Tech Talk – Edging towards a Connected Future

The Institution Industry Cell (IIC) and Computer Engineering Department of our college (DBCE) organised Tech Talks and educational initiative to promote knowledge in recent technology and systems through technical talks by eminent personalities from industry as well as academia.  The event was organised on 15^th March 2024 alongside a flagship event, DBCE Dream Big 2024.

Mr. Shri Charan Lakkaraju, Founder and CEO of Student Tribe, Hyderabad and Mr. Srinivas Taluka, VC – Facilities at T-HUB, Hyderabad were the speakers for the day.

Mr. Lakkaraju spoke about his life and engineering journey and stressed on the importance of building a brand for ourselves instead of relying on others. He went on to elaborate the need for Dreaming, as it sets the stage, where aspirations take shape. Planning, this lays the groundwork, turning visions into pathways. And finally Doing, that brings it to life; making dreams tangible reality. He said that the question “How can we create the largest community of students?” was what catapulted him towards this career path. He concluded his talk by advising the students that the three most important things to take away were to be selfish in chasing their goals, the importance of creating a personal brand and the ability to stay curious through it all. This was then followed by an informative Q&A session moderated by student Mr. Vadiraj Inamdar, from BE Comp. A memento was presented to Mr. Sri Charan Lakkaraju by the Director Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz and an MOU between our college and Student Tribe was signed by the Director Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz and Mr. Sri Charan Lakkaraju.

Mr Srinivas Taluka, VP-Facilities, T-HUB, Hyderabad, spoke about T hub which is the world’s largest innovation hub, an initiative of the Govt. of Telangana, and is a public private partnership company facilitating the growth of innovation as well as a part of the Telangana innovation network. He also gave insight about the inner working of startups and the 6M & 2P methodology of start-up incubation and acceleration used by them at T-HUB. This was followed by a stimulating Q&A session hosted by student Mr. Nikhil Rao, from TE Computers where Mr. Srinivas highlighted the necessity of networking by saying “Network is Net Worth”. He also emphasised the importance of leaders leading by example and that they should “walk the talk”. A memento was then presented to Mr. Srinivas Taluka by the Head of Computer Engineering Department Dr. Gaurang Patkar.