The Kitchen Leadership & Inspire Special Edition May 2026 Thiruvananthapuram

Session 1: Access to Special Session for Entrepreneurs: Schemes & Grants from NSCI.

Sessions 2 : Brands of Kerala (Showcasing powerful local and premium businesses. Celebrating local success stories and discussing trends with Kerala's leading brands)

• Founders of Theke Island (RedWills Interactive) will present their product, an acclaimed first-person psychological horror video game set in 1980s rural Kerala.

• Launch by Thakshasila IAS Academy's - Junior Skill Seed Programme " in association with Scholaria Eduzone.

Session 3 : Fireside Chat (With Influencers & Industry Leaders : Unfiltered conversations about growth impact, content and culture. Intimate conversations with prominent entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry leaders who share their journeys, insights, and advice)

• Dr Vishnu R Krishnan : MBBS MS (General Surgery) PRS Hospital Expertise in Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgeries

• Maria Dominic : Bridal Stylist | Digital Creator, Jewellery enthusiast | Fashion | Lifestyle | Foodie | Tedx Speaker

• Parvathy Nair : RED FM Station Head & Programming Head Trivandrum, PR & IP Creations - Kerala

• Sajna Najam : Indian Dance Choreographer, Recipient of Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography

• Mamtha Pillai : Founder at Sama - The Plus Size Store | The Jaali Spot (Creative Venue) Trivandrum Flea Market | Meraki Home Garden

Session 3: FoundersTalk (Inspirational journeys and category leadership)

• Dr Kishore VV MBBS PGDSM FIRM-MSK
  Founder & CEO – Not Quite Human | Sports Medicine & Regenerative Medicine Specialist | Accomplished Multiple Sport Athlete

• Visakh Viswambharan
  Founder – T Sports High Performance Centre | Founder & CEO – Appiness Interactive | Founder – Sportstr

• Aswin Pulakkara Veetil
  Co-Founder – Thekku Island | Co-Founder – Redwills Interactive

• Shijo Parakadan
  Founder – SPArkz by Shijo Parakadan | Reel Creator | Family Vlogs | Alphabet Trivia | Fun Games | Vocabulary Games

Product Launch by Whtzup.city

Session 4 : LeadersTalk (Curated intros and Luxe evening with Leadership Talks & Socials)

LeadersTalk Speaker Panel :

• Adv VV Rajesh (Worshipful Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation)

• Shri SN Raghuchandran Nair - President TCCI & President TMA.

• Dr Thomas Nechupadam - [ Chair SICCI Kerala , Chairman - Nechupadam Ventures | Celebrity Dentist & profoundly known as Pallu Doctor ]

• Shri Suresh Mathew - (Nilamel Exporters, Vice President - Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce & Industry)

• Wg Cdr Ragashree Dineshan [ Indian Air Force Veteran | Startup Jury | Mentor |investor | Co Chair and Group | CEO Medicaid Ethos (P) Ltd ]

• Deepu S Nath : Managing Director @ FAYA | Self Determination and Gamification Researcher | TEDx Speaker | Founder - FAYA:80 | Chief Volunteer - µLearn | PhD Scholar - Performance Management | Ecosystem Enabler | Innovation Advocate (As the Founder of μLearn—a decentralised peer-learning movement impacting over 45,000 youth—and the Managing Director of FAYA India, the global technology hub of Faya Corporation (California, USA), Deepu empowers communities to respond to disruption with skill, purpose, and autonomy. He pioneered one of India’s first intelligent gamification platforms for workforce engagement in 2011 and founded FAYA:80, a grassroots technology hangout that evolved into Kerala’s most consistent tech gathering with 160+ editions in 2013. Recognised by Singularity University leadership as one of India’s best community builders around the globe, he has spoken on global platforms including TEDx and national innovation summits.

Leadership & Impact Awards (Announcement & Giveaway) - Followed by Networking & Socials Party.

A few more high-profiled speakers from Defence, IT, Government Officials, Members of Industry Bodies, Technology Founders, also from other domains are expected to join us for the evening.