INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE - Lessons learned

Held at 9 Apr 2022, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (PDT)

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India & US Tax Implications for Non-Resident Indians

Held at 5 Feb 2022, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM (PDT)  

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Fireside chat with entrepreneurs in the field of education

Held at 26 June 2021, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM (PDT)  

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Basics of Crypto – Mining, Trading, and Investing

Held at 29 May 2021, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM (PDT)  

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Fireside Chat with Entrepreneurs Dr. Kasi and Chintha, & Adai and Alagu

Held at 24 Apr 2021, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM (PDT) 

NANBEN Insights Speaker Series #25:  Technologist to Corporate Leader - Inspiring Journey of a Berkshire CIO

Muru shares with us his transformation from technologist to the C-Suite and the challenges he had to overcome to become a seasoned corporate leader.

Moderated by Nanben Directors - Dr.Mark Chockalingam from Boston & Meyyappan Arunachalam from Dallas

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 27th March, 2021. 

NANBEN Insights Speaker Series #24: Becoming an Angel Investor - What you need to know

What is Angel Investing, Who should do it, What should be the mindset and How to do it? Join the expert panel  to hear all about it.

Panelists

Andy Nallappan - Chief Technology Officer@Broadcom, Angel Investor/Advisor several startups

Dhana Pawar - Cofounder and Head of product at Bisalu, Investment, consulting &Advisory @ Veratempo. Advisory board member in Nasdaq Enterprenerial center,  Active Angel investor

Prabakar Murugappan - Head of Software Product Mgmt @HP Entrepreneur/ Angel Investor

Moderated by Uma Meyyappan - Executive Committee Member in NANBEN, SVP-Head of Product Innovation@LPL Financial

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 13th February, 2021. 

Join the Nanben executive team as we close out 2020 starting with a fireside chat with Alagu Periannan - NANBEN Entrepreneur of the Year, 2020. Alagu is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Bluejeans which was recently acquired by Verizon.  

we will also hear from Pichappan Pethachi, NANBEN President, on the year and the new leadership taking over NANBEN along with celebrating the winners of the NANBEN Youth Investing Challenge. We will wrap up with the 2021 plans followed by Q&A. 

Agenda

• Fireside Chat with Alagu Periannan, Entrepreneur of the Year
  
• Recap of 2017 – 2020
  
• Youth Investment Contest Awards
  
• Introduction of the New Executive Team
  
• Plans for 2021
  
• Q&A

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 12th December, 2020. 

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Insights Speaker Series #23: Careers in Management Consulting - co-organized with NSNA

This webinar presents a balanced view of careers in management consultancy. It discusses the pros and cons of consulting careers, and the entry-level candidate selection process, apart from delivering an overview of post-consulting career opportunities. This event is anticipated to be of interest to the youth (and to their parents) in their high-school / college years, and to early career professionals. 

About the Speaker:
Manu Lakshmanan, PhD, is Director, Operations Strategy at a private equity-backed medical device company and a former management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Manu is the founder of an interview coaching company that focuses on case interviews used in assessing candidate problem-solving skills at consulting firms, and has also authored a book on this topic, titled "The Elements of the Case Interview".

The session will be moderated by Prabakar Murugappan. Prabakar is a product leader and angel investor, who currently leads the 3D metal printing software products team at HP. Prior to HP, he was the chief product officer at Avataar.Me and has previously held leadership roles at Autodesk. Prabakar also serves on the executive committee at NANBEN.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 5th December, 2020. 

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Re-energizing your career - Upskill/Reskill for market shift(s)

COVID-19 pandemic is changing the job market in substantial ways. Please join NANBEN’s panel of experts for a ring side view of the current trends in the job market and how to upskill/reskill to shape our careers as we emerge from this pandemic.

About the Panelists:

1. Valliappa Lakshmanan is the Director for Analytics & AI Solutions on Google Cloud. He leads a team that builds software solutions for cross-industry problems using Google’s analytics and AI products.
2. Chandra Meyyappan is the Director of Application Development at Statestreet Corp, a major US financial firm, with expertise in understanding critical business processes and implementing complex IT solutions.
   
3. Mani Sundaram is a Director of Product for the Alexa AI Organization, at Amazon.com in Seattle. Mani is an intrapreneur, and has launched several businesses within Amazon. He is also part of the NANBEN Core team as well.
   
4. Srinivasan Vairavan is a Principal Scientist in Neuroscience Data Science for Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson leading digital phenotyping and data science initiatives.
   

The session will be moderated by Manikantan Thiyagarajan. Mani is a global business development professional for an IT MNC, managing channels sales for IBM & RedHat alliance in the Americas and helping clients create the Future.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 21st November, 2020. 

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Savings and Investment options for Education - A Primer

Featuring: Mark Chockalingam and Ram Subramanian from Boston, MA    

College costs are on the uptick, especially at premier institutions across the country - ranging from 200K to 300K for the four-year college. To ease into this big-ticket expense, the Government has created a variety of tax-efficient programs that allow you to save money over time. Join Mark Chockalingam and Ram Subramanian for a primer on different savings options and the pros and cons of these choices.

About the Speakers:

Mark Chockalingam is a Principal with Valtitude, a management consulting firm based in Boston that specializes in Supply chain Analytics, S&OP Strategy, and SCM Solution implementations. Mark leads the NANBEN Investment group. He is from Devakottai.

Ram Subramanian works as a Management Consultant for Illumiti, a consulting company based in Newton, MA. Before joining, Illumiti, Ram worked as an independent consultant for over 15 years. Ram is from Pallathur, and lives in Holliston, MA.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 24th October, 2020. 

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Featuring: Sampath Narayanan from Irvine, CA and Palaniappan Sathappa from Plainsboro, NJ    

Join us for an overview of the US healthcare industry, review financial analysis of key healthcare and healthcare technology stocks, and suggest key success factors.  This is the first sector based equities webinar, with a goal to create a broad awareness of the US healthcare industry, key players, and potential equity (stock) investment opportunities.

About the Panelists:

Sampath Narayanan has more than 20 years experience in the US healthcare industry, works as a CIO at a healthcare organization. A native of Alavakottai, he lives with his wife Lakshmi, and 2 children in Irvine, CA.

Palaniappan Sathappa works as Head of Risk Technology at a Global Securities Firm. A native of Karaikudi, he lives with wife Meenakshi and 2 children in Plainsboro, NJ. Palaniappan is also the regional director of NANBEN’s NY/NJ/CT chapter.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 29th August, 2020. 

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Featuring: Bob Johnson and Michael King from Marcus and Millichap   

Join us for an introduction to Real Estate Investing focusing on the different types of investment, key terms used, how properties are valued etc. 

Bob Johnson is a Senior Director with Marcus & Millichap's National Office and Industrial Properties Group, specializing in office and industrial investment sales and leasing. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Johnson has fulfilled numerous roles within the commercial real estate industry. Notably, prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, Mr. Johnson served at JLL as a leader on the SE Investment Sales team where he helped guide the team in its highest revenue production in five years. Mr. Johnson also had tenure at Grubb & Ellis where, as Senior Vice President in the Institutional / Private Capital Group, he provided his clients with comprehensive sales and leasing solutions. 

Michael King is an Associate in the Chicago-Downtown office of Marcus & Millichap. As a member of the National Retail Group and the Net Leased Properties Group, Mr. King specializes in representing clients in the valuation, disposition and acquisition of net leased properties. Mr. King joined the Boston office of Marcus & Millichap in 2017 and later migrated to the Chicago-Downtown office in 2019. As a member of Bob Johnson and Paul Johnson’s team based in the Atlanta office, Mr. King works East of the Mississippi River, with a focus on single-tenant assets located in major Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 8th August, 2020. 
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Featuring: Dr. Mark Chockalingam from Boston, MA; Kanna Meyyappan from Bakersfield, CA; Selvan Boominathan from Washington, DC; and Srinivasan from Washington, DC  

Join a panel of NANBEN investors for a practical introduction to Estate Planning and discuss the key building blocks to create a plan – Wills, Trusts, Life Insurance, and Power of Attorney.  

Dr. Mark Chockalingam who leads the NANBEN investments group will moderate the session.  

About the Panelists:
Kanna Meyyappan is a Professional Chemical Engineer and has worked in the Oil & Gas consulting industry for 30+ years in the US.  He retired in 2018 and has since pursued financial planning and retirement strategies and enjoys mentoring high school kids.

Selvan Boominathan is an attorney specializing in Tax matters for startup businesses. He has been practicing for 15 years in the Washington DC area predominantly helping small businesses to minimize their tax impact.

Srinivasan is an Enterprise Architect by profession enabling commercial clients to succeed in their Digital Commerce mission.  A Happy Camper living in the DC region for about 18+ years has recently worked on setting up an Estate Plan with the help of a law firm in the DC area.  

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 20th June, 2020. 

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Featuring: Dilip Patel from Florida 

Join us for a discussion with Dilip Patel on how immigration laws will affect Naragathars in temporary worker visas, going through green card processing etc. in the unfortunate situation of a loss of employment.

Dilip Patel is a shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney PC.  Dilip is an Immigration Attorney with over 30 years experience. Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Immigration Law.  Experience includes large law firms and in-house management of high volume immigration processing for large public corporations.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 30th May, 2020. 

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Featuring: Sathu Alagappan from Ohio 

Join us for a discussion with Sathu Alagappan, May 16, 8:00am PST, on how to effectively work from home, think about what's next should we be in the position of either having been furloughed or had our position eliminated, as well as navigate the complexities of returning back to the office as states begin to "re-open".

Sathu Alagappan is currently part of the Human Resources team at Bath and Body Works focusing on Talent Management and Diversity & Inclusion for the Brand. She's been with the organization for a little over a year with her prior experience primarily in healthcare at Cardinal Health. Her role focuses on various HR areas including Learning and Development, Talent Lifecycle Processes, Team Effectiveness, and Coaching.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 16th May, 2020. 

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Featuring: AT Kannan from Washington, DC 

Join AT Kannan to learn about what is in the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) ACT and how it might be of help to you in the wake of the Coronavirus public health crisis.

The CARES Act is intended to be a third round of federal government support in the wake of the Coronavirus public health crisis and associated economic fallout, succeeding the $8.3 Billion in public heath support passed two weeks ago and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The CARES Act has many benefits for individuals, families, and businesses.

AT. Kannan is a registered tax return preparer with IRS and is serving as a Tax consultant to various individuals, business entities, and non-profit organizations. Kannan is a specialist in international taxation and tax compliance on foreign source of income and asset reporting.

Held at 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PST on 1st April, 2020. 
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Insights Speaker Series #14: Investment Landscape 2020 - Navigating the Covid-19 Pandemic

Featuring: Mark Chockalingam from Boston, MA

Join Mark Chockalingam to learn about the investment landscape in 2020 and the impact of COVID-19.

The market returned around 90% in 2019 but the bull market has ended with the COVID-19 or Corona virus pandemic. In this presentation, we will look at the real culprits of this damage and fallout. We will look at the prospects for the market in 2020 and beyond and what this means for your portfolio or personal finances. We will look at different possible scenarios that may emerge and what our investment response should be, so we are better prepared for the risk/return tradeoffs.

Mark Chockalingam is a management consultant based out of Boston, MA and is the Founder and CEO of Valtitude, a supply chain technology firm helping clients assess supply chain risks and help transform their planning processes. Mark leads the NANBEN Investment Initiatives and moderates the investments forum on Telegram.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 29th March, 2020. 
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Featuring: Palani Annamalai from Bay Area, CA

Join Annamalai Palani to learn about life insurance as an effective way to protect your family’s lifestyle and future.

Annamalai Palani began his life insurance career with New York Life in 1985. Over the past 34 years, he has expanded his practice to serve the financial needs of US Individuals, families, and business owners alike. Services include Income & Asset Protection, Retirement Planning, and Legacy Planning.

Held at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST on 16th November, 2019. 

Join Arun Chetty to learn about Angel Investing in Startups.

Arun is a Managing Director at Intel Capital, which is the multi-billion dollar venture capital arm of Intel Corporation. For 15 years, on behalf of Intel, Arun has been investing in startups that are developing innovative technologies, and serves on the Board of Directors of those companies, and helps these companies achieve their goals.

Prior to Intel Capital, Arun has worked as a M&A Director, a Finance Controller and as an Engineer. Arun has degrees in Engineering from Princeton and MIT, and an MBA from University of Michigan. Arun's family lives in Silicon Valley. Arun loves to travel, hike, read, and fix things around the house.

Join Subbu Meiyappan for an in-depth discussion on technology startups and trends affecting the technology space.

Subbu Meiyappan is a co-founder of NextNav and ECSite, Inc. Subbu has over 25 years of experience in design and development of complex hardware systems. He was instrumental in developing the core technology for a positioning system that works well in indoor and urban environments where GPS does not. This technolgy is being used by NASA and other public-safety/commercial entities.

He has recently embarked on another venture, ECSite Inc. that provides SaaS solutions in the 5G space. Prior to ECSite and NextNav, Subbu was at Qualcomm, Airgo Networks, Cisco Systems, and VLSI Technology. He has dual Masters in EE from Stanford University and Tennessee Tech. He holds over 25 US Patents, with several more pending. He currently resides in the Bay Area with his wife Jayanthi Subramanian and children Nivetha and Sanjay.

Join Meyyappan & Uma for an in-depth discussion on business opportunities in the fast growing early learning and child-care industry.

Meyyappan and Uma started their entrepreneurial journey in 2010 in Dallas, TX. Meyyappan Arunachalam (Arun) is the Founder of Fort Montessori Academy and the President of Fort Holdings. Uma Alagappan is the Founder and Program Director for Fort Acquatics, Fort Gymnastics, and President of SMH Holdings. They believe in a holistic approach to children's education wherein the focus is not only on academics but also on other life skills such as swimming, gymnastics, and yoga.

Over the last ten years, the market has returned 14% per year with relatively low volatility. However 2018 was a harbinger of increased volatility in the equity markets. Given the strong economy, the markets are set to bounce back sharply from the lows of 2018.

Mark Chockalingam who leads the Nanben Investments forum on Telegram will discuss a Zen approach to long-term equity investing so as to control risk and maximize portfolio gains. Mark will discuss riding out the ups and downs with a consistent and systematic approach to investing will help increase your portfolio returns and achieve your investment goals.

It's tax filing time and we thought a recap of the new tax laws and filing tips would come in handy.  In this webinar, AT.Kannan, a registered tax preparer with IRS will recap the new laws and offer tips.

Kannan has more than 15yrs of experience as a tax consultant to various individuals, business entities and non profit organizations.  He is a specialist in international taxation specific to tax compliance on foreign source of income and asset reporting.  

Join us to learn from Lakshmanan what is Machine Learning, and why it has taken off in the past few years. Some companies, industries and applications have been transformed by machine learning. How you can start a career or change your career path to take advantage of this trend? What kinds of technology innovations and startups that are being enabled by this technology?

Lakshmanan is the Technical Lead for Big Data and Machine Learning Professional Services on Google Cloud Platform.  His mission is to democratize machine learning so that it can be done by anyone anywhere.

1st December, 2018. Held at 8:00AM - 9:30 AM PST
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Picking up from the June session we had with Meiy and Ooma Palaniappan on learning from entrepreneurs, the next Insight series will be hosting three amazing and established women entrepreneurs in our community from Detroit, Michigan.  

Amutha Sadaps, with her passion for math and teaching has been running Kumon math and reading centers for two decades.  Nachu V, a CPA by profession employed at one of the Big 4 has a restaurant business being a foodie herself.  Viji Nagappan, a physician started her own practice after being employed for 12 yrs.  These pioneers have been in business for a while and will share their journey, lessons learned so far and take your questions.  Please tune in to learn and be inspired.

11th August, 2018. Held at 8:00AM - 9:30 AM PST
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Nagarathars have traditionally been entrepreneurs, but had transitioned to employment for the last 50+ years. However, we're now starting get back into entrepreneurship around the world. A very encouraging statistic is that 70% of NANBEN Members have indicated that they are "aspiring to be an entrepreneur". We are planning to host several different entrepreneurs in our INSIGHTS series with the goal of learning from them, and inspiring more of us to do the same. What better way to get started than learning and getting inspired from those who have tread that path?

In this session, Meiy and Ooma Palaniappan will share their story about how they went about launching Tantra - a franchise store selling the famous Tantra brand of T-Shirts (imported from India) in Seattle. They started 7 months ago, and are very much in the initial phases of their entrepreneurial journey. They will share their insights into what is involved with starting a new venture, the trade offs they had to make both professionally and personally, and the lessons they have learned so far and take your questions.

Many of us have questions on the ever changing landscape of do’s and don’ts on NRI banking, Investing in India, what do we report when and where, do we need an Aadhar card or PAN card. The list goes on. 

In this Part 2 of the 2-Part Series, on April 28th, 8:00am PST or 11:00am EST, Chinnaiah Velayutham B.C.A. F.C.A. will focus on "Investing in India and Repatriation - for NRIs". 

Many of us have questions on the ever changing landscape of do’s and don’ts on NRI banking, what do we report when and where, do we need an Aadhar card or PAN card. The list goes on. 

Chinnaiah is a Chartered Accountant in India and co-founder of "Velayutham Chinnaiah & Associates" along with his father SP. Velayutham.  The firm's partners have a combined experience of 50+ years, and has offices in Madurai, Chennai, and partner offices in Bangalore. 

Our next speaker in the "Insight" speaker series is Annamalai "Raj" Rajendran from Bay Area, CA (native of Kallal). Rajendran will be speaking on "Equity Investments - Planning for the long term". Annamalai "Raj" Rajendran, CFP®, is the founder, President, and Chief Investment Officer of Family CFO, Inc. Previously, he served in several Silicon Valley based corporate executive positions, including as a CFO and as a Vice President of Finance.

Welcome to the "Insights" speaker series. In a first of many, SolaiNagappan from Washington DC will be discussing the impact of the recent "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" and taking questions. Solai is a CPA with 20yrs of experience from Penan & Scott, P.C. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a certified public accountant license in Virginia.