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| AliensFest (Formerly TheTechFest) | |
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AliensFest Logo | |
AliensFest 3.0 Logo | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | Conference |
| Date(s) | September 21, 2019 |
| Begins | September 21, 2019 |
| Ends | September 22, 2019 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | TBA (2019) BITS Pilani, Hyderabad (2018) JNTU Hyderabad (2017) [1] JNTU Hyderabad (2016) |
| Country | India |
| Years active | 2 |
| Inaugurated | July 30, 2016 [2] |
| Founder | Manoj Raj D |
| Most recent | 6 October 2018 |
| Previous event | AliensFest 3.0 |
| Next event | AliensFest 4.0 |
| Attendance | 4500 (2018) 3200 (2017) 2600 (2016) |
| Activity | TechTalks, Startup Talks, Management Talks, IceBreaker Zone, Project Expo, Experience Zones, Workshops, Competitions |
| Organised by | EngineersHub |
| Website | aliensfest thetechfest |
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]
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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]
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]
- ^ "JNTU (Hyderabad) to host TechFest on Sept 17, 18". The Hindu. 11 September 2017.
- ^ "First Edition Dates". Stumagz. 10 July 2016.
- ^ "5200 Footfall". This Week India. 18 September 2017.
- ^ "EngineersHub to host AliensFest from October 6". United News of India. 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Theme Awaken the Future". City Air News. 17 September 2017.
- ^ "EngineersHub in association with Facebook and CDK Global to host India's largest Technology Conference in the city". indiaeducationdiary. 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Facebook still acts like a start-up: Ankur Mehra at 'TheTechFest'". Deccan Chronicle. 18 September 2017.
- ^ "City Air News Martin". City Air News. 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Facebook still acts like a start-up: Ankur Mehra at 'TheTechFest'". Deccan Chronicle. 18 September 2017.
- ^ "City Air News". City Air News Ritesh Modi. 17 September 2017.