Speaker INVITATION An invitation to SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
The Kitchen is an event that acts as a collaborative platform. We connect startups, businesses and professionals to explore projects and work together, in the process creating meaningful partnerships and business value for each other.
Get a sneak peek into the event format. Watch the video highlights of the event given below.
In our previous editions we've hosts speakers from different arenas, including Paritosh Sharma (PayUMoney), Rajesh Nair (Ernst and Young), Mithun Chittilapilly (V-Guard Industries), Jose Dominic (CGH Earth Group), SR Nair (Mentorguru), and AV George (TiE Kerala).
Companies who have partnered / sponsored The Kitchen
Event dates
First Thursday's of every month at Trivandrum & second Thursday's for every month at Kochi
Kochi : February 11, March 10
Trivandrum : February 4, March 3
Paying it forward
At The Kitchen, the speaker's role is very simple: Share their collective wisdom & learning with the audience!
Th growth of our business ecosystem needs not just the government, but the entrepreneurs, socialites & successful enterprises to come forward and guide the younger lot. The Kitchen is a platform where you can do this with ease !
Brewed in Kerala
A successful individual or an enterprise will be in the spotlight, for a one-on-one interview by the host. This session duration is 20-30 minutes.
Incubator in Focus
Dedicated to a noteworthy incubator/accelerator programme that's been launched in India. The people behind it will have a 30-minute speaking slot, with a Q and A session by the host.
Business Panel
Panel of speakers with each speaker having 10-15 min to share his/her experiences, followed by a Q & A session.
Startup panel
Featured startup founders will be speaking about their journey & experiences while starting their ventures. (P.S: No overt sales pitches allowed)
Pitch your business
Practise your business pitch - pitch your startup idea in 3 minutes to an audience of potential investors and customers alike. The pitch is followed up by comments from the jury & public Q and A.
Business leaders@The Kitchen
Why speak @ The Kitchen
It's not just an event, but a platform for businesses, professionals and startups to interact.
Attendee profile
- Business leaders who want to interact with younger ventures
- Businesses looking for strategic partners for advertising/digital/ecommerce/social/mobile/IoT/payments/publicity/consulting domains
- Startups looking for business partnerships or leads
- Professionals looking for opportunities to render their skills/services
- Aspiring entrepreneurs looking for a potential cofounder/team member/investor
- Investors or individuals who'd like to invest in new ventures
Event flow
- Registration & Networking (6:00 - 6:30)
- Startup panel (6:30 - 7:00)
- Business panel (7:00 - 8:00)
- In focus (8:00-8:30)
- Pitch my business (8:30-9:00)
- Networking (9:00- 11:00)
Visibility
Kitchen is a casual format of business networking where businesses & startups collectively share their wisdom. The sole purpose is to nurture the business eco-system of our Kochi & to guide the young entrepreneurs to success.
This is the quantifiable visibility for speakers attending the event:
- Social media presence of The Kitchen: 2000+ in number (links below)
- Social media presence of our partners
- Print presence : FWD business magazine , FWD lifestyle magazine, Whatsup, and The Hindu
- An average attendance of 100+ for the event
- The video of the entire event will be made available online, thus gaining increased reach
#Makesomethingnew: the vision
A platform where startups partner bigger businesses for a mutually beneficial success
The Kitchen started off as a common place for professionals to join their skills to create something new. The long term plan is to set up a co-working space & accelerator program for startups, a one of a kind facility at Kochi where startups can come together and #makesomethingnew.
Email us: someone@atkitchen.org
Coming soon to Calicut and Trivandrum