Event Guests

Chris Jason – Chennai-based session guitarist and bassist who has collaborated with composers like A.R. Rahman and HipHop Tamizha on projects including Sita Ramam and Pathu Thala.

Madhusoodhanan – Former Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force, currently leading aerospace and defence initiatives at Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation.

Iyan Karthikeyan – Digital misinformation researcher and Mission Director of the Tamil Nadu Government’s Fact Check Unit and co-founder of YouTurn.

Meenakshi – Associate Vice President at Cognizant and Global QEA Delivery Leader for Insurance and FSI, and a proud alumna of GCT Coimbatore.

Nandakumar – Indian Revenue Service officer specializing in cyber forensics, recognized as one of India Today’s Top 20 Youth Icons.

Vishal Naveen – Doctor and wildlife photographer with 11+ years of experience, shortlisted at the Sony World Photography Awards 2026.

Gowtham Kannan – Co-founder of Village Bells Foundation working to bring education to tribal communities and promote sustainable living.

Dr. Radha Subramaniyan – Consultant dermatologist and founder of Spade Skin & Aesthetics, and recipient of the Young Dermatologist Award 2025.

Nisha – Second-year Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering student from GCT sharing her inspiring journey as the student speaker.

Who Can Attend:

CSE AIDS ECE IT EEE Instrumentation Mechanical Civil Chemical Agricultural Energy Metallurgy Medical Pharmacy Arts Industrial BioTechnology MBA MCA Commerce Law Telecommunication Physics Ocean BioMedical Mechanics Textile Aeronautical Aerospace Material Mining Automobile Design Marine Ocean Fashion Media BBA Food

Event Sponsors in Coimbatore

1. Manokaran K P (Managing Director of GemOrion Machinery)(Associate sponsor)-25,000

2. 2001 Production Batchmates of GCT-Associate sponsor-25,000

3. Pradeep Varman - 5,000

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