D4E - Digitally for Engineers, is a versatile mobile app to facilitate easy networking of industries, academic institutions and engineers across the globe, with an objective to promote effective knowledge sharing and achieve better performance.

1. 29-Oct-18 1Strictly Confidential

2. THE FACT SHEET OF TWO SECTORS
EDUCATION
• 11,500 TECHNICAL
INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA
• 14 LAKHS STUDENTS PASS OUT
EVERY YEAR AS ENGINEERS
INDUSTRY
• Total MSME Regd in India –
8.5 CRORES
• Engineers Employed in
MSME – 20 CRORES
EVERY YEAR AS ENGINEERS
• 60 LAKHS STUDENTS AT ANY
TIME STUDYING ENGG
• 350,000 PhD EMPLOYED IN
ENGG COLLEGES AS TEACHING
FACULTY
• Rs.900,00 CRORES
INVESTMENT IN EQUIPMENTS.
MSME – 20 CRORES
• Investment in Equipments
by MSME – Rs. 30 Billions

3. CONCERNS
EDUCATION
• The quality of Engineering
education has drastically come
down.
• Unemployment has increased
multi-fold…
• Projects are chosen and done
INDUSTRY
• MSME needs to modernise and
update their range of products
• MSME needs to secure more Quality
certifications
• MSME needs to adopt Latest
Technology and features
• MSME must involve in Continued
improvement in• Projects are chosen and done
without any Industrial needs –
almost Rs. 200 Crores spent on
projects every year.
• Quality degradation is NOT only in
Students level but also in Teaching
Faculty.
improvement in
process/automation/quality testing
• Have to constantly Explore new Area
of operation
• Must Identify Latest updates and
offerings of their products and
services
• Implement cost effective operation
and performance

4. What is Missing ?
EDUCATION
• Industries are Not getting benefits from
these Institutions and also have very
poor interaction with Academicians.
• Colleges find it difficulty to identify
Industrial experts for Knowledge Transfer
INDUSTRY
• MSME - do not have the ability to
hire highly qualified professionals on
full time basis
• MSME - unable to attract Engineers
from Highly rated educational
Industrial experts for Knowledge Transfer
to students based on Real Life
experience.
• Need for Industrial Training Opportunity
to expose Students to the needs and
expectations of Industry.
• Teaching faculty must interact more with
Industries to enhance their knowledge
and prepare their students with
Industrial expectations.
from Highly rated educational
institutions
• MSME - Need to be cost conscious as
access to funds are limited
• MSME - Back bone of the Country as
it creates lots of unorganised sector
employment

5. Can we integrate the Strength of Engineers

6. The Birth of D4E CLUB
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7. Management Team
Chief Executive Officer Mr. K.E. Raghunathan
Chief Operating Officer Mr. G. Rama Subramanian
Chief Technical Officer Mr. Prasad Kolisetty

8. Mr. K.E. Raghunathan
Chief Executive Officer
 Engineer from PSG Tech and IIT Chennai
 First generation Entrepreneur into SOLAR ENERGY BUSINESS for the
Last 34 years.
 Has to his credit several Innovative technology launch in solar sector
both in India and Globally.
 Recognised as BEST SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIALIST by Govt of India in
1996, Awarded UDYOG SHREE , SHIRONMANI VIKAS in 1998 for1996, Awarded UDYOG SHREE , SHIRONMANI VIKAS in 1998 for
Contributions in the field of SOLAR ENERGY .
 AWARDED “OUTSTANDING YOUNG BUSINESSMAN” IN THE CITY
OF MADRAS IN 1997 BY ROTARY CLUB.
 GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER OF 5 ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN
TAMILNADU
 CURRENTLY NATIONAL PRESIDENT – ALL INDIA MANUFACTURERS
ORGANISATION.
 CURRENTLY MEMBER – SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE – AICTE
 MEMBER – GREEN BUSINESS COUNCIL – CONFIDERATION OF INDIAN
INDUSTRY and Chairman – Solar thermal group – CII

9. Mr. G. Ramasubramanian
Chief Operating Officer
 Graduated from University of Madras in 1980 , obtained ACA from
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1984 and CISA from
Information Systems Audit and Control Association, USA in 1991.
 Started his career as an Audit Officer, Price Waterhouse Coopers in
1984 and moved to Tata Consultancy Services as Consultant in 1985.
He was the Founder Director, e-Brahma Technologies during the period
1997-2006. He served as Head, Enterprise Business Solutions, CSS1997-2006. He served as Head, Enterprise Business Solutions, CSS
Software from 2006-2007. Later served as Director, IBM India from
2007-2014 prior to joining as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Zafin
Software Centre of Excellence.
 He is an Associate Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India, Certified by Information Systems, Auditor, ISACA, USA and
Charter Member of TiE, Chennai and Keiretsu Forum.
 As a part of Professional Development, he has completed Executive
Leadership Program from Cornell University. He is passionate about
starting and growing businesses, mentoring startups.

10. Mr. Prasad Kolisetty
Chief Technical Consultant
 He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from M.N.Regional
Engineering College in Allahabad (1978-82). He also completed his
Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Anna Institute of
Management, Chennai.
 Has over 30 years experience in information technology consulting and
management with large corporations.
 Started his career with Tata Consultancy Services and handled multiple
responsibilities from programmer to a Delivery manager on variousresponsibilities from programmer to a Delivery manager on various
global engagements between 1982-1993. Subsequently, he joined the
Global Systems Division of American Express Bank and headed the
dedicated facility that supported Bank's IT operations for Asia and
North America between 1993-1997.
 He moved to the United States in 1997 to serve in the Management
Consulting practice of Ernst & Young where he advised Insurance and
Financial Services clients in the effective utilization of information
technology to drive business benefits. He is the promoter of
3Edge Solutions, an IT training and services company and has trained
and provided employment to over 10,000 Engineering graduates .

11. CHAIRMAN - BOARD OF ADVISORS
Mr.M.M.Rajendran, IAS Retd Former Governor of Odisha Chennai
VICE CHAIRMAN - BOARD OF ADVISORS
Dr.M.Anandakrishnan Former V.C-Anna University/ Chairman of IIT , Kanpur Chennai
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ADVISORS ( BY ALPHABETIC ORDER )
Sl No. Name Designation Location
1 Prof. D.Acharya
Chairman – Advisory Board SIKSHA’O’ ANUSANDHAN
Former Director, IIT Kharapur, Former Chairman, AICTE
Former Vice-Chancellor, BPUT
Bhubaneswar
2 Dr.Anshu Kataria
President All India Federation of Self Financing Technical
Institutions
Punjab
3 Mr.M.G.Devasahayam, IAS Retd Retd Secretary - Haryana Govt Nagercoil
4 Dr.D.Gandhikumar Past President-Federation MSME Coimbatore
Board of Advisors
4 Dr.D.Gandhikumar Past President-Federation MSME Coimbatore
5 Mr.P.Haridas
Sr. Advocate and Former Secretary - DG VAISHNAV
college
Chennai
6 Smt.S.Malarvizhi
Chairperson & Managing Trustee - Sri Krishna College of
Engg & Technology
Coimbatore
7 Mr.V.M.Muralidharan
Chairman - Ethiraj College for Women and COO -
Bahwan CyberTek Group
Chennai
8 Dr.Natarajan.R Former AICTE - Chairman and Director - IIT Chennai Bengaluru
9 Ms.Nandini Vaidyanathan Chairman & MD -CARMa Venture Services Bengaluru
10 Mr.Purushothaman.K NASSCOM-Senior Director Bengaluru
11 Mr.V.G.Ramdoss
Southern Region Vice President - All India
MSME Association
Madurai
12 Mr.N.K.Ranganath
Managing Director -Grundfos Pumps India Pvt Ltd and
Former CII Chairman - Tamilnadu Council
Chennai
13 Ms.Shashi Singh
Chairperson - Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of
India
New Delhi
14 Mr.R.Sekar, IPS Retd
Former DGP, TN and Present Group Director - Security &
Intelligence , TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
Chennai

12. Mr. M.M. Rajendran, IAS Retd
Former Governor of Odisha
Topper of Physics Masters in University of Madras in 1955 , An IAS Topper of 1957 Batch
of TN Cadre. He has Glorious Public service spanning over 60 years with various credible
service as Collector of 2 Important Districts of Tamil Nadu, Secretary of 5 Departments in
TN , Chairman and CEO of two major PSU , Director of NLC , Jt Secretary of GoI , Sr.
Advisor to Chief of UNICEF at NYC for 5 years , as Chief Secretary of TN – 88 – 91 andAdvisor to Chief of UNICEF at NYC for 5 years , as Chief Secretary of TN – 88 – 91 and
Served as Secretary of GoI in MHRD and PA. Retd in 1993 and served as Governor of
Odisha during 1999 – 2004. Always known for his simplicity and high level of professional
visionary.

13. Dr. M. Anandakrishnan
Former V.C. – Anna University / Chairman of
IIT, Kanpur
Dr. M. Anandakrishnan, born in 1928, obtained his B.E in Highway Engg. in 1952 from College
of Engineering, Guindy, Madras and Ph.D in Civil Engineering (1960) from the University of
Minnesota, USA. On return he joined Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur as a member of
the Civil Engineering faculty and served in various capacities in academic and institutional
development.
From 1974 to 1978 he served as the first Science Counselor at the Embassy of IndiaFrom 1974 to 1978 he served as the first Science Counselor at the Embassy of India
Washington, D.C. Thereafter from 1978 to 1989 he was the Deputy Director of the Centre for
Science and Technology for Development, United Nations, New York from. From 1990 to 1996
he was the Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai for two terms. Later he was Vice-
Chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education from 1996 to 2002 and
concurrently the Advisor to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Information Technology and e-
Governance. He served as a member or chairman of a large number of National Committees of
the University Grants Commission, All India Council of technical Education, National
Assessment and Accreditation Council and so on.
His honours and awards include Padma Shri from the President of India (2002)

14. First Board of Advisor Meeting on 08-05-2018

15. Basic features of the D4ECLUB
Platform
• 2 sides to the platform
– Individuals
• Students
• Faculty
• Career seekers
• Experts
• Over sees Individuals
• Interacting through 20 service categories, including
• Jobs
• In-plant training
• Graduate Engineers
• Purchase requirements
• Supplier data
• Expert speaker
• Technical assistance
– Organizations
• Industries
• Colleges
• Trade Bodies
• Government
• Over sees Institutions
• Technical assistance
• Technology support
• Product testing
• Project ideas
• Start-up support
• Govt. notifications
• Govt. support services
• Mentor requirements
• Industrial visits
• Adopt an Engineer
• Jobs – Faculty
• Any other Needs

16. Benefits to Members from D4E
Colleges Students Faculties Govt
Placement Services Job Opportunities Job Opportunities Announcements of Policies
Faculty Recruitment In-Plant Training Technical Guidance Govt. Notifications
Opportunity for Industrial
Visits
Opportunity for Industrial Visits Project Ideas Govt. Support Services
In-Plant Training Project Ideas
Participation in Events &
Seminars
Awards and Recognitions
Easy Purchase Process
Participation in Events &
Seminars
Mentor support Identification
Industry - Acedemic Support
services
Supplier Data Analysis Start up Support Industrial Consultancy Funding OpportunitiesSupplier Data Analysis Start up Support Industrial Consultancy Funding Opportunities
Expert Speaker Data Mentor Identification Industry Interaction Tender Notifications
Promoting Events and
Seminars
Videos and Articles on Real Time
Engineering Solutions
Grant and Support for Seminar
Presentation
Skill Development
Start up Support
Networking with Industry
Professionals
Real Time Knowledge of
Industrial Activity
Start Up Encouragement
Mentor Requirements
Opportunity to listen to Industry
Experts
Videos and Articles on Real
Time Engineering Solutions
Enhancement of Quality
Initiatives
Government Funding
Opportunity
Grant and Financial Support Foreign Opportunity
Best Policy adoption from
Global Experiences
Access to Government
Information in one place
Awards and Recognitions Awards and Recognitions
Foreign Institution
Partnership
Foreign Opportunity
Alumni Association Bonding

17. Benefits to Members from D4E
Industries Experts Career Seekers Trade Bodies
Faster/ Efficient Recruitment
Process
Income Generating Opportunities
Job Opportunities in Interested
Industry
Fresh Membership Additions
Industrial Training
Offering Technical consultancy to
Industries
Overseas Opportunities Topics for Programs and Events
Business Promotion
Offering Knowledge sharing with
Students
Self Employment Opportunity Sponsorship opportunities
Improvement of Product
features
Offering mentorship to Start up or
Industries
Part time Earning Opportunity
Marketing of Registrations for
Events and Programs
Improvement of Process /
Technology for Manufacturing
Sharing / Improving Technology for
Industries
Consultancy Opportunity
Support to Foreign Trade
associations and Industries
Product Testing Assistance
Consultation and support services to
Foreign Companies entering India
Networking with Colleges/
Industries / Government
Participation in Events &
Seminars
Bridge Between Funders and
Executors
Larger Attendance for Programs
Development of Import Product
- locally
Motivation to Youth
Market study Reports
Sharing of Experience for Real Time
Needs
Short time Man power supports
Consultants on specific
Requirements
Financial Support
JV partnership opportunities

18. Benefits to Members from D4E
Outside India - Institutions Outside India - Individuals
Marketing Overseas
Educational Courses
Knowledge Exchange
Technology Exchange Technology Exchange
Recruiting Engineering
Professionals
Consultancy Services to Start
Ups
Market study Mentoring Support to Students
Promoting Events & Seminars
Experience and motivational
speech to Students
Mergers and Take over
Oppurtunities
Career opportunity in India
Identification of JV partners
One stop place to know
happenings in India

19. ADVT CAMPAIGN ….

20. ADOPTION CAMPAIGN ….

21. D4EClub App Launch on 08-05-2018
By
Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu – Thiru. BANWARILAL PUROHIT

22. Launch Event - Photos

23. What is the Initial Reaction ….

24. Launch Event – Press Coverage

26. LOOKING FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT
K.E.RAGHUNATHANK.E.RAGHUNATHAN
ragu@d4e.in
Mob 9840947485