The city’s business leaders, policymakers, educators, and innovators will converge for “Surging Coimbatore – Vision to Value Conclave 1.0”, a high-level knowledge summit aimed at shaping Coimbatore’s growth trajectory over the next decade. The conclave will be held on February 7 at 2.30 p.m. at Vivanta, Race Course, Coimbatore.
Organised by Rotary Coimbatore Ikons, the conclave is conceived as a platform to transform ideas into actionable outcomes under the theme “Ideas Today. Impact Tomorrow.”
Girish Krishnamurthy, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Tata, will be the chief guest.
The conclave will feature a diverse panel of speakers including Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director, ELGI Equipments Ltd, Prashanth Subramanian, Co-founder and Director, Quadrasystems.net India Pvt. Ltd., L.V. Navaneeth, Chief Executive Officer, The Hindu Group, Arjun Balakrishnan, Senior Vice-President – Aerospace and Japan Desk, Avalon Technologies, Sanjay R. Chaganti, Global Leadership Coach and Facilitator, Valliappan Nagappan, Financial Consultant and Past president, Hindustan Chamber of Commerce, Jayaprakash Gandhi, AIE Beyond, N. Sundaravadivelu, senior advocate, Dr. Arun N. Palaniswami, Executive Director, KMCH, Manimekalai Mohan, Founder and Managing Trustee, SSVM Institutions, B.R. Arun Eashwar, Managing Director, Ramraj Cotton, and K. Ilango, Managing Director, Autokast Industries.
Sessions will focus on key themes such as value creation, innovation, execution excellence, emotional fitness, financial literacy, artificial intelligence, empowerment, and new frontiers of growth. The sessions will be moderated by Satish Santanam, Eldecsel Enterprises, R.C.G. Kumar, advocate, and Sreejaya, advocate, India; Solicitor, England & Wales.
A dedicated segment titled “Coimbatore Unleashed” will spotlight the city’s transformation roadmap.
Proceeds from the event will support community welfare initiatives, including assistance for a dialysis centre for economically weaker sections. CSR collaboration inquiries can be addressed to [email protected]
Delegate passes are priced at ₹2,555, inclusive of refreshments, learning sessions, and dinner. The conclave is chaired by Hari Padmanabhan, with Saba Singaram as conclave secretary and Mervyn Jussy as programme chair. Registrations can be made by contacting 9443775670.
The Hindu is the Media Partner for the event. The conclave is powered by Zenvistas Realty and Zenora, with SSVM Institutions, Jewel One, Ramraj, Kite – KGISL Institute of Technology, Arqonz.com, and Madhampatty Pakashala as Associate Sponsors. SQ1 is the Cybersecurity Partner, Taj Vivanta, Coimbatore, the Hospitality Partner, and Radio City the FM Partner.
Published – February 05, 2026 05:40 pm IST
