KEMA & EESA Join Hands To Bring Enriching Experiences In The World of Events

by  EVENTFAQS Bureau Business Events | August 23, 2019 | Press Release

KEMA Karnataka Event Management Association EESA Event Equipment and Service Association Roshan Abbas

On account of Monthly General Body Meeting of Karnataka Event Management Association (KEMA), a Panel discussion was organized where Roshan Abbas, who began his journey as a Indian Radio Jockey and grew up to a theatre actor, TV Actor, EMCEE, Writer, Director and went on to conceive and create Geometry Encompass, an Event Management company of his own, gave a talk on "The Future of Event Industry of India in the next 20 years”. It was held at J.W Marriot, Vittal Mallya Road.

The Monthly General body meeting of KEMA saw for the first time ever in the History of Indian Events Industry, KEMA and Event Equipment and Service Association (EESA) joined hands to enhance quality and services of Events in a more structured fashion. It is one of the most noticeable developments in the history of Event industries which will cater to Karnataka and will gradually to the rest of India during the years to come.

The Event Equipment and service Association (EESA) complies of big names in the Event Management Equipment companies that supply Sound, Stage Lighting, General Lights, Trussing, Videos, Gensets, Stage and Infrastructures for events of various scales and magnitude with big names like Reynolds Sound & Lighting Service Pvt. Ltd., J Davis, Audiotech, Udupas Enterprises as a part of the Association. Mr. Felix Remedios of Reynolds is also the President of EESA, Santana Davis of J. Davis, Ashok Udupa of Udupas, Vinod Bangera, Systematic Inc., Dorai Elangovan of Audio tech and other big players in the Event Equipment providers forum have formed together the EESA.

With KEMA & EESA coming together to work together, it will be a big breakthrough in the history of Event Management Industry. Both entities have come into an understanding of maintaining their identities as individual bodies but work together towards bring recognition, good work culture and harmony in the event management industry, thus giving an enriching and flawless experience to clients.

Speaking on the occasion of the Event, Mr. Arvind J Sabhaney, General Secretary of KEMA said "The Event Management Industry, which has grown in leaps and bounds over the past decade doesn't just provide training and entertainment opportunities; it also makes a vast contribution to the India's economy. It is estimated that the industry creates lakhs of full-time jobs, from the event crew members that set up the stage and the lighting to those in control of security, marketing and every other vital component that goes into organising a successful event. These jobs offer a high level of satisfaction, and help to keep team morale at peak with the exciting environments that each person can be a part of. With the quick succession trends and technologies, it isn’t enough to look one year ahead; rather, modern meeting and event planners should keep their eyes on innovation coming over the horizon for the upcoming years within long-term planning range.

EC Marketing & PR of KEMA, Mr Pradeep Naik said, "We at KEMA are working towards customer delight and making collaborations with Event management industries an everlasting experience as Clients and Corporates depend on us to make their celebrations, landmark events and memories for a lifetime. It is these enchanting 'moments of truth' that we want to create in the minds and hearts of our clients with the quality of services we plan to enhance with every event we manage for them so that we make it a meaningful association for both the clients and the event management industries" he quoted.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Felix Remedios, President, EESA and Managing Director, Reynolds Inc. said, "We were looking forward for this association. Its going to be a very meaningful association and is going to bring a transformation in the work ethics of the Event Management Industry as a whole". Mr. Santana Davis, Vice President of EESA and owner of J Davis Prosound & Lighting, who has been in the industry for more than 35 years said, "This relationship,  we know is going to do good to the event management industry of Karnataka in the years to come and we are glad it happened".

KEMA started as a small group of people initially now has 70 organizations registered in a short span and saw participation from 200 odd event organizations and is growing strong. Our aim is to collaborate and to address all issues faced by event companies including licensing, start-ups, venues, legal, incubation, etc.”

We have been regularly organizing many such panel discussions with government organizations and various stake holders to bridge the gaps and make companies more compliant, equip them with all necessary information, work in unison by sharing our experiences and support our fellow members to run their establishments hassle free. This will not only improve the quality of the organizations, but will also help us organise events in a more planned and structured way, and that in turn will help our clients” he said.

The KEMA Monthly General Body Meeting had Mr Shridhar R - Regional Manager Karnataka - NOVEX Communication Pvt Ltd and Mr Rasheed Sait - MD - George P Johnson talking about the Perils and imperils of "Licensing in Event Industry" as a part of the Panel discussion and Mr. Srinivasa H M, Additional Director, MSME participating in a panel discussion and sharing information on Role and Importance of MSME in the  Event Industry in the previous editions while the highlight of the General Body Meetings over a couple of months was having Dr. Venkat Vardhan, the Doyen of Event Management Industry as Honorary Chairman of KEMA last month. With the new Honorary Chairman Dr. Venkat Vardhan on board of KEMA, we look forward for great guidance & support from his decades of experiences which will encourage us achieve new milestones in the world of Event Management Industry.