Agenda 2013

Oct 24: Day 0 - The Prelude



Timing Details
 
17:30 - 18:30 5K Run

Oct 25: Day 1 - The Show



Timing Details
 
09:30 - 10:30 Inauguration & Keynote address
10:30 - 12:30 Panel 1 - Bridging the divide: Subsidy to Sustainability
13:30 - 15:30 Panel 2 - Redefining Made In India: Low Cost to High Value
16:00 - 18:00 Panel 3 - New Media New Rules
19:00 - 22:00 CEO Dinner

Oct 26: Day 2 - The Prestige



Timing Details
 
09:30 - 10:00 Keynote address
10:00 - 12:00 Panel 4 - Building India's leadership pipeline
13:00 - 17:00 X-Biz - Business War Game
17:00 - 17:30 Closing Ceremony
20:00 - 23:00 Alumni Dinner

Bridging the Divide: Subsidy to Sustainability

25th Oct 10:30 – 12:30

The panel will discuss India's subsidy bill, its impact on productivity and inflation and hence question the sustainability of the current subsidy programs. The discussion will also compare the subsidy systems of key countries, their processes and benefits, with the Indian outcomes. In addition to changes in the policy environment, there must also be changes in the mind set of India Inc to make growth more inclusive.


Redefining Made in India : Low Cost to High Value

25th Oct 13:30 – 15:30

Last decades saw Indian export industry crafting a success story based on various factors such as labour and material cost arbitrage. In the recent years the global companies have started extending their offerings in the value chain through their Indian subsidiaries, other third world countries are providing lower cost variations. Also the global customers in the wake of financial crisis are asking more for less. The panel will look at stratagies to compete in the new global environment for Indian Industries. Which of these will be the best strategy - "Move from a low cost model to a high value one" or "Innovate low cost models for high end value added production" or "Adopt dual strategy"?

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New Media, New Rules

25th Oct 16:00 – 18:00

Digital marketing and social media are transforming the way companies are engaging with customers. New media has in particular change the game forboth small & large businesses, customers and media houses. The panel will explore whether the New Media hype is justified and are advertisers getting returns on their New Media spend. It will also discuss the media stratagies companies shouldadopt to stay relevnt in the future.


Building India's leadership pipeline

26th Oct 10:00 – 12:00

Transformational leaders are able to challange and motivate entire organizations - top to bottom. Global organizations, particularly in India Inc., are now focusing on what develops and motivates these leaders. Organizations are revitalizing their leadership planning processes for sustainable talent pipelines. Growing realization of the need for an agile, vision-driven middle managementlevel, to instill growth and change-embracing behaviours within a firm, has led to increasing activities at the CEO level. CEOs and Heads of HR are increasingly involved in building leadership programs that secures and channel leadership qualities as early as their new mid-level managers.

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