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AliensFest (Formerly TheTechFest)
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AliensFest 3.0 Logo
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Statusactive
GenreConference
Date(s)September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)
BeginsSeptember 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)
EndsSeptember 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)
FrequencyAnnually
VenueTBA (2019)
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad (2018)
JNTU Hyderabad (2017) [1]
JNTU Hyderabad (2016)
CountryIndia
Years active2
InauguratedJuly 30, 2016 (2016-07-30) [2]
FounderManoj Raj D
Most recent6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)
Previous eventAliensFest 3.0
Next eventAliensFest 4.0
Attendance4500 (2018)
3200 (2017)
2600 (2016)
ActivityTechTalks, Startup Talks, Management Talks, IceBreaker Zone, Project Expo, Experience Zones, Workshops, Competitions
Organised byEngineersHub
Websitealiensfest.com
thetechfest.com

AliensFest (Formerly TheTechFest) is an independent technology and career conference in India for students held by EngineersHub. It also refers to the independent body from EngineersHub who organize the event along with other social initiatives and outreach programs throughout the year. Events include tech talks, management talks, inspirational talks, workshops, project expo, experience zones, competitions, and exhibitions.

AliensFest started in 2016 as TheTechFest to create awareness in tech students about the latest technologies and motivate them to start building and showcasing their talent. Now it has grown to India's largest independent technology and career conference for students with a footfall of 5200. [3]

AliensFest 3.0 - The Transformation[edit]

The third edition of AliensFest took place on October 6th and 7th 2018, in collaboration with the Technology Business Incubator at BITS Pilani in Hyderabad.[4] The theme for third edition was "The Transformation."

TheTechFest 2017 - Awaken the Future[edit]

Ankur Mehra from Facebook speaking at TheTechFest 2017

TheTechFest 2017 was based on the theme Awaken the Future, where students were introduced to the various aspects of technology and disruptive thinking.[5] TheTechFest 2017 was powered by CDK Global and in association with Facebook.[6] The emphasis at TheTechFest 2017 was on technology and its applications rather than just engineering know-how. Attendance exceed 3200 participants. Guest speaker Ankur Mehra, Head of Media and Partnerships from Facebook India, spoke about culture and its importance.[7] Over 1600 students attended the twenty-two workshops on various streams of engineering. Twenty projects were displayed in the Project Expo. Students from 96 colleges in India participated in the event.

Speakers at TheTechFest 2017[edit]

Speaker Designation Company
Martin J Aichmayr Former General Manager - Data Centres IBM Germany [8]
Ankur Mehra[9] Head Media Partnerships Facebook India
Shubhabrata Mohanty Vice President of Engineering CDK Global (India)
Aditee Rele Director - Technical Solutions Microsoft India
Arijit Bhattacharyya Founder & CEO VirtualInfoCom
Abhijith Naraparaju Region Head Blockchain Education Network
Dr. Vikas Kumar Saxena Director DRDO
Vineel Nalla Founder 50K Ventures
Susurla V S Suresh Engineer, Author, Inventor, Mentor
Dr. S. M. Ahmed Ex Scientist VSSC ISRO
Amit Sharma Sr Director - Data Science ADP
Ritesh Modi [10] Principal Consultant Infront Consulting
Hitesh Ramani Product Head GrabOn
Surya Medchalam GM R&D Mechanical Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd
Hemanth Satyanarayana CEO Imaginate
Dr. A. Govardhan Principal JNTUHCEH
Amit Kapoor Assoc Director, Digital Marketing Cigniti Technologies

TheTechFest 2016[edit]

Around 2600 students from over 30 colleges participated in the first edition of TheTechFest, which included an introduction to Tech Talks, Workshops, and a Project Expo.

Speakers at TheTechFest 2016[edit]

Speaker Designation Company
Shri. Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Member of Parliament
Shri. Jayesh Ranjan Secretary, Information Technology (IT) Government of Telangana
Pankaj Diwan Managing Director Idealabs
Aditee Rele Director - Technical Solutions Microsoft India
Ayyappa Nagubandi Founder & CEO Broadcast Wearables Pvt Ltd
Abhay Deshpande Founder & CEO Martjack
Krishna Tungaturthi Segment Head - Airport (Domestic) Larsen & Toubro Limited
Chandra Mouli Koduri Vice President - Product and Technology GrabOn
Naidu Darapaneni Co-Founder & C.E.O MeraEvents
Dr. S. M. Ahmed Ex Scientist VSSC ISRO
Sai Venkatesh Founder & Managing Director Foudroyant Analytics
Vaishali Neotia Co-founder & CEO Merxius
K. K. Senthil Kumar Cinematographer
Anurag Rathor Founder Zify
Aditya Vuchi Founder Zippr
Dr. A. Govardhan Principal JNTUHCEH
Ravi Devulapally Director Numbers Only Informatics Pvt. Ltd.
Umashankar Adi Kotturu CEO & Founder CallAmbulance
Venkat Kumar Tangirala President -India & South East Asia WindStream Technologies Inc
Honey Bajaj Research Assistant MIT Media Lab
GR Reddy Founder & Chief Facilitator Husys Consulting Ltd - India
Prashant Jain Director, Cloud and International Operations CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

References[edit]

  1. ^ "JNTU (Hyderabad) to host TechFest on Sept 17, 18". The Hindu. 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "First Edition Dates". Stumagz. 10 July 2016.
  3. ^ "5200 Footfall". This Week India. 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ "EngineersHub to host AliensFest from October 6". United News of India. 27 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Theme Awaken the Future". City Air News. 17 September 2017.
  6. ^ "EngineersHub in association with Facebook and CDK Global to host India's largest Technology Conference in the city". indiaeducationdiary. 10 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Facebook still acts like a start-up: Ankur Mehra at 'TheTechFest'". Deccan Chronicle. 18 September 2017.
  8. ^ "City Air News Martin". City Air News. 17 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Facebook still acts like a start-up: Ankur Mehra at 'TheTechFest'". Deccan Chronicle. 18 September 2017.
  10. ^ "City Air News". City Air News Ritesh Modi. 17 September 2017.

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