EF Qatar Brings Corporate Sponsors on Board for Keralotsavam 2026

Engineers Forum Qatar (EF Qatar) hosted a Sponsors’ Onboarding Ceremony and Press Meet at Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel on Sunday, ahead of Keralotsavam 2026 on October 23 at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), as part of its Silver Jubilee celebrations themed “Elevate EF.”

The programme was attended by EF Qatar Board of Governors Chairman Er. Shoukath Ali TAJ, President Ashique Ahmed, office bearers, sponsors, committee members and media representatives.

Ashique Ahmed reflected on EF Qatar’s 25-year journey, thanked former leaders and outlined the year-long “Elevate EF” initiative to promote professional excellence, entrepreneurship and community engagement.He announced South Indian film star Dhyan Sreenivasan as Chief Guest and Dr. Achuth Sankar S. Nair, Vice Chairman of the Kerala State Higher Education Council, as Guest of Honour.The event will feature a Pookkalam competition involving 19 affiliated alumni associations, cultural performances by EF’s in-house talent pool, a live show by musical band Gandharvaas featuring singers Sreerag and Nanda, and a DJ performance by DJ Karthik.Fenzeer, Joint Treasurer of EF Qatar, presented the sponsorship campaign update, and sponsor representatives received acknowledgement documents. BYD, the Title Sponsor, was represented by Cynthia, while Platinum Sponsor Gulf Lights was represented by Managing Director Sanaulla. 

Other participating sponsors included QM Controls, represented by Er. Arun BM, Winstar, MAARC, Paradise Saloon, Global Trading, V Decor, Rehaab, Skripturez, Vibrant, MindX and Ayatco.

The programme began with a welcome address by Nideesh O C, General Secretary of EF Qatar, and was compered by Ancy Mohan. Prasanth Matthew of the EF Technical Committee Associate team delivered the vote of thanks.

Keralotsavam 2026 is expected to bring together professionals, entrepreneurs, families and the Malayalee community to celebrate Kerala’s cultural heritage while promoting networking and business collaboration.