Event Timeline
Coimbatore · 24, 25 & 26 September 2026 · Prepared for Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology, Perur Chettipalayam
Opening Address
Coimbatore City Police, Singapenne Police Team, Shri. Sundar Ramakrishnan (Managing Trustee), Shri. Narendran Soundararaj (Joint Managing Trustee).
Audience AllTeam Building Workshop
Full-day session. Facilitator: Mr. Karthikeyan Jayadev.
Audience Hackathon studentsInvestor Ready: Grounded Insight, Global Reach
Facilitators: Paul D, Ramadevi & ArunKumar Nataraj.
Audience Visitor Pass, Delegate Pass, Students — open to allTop 25 Film Festival Screening
Ambient, all day. Pre-judged entries.
Audience Open / rolling audienceTop 25 Brand Ads Challenge Screening
Ambient, all day. Pre-judged entries.
Audience Open / rolling audienceLunch
Audience AllAI Film Making Workshop
Afternoon session. Facilitators: Dinesh Babu & Jeeva Ganesh.
Audience Film Festival & Brand Ads Challenge participantsHackathon Kickoff
Audience Hackathon studentsWomen Safety Track — Review 1
Early check-in, initial concept/direction review. Coimbatore City Police Team.
Audience Hackathon students on Women Safety trackOpening Address
Jagan Kumar, TN-RISE Project Head.
Audience Day 2 openingTamil Cinema Industry Technicians — Joint Session
Facilitator: TBA.
Audience Film Festival audience / openTop 25 Film Festival Screening
Ambient, all day. Pre-judged entries.
Audience Open / rolling audienceTop 25 Brand Ads Challenge Screening
Ambient, all day. Pre-judged entries.
Audience Open / rolling audienceProject Pitching — Round 1
10 parallel panels — 10 judges × 10 teams, ~18 min per team.
Audience Project Pitching studentsThe AI Disruption in Higher Education: Adapt, Adopt or Be Left Behind — FDP
Facilitator: Umanath Selvan (Vizhiyan).
Audience Visitor Pass — HODs / ProfessorsAI Tools & AI Agents for Startups
Facilitator: Arul Kumaran.
Audience Delegate Pass & Visitor Pass holders, open to allLunch
Audience AllBreak + Shortlist Compilation
Each judge submits their top 2–3 teams.
Audience Judges / organisersProject Pitching — Round 2 (Finals)
20–25 shortlisted teams, combined panel.
Audience Single main roomFilm Making & Editing Workshop
Facilitator: Shamir Mohamed.
Audience Film Festival studentsSurfing the AI Wave: Ethics, Integrity and the Future of Academia — FDP
Facilitator: Dr. K. S. Kuppusamy.
Audience Visitor Pass — HODs / ProfessorsWomen Safety Track — Review 2
Progress review. Coimbatore City Police Team to finalise which window.
Audience Hackathon students on Women Safety trackHackathon Closes
Submissions lock.
Audience Hackathon studentsWomen Safety Track — Final Review
Coimbatore City Police Team + general 15-member Hackathon jury, joint evaluation.
Audience Hackathon students on Women Safety track + judgesIndustry Leader Keynote Session
Speaker: TBA.
Audience Industry Leader sessionIndustry Leader Keynote Session
Speaker: TBA.
Audience Industry Leader sessionIndustry Leader Keynote Session
30 min. Mv Manikandan (Founder & CMD, Adissia Developers) — “Coimbatore & AI Future Entrepreneurship”. Industry Leader session / interview.
Audience Industry Leader sessionKeynote Address + Launch: Kongu AI Innovation Hub Website
Audience AllKeynote Address + Launch: Kongu AI Innovation Hub Mobile App
Audience AllPrize Distribution Begins
Minor / category prizes first, presented by Director Jagan Kumar and Industry Leaders.
Audience AllMarquee Prizes
Hackathon Winner, Project Pitching Grand Finale Winner, Film Festival & Brand Ads Challenge Winners — presented by both Ministers.
Audience AllLunch
Positioned after Prize Distribution to protect crowd retention.
Audience AllMinister’s Formal Send-off
Protocol exit.
Highlight Reel & Group Photo
3-day highlight reel with remaining dignitaries.
Audience AllCertificate Distribution
Track-wise, in Hackathon / Pitching / Film Festival rooms.
Audience All participantsVote of Thanks
Audience AllTimings are indicative and may shift slightly based on final dignitary confirmations. An updated schedule will be shared closer to the event.