Agenda

01:00 – 02:00 – Registration and Networking Lunch

02:00 – 02:05 – Introductory Remarks by Dr. Amit Kapoor, Chair, Institute for Competitiveness

02:05 – 02:25 – Introductory Keynote by Anil Gupta, Founder, Honey Bee Network

02:25 – 03:10 – THE CONTEXT: The idea of Reason, Science & Progress

The world is changing around us at breakneck speeds. The tenacious march of science and technology has given us new and innovative ways of dealing with societal issues. How can we do the same in low resource settings with unique business models?

• Neeraj Jain, Country Director-India, PATH
• Ajit Phadnis, Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences, IIM Indore
• Parag Agarwal, CEO, Janajal
• Atindriya Bose, CEO, Trringo (Mahindra Farm Equipment)
• Himanshu Jain, President APAC, Diversey

Moderated by Anurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & Exchange4Media

03:10 – 03:55 – COMPETITIVENESS: Triumph of Regions

From Silicon Valley to Bangalore, locations have played an enabling role in driving industrial agglomeration. Why and how are firms driven to particular places? What are the determining factors for firms to identify the right locations?

• Siddhartha Rastogi, Professor, Economics, IIM Indore
• Kavinder Singh, CEO & MD, Club Mahindra
• Prashant Jain, JMD & CEO, JSW Energy
• Yatindra Sharma, MD, KHS Machinery
• Meera Shenoy, Founder & CEO, Youth4Jobs

Moderated by Amit Kapoor, Chair, Institute for Competitiveness

03:55 – 04:40 – TALENT: Rise of Creative Class

Creation of adequate talent has always been a challenge for India. Now, with the changing nature of work after the advent of robotics and artificial intelligence, the workforce needs to be attuned with the commensurate capabilities. Will India manage to reap the demographic dividend?

• Sanjiv Navangul, MD, Janssen
• Jaideep Devare, MD, Mahindra Insurance Brokers
• Srinivas Gunta, Professor, Strategic Management, IIM Indore
• Ashok Kumar Nedurumalli, Co-Founder & MD, Team Lease
• Sujata Deshmukh, CEO, OD Alternatives Consultancy

Moderated by Anurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & Exchange4Media

04:40 – 05:00 – Fireside Chat: Rishikesha Krishnan & Amit Kapoor

05:00 – 05:45 – INNOVATION: The Age of Disruption

Prosperity is created and not inherited. Creating prosperity requires adoption of innovative means to use existing resources in the most efficient way. How can innovative business models be used to aid along that developmental path?

• Pankaj Kumar Gupta, CTO, GNFC
• Anil Gupta, Founder, Honey Bee Network
• NA Ansari, CEO-Steel, Jindal Steel & Power
• Ajay Mehra, MD South Asia, Bombardier

Moderated by Anurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & Exchange4Media

05:45 – 06:05 – Keynote by Whitney Johnson, Founder & CEO, WLJ Advisors

06:05 – 06:25 – Fireside Chat: Whitney Johnson and Deepak Jayaraman, Transition Advisor

06:25 – 06:35 – Talk By Nikhil Gandhi, Vice President and Head of Revenue, Times Network

06:35 – 06:55 – Keynote by Shri. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PMEAC)

Release of report on “Social Progress of Districts of India”

06:55 – 07:00 – Introduction of Michael Porter by Amit Kapoor, Chair, Institute for Competitiveness

07:00 – 08:00 – Keynote by Michael Porter, Professor Harvard Business School on “Augmented Reality & Strategy”

08:00 – 08:30 – Q & A with Michael Porter led by Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PMEAC)

08:30 – 09:00 – #PorterPrize 2018 & IFC-Times Network Strategy Awards

09:00 onwards – Networking Dinner

Speakers

Michael E Porter

Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School

Bibek Debroy

Chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council

Parag Agarwal

CEO, JanaJal

NA Ansari

CEO, Steel Business, Jindal Steel and Power

Atindriya Bose

CEO, Trringo.com Ltd, Subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Milind Deora

Former Minister of State, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications

Jaideep Devare

MD, Mahindra Insurance Brokers

Nikhil Gandhi

President, Times Network

Anil Gupta

Professor, IIM, Ahmedabad

Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta (IAS)

MD, GNFC

Himanshu Jain

President APAC, Diversey

Neeraj Jain

Country Director – India, PATH

Prashant Jain

JMD & CEO, JSW Energy

Whitney Johnson

Founder & CEO, WLJ Advisors

Rishikesha Krishnan

Director, IIM Indore

Sanjiv Navangul

Managing Director – Janssen India Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

Ajit Phadnis

Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences, IIM Indore

Siddhartha Rastogi

Professor, Economics, IIM Indore

Ashok Reddy

Co-Founder, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Team Lease

Kavinder Singh

MD & CEO, Mahindra Holidays

Srinivas Gunta

Professor, Strategic Management, IIM Indore

Yatindra Sharma

MD, KHS Machinery

Deepak Jayaraman

Transition Advisor

Ajay Mehra

MD, South Asia, Bombardier

Ravi Raman

MD & COO, InfraHedge Services Ltd.

Anurag Batra

Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld

Sujata Deshmukh

CEO, OD Alternatives Consultancy

Avinash Pandey

COO, ABP News

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