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NANBEN Conference 2025 Program

Conference Chair: Mark Chockalingam
Conference Co-Chair: Manikandan Ganesan 

Day 0 - Friday - Oct 3, 2025
03:00 PM - 06:00 PM Check-in for the Conference and obtain Registration packet and Name Tags
07:00 PM onwards Social Hour and Networking Dinner (private group dinners by topic of interest) Note: Paid by attendees

Day 1 - Saturday - Oct 4, 2025
06:30 AM - 7:30 AM Nanben X NCYA Strava 3mi Walk, Jog or Run. ( Warmup 6:30 - 6:45) – Sathya Peri, MA
07:30 AM - 08:30 AM Conference Check-in
08:30 AM - 08:45 AM Lamp lighting ceremony and கடவுள் வாழ்த்து
08:45 AM - 09:15 AM Welcome address – NANBEN President Palani Palaniappan
09:15 AM - 10:30 AM From 2Cr to 2000 Crores - Keynote address by Shri Rathna Palaniappan, Rathna Group of Companies
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Finding the Next Bull Market in Real Estate Market by Shri Jawahar Palaniappan.
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Investments - Stocks, Bonds and State of the Global Market

Panel: Palan Palaniappan Sathappan, Mark Chockalingam, Ramu Venkatachalam

12:45 PM - 01:45 PM Networking Lunch

Lunch Presentation

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Entrepreneurship in North America - Highlighting a few Nagarathar owned Businesses by Pichappan Pethachi, Founder and Past President of NANBEN  

01:45 PM - 02:45 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Track #1 Retirement Planning - Financial Independence, Retire Early - What, Why and How?

(Main Room)

Speakers - Dr. Ramesh Narayanan, Laks Meyyappan, Kanna Meyyappan.

Moderator - Srini Palaniappan

Track #2 Thriving in Startups While Excelling in Corporate - Young Professionals Breakout

Kadhir Manickam and Laxman Pichappan

Track #3 Real Estate Workshop for Beginning Investors by Nelli Alagappan, PA
 

02:45 PM - 3:00 PM Break
03:00 PM - 03:15 PM Featured Business Intro ( 5 Min each) North Star CPAs,  Gulf Coast Western,  and MedSmarter
03:15 PM - 04:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Track #1 Business Ventures - Acquiring and Owning Franchises

(Main Room) Presentation followed by Q&A

Speakers

- Kanna Meyyappan - Bakersfield CA - Hilton and Marriott Franchise

- Subha Singaram - Owner and Executive Director, Kiddie Academy of Tigard

Moderator - Muthiah Subash


Track #2   Cross Border Taxation Challenges between India and the USA

Chartered Accountants - Shri G Karthikeyan and GK Shrinivas


04:30 PM - 04:45 PM Coffee/Tea Break/Snacks
04:45 PM - 06:00 PM

Youth Business Battle Finale  National Finalists will present their pitch to Judges & Audience  

Coordinated by Muthiah Subash

Recognize Socka Suppiah in memoriam and contributions to NANBEN (Mark Chockalingam)

Trophy presentation to First prize winners - Socka Suppiah family

Last conference  winners to show progress and Trophy presentation to the First two winners

06:00 PM - 06:15 PM Address by NSNA President and NSNA Retreat chair Dr Srini and Arun Vaithi + 15min buffer
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM Cocktail Party 
07:30 PM - 08:45 PM

Dinner 

NANBEN Recognition Core Team and Regional Directors by Palani Palaniappan 

NANBEN Recognition of Volunteers Manikandan Ganesan Conference Co-Chair

08:45 PM onwards Light Music and Entertainment 


Day 2 - Sunday - Oct 05, 2025
08:45 AM – 09:45 AM

Starting and financing your business - Entrepreneur journey and raising funds. 

Coordinated by Palani Palaniappan 

- Ganes Kesari. The Startup Rollercoaster: 5 Hard Lessons From Idea to Exit

- Subbu Pichappan. How to raise money, self fund vs private / Venture capital

09:45 AM - 11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions

Track #1 Real Estate #1 Panel Session on real estate  Investing

(Main Room)

Coordinated by Siva Singaram,

- Value Buys in Real Estate Kasi Alagappan,

- Investing in Refurbs Asok Sethu


Track #2 She Leads Live Pannel

Panel Facilitator Anu Chetty, Panel Coordinator  Devi Nachiappan

Speakers Suja Meyyappan, Meenakshi Arunachalam, Visa Shanmugam



Track #3 Options for advanced Investors

Workshop Facilitator: Soma Suppiah, Dallas


11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Break
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Track #1 AI - How can AI help your company & you. How can you ride the AI wave 

(Main Room)

Valliappan Lakshmanan, Muthu Alagappan and Arun Arunachalam

Track #2 She Leads! - Live Pannel

Panel Facilitators Anu Chetty and Devi Nachiappan

Speakers Suja Meyyappan, Meenakshi Arunachalam, Visa Shanmugam


Track #3 Stock Market - Interactive Workshop for seasoned Investors



12:30 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch and Farewell
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM Closing address by Mark Chockalingam, NANBEN Conference Chair.


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