Panel discussion on 'Building Future Unicorns' at the AIMA US-India Conference 2019 with various eminent speakers. Panelists discuss the evolution of entrepreneurship & startups over the years and the relations between Silicon Valley and India.
Sanjay Kirloskar Chairman and Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd; T V Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services and P Balaji Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer Vodafone Idea Ltd. The forum ruminates on the need for speed in adoption of new technologies, and creating innovative solutions; as companies that use technology to push the imagination of the customer, will replace those that merely sell.
Syna Dehnugara, Chief Brand Officer, LetsVenture; Vineet Agarwal, Managing Director, Transport Corporation of India Ltd; Abhishek Nath, Managing Director and CEO, Ixora Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd; Mohit Gupta, Chief Curator City Book Leaders and Kartik Sharma, Director, Agnitio deliberate on ways enterprises need to build arsenals of newest technology and innovate relentlessly as they push the imagination of the user in times of continuous disruption.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law and Justice; Communications; Electronics and IT, Government of India, stresses on India's focus on data protection and IT services. He said, "The data protection law is in process and we aim to make the country a data refinery."
Nitin Gadkari Minister of Road Transport & Highways; Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India, speaks about the Bharatmala project. "The government has given the highest priority to infrastucture. Under the Bharatmala project, 75,000 kms of road and 22 new green expressway will be built,? he said.
Industrial growth is beneficial for the nation's development and we are constantly working towards providing a conducive environment for businesses. Our government has proved that a government for the poor and farmers can also be a government for industrialists and businessmen, said Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs, Government of India
A special session with Rajat Gupta, Management Expert, Author and Former Managing Director, McKinsey & Co. During his conversation with Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprise; he shares his life, experiences and learning.
Ms Catherine Wolfram, Acting Associate Dean & Prof of Business Administration, Haas School of Business talking about Mentorship and Future Proofing Yourself at AIMA's women-centric programme, PRAGATI.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm, and Aditya Ghosh, CEO - India and South Asia, OYO Hotels & Homes, talk about the new kind of enterprises and jobs that can be created in the digital economy. The session is chaired by Sunil Kant Munjal, Co-Chairman, 5th National Leadership Conclave and Chairman, Hero Enterprise.
Former President of India, Late Pranab Mukherjee felicitated some of the significant achievers of the nation at AIMA's Managing India Awards 2019. While delivering the keynote address, he congratulated all the winners and mentioned that it is their extraordinary commitment towards making India a better country that has made them a worthy recipient of the award.
Mr D Shivakumar, Group Executive President, Strategy and Business Development, Aditya Birla Group discussing the role of women in senior management at AIMA's women-centric programme, PRAGATI.
Pranjal Sharma, Author, Kranti Nation: India and the Fourth Industrial Revolution; T V Mohandas Pai Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services; Akhil Bansal, Deputy CEO, KPMG in India; Ravi Uppal, Former Managing Director & Group CEO, Jindal Steel & Power and Rahul Gangal, Partner, Roland Berger deliberate upon the use of IT, AI, robotics, and IoT as India is preparing for a massive digital and technological transformation.