Kerala's Technopark to host 'FAYA:80' conference

IT hub Technopark here will host one-day conference on the changes and challenges affecting various technology domains in Kerala and outside tomorrow.
The FAYA:80 conference will feature live product demonstrations of home-grown high-functionality prototype devices.
Organised by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), in association with NASSCOM and ICFOSS, the summit features seminars, workshops and a panel discussion by a host of prominent personalities, including state Electronics and IT Secretary M Sivasankar, world-renowned innovators, influential technologists and leading entrepreneurs.
The summit will evaluate emerging trends in a dynamic IT landscape and explore new ideas for developers and organisations to succeed despite unpredictability, a release said here.

As well, it will examine programmes for Kerala's IT sector to keep abreast of the ongoing and upcoming seismic shifts in the industry.
Topics will include future trends in Data Management, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, User Experience, Blockchain technology, Mixed Reality and Internet of Things, it said.

The sessions will also examine a host of current and coming opportunities and challenges with regards to employment and entrepreneurship prospects across tech specialties.
"With new tech becoming increasingly affordable to the masses thanks to the effects of technological disruption on the IT landscape, small entrepreneurs, of whom many are start-ups, who are nimble enough to adapt are set to grow and succeed.

The FAYA:80 conference is timely," KSUM CEO Dr Saji Gopinath said.