Chennai, IIT-Madras Alumni Association (IITMAA)
today said its flagship annual global conference ‘Sangam’ will
be held completely online this year from December one to six.
An IIT-M release here today said Sangam 2020 will be held
with the theme ‘Driving the New Normal’.
The event will deliberate how Governments, businesses and
individuals can convert this moment of crisis caused by the
global pandemic COVID-19 to an era of opportunities.
IITMAA is also hosting a virtual showcase of global
innovations from startups on topics such as ‘Bharat
in the New Normal,’ ‘Healthcare and Therapeutics in
the New Normal,’ ‘Future of Work and Education in
the New Normal,’ and ‘Deep-tech in the New Normal.’
Eminent speakers who would participate in the event
included BJP National Vice President and MP Dr Vinay
Sahasrabuddhe, Prof K VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific
Adviser, Dr Subra Suresh, President, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore.
Ms Shuba Kumar, President, IITMAA said “we aim to bring
together our alumni, students and faculty at IIT-Madras
as well as experts, academics, and corporates around the
globe to discuss, collaborate and implement ideas for
driving a new normal in India and the world.”