Asia Competitiveness Forum 2012

Theme

Competitiveness – Economic Development, Prosperity and Creating Shared Value

Capitalism is an idea that has stood the test of time, but along the way it has changed dramatically. It is an idea which has not changed continuously but in a series of discontinuous leaps. We are in the midst of one such discontinuous transition wherein the world economies are grappling with slow down and recon guration. e world economy would be driven by the growth of Asia.

The challenge for tomorrow would be to look at Economic Development that is just, humane and inclusive. e idea that would be driving the world tomorrow would be creating shared value.

This year’s Asia Competitiveness Forum center’s on three pillars of Competitiveness i.e. Economic Development, Prosperity and Shared Value Creation.

Why this Forum?

Meeting place for Practitioners and Researchers working in the eld of Competitiveness, Clusters and Economic Development
An opportunity to enhance prosperity by initiating a dialogue on unique Business Models, Cluster Competitiveness and Shared Value Creation
A place to discuss current thinking and future challenges in the eld of Public Policy, Social Business, Clusters and Competitiveness

Who should attend?

People who want to learn more about Competitiveness in this changing scenario should attend the Forum. ese would include:
Business Promoters, Entrepreneurs and Top Management Functionaries from Large-Medium-Small Enterprises, Global Corporate Entities, Heads of Government Departments, Institutions, Ministries and Support Groups committed to Trade, Commerce, Industry, Business, Innovation and Investment Climate Representatives
Economic Development O cials, Academicians, Practitioners, Consultants, Analysts, Students and ink Tank Representatives z Venture Investors, FDI Originators

Theme span

The Forum will be designed as a combination of academic presentations and practical knowledge involving interactive sessions (workshops, open space sessions etc.). e broad areas for the Forum include Economic Development, Prosperity and Creating Shared Value.

Prosperity

The Challenge of Disparity, Equitable Distribution of Wealth, Clusters as tool for Wealth Creation

Economic Development

The Challenge of Reconfiguration of World Economy, Regional and Urban Competitiveness, the Location Idea, Asia as driver of World Economy

Shared Value Creation

The Role of Business in Society, Bottom of the Pyramid Business Models, The Cooperative Experience

Open Call for Papers and Presentations

Business and Cluster practitioners around the world are invited to submit proposals for presentations on the central theme of the Forum. The Forum will include sessions where ideas and processes examining Clusters and Competitiveness are to be presented. You can contribute by presenting new ideas and practical solutions for your fellow practitioners managing change, transition and other challenges in developing Sustainable Competitiveness and Creating Shared Value.

Format

The proposed presentations should consist of a cover page and an abstract.
The cover page should contain: Title of the presentation, full name and title (Mr., Mrs., Dr., Professor etc.), name of the organization/company, country, job title, a brief CV of not more than 200 words, contact email address and telephone number
The abstract should cover the core theme of the Forum and should be no longer than 1000 words. We specially encourage young practitioners to submit an abstract
CV’s and abstracts must be emailed to: submissions@competitiveness.in

Deadlines

15th March: Submission of abstracts

23rd March: Notification for selected abstracts

Sessions

The forum would have the following sessions:

Experts’ Meeting on Skills and Employment Strategies for Competitiveness in India Organized within the framework of the OECD ESSSA Initiative, ILO
State of Urban Mobility in India in association with SMART , University of Michigan
Serving MSME, Serving India- Business Model Innovations for Service Delivery in association with GIZ
15 Registrations are open for Doctoral candidates and Young Faculty

Day 1: Track 1

Day 1: Track 2

Day 2: Track 1

Day 2: Track 2

Day 2: Track 3

Agenda

April 26, 2012

8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 10:00

Inaugural Session

Asia as a driver for world economy: Dividend, Aging, Prosperity, Growth Engine, Value, Arbitrage, and Changing Role of Capitalism

Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness (Opening Remarks)
Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, CEO, Dell
Sunand Sharma, CEO, Alstom

Moderated by Rohit Bansal, CEO, India Strategy Group

Economic Development, Competitiveness & Shared Value

10:20 - 11:40

Manufacturing Competitiveness: Multiplier effect, next paradigm of growth for India, employment generation

Ganesh Guruswamy, Country Director, Freescale
Renu Parmar, Planning Commission, GOI
Siraj Chaudhry, MD, Cargill
Himanshu Jain, VP-South Asia, Sealed Air

Moderated by Sandeep Singh, CEO, Remorphing

11:40 - 1:00

The Role of Business in Society: Shared Value, Economic Objectives, Social Objectives, and Philanthropy et al (In Association with FSG)

Smita Mankad, Head, SRCs, FabIndia
Anirban Roy, Country Director, Arogya Parivar (Norvatis)
Siva Nagarajan, MD, Mother Dairy

Moderated by Lalitha Vaidyanathan, MD, FSG (Moderator)

Energize the BOP – Business Models for Low-Income (In Association with GIZ, endeva, CII-ITC)

10:20 - 10:50

Welcome notes and short introduction to work of GIZ India (SME Team and Energy) and CII

10:50 - 11:50

Round of introductions including elevator pitches: Presentation of participants’ specific business ideas

11:50 - 12:05

Introduction to Energy Business Model Generator: Presentation of research and use of tool “Energy Business Model Generator”

12:05 - 1:05

Developing the Customer Interface: Sales, Payments, Service, End of Use
PART 1

Lunch - 13:00 - 14:00

14:00 - 15:20

Clusters as a tool for wealth creation: Emergence of clusters in India, Productivity, Diffusion, Innovation, Seeding Clusters, Trade, Cluster Portfolio, Specialization Patterns, Technology Clusters, Cluster Composition, Internationalization

Luis Lueder, Head of Operations, European Business Technology Center
Rajveer Singh, MD, Cluster Kraft
Tamal Sarkar, MSME Foundation
Mark McCord, Member, Deloitte, USA

Moderated by Mohit Satyanand, Director, Inlingua

15:20 - 15:40

TEA/COFFEE Break

15:40 - 17:00

Regional Competitiveness & Process of Economic Development: Provinces, Vision, Value Proposition, Competition within States, Business Environment, Strategy, Sustainability, Stages of Competitive Development

Harpal Singh, Chairman, Fortis Health Care
Ravi Saroop, Ministry of Finance, GOI
Paul Schuttenbelt, South Asia Coordinator, CDIA ADB
Ajay Gupta, VP-Marketing & Strategy, Ericsson India
Robert Polk, R.C. Polk & Associates – Mobility Collaborators

Moderated by Amitabh Thakur, Fellow, Institute for Competitiveness & MD, India Edge Advisors

April 27, 2012

8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 10:00

Opening Remarks

Shri Narendra Jadhav, Member Planning Commission, GOI
Sergio Arzeni, Director for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development, OECD
R K Mathur, Secretary, Ministry of MSME, GOI
Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness

10:00 - 10:20

TEA/COFFEE Break

Skills Strategies for Inclusive Development & Competitiveness (In Association with OECD LEED, NSDC)

10:20 - 11:40

Fostering the Dynamics of Skills, Employment and Infrastructure Development

Dr. Ashok Sahu, Principal Advisor, Planning Commission (Session Chair)
Sunita Sanghi, Adviser, Planning Commission, Government of India
Tomonori SUDO, Expert, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Tonmoy Shingal, COO & Co-Founder Mettl

11:40 - 13:00

Innovation in Skills Development and Skills Management that reach SME

Dr. Cristina Martinez- Fernandez, Senior Policy Analyst & Manager OECD ESSSA Initiative OECD CFE LEED Programme (Session Chair)
Lokesh Mehra, Director- Education Advocacy, Microsoft
Amitabh Thakur, Fellow, Institute for Competitiveness
Deepak Bharara, Corporate Director, HR, Lanco
Sandeep Singh, CEO, Remorphing

Serving MSME, Serving India – Business Model Innovations for Service Delivery (In Association with GIZ, MSME & FICCI)

10:20 - 10:35

Welcome and Ice Breaker

10:35 - 11:25

Phase 1: Setting the Stage

Opening Thoughts & Ideas (10 mins)
Discussion of Session Purpose and Instructions (10 min)
Business Model Presentations (10 min)
Brainstorming – Overall Constraints for BDS providers in SME business (20 min)

11:25 - 12:45

Phase 2: Assessment

Explanation of Assessment Phase and Instructions (10 min)
Self – Assessment (40 min)
BDS Providers Presentation (15 min)
Comparative Analysis (15 min)

12:45 - 13:30

Phase 3: Identification

Participants identify the top five issues affecting their business model (10 min)
Participants prioritize five steps that they will take to ensure they have an innovative and effective business model (10 min)
BDS Provider Presentations (15 min)

13:30 - 14:00

Recommendations and Wrap up

Identification of low hanging fruits (15 mins)
Discussion of next steps + Recommendations (15 mins)
Feedback Form

Energize the BOP – Business Models for Low-Income (In Association with GIZ)

10:20 - 13:10

Networking and opportunity to meet the potential investors

Lunch - 13:00 - 14:30

Skills Strategies for Inclusive Development & Competitiveness (In Association with OECD LEED, NSDC)

14:30 - 15:50

Strategies for Job Creation, Skills Development and Social Protection

Robert Strauss, Head of Employment Analysis, European Commission; Chair of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Session Chair)
Sher Verick, Employment Specialist, ILO
Dr. Sudhir Kapur, MD & CEO, Country Strategy Business Consultants
Sachin Sandhir, MD, RICS South Asia

15:50 - 16:10

TEA/COFFEE Break

16:10 - 17:30

Towards an Inclusive Model of Skills Development in Asia

Gauri Gupta, NSDC (Session Chair)
Paul Comyn, Senior Vocal Training Skills Development Specialist, ILO
Dr. Srikanta K. Panigrahi, Expert Member, National Strategic Knowledge Mission on Climate Change
Sushil Ramola, CEO & MD, Basix
Shanti Jagannathan, Senior Education Specialist, ADB
Paul Blumquist, World Bank

17:30 - 18:00

Concluding Remarks

Sergio Arzeni, Director for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development, OECD
Paul Comyn, Senior Vocal Training Skills Development Specialist, ILO
Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness

Thought Leadership Track

14:30 - 17:30

DNS Kumar – “Public Private Partnership & Competitiveness”
Mark McCord – “Building effective Business models in Emerging Markets”
Dr. Pallavi Modi & Dr. Anil Vaidya – “Indeco social Framework
Rauli Sorvari, Educluster, Finland – “Learning Region Platform for Competitiveness, Innovations & Clusters”
Robert Polk – “Public Transport and Transport Management”
Neha Jain – “Innovative Marketing Strategies and Web Management”
Indranil Roy Chowdhury – “Adoption of Technology Facilitated Service – Study of Business Correspondent Banking”