘Elevate Brand Mangaluru’, Focus Area of KCCI, Ms. M. Athmika Amin, Past President of KCCI, Smt. Vathika Pai attended the meeting.
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| 11-09-2025 | – | 9.30 a. m.
| – | Two days Boot Camp – Elvera, Era to Elevate was organized by Swastika National Business School at Swastika WaterFront, Mangaluru. Shri Vincent Cutina, KCCI Director and Director of Provit Foods Private Limited, Mangaluru, was awarded with Swastika Udyamaratna 2025.
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| 12-09-2025 | – | 10.00 a. m.
| – | KCCI President, Shri Anand G. Pai along with delegates from various associations, participated in a discussion organized by the newspaper Vijaya Karnataka at their Mangaluru office. The session focused on the topic ‘Roads and Infrastructure in Mangaluru’ to be featured on the occasion of Engineers’ Day.
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| 10.30 a. m. | – | KCCI Vice-President, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar, participated in the Press Meet organized by the Branch MSME Development & Facilitation Office, Ministry of MSME, Government of India, Mangaluru. The meet was held to brief the media about the upcoming Vendor Development Programme & Industrial Exhibition – MSME Expo 2025, scheduled on 18th and 19th September 2025 at Mini Town Hall, Mangaluru. The event is being jointly organized by the Ministry of MSME, KCCI, District Industries Centre (DIC), and Kanara Industries Association (KIA).
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| 4.00 p. m. | – | Adani Airports – Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) hosted The Aero Meet 2025 at Hotel Avatar, Mangaluru. Shri Mukesh Nankani, Chief Administrative Officer, MIA presented the Welcome address. Shri Anand G. Pai, KCCI President, Smt. Vathika Pai – Past President of KCCI, and other delegates participated in the panel discussion on the topics, ‘Magic of Air Travel’ and ‘Magic of Mangaluru’. Ms. M. Athmika Amin, KCCI Director and Head of Elevate Brand Mangaluru, Focus Area of KCCI, addressed the gathering on KCCI’s role in elevating brand Mangaluru. The event was attended by Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Vice-President, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Aditya Padmanabha Pai, Hon. Secretaries of KCCI, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Shri B.A. Nazeer and Shri Sujir Prasad Nayak, Directors of KCCI. Ar. Niren Jain, Chairman of Infrastructure and Urban Development and Smart City of KCCI and Shri Mytreya A, Chief Operating Officer, KCCI were also present on the occasion.
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| 15-09-2025 | – | 3.30 p. m. | – | KCCI President, Shri Anand G. Pai held a meeting with the officials from Akashvani, Mangaluru to discuss the programmes to be aired from their radio station at the President’s Chamber in KCCI. Shri P.V. Prashanth Kumar, Head of Programmes, Akashvani and Shri Lathish Paldane, Transmission Executive, Akashvani, Mangaluru proposed the programme details. KCCI Vice-President, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A were also present in the meeting.
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| 4.00 p. m. | – | Shree Gokarnanatheshwara College, Mangaluru, signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with KCCI. The MoU was exchanged between Advo. Vasanth Karandoor – Correspondent of the college and KCCI President, Shri Anand G. Pai. Others who represented the college were, Dr. Jayaprakash – Principal and Shri Mithun Chandra, Lecturer in Commerce. KCCI Vice-President, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A were present on the occasion. The partnership aims to strengthen industry–academia collaboration, providing students with practical exposure, internships, and opportunities to engage with the business community. | ||
| 4.15 p. m. | – | Shree Bhuvanendra College (SBC), Karkala, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KCCI. The MoU was exchanged between CA Shivananda Pai, Governing Council President, SBC and KCCI President, Shri Anand G. Pai. Others who represented the college were, Dr Manjunatha A Kotian, Principal, Prof. Nandakishore K, HoD – BBA and Shri Santhosh Achar, Lecturer. KCCI Vice-President, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A were present on the occasion. The partnership aims to strengthen industry–academia collaboration, providing students with practical exposure, internships, and opportunities to engage with the business community.
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| 4.30 p. m. | – | Swastika National Business School (SNBS), Mangaluru, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KCCI. The MoU was exchanged between Dr Raghavendra Holla, Chairman, SNBS and KCCI President, Shri Anand G Pai. Others who represented the college were, Smt. Vidyalakshmi P. Shetty, Vice Principal and Ms. Sangeetha, staff coordinator and also a few students attended. KCCI Vice-President, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar and Chief Operating Officer, Shri Mytreya A were present on the occasion. The partnership aims to strengthen industry–academia collaboration, providing students with practical exposure, internships, and opportunities to engage with the business community.
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| 16-09-2025 | – | 10.00 a. m. | – | A one day awareness programme on TReDS/ESM was organized by District Industries Centre, Mangaluru and Dept. of MSME, Govt. of Karnataka, in association with District Small Industries Association Mangalore (DSIAM) at District Industries Centre, Mangaluru. The event was inaugurated by Shri Manjunath Singai, General Manager, Canara Bank, Mangaluru. Shri B.A.Nazeer, KCCI Director, attended the event.
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| 23-09-2025 | – | 11.00 a. m. | – | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-Karnataka Regional Affiliated Associations Meeting 2025 was held virtually with special focus on Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) initiative. The meeting was chaired by Shri Guruprasad Mudlapur, Vice Chairman, CII Karnataka & President, Bosch Group in India & Managing Director, Bosch Ltd. KCCI President, Shri Anand G. Pai, Vice-President, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar attended the meet.
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| 24-09-2025 | – | 10.00 a. m. | – | The fifth edition of Mangaluru Technovanza 2025, an initiative of Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) under the Beyond Bengaluru programme was held at Dr. TMA Pai International Convention Centre, Mangaluru. Shri Priyank Kharge, Minister for IT and BT, Govt. of Karnataka, Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament, Shri B.V. Naidu, Chairman of KDEM, Shri Mohandas Pai, Former Infosys CFO and other dignitaries were present on the occasion who addressed the gathering. KCCI President, Shri Anand G. Pai participated in the panel discussion. Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and Shri Ashith B. Hegde, KCCI Directors participated in the event.
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| 25-09-2025 | – | 11.00 a. m. | – | The 166th Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) meeting was held at Valluvanad Hall, Divisional Office, Palakkad. The meeting was chaired by Shri Madhukar Roat, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Palakkad Division. Shri M. Ahmed Bawa, the nominated member from KCCI representing DRUCC attended the meeting and put forward key suggestions concerning railway services and passenger amenities.
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| 27-09-2025 | – | 4.30 p. m. | – | 85th Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) of the Members of KCCI was held at the Meeting Hall of KCCI with the participation of members. Outgoing President, Shri Anand G. Pai addressed the members. |
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| – | Dr. K. U. Mada, a distinguished member of the Editorial Board KCCI, officially launched his latest book titled “Spirit of Enterprise – Basic Moving Force Behind Life”. The book was formally released by the President, Shri Anand G Pai, in the presence of Vice-President Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Hon. Treasurer CA Abdur Rahman Musba, and Hon. Secretaries Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Aditya Padmanabha Pai. The book highlighted the entrepreneurial spirit and intellectual contributions of Dr. Mada to the business community.
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| 6.00 p. m. | – | Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar was elected as the new President of KCCI at the conclusion of 85th Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) of the Members of KCCI. Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar is a partner at the family business, M/s P. B. Abdul Hameed & Sons, an established entity engaged in the trading of spices and hill produce.
He holds a B.E. in Biotechnology from NMAMIT, Nitte, and went on to pursue his MBA in Marketing and Finance from Alliance Business Academy, Bengaluru. He has also completed the e-Management Development Certification Programme in Investment Banking from IIM Kozhikode.
Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar was elected as the Vice-President, CA Abdur Rahman Musba as the Honorary Treasurer, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira were elected as Honorary Secretaries. Shri B. A. Nazeer, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri Amith Ramachandra, Shri Aditya Padmanabha Pai, Ms. M. Athmika Amin, Shri Ashith B. Hegde, CA Nandagopal Shenoy, Shri Vincent Cutinha, Shri Sujir Prasad Nayak, Shri Dasharath N. Shetty & Shri Ajay Prabhu Karkala were elected as the Directors of the KCCI.
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| 09-10-2025 | – | 9.30 a. m. | – | A two days’ workshop on ‘Technology Clinic’ was organized by MSME, Government of Karnataka, in association with Kanara Industries Association (KIA), Mangalore at C N Shetty Convention Hall, KIA, Mangaluru. Shri Gokuldas Nayak, Joint Director, District Industries Centre, Mangaluru, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar, KCCI President, Shri B.A. Nazeer, KCCI Director and Chairman of Energy, Power, Banking, Finance and MSME, Sub-committee of KCCI and other dignitaries were the Chief Guests on the occasion.
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| 4.30 p. m. | – | KCCI President, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar called on the Chairman of New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA), Dr. Venkata Ramana Akkaraju at his office and submitted an memorandum for extension for rebate on vessel-related charges (VRC) for Container Vessels. Present in the meeting were KCCI Vice-President, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar and Hon. Secretaries, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Jeethan Allen Sequiera. The office bearers of KCCI also met Smt. S. Shanthi – Dy. Chairperson, NMPA, Shri Jijo Thomas – Secretary, NMPA and Shri K. Rajendra Kumar – Traffic Manager, NMPA.
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| 5.00 p. m. | – | North Malabar Chamber of Commerce (NMCC), Kasaragod met the Office Bearers of KCCI at the office of New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA). Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar, KCCI President, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, KCCI Vice-President, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Jeethan Allen Sequiera, Hon. Secretaries of KCCI were present during the meeting. Other officials from NMCC present in the meeting were, Shri Sajith Kumar, General Manager, District Industries Centre, Kasaragod, Shri Prasad. M. N., Convenor, NMCC, Kasargod, Shri Jaleel Kakkandam. Treasurer, NMCC, Kasargod, Shri K. C. Irshad, Managing Committee Member, NMCC, Kasargod, Shri Ibrahim Udyavar, Member & Exporter, NMCC, Kasargod.
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| 10-10-2025 | – | 3.00 p. m. | – | Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao, District In-charge Minister and also Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Karnataka had an interactive meeting with the members of KCCI at the Meeting Hall of KCCI. KCCI President, Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar in his welcome speech briefed the Minister about the issues pertaining to the industries and also on the development of the city. A memorandum in this regard was submitted to the Minister. KCCI Vice-President, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Hon. Secretaries, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira were present on stage. KCCI Directors, Past Presidents, Sub-committee Chairmen, Office bearers of various affiliated bodies of KCCI and other members were present on the occasion.
KCCI Director and Head of the Focus Area on Elevate Brand Mangaluru, Ms. M. Athmika Amin, apprised the Minister about KCCI’s Brand Mangaluru initiative and the series of podcasts highlighting the region’s business prosperity and promoting it to a global audience.
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| 13-10-2025 | – | 9.00 a. m. | – | Department of MBA, Yenepoya Institute of Arts, Science, Commerce and Management (YIASCM), Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru organized YEN-NEETHI 2025 – “Arena of Strategies”, a National Level Management Fest for PG Students at their Seminar Hall, Balmatta Campus, Mangaluru. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Dr. B H Sripathi Rao, Hon. Pro Vice-Chancellor, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) and Guest of Honour was Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, President, KCCI. The event was presided by Prof. Jeevan Raj, Principal, YIASCM. Also present on the occasion, Prof. Shareena P, Dean Faculty of Commerce and Management, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) and Vice-Principal – YIASCM and Shri Narayan Sukumar A, Vice-Principal – YIASCM, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University).
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| 14-10-2025 | – | 9.00 a. m. | – | Incubation Awareness Workshop under the RAMP scheme, raising and accelerating MSME performance was organized by Govt. of Karnataka – Department of Industries and Commerce MSME Directorate, KCTU & KSMCA in association with District Industries Centre – Dakshina Kannada, MSME – Development & Facilitation office, St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University) and Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL) Incubation Centre, Mangaluru at Fr. Robert Sequeira Hall, St. Aloysius College. Mangaluru. The event was graced in the presence of Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis SJ, Vice Chancellor, St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University). KCCI President, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar was invited as a Guest on the occasion.
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| 15-10-2025 | – | 11.00 a. m. | – | A Stake Holders meeting was held to discuss on proposed City Master Development Plan III at the office of Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), Mangaluru. The meeting was chaired by Shri Mohammed Nazir, Commissioner, MUDA. KCCI was represented by its President, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar.
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| 4.45 p. m. | – | The newly elected KCCI President, Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar was felicitated by Rifah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, D.K Chapter at Hidayath Centre, Mangaluru. | ||
| 17-10-2025 | – | 09.00 a. m. | – | KCCI Past President, Shri G. G. Mohandas Prabhu met Shri. B. L. Verma, Minister of State (MoS), for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India at Jageshwara, Uttarakhand. Shri Mohandas Prabhu exchanged views with the Minister on issues concerning food distribution.
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