Entrepreneurship Workshop by MCCP
Report by : Dolly Sequeira
Photographs : Dilip Correa
Oman, Feb 20: Mangalorean Catholic Centre of the Parish (MCCP – Sts.
Peter and Paul Church - Ruwi) under the dynamic leadership of Clarence Donald
Pinto took initiative to conduct a workshop on Entrepreneurship called EEE –
Entrepreneurship : Essential Elements on Friday, 20th February 2009 at St. Peter
and Paul Church Hall, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman. The workshop was organized with
an intention to acquaint Mangaloreans to the nuances of business and to
encourage them to venture into entrepreneurship. Mangalore has always been a
broth of talented engineers, doctors, accountants and other professionals who
are serving India and the world community. While Mangalore produces umpteen
engineers and doctors, the workshop looked to inspire more Mangaloreans into
considering business as a serious career option by relating some stories of
entrepreneurial success.
The main presenter of this event
was Ivan A. Fernandes, who is known as the “Bill Gates” of Mangalore. Ivan is
the immediate past President of Kanara Entrepreneurs Ltd (KEL) – Dubai. KEL was
setup in 2004 to promote entrepreneurship among individuals hailing from the
Konkan region. Ivan was also the past President of The Indus Entrepreneur.
Currently, Ivan is the Chairman and Managing Director of Ducont FZ LLC, a Dubai
Internet City based organization and a leader in providing corporate mobility
solutions to customers in the Middle East. In addition, he is a board
member/advisor of Tricolour Investments, Ducont, Regent Technologies, KEL
Holdings Ltd, Mangalore Internet City Pvt. Ltd., Al Ghurair University, Dubai,
and St. Joseph’s Arts & Science College, Bangalore.
The other three presenters were, Mr. Daniel Fernandes, Managing Partner of
Dafnia Electronics LLC, Dubai, Dafnia Com – Tech FZCO Jebel Ali, Today
Electronics, Subai Suleyum Al Kiyumi Trading LLC, Muscat; Mrs. Dorothy Fernandes,
Director Planning and Strategy - they are the lead members of KEL Dubai; and Mr.
Oswald Soares, he is the Lead member of KEL and is the Managing Director of
Shelving Trading LLC. Dubai and Albert Rodrigues is the current President of KEL
and Managing Director of Millennium Insurance Brokers Co. LLC, Dubai.
The event was an educating session for all gathered there and the response from
the participants was very encouraging. The event was conducted by versatile
Nirmala Goveas, the prayer was led by Hilda Fernandes the profiles were ready by
Dolly Sequeira and Samuel D Silva. The vote of thanks was conducted by Hazel
Dias.
