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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Workshop on food and beverages at CSIR-CFTRI on June 27
BioNEST, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, in collaboration with Atal Incubation Center – Central Coffee Research Institute-Center for Entrepreneurship Development (AIC-CCRI-CED), will be organising an event on 'Networking Workshop on Food and Beverages' on June 27. The event is aimed at fostering strong linkages and collaborative opportunities for the food startup ecosystem. It will bring together stakeholders, including emerging food startups, investors, mentors, and ecosystem enablers, creating a vibrant platform for dialogue, collaboration, and market exposure, a press release said. Key highlights of the event include technologies of CFTRI, startup product display, guided facility tour of CFTRI and sessions by experts. A registration fee of ₹500 a participant will be charged, the release said. 'The initiative underscores the commitment of both AIC-CCRI-CED and CSIR-CFTRI to nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship in the food and beverage domain, and to empowering startups with the right exposure, technical support, and industry connections,' the release added. For further details, participants can contact 0821-2412608 or email managerbionest@ during weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5.30 a.m.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
CVMSDC Invites Small Businesses to Pursue 'Accessible Connections' During Annual Business Opportunity Conference (BOC25), Aug. 3-5 in Charleston, SC
CHARLESTON, S.C., June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council will host its 48th annual Business Opportunity Conference (BOC25) on Aug. 3-5 at the Marriott Lockwood in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition to a welcome reception hosted at the International African American Museum, the two-day business program will highlight the theme of Accessible Connections, in alignment with intentional efforts by The Council to make access and inclusion integral parts of doing business. This year's conference will feature a scholarship swing golf tournament, along with a series of workshops for corporate partners, small business owners and certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) – featuring keynote speakers, networking sessions, panel discussions, Open Roundtable "Business Connections" matchmaking between corporations and business owners, an artisans vendor market and an awards reception to recognize top small business performers and corporations. CVMSDC also will recognize young entrepreneurs from the student pitch competition as part of the conference and hold a free student workshop on entrepreneurship as a career path. Registration is open with $200 off for all small business owners to attend this impactful conference. The title sponsor for BOC25 is SONOCO. CVMSDC President & CEO Dominique Milton said: "True progress begins with access. At CVMSDC, we believe that making meaningful connections isn't just about networking—it's also about breaking down barriers, unlocking opportunities, and ensuring that our small business community has access to the resources they need to develop and grow their companies." Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council is a non-profit corporation chartered to enhance business opportunities for small business owners and certified MBEs by providing support through developing mutually beneficial networking opportunities with corporate partners and promoting business development through its four key pillars of advocacy, certification, connections and development. For more information or to register for BOC25, visit: View source version on Contacts Media Contact: PR PROS vk@ / (336) 362-9668
Zawya
3 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Gulf Bank empowers female employees with Monthly Women of Wisdom sessions highlighting leadership and professional growth
As part of its continued commitment to empowering women and enhancing their role within the Bank and the broader banking industry, Gulf Bank is carrying on with its monthly Women of Wisdom (WOW) sessions an internal initiative designed specifically for its female sessions aim to inspire personal growth, strengthen connections, and cultivate leadership among women across the organization. In the latest session, which drew strong engagement from employees across various departments, renowned coach and consultant Ms. Rehab Al-Tawari led an insightful talk titled 'Building Connections: Strengthening the Assets That Matter.' Tailored specifically for early-career female employees, the session offered an engaging and interactive experience, guiding participants through the importance of professional relationships and strategies to nurture key personal assets in the workplace. Drawing from her rich experience in the banking and education sectors, Ms. Al-Tawari sparked meaningful conversations on how to thrive during the early stages of one's career. The Women of Wisdom (WOW) initiative provides a supportive platform for women to navigate workplace challenges, find balance between personal and professional life, and boost female representation in leadership roles. It also serves as a space for networking, idea-sharing, and open dialogue around the experiences and challenges women face throughout their careers. Gulf Bank was one of the first banks in Kuwait to eliminate gender-based disparities in employee benefits, ensuring equal opportunities and treatment for both male and female staff. It also stands among the early signatories of the United Nations Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) in Kuwait, reflecting its deep-rooted commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace and beyond. Introduced in 2017 as one of Gulf Bank's leading internal initiatives, the Women of Wisdom (WOW) program continues to provide monthly sessions that delve into key topics such as leadership, personal development, and maintaining work-life balance — all with the goal of empowering women and fostering a strong, collaborative network within the Bank.
Montreal Gazette
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Montreal Gazette
St-Victor: Juliette Powell never stood still, whether on MusiquePlus or tech's cutting edge
I'm a romantic and believe that television's golden age is yet to come, and that the medium's death has been greatly exaggerated. Still, while it may be hard to believe now, once upon a time television unified people every day, at the same time and not on demand. TV was about daily rendezvous, not just when it was time for sports spectacles and year-end shows. Quebec TV is unique. These daily rendezvous still exist, and beyond game shows and newscasts. In addition to those staples, the province produces high-quality, addictive televised fiction, like Radio-Canada's Stat and Dumas. At another time, for another generation, the daily rendezvous included everything and anything that aired on MusiquePlus. The U.S. had MTV, and the rest of Canada had MuchMusic. MTV became an unavoidable stop for artists and politicians alike, including a presidential candidate named Bill Clinton, who created one of the most memorable moments of his 1992 campaign on the channel. It wasn't that much different here in Quebec: MusiquePlus was a must for both international and local stars, who used the network to première their videos or announce their tours. Hosts emerged who thrived beyond their departure from the channel, which stopped airing in 2019, and who remain influential staples of our media landscape, like Anne-Marie Withenshaw and Rebecca Makonnen. Also on the MusiquePlus roster of hosts was Juliette Powell, who died June 3 of acute bacterial meningitis, a few weeks shy of her 55th birthday. I met her in 2009, not long after she released her book 33 Million People in the Room: How to Create, Influence, and Run a Successful Business With Social Networking. I interviewed her for a blog, and she was brilliant and generous. She was also an avant-gardist, understanding that social media was going to change everything. In her book, she analyzed Barack Obama's sophisticated usage of social media platforms, which has since become a blueprint for so many aspiring politicians. Powell also had influence. I wonder if she knew what seeing her on the screen meant to so many of us. When a public personality dies, the praise they receive is quite a barometer. When news of Powell's passing broke this week, there was an avalanche of love on social media. In addition to the sadness, posts have expressed admiration for a woman who broke many barriers. Sure, she was the first Black Canadian to be named Miss Canada in 1989, but parlaying that into a television gig where she interviewed some of the world's most prominent musical artists was quite a feat. For many of us, she was a star among stars. Did she know it? Possibly not. Local media critics could be brutal and gratuitous. But that's the price when you're one of the first and one of the very few. The impossibly high bar is set not by you, but by those who question whether you belong. MusiquePlus had its share of mediocre VJs. Juliette Powell was not one of them. Those of us who cherished seeing a Black woman on Quebec television knew this. She moved to Toronto in 1996, hosting on MuchMusic and also studying economics, which led to business reporting on television. Her continued thirst for knowledge brought her to New York, where she graduated from Columbia University and recently taught at New York University. She remained one step ahead of most of us, researching and advising on artificial intelligence and ethics in tech. Powell was gorgeous and, honestly, she could have just banked on her looks, but she was too bright and had too much talent and vision for that. She was style and substance. And that, too, had an impact. Did she know? Whether or not she did, Juliette Powell mattered.
Cision Canada
10-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Cisco Powers AI-Ready Data Centers, From Hyperscale to Enterprise
Industry-defining partnerships with NVIDIA, new neocloud providers, alongside key product innovations enable Cisco to deliver secure, scalable AI infrastructure to drive growth, enable new use cases, and open new market opportunities. Cisco accelerates AI adoption with seamless infrastructure solutions -- expanded AI PODs, centralized management via Unified Nexus Dashboard, and the first integration demonstrating NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking based on Cisco Silicon One, enabling efficient and confident AI workload deployment. Strategic partnerships with neocloud providers position Cisco as a leader in next-gen AI infrastructure, with secure networking as a cornerstone of AI innovation. Cisco's Agile Services Networking redefines networks for the AI era, enabling service providers to modernize infrastructure, monetize AI-driven services, and deliver reliable, high-performance connectivity for AI applications. SAN DIEGO, June 10, 2025 /CNW/ -- CISCO LIVE -- Today Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) unveiled groundbreaking innovations to simplify, secure, and future-proof data centers, empowering organizations to scale their AI ambitions with confidence. Cisco's leadership in hyperscale and AI infrastructure-as-a-service markets demonstrates the foundational role that secure, resilient networking plays in today's data center architecture. In Q3 FY25, Cisco notably surpassed its annual target of $1 billion in AI infrastructure orders from hyperscalers a full quarter ahead of schedule. Building on this momentum, Cisco's latest innovations enable enterprises and service providers to continue to accelerate the transformation of their infrastructure for the AI era. These innovations underscore Cisco's unique position as a trusted partner for hyperscale builders, neocloud providers, enterprises, and service providers, enabling the entire ecosystem to evolve and meet the demands of AI-driven workloads. "The world is moving from chatbots intelligently answering our questions to agents conducting tasks and jobs fully autonomously. This is the agentic era of AI," said Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco. "As billions of AI agents begin working on our behalf, the demand for high-bandwidth, low latency and power efficient networking for data centers will soar. Cisco is at the forefront, delivering advanced, secure networking technology that's foundational to the AI-ready data centers of the future." "The criticality of secure connectivity becomes more apparent as AI use expands across the enterprise," said Matt Kimball, Moor Insights & Strategy. "Cisco's ability to deliver AI-ready infrastructure to its customers, along with its investment in AI-enabled operations differentiates the company. It is this kind of partner and customer-first thinking that leads to AI-powered tools that abstract the complexity associated with deploying and managing AI infrastructure. AI reaching its full potential is dependent on a resilient network on which partners build and deliver solutions and services." Simplifying, Securing, and Modernizing Enterprise AI Infrastructure Enterprises need to evolve and build out their current infrastructure to support their unique AI workloads, all without adding complexity or sacrificing safety and security. Cisco provides enterprise customers with new solutions to modernize their data centers, including hardware innovation and more powerful, simplified management capabilities. Cisco is also continuing to build on its relationship with NVIDIA to deliver validated infrastructure solutions, and to provide a safe and secure foundation for AI agents built with open models. New innovations include: New Unified Fabric Experience with Nexus: Customers will be able to simplify network operations and enhance operational efficiency across environments, converging ACI and NX-OS VXLAN EVPN fabrics with unified data, control, policy enforcement, and management. The Unified Nexus Dashboard consolidates services across LAN, SAN, IPFM, and AI/ML fabrics into a single pane of glass. These capabilities will be available in the next Nexus Dashboard release in July 2025. Maximize AI Networking Performance: Customers can optimize AI workload operations with Cisco Intelligent Packet Flow. Available today, it dynamically steers traffic using real-time telemetry and congestion awareness across AI fabrics. With "end-to-end" visibility across networks, GPUs, and distributed AI jobs, more issues are detected proactively. Additionally, Cisco and NVIDIA showed progress towards a unified architecture; at Cisco Live, the companies showcased the first technical integration of Cisco G200-based switches and NVIDIA NICs, demonstrating NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking based on Cisco Silicon One that supports NX-OS, Nexus Hyperfabric AI and SONiC deployments. Expanded AI PODs: New configurable AI PODs enhance flexibility and scalability for diverse AI workloads, including training and fine-tuning. Cisco also continues to align with NVIDIA's innovation timeline; the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU is now available to order with Cisco UCS C845A M8 servers. Together, the companies continue to work towards delivering validated solutions as part of the Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA Enabling Safe, Secure AI Adoption with NVIDIA: Cisco AI Defense and Cisco Hypershield provide visibility, validation and runtime protection of the end-to-end enterprise AI workflow, and are now included in the NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory validated design. With AI Defense, enterprises can secure AI agents built with leading open models and optimized with NVIDIA NIM and NeMo microservices. Optics for Simple Upgrades: New 400G bidirectional (BiDi) optics enables customers to easily transition to 400G networks while preserving their existing duplex multi-mode fiber infrastructure ensuring cost efficiency, scalability and enhanced data center performance. The new optics will be available in the second half of the calendar year 2025. Building Up a New Neocloud Market As demand for AI-powered outcomes continues to increase, organizations are exploring new ways to scale quickly and stay adaptable, leading to the emergence of new GPU-as-a-service and Infrastructure-as-a-service providers – a new Neocloud market. Cisco, building on its expertise in designing and building some of the world's largest networks for global service providers, is playing a leading role in helping these providers establish their footprints. Announced partnerships include: HUMAIN: Saudi Arabia's new AI enterprise is working with Cisco to help build the world's most open, scalable, resilient and cost-efficient AI infrastructure using Cisco Nexus, UCS, Hypershield and Splunk. G42: The UAE-based global technology group announced a strategic collaboration with Cisco, laying the groundwork to advance AI innovation and infrastructure development across public and private sectors. Stargate UAE: Cisco joined the Stargate UAE consortium as a preferred technology partner, providing advanced networking, security and observability solutions to accelerate the deployment of next-generation AI compute clusters. Setting Up Service Providers for Success in the AI Era Cisco's Agile Services Networking architecture is designed not just to handle the increase and change in network traffic characteristics of AI, but also to fundamentally shift service providers' network architectures so they can support and monetize new kinds of services. New innovations include: New Devices: New converged access and edge router devices, powered by Cisco Silicon One. These devices expand the Cisco 8000 series portfolio, which has allowed service providers to reach new levels of network efficiency and functionality. Agentic AI For Service Providers: A new multi-agentic framework for Cisco Crosswork Network Automation with AI capabilities to help accelerate operations and decision-making. This framework allows service providers to solve their most complex challenges through Cisco-built and customer-built AI agents, all working together towards a vision of autonomous networking. Non-terrestrial (satellite) Networking: Seamless integration between terrestrial and satellite networks. This architecture supports robust service assurance, dynamic resource allocation, and new monetization opportunities in remote, underserved sectors like maritime, aviation, IoT, and disaster response. Additional Resources: Executive Blog Post: Reinventing Infrastructure for the Next Wave of AI at Cisco Live Executive Blog Post: Evolving AI-Ready Data Centers with Cisco Full Stack Solutions and Pervasive Security Executive Blog Post: Expanding the Edge of Possibility: Cisco Agile Services Networking for the AI Era Visit the Cisco Newsroom for all Cisco Live 2025 announcements. Cisco Customer Experience helps customers get more from their technology investments. Cisco Capital payment solutions provide choices - ways to pay for your technology in more than 100 countries. Support AI-ready outcomes with new skills training in Cisco U. About Cisco Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, Cisco has securely connected the world. With its industry leading AI-powered solutions and services, Cisco enables its customers, partners and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, Cisco remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all. Discover more on The Newsroom and follow us on X at @Cisco. Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. 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