Flyer for the Event
Report on Women’s Day Celebration
Reported by: Prashanth L
Designation: MCC-IIC Entrepreneurship Coordinator
Date: March 24, 2023
Venue: S120, Seminar Hall
In honour of Women’s Day, MCC-IIC collaborated with MCC-EDC to
organize an event titled “Sheroes”. The event was bifurcated into two
sessions. Session 1 was a competition conducted by IIC, and session 2
was an exclusive panel discussion on “Breaking the Glass Ceiling.”
The Session 1 event was emceed by Lourdhu Vidhusha, IIC Event
Coordinator. The event kicked off at 10:00 a.m. in S120 with an
opening prayer by Dr. M. Beutline, Bioinformatics Analyst. We
organized a pitch fest competition named “Fish Tank,” where
participants were given on-the-spot problem statements and had to
come up with innovative and creative solutions to the problems
without the aid of written texts or visual media. This event was jointly
judged by Dr. Vijayalakshmi, Assistant Professor from the Department
of Chemistry (SFS), and an MCC student entrepreneur, A. Ajay Vasagam
from 2nd Year in Public Administration. The competition was
coordinated by Sooraj Govind, IIC Innovation Coordinator, and
Prashanth, IIC Entrepreneurship Coordinator. We had several
participants taking part in the competition and showcasing their
spontaneous solutions to the problem statements given to them. After
the competition, refreshments were served to the participants,
audience, and faculty members.
Next, we started Session 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the same venue, which was
emceed by Prashanth, IIC Entrepreneurship Coordinator. The event
was graced by the presence of eminent guest speakers Sangeeta Bala
from Think Infinity, M.V. Subramanian from July Ventures, and
Jayamalini Venkat from Mind fresh.
Report on Women’s Day Celebration
First, Dr. C. Aarthi, Head of Operations, MCC-MRF Innovation Park,
briefly talked about MCC-MRF Innovation Park. Then, a warm welcome
address was given by Dr. Meera Rajeev Kumar, where she introduced
the event and the guest speakers. It was followed by a Presidential
address given by Dr. P. Wilson, who explained how MCC encouraged
the education of women and was a pioneer in it. The guest speakers
were felicitated with mementos presented by the principal. This was
followed by an interactive panel discussion, which was elegantly
moderated by Saagarika.
During the discussion, all of them shared their personal experiences in
the journey of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Each one of them
was mindful and gave relevant real-life scenarios as an example. The
discussion went on for an hour. After the panel discussion, the winners
of the competition were announced, and mementos were given to the
jury members of the competition. The first position was secured by
two members, Thejas Vani and Charles P. Kuriau, both from B.Com.
The runner-up position was secured by L Giftson Paul Davidson from
BBA 2nd year, while the third position was secured by Midhuna from
Public Administration. The remaining participants received their
participation certificates.
All the participants and the guest speakers were also presented with a
special bookmark prepared by A Melvin Avinash, IIC-Event
Coordinator. Finally, the event concluded with a vote of thanks by
Premicka M.B, IIC Student Secretary and Treasurer. The event ended
with a smiling group photograph with the IIC Student cabinet
members, participants, audience, faculty members, and the guest
speakers. After the event, the dignitaries and the participants went
to witness open house display model put up by the MCC-Students,
who are already in the field of business.
Illustrations of Session-1 Event
Emcee for 1st Session Opening Prayer
Judges
Mementos to the Judges
Dr. C.Aarthi
Dr. P. Wilson (Principal) along with Guest Speakers
Presidential Address Felicitation of Guest Speakers
Dr. Meera Rajeev Kumar
Audience
Prize Distribution
Photo Session
Vote of Thanks by IIC-Secretary & Treasurer