Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is all set to jointly organize the 8th edition of Green Building Congress 2010. The venue of the event is Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai. It is scheduled to be held from 7th to 9th October 2010. The conference on Green Homes on October 9 is exclusively designed for homemakers, designers & planners and apartment promoters.
Objectives of Green Building Congress
Showcase green building products / technologies / services
Exposure to latest trends and technologies on green buildings
Facilitate Market Transformation
Facilitate networking and promotion of business opportunities
Involve all stakeholders in the green building movement
Green Building Congress 2010 will Feature The Following Events
International Conference on Green Buildings : 7 & 8 October
Seminar on Green Homes : 9 October
Conference on Green SEZ: 9 October
Exhibition on Green Building Product / technologies / services : 7 – 9 October
Advanced Training Programme on Green Building Rating System : 5 & 6 October
Workshop on Energy Simulation in Green Buildings : 5 & 6 October
Green Building Mission : 6 October
Green Building Mission : 9 October
The focus of the event is to lead the green building movement in India. The current trend of the green buildings is 700 plus of which 120 plus are officially certified and fully operational.
The conference will be addressed by leading speakers on green buildings drawn from India and various countries. More than 1000 delegates are expected to attend this conference and share their ideas. Over 2000 participants are expected to attend the conference and 200 stalls at the exhibition, which would attract 7000 visitors
As Connect 2010 progresses, the delegates are having new things to learn with every panel discussion, every speaker and every comment. The event, which ends with an awards function this evening, is already a grand success.
On the first day, after a grand inauguration with various eminent speakers, there was a High Octane Keynote Panel discussion on Smart Sourcing. This was followed by the Global Partner Session – Taiwan International Brands Forum. The session threw new light on various possible collaborations between India and Taiwan. Post lunch, the parallel tracks began.
The different issues discussed included how Chennai can become the world leader in automotives, how technology is imperative for manufacturing excellence, Healthcare challenges and leveraging ICT for better reach of health services, Security issues and use of technology for the same and why, even Digital Entertainment and Animation! After a long day of ideas, interactions and innovations, all the delegates unwound at the Entertainment Night at Fisherman’s Cove.
The second day is progressing equally, if not more enthusiastically, than the first. Mr. Oscar Braganza, Executive Director, Marg Properties, will soon begin his talk on sustainable cities and integrated townships, in one of the panel discussions today.
Here are some photos of Marg Swarnabhoomi at Connect 2010 (we are one of the event sponsors):
Display at Venue - Marg Swarnabhoomi is one of the sponsors
Big dreams rooted in practicality are what help us translate our dreams into reality. We are conscious of the fact that every project we deliver has an obvious impact on the economy, infrastructure and society. We believe ours is a never ending journey of innovation and learning and the body of knowledge from each project we work on is invaluable in our evolution. And as we create landmarks, we never lose focus on building values.
Mission
Truthfully assist governments, corporate, societies and individuals in building structures and spaces that will inspire them to give their best. Harnessing the power of the human spirit concurrently with superior technology to optimize value for our clients seeking to be driven by our conscience in every aspect of our business.
At MARG we believe in making commitments based on our conviction, and seeing them through ‘no matter what’. The primary goal of MARG is to increase stakeholder value. And to us the most important stakeholders are shareholders who own our business, employees who work with us and clients or customers who purchase our products and services
Creating Landmarks, Building Values
In recognition of MARG’s nation building service, MARG Limited has been conferred with esteemed awards and honor of the following
“Sir Viswesvaraya Industrial” award, initiated by ‘All India Manufacturers Organisation – TNSB’ in 2010.
‘EXIM Achievement Award 2010′ from ‘Tamil Nadu Chambers of Commerce’ for Karaikal Port Private Limited, MARG Group.
“Tamil Nadu Emerging Entrepreneur” award, initiated by ‘Confederation Of Indian Industry’, for vision and willingness to dream big was awarded to our CMD, Mr. G R K Reddy in 2010.
“Outstanding Achievement Award For Port development & Management In Shipping, Marine & Ports” conferred by Chemtech Foundation at ‘Shipping, Marine & Ports World Expo 2010′ from Shri Kateekal Sankaranarayanan the Governor of Maharashtra.
Fastest Growing Construction Company ( Small Category ) – 1st rank at the 7th construction world annual awards 2009, Mumbai. Consecutively for the second year.
South East CEO Conclave Award 2010 for Corporate Social Responsibility awarded to MARG Limited CMD Mr. G R K Reddy.
CONNECT 2010 is a forum for Indian Information and Communication Technology Industry (ICT) to present on most modern inclination & progress. It has also been intended as a platform for Tamil Nadu’s capabilities in the sector.
Developing strategies to create outsourcing and off shoring and thrive in a global economy
CONNECT 2010 is a milestone! It is the 10th edition in the series. This edition will have a very short recap on the impact of ten years of Information, Communication and Technology in Tamil Nadu and more importantly create a vision for the next ten years of the sector in the state.
The tenth edition is a showcase of the last ten years of IT Industry and a platform to ideate for the next ten years. CONNECT 2010 significant information is listed as below:
CONNECT 2010 – When, Where, Who, Why
Event Name : Connect 2010
Event Date : 8th & 9th September, 2010
Venue : Chennai Trade Center, Chennai
Convention On : Indian Information and Communication Technology Industry (ICT)
Hosted By : Government of Tamil Nadu
Co-Hosted By : Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India.
Global Partner : Taiwan
Knowledge Parter : KPMG.
Chief Guest
For 8th September 2010 : Mr. A Raja, Hon’ble Union Minister of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India
For 9th SEPTEMBER 2010 : Dr. M K Stalin, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu
Key Speakers Of The Event
Mr. R Chandrasekhar, IAS, Secretary, Communication Information & Technology, Government of India
Mr. S Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, CII – Southern Region & CEO & Managing Director, Infosys Technologies Ltd
Mr. S Mahalingam, Chairman, Connect 2010 & Executive Director & CFO, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary – Industries Department, Govt of Tamil Nadu
Mr. P W C Davidar, IAS, Principal Secretary – Information Technology, Govt of Tamil Nadu
Dr. Santhosh Babu, IAS, Managing Director, ELCOT Ltd
Dr. V Sumantran, Executive Vice Chairman, Hinduja Motors
Ms. Preetha Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals
Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice Chairman, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Mr. R Ramaraj, President, TiE-Chennai Chapter
Mr. Gopal Srinivasan, Managing Director, TVS Capital Funds
Mr. K P Balaraj, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital
Mr. Ramamurthy Shivakumar, Managing Director, Intel India
Mr. Rashesh Shah, Chairman and CEO, Edelweiss
Prof. Idi Chandy, Deputy Director, IIT Madras
Dr. Sunil Shroff, Managing Trustee, Mohan Foundation
Mr. R K Raghavan, Former Director, CBI & Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services
Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Chairman, Zensar Technologies
Mr. Rajiv Menon, Director & Cinematographer
Mr. R Dinesh, Joint Managing Director, TV Sundaram Iyengar & Sons Ltd
Mr. Ravi Santhanam, Former MD, Hindustan Motors.
Attribute Of Connect 2010
Presentation Of : CII Connect Awards
Entertainment Night @ Fisherman’s Cove.
The ‘Gold Sponsor’ Of Connect 2010
Mr G R K Reddy Chairman and Managing Director of MARG Limited has generously accorded to be the ‘Gold Sponsor’ for the tenth edition of CONNECT 2010 to Present Indian Information and Communication Technology Industry by Confederation of Indian Industry
Connect 2010, Tamil Nadu’s premiere ICT event organized by CII in association with Govt of Tamil Nadu is scheduled for September 8 and 9 2010.
This year’s edition will be special as it marks 10th edition of the event. No other Indian State has been running IT events of this scale for such a long duration.
Marg Swarnabhoomi is a privileged partner for Connect 2010.
Here’re some photos from the recently held Press Conference of CII Connect 2010. Stay tuned to this blog as we bring y0u more updates
S. Mahalingam, CFO, TCS spoke first and briefed the media about the plan f Connect 2010.
PWC Davidar, IT Secretary,Tamil Nadu spoke next and explained how 10th edition is special and unique…
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Big dreams rooted in practicality are what help us translate our dreams into reality. We are conscious of the fact that every project we deliver has an obvious impact on the economy, infrastructure and society. We believe ours is a never ending journey of innovation and learning and the body of knowledge from each project we work on is invaluable in our evolution. And as we create landmarks, we never lose focus on building values.
