La Fondation Dassault Systèmes launched their virtual conference “ConnectNext Conference,”
a committed program to create vibrant industry-academia eco system to address
the talent readiness and employability challenges by helping students to be
‘Future Ready’. It is a unique platform to demonstrate emerging talent
from Indian engineering colleges to Industries across the country. This
conference showcased emerging engineering talent through student projects
demonstrating their engineering knowledge and adoption of upcoming
technologies.
The
virtual conference helped engineering industries to witness ‘Future Ready’
young talent, which is raring to work on the challenges of future. The
conference kicked off with a plenary session showcasing exemplary state of the
art student projects like: Pavan Mitra by Vishwakarma Institute of
Technology-Pune, 2 Seater Solar Car Dream to Reality by Nagesh karajagi
Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering and Technology-Solapur, Multi-Nozzle
Pesticide Sprayer for Agriculture by Sanjivani College of Engineering,
Kopergaon. The aim of the program lies in addressing “Employability and Talent
readiness” challenges by helping students to be “Future Ready”, showcasing next
generation talent to get ready with sound engineering base and being
comfortable with the upcoming technologies.
One of
main attractions of the ConnectNext Conference was the virtual playground where
100 innovative projects selected by technical experts from the projects
nominated by colleges accrosss
The
plenary session of the conference was addressed by thought leaders from
industries, academia, governemnt agencies, French embassy and La Fondation
Dassault Systemes including Mr. Venkatesh Natarajan, Chief Digital Officer and
CIO - Ashok Leyland (Chief Guest), Dr. Deepak Kumar HOTA, Chairman & MD,
BEML(Guest of Honor), Dr. Neeraj SHARMA, Secretary, Technology Development
Board, Govt. of India, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri – Director IIT – Mumbai,
Mr. Olivier FUDYM- Science and Academic Attaché - Western Region in the
presence of Mr. Sudarshan MOGASALE, India-CEO-Dassault Systemes Solutions Lab,
Mr. Deepak N G, Managing Director, Dassault Systemes India, Thibault DE
TERSANT, Senior Executive Vice President, Dassault Systemes and Honorary
Chairman La Fondation Dassault Systemes India.
Pune,