GOPIO Edison, NJ

GOPIO CONVENTION 2024
Here are details two sessions of the total nine sessions.
Registration:
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Session on Diaspora Women: Making a Difference
April 27th 10.10 am

A diversity of GOPIO Women on this panel will share their remarkable stories of the contributions they are making in their adopted homelands, as well as to the Indian Diaspora. From New Zealand to the USA. across generations, and professional background, they have a few things in common. They are high achievers, dedicated to their professions, and have a deep sense of public service and will share their Personal success story - achievements in their mainstream career; Public service contributions, including as part of GOPIO to the Diaspora; and Perspectives on opportunities for Diaspora Women in India’s Big Manifest Future.

Chair and Moderator:
J. Nami Kaur - Marketing & Communications, IBM (retd,), GOPIO International

Panelists:
Soruba Rani Kuusto - Registered Nurse Consultant (ret'd), GOPIO Los Angeles
Dr. Rini Johar - Holistic Medicine Doctor and Lawyer, GOPIO Northern California
Beena Kothari - Real Estate Associate Broker, GOPIO New York
Dr. Vimal Goyle - OB/GYN Physician (Retd.), GOPIO-NY
Suman Kapoor - Hospitality Entrepreneur, GOPIO New Zealand

Session on Technologies and AI and other Innovations. How Diaspora Indians are Leading Research and Innovations?

April 27th 4 pm, Royal Albert Palace, Fords, NJ

Session Chair: Dr. Thomas Abraham, Chairman, GOPIO International, Stamford, CT
Session co-Chair and Moderator: Prof. Rajasekhar Vangapaty, Consultant, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

Keynote Address
Prof. Siddhartha Dalal, Professor of Professional Practice in Applied Analytics, Columbia University, New York, NY, “Technologies and AI, and other Innovations: How Diaspora Indians are leading Research and Innovations.”

Speakers
Kathirvel Kumararaja, President, Founder and CEO, DevJee, Inc., New York, NY, “Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Healthcare: Opportunities for Diaspora Indians in India’s Health Innovation Economy”
Abraham Pannikottu, CEO. American Engineering Group, Akron, Ohio, “India’s Opportunities and Challenges of AI in Defense Sector on Overseas Small Business Partnerships.”
Kris Mani, President, NSR Technologies, Basking Ridge, NJ, “Nanotechnology and Other Technologies”
Dr. Jatin V. Mehta, CEO, MetaSense Digital Marketing, Philadelphia, PA, “Mastering SEO & Marketing with AI.”

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Registration
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Accommodation and Room Booking
GOPIO has made a special room rate with the Royal Albert Palace at $69 for double room at the Raritan Hotel at the same premises. Please book your rooms under GOPIO from April 26 -28 by calling +1 732-705-0401. A second hotel is Comfort Suites ($125), 1275 Rte. 1&9 South, Woodridge, Tel: 732-396-3000. Group GOPIO. A third hotel which is closer to the venue is Sheraton ($155), 125 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison, NJ, 732-225- 8300.Reserve your room at https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation- link.mi?id=1709851512653&key=GRP&app=resvlink.

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Register at https://tinyurl.com/GOPIO-Intl-women

GOPIO cordially invites you to celebrate International Women’s Day with a virtual celebration on Zoom with a high-powered panelist from the Indian Diaspora Community on this year’s theme "Let’s Inspire Inclusion."

Chief Guest

Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan, Deputy Chief of the Mission and Acting Ambassador
Embassy of India, Washington, DC

Saturday, March 16th from 12 Noon to 1.30 pm (EST, USA and Canda, New York Time), 9.30 pm IST

Speakers

Smt. Ela Gandhi – Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter and former parliamentarian, peace activist and Chairperson of Phoenix Settlement Trust and Gandhi Development Trust, serving as Co-President of Religions for Peace International, South Africa.

Smt. Dr. Neerja Arun Gupta – Vice Chancellor of Gujarat university and Chair of GOPIO Academic Council, Ahmedabad, India

Smt. Sudha Acharya - Founding Co-Convener of GOPIO and currently Executive Director of South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS), New York, USA

Smt. Ritu Chopra – Founder of Lead My Way, a Not-for-Profit Org, and a passionate advocate of Women & Youth Leadership and Empowerment Initiatives. Mentor and coach for emerging leaders to achieve their ‘Personal Mastery’, Edison, New Jersey, USA

Moderator

Smt. Molly Banerjei – Host, Chai with Molly TV Program and Chair of GOPIO Women’s Council, Toronto, Canada

Following the panel, celebration continues with music on Women Power (Nari Shakthi) by Singer Pallavi Verma Belwariar, President of GOPIO-Edison, New Jersey, USA

Zoom Details:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7095368686?pwd=c3J5UUdncDJYOExpR3ByTU14OXprZz09&omn=86473338267

Meeting ID: 709 536 8686

Passcode: gopio

Note: This program is open to anyone interested to join. Please forward this info to those interested to attend.