KCCI organized a Seminar on Enabling Startups – Roles of Industry, Academia and Govt., and Silicon Beach Program – Building our future, while preserving our culture without destroying our nature on Saturday, 16th November 2024 @ 10.00 a.m. at KCCI Meeting Hall, Mangaluru. Ms. Poyni Bhatt Former CEO and Founding Member of Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay, Member of Maharashtra State Innovation & Technology Development Fund and National Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee, DST, Govt. of India and Board Member at IIT Dharwad Incubator & Shri Rohit Bhat Founder wrkwrk/99 Games/Robosoft, Founding President, TiE Mangaluru were the Speakers who spoke on the topics. Office Bearers and Chairman of KCCI Startups Sub-committee, Sri Vishwas Uchila Shishir was also present on stage.

KCCI organized a Seminar on various topics under GST on Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 at the Meeting Hall of KCCI, Mangaluru. Chief Guest on the occasion was Shri Kumara V, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Admin) State Goods and Service Tax Department, Mangaluru and the Guest of Honour was Shri Lakshapathi Narayana Naik, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Enforcement) West Zone, Mangaluru. Shri Mahesh N Bagil, Asst. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, (Audit)-5, Mangaluru, Shri Sanjay Balipa, Asst. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, GST-270, Mangaluru & Shri K.P. Subbaiah, Asst. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, (Enforcement)-2 Mangaluru were the other speakers who spoke on the various topics under GST. Office Bearers and Chairman of KCCI GST Sub-committee, CA Keshava N Ballakuraya was also present on stage.

The Renovated KCCI Meeting Hall and the Gallery of Trade History of Bunder was inaugurated on Monday, 11th November 2024 by the Past Presidents of KCCI. President Shri Anand G. Pai, Vice President – Shri P.B. Ahmed Mudassar, Hon. Secretaries Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Aditya Padmanabha Pai, Board of Directors, Past Presidents, Sub Committee heads, KCCI Members & other invitees were present on the occasion. The team of Ar. Niren Jain executed a magnificent makeover of our KCCI Meeting Hall and the Gallery of Trade History of Bunder.

KCCI organized an Interactive meeting with FDI representative of the State of Pennsylvania, Ms. Supriya Kanetkar, Director, Pennsylvania Trade & Investment Office – India on Friday, 25th October, 2024 at the Meeting Hall of KCCI, Mangaluru. 

Ms. Supriya Kanetkar addressed the delegates about the opportunities of setting up the business by Indian companies in the US and also the US companies investing in India. She highlighted about the technological developments / offers / growth sectors / business assistance programmes in the state of Pennsylvania.

The 84^th Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) of the Members of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (the Chamber) was held on September 27, 2024 at the Registered Office of the Chamber situated at Chamber Building, Bunder, Mangaluru. Shri Anand G. Pai was elected as the new President of KCCI. Shri P. B. Ahmed Mudassar was elected as the Vice-President, CA Abdur Rahman Musba as the Honorary Treasurer, Shri Ashwin Pai Maroor and Shri Aditya Padmanabha Pai were elected as Honorary Secretaries. Shri B. A. Nazeer, Shri Divakar Pai Kochikar, Shri Nissar Fakeer Mohammed, Shri Amith Ramachandra, Ms. Athmika Amin, Shri Ashith B. Hegde, Shri Jeethan Allen Sequeira, CA Nandagopal Shenoy, Shri Vincent Cutinha, Shri Sujir Prasad Nayak, Shri Dasharath N. Shetty & Shri Ajay Prabhu Karkala were elected as the Directors of the KCCI.

KCCI organized a Session on How to Generate eBRC for Export – Live Demo by Shri Abdul Rahiman Thajuddeen, Exim Consultant, Mangaluru at the Conference Room of KCCI, Mangaluru.