Leadership Talk
Mr. Kiran Nair
Vice President & Head of Business Technology (Digital)
Adani Renewables & Adani New Industries Ltd.
Date: 17.06.23
Green Energy: Possibilities, Opportunities & Challenges
Presentation summary
- Importance of transitioning to sustainable energy sources
- How solar power can help India achieve its goal of 500 GW of clean energy by 2030
- The advancements in solar technology
The 17th batch of PGPEX-VLM was thrilled to host the dynamic and inspiring Mr. Kiran Nair, Vice President & Head of Business Technology (Digital) at Adani Renewables & Adani New Industries Ltd., for an electrifying talk on "Green Energy: Possibilities, Opportunities & Challenges" on June 17, 2023, as part of the Leadership Talk Series - "Industry Connect".
Mr. Nair discussed the importance of transitioning to sustainable energy sources and how solar power can help India achieve its goal of 500 GW of clean energy by 2030. He also talked about advancements in solar technology, including cost reductions and increased efficiency, and how businesses can overcome resource-related challenges with digital tools and emerging technologies. The cohort gained valuable knowledge from the interaction with Mr. Nair, which will benefit their careers and contribute to a sustainable future.
Mr Natrajan Iyer
An Industry Veteran
Date: 24.06.23
An Introduction to Innovation," briefly covering" The WHY," "the WHAT," and "The HOW" of Innovations.
Presentation summary
- Four Golden Rules for retail excellence
- Authored two books: "The 9 Nuggets of Innovation" and "Demystifying Retail"
- Integrated Supply Chain Management
On June 24, 2023, the 17th batch of PGPEX-VLM students was excited to host Mr. Natrajan Iyer, an Industry Veteran with extensive experience across business domains and life in general. Mr. Iyer enlightened the audience on the topic of "An Introduction to Innovation," briefly covering" The WHY," "the WHAT," and "The HOW of Innovations. “While in the past, Mr. Iyer has worked in multiple senior positions across various businesses, during his career spanning over five decades, he, however, in his own words, currently considers himself to be a Teacher, Author & Consultant. As of Today, he has authored two books: "The 9 Nuggets of Innovation" and "Demystifying Retail," and freelances to help retailers to excel by implementing the "Four Golden Rules" for retail excellence that he has crafted.
Swathi Patarlapalli NM
A Gallantry Award Recipient Indian Navy
Date: 21.07.23
Invaluable insights into leadership and crisis handling
Presentation summary
- To navigate the complexities of the corporate world with skill and finesse
- Discussion about the astute decision-making to steer an organization towards its goals, considering market dynamics
The17th batch of PGPEX VLM students were immensely grateful for the opportunity to witness an extraordinary journey through the eyes of a true leader, Lt Cdr Swathi Patarlapalli NM, A Gallantry Award Recipient as part of the Leadership Series on July 21, 2023. The effective management demands astute decision-making to steer an organization towards its goals, considering market dynamics, resource allocation, and the well-being of the team. Just as sailors weigh the consequences of their actions on the vessel's course, managers must assess the impact of their decisions on the company's trajectory. By embracing the challenges of sailing and understanding the gravity of sound decisions made at sea, leaders can glean valuable insights to navigate the complexities of the corporate world with skill and finesse.
Ms. Sudeepta Veerapaneni
Partner in Deloitte India’s Supply Chain & Network Operations practice, Deloitte India
Date: 23.07.23
Smart factories and digital supply networks are the keys to achieving Industry 4.0
Presentation summary
- Industrial Revolution 4.0 and staying ahead of the competition.
- Smart factories
- Digital supply networks
- Industry 4.0 and staying ahead of the competition.
- Discussion on how digital platforms have been used for sustainability and profitability in Technology Consulting.
By leveraging the power of data, analytics, automation, and connectivity, one can optimize his/her performance, adapt to changing conditions, and deliver better products and services to the customers. Smart factories and digital supply networks are the keys to achieving Industry 4.0 and staying ahead of the competition.
With this, the 17th batch of PGPEX-VLM is grateful to Ms. Sudeepta Veerapaneni, Partner in Deloitte India’s Supply Chain & Network Operations practice, for her insightful session on July 23, 2023 related to Smart Factory and Digital Supply network. Drawing from her experience, which spans over a decade in Technology Consulting, she provided many cases of how digital platforms have been used for sustainability and profitability. The batch has learned a lot from her and hopes to enter the industry with the required digital mind set.
Cohesion
Mr. Prashant Chouhan
Alumnus of 7th Batch PGPEX-VLM
Capability lead for MBE and Product Data Strategy for Global Strategy and Consulting
Date: 17.06.23
How Digital and data are becoming the cornerstones of modern consulting approaches
Presentation summary
- How Digital and data are becoming the cornerstones of modern consulting approaches
- Industry 4.0 Consulting market
- "Digital Excellence" to stay relevant after consumer-grade AI tools.
By leveraging the power of data, analytics, automation, and connectivity, one can optimize his/her performance, adapt to changing conditions, and deliver better products and services to the customers. Smart factories and digital supply networks are the keys to achieving Industry 4.0 and staying ahead of the competition.
With this, the 17th batch of PGPEX-VLM is grateful to Ms. Sudeepta Veerapaneni, Partner in Deloitte India’s Supply Chain & Network Operations practice, for her insightful session on July 23, 2023 related to Smart Factory and Digital Supply network. Drawing from her experience, which spans over a decade in Technology Consulting, she provided many cases of how digital platforms have been used for sustainability and profitability. The batch has learned a lot from her and hopes to enter the industry with the required digital mind set.
Mr. Sourabh Talwar
Alumnus of 8th Batch PGPEX-VLM
Enterprise Program Manager
Amazon Web Services (AWS) India Pvt. Ltd.
Date: 29.04.23
Career Pathways in Digital Transformation
Presentation summary
- Prof. Shoji Shiba's teachings on "Jumping in the Fish Bowl" via the Five Step Discovery Process (FSDP)
- His journey to achieve "CRISIL Young thought leadership" award featured a Case Study of CSM/VLFM Graduates "Digital Excellence" to stay relevant after consumer-grade AI tools.
- Knowledge sharing on in the e-commerce segment and cloud computing platform
- Upcoming trends of digitalization
While interacting with the students, Mr. Sourabh recalled Prof. Shoji Shiba's teachings on "Jumping in the Fish Bowl" via the Five Step Discovery Process (FSDP) through the PGPEX-VLM program. He shared how implementing this approach proved to be a game-changer during his tenure at a leading e-Commerce giant, for which he was awarded the "CRISIL Young thought leadership" and featured in a Case Study of CSM/VLFM Graduates. Mr. Talwar also shared his varied and worthwhile experience in the e-commerce segment and cloud computing platform, highlighting how the course equipped him to excel in the changing dynamics of the industry. He covered upcoming trends of digitalization in today's evolving business environment with fascinating examples.
Guest Lecture Series
Mr Sabyasachi Goswami
CEO at Perfios Software Solutions
Date: 29.06.23
Challenges in for Indian Industry in adopting Industry 4.0
Presentation summary
- Impact of Fintech on the BFSI sector and Indian economy
- Discussion on business strategies-how to identify new markets, how to analyse and stay ahead of competition
PGPEX VLM Batch 17 students were enlightened by Mr Sabyasachi Goswami, CEO at Perfios Software Solutions, as invited by Prof. Saptarshi Purkayastha during one of his Strategic Analysis sessions.BFSI companies are becoming more digital, and a new competitor is emerging every day to challenge existing ones. Add the twist of changing government regulations and the growing complex Indian market; the BFSI sector is a perfect example of a misty medley of probabilities and possibilities. The BFSI companies are sitting on a pile of data to make sense, but they need someone to help them make sense of it. Here comes Perfios, an Indian SaaS company that provides solutions to major BFSI companies in India, which include but are not limited to fraud detection, automation of data-driven credit and pricing decisions, digitisation of manual documents, insurance claim management process, etc.
PGPEX-VLM 17th batch is thankful to Mr Sabyasachi Goswami, CEO at Perfios Software Solutions, for the insightful session on business strategy and the impact of Fintech in Indian industries. He enlightened the students on topics such as the impact of Fintech on the BFSI sector and Indian economy. His talk on strategy on how to identify new markets, how to analyse and stay ahead of competition etc. was very intuitive for the students.
Stimulus
Prof. Pankaj Kumar Jain
CFA, CFP®, PhD, Professor of Finance Memphis University
Date: 25.05.23
Innovation in the rapidly evolving fin-tech landscape
Presentation summary
- An Overview of his award-winning research works, widely cited and recognized both nationally and internationally.
- An insightful session on data-driven challenges
- Discussion on the emphasis the transformative potential of technology in the finance industry
- Innovation in the rapidly evolving fin-tech landscape
Prof. Sudhakar Reddy, Chairperson PGPEX-VLM invited Prof. Pankaj Kumar Jain, CFA, CFP®, PhD - Professor of Finance from Memphis University on May 25, 2023 for a lecture session at IIM Calcutta. The students were thrilled to share insights from an enlightening Fintech Talk, featuring the esteemed guest, Prof. Pankaj Kumar Jain. He has published his work in leading academic journals such as Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, and Contemporary Accounting Research among others and served as an expert reviewer for these journals in addition to the National Science Foundation. His award-winning research work with students on the financial market is widely cited and recognized both nationally and internationally. Prof. Jain discussed data-driven challenges and emphasized the transformative potential of technology in the finance industry. It was an empowering event that inspired us to embrace innovation in the rapidly evolving fin-tech landscape. His pragmatic approach toward AI nurtured the students' interest vividly.
Professor Sudhakar Reddy
Chairperson PGPEX-VLM, IIM Calcutta
Date: 07.07.23
Stock Market Analysis
Presentation summary
- Technical analysis of the stock market
- Teachings on charting, pattern recognition in stock movements, and the impact of business decisions on stock prices
- Guidance on value analysis and investment decisions
- Navigating the complexities of the stock market
The 17th batch of PGPEX-VLM, expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Professor Sudhakar Reddy, Chairperson PGPEX-VLM, for his enlightening session on July 7, 2023 related to the technical analysis of the stock market. His expertise has provided them with valuable insights into the factors that drive the stock market, the causes of volatility and fluctuations, and the dynamics of the bull and bear spirits. The students have learned how to navigate these opposing forces and capitalize on market movements to generate profits.
Professor Sudhakar Reddy's session also shed light on the art of stock selection. His teachings on charting, pattern recognition in stock movements, and the impact of business decisions on stock prices were particularly engaging. Furthermore, his guidance on conducting value analysis of companies has equipped the students with the necessary skills to make informed investment decisions in personal and professional financial matters. The students were confident that Professor Sudhakar Reddy's session would enable them to make informed investment decisions and navigate the complexities of the stock market.
Leadership Talk
Skill development, MSME
Mr Sushim Banerjee
CEO
Indian Iron & Steel Sector
Skill Council (IISSSC)
Date: 26.05.22
Indian Manufacturing with special reference to the Iron and Steel industry and the role of MSME sector
Presentation summary
- Relation of GDP with manufacturing & Steel Industry
- Key growth enablers- Strengthening of MSMEs and Skill development
- Diversification of products
- Green Energy for sustainable growth
Mr Banerjee addressed the cohort of PGPEX-VLM Batch-16 about current trends in the Indian Manufacturing Sector, the Potential of the Iron and Steel Sector, and the need for manufacturing sector growth as an effective tool for accelerated GDP growth. Mr Banerjee emphasized “Strengthening of MSMEs” and “Skill development” as two key enablers in sustaining and enhancing the growth trajectory of the sector. He also elaborated on the need for diversification of products, moving towards alternative cleaner fuels, reducing Carbon footprint, increasing innovation, and greater participation in the global value chains as a way for sustainable growth.
I4.0, Smart product & factories
Mr Samip Mutha
Vice President and Head
of Digital and Innovation
RPG Group
Date: 29.05.22
Challenges in for Indian Industry in adopting Industry 4.0
Presentation summary
- Importance of Industrial Revolution 4.0
- Four pillars of Industrial 4.0
- Conglomeration of Manufacturing and I4.0
- Potential of I4.0 to increase Manufacturing pace and efficiency
Mr Mutha addressed the cohort of PGPEX-VLM Batch-16 about the importance of Industrial Revolution 4.0 (I4.0), touched upon reduced decision time due to real-time data availability, the four pillars of I4.0 -Connectivity, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Machine interaction, and Advanced Engineering, Conglomeration of Manufacturing & I4.0, and the potential of I4.0 to increase Manufacturing pace and efficiency for the RPG group as well as for Indian Manufacturing Sector as a whole. He concluded with the line "Do something Everywhere and Do Everything Somewhere“.
Chasing Obscene Success, art of
selling, life’s purpose
Mr Ashok
Ramachandran
CEO & President
Schindler India
Date: 20.06.22
How failures define your true success and the art of selling
Presentation summary
- Importance of having purpose in life
- Make strong impression, network and learn continuously
- Being a colleague to your team members first, and the boss later.
- Don’t compare yourself. Individual’s performance & potential is importance not experience.
Mr Ramachandran addressed the cohort of PGPEX-VLM Batch-16 about the importance of having “Purpose” in one’s life despite facing failures and setbacks. He guided that a leader’s approach should be towards collaboration and value creation for the organization and people’s skills. His motto is always going the extra mile for colleagues and delivering more than required. He emphasized the importance of humility & practice a belief of “being a colleague to your team members first, and the boss later” to build a stronger bond with employees.
He concluded by his highly inspiring mantra of “Chasing Obscene Success” which is driven by the purpose of adding value and taking ownership, going beyond the call of duty and changing the rules of the game.
logistics, agile, resilient,
flexibility, skills, technology
Mr Sunil Bharadwaj
Ex. Principal
Qwixpert Consulting APICS
CSCP, and CLTD certified
Date: 25.06.22
SCM Trends, Opportunities and Careers
Presentation summary
- Skills & Career options in Supply Chain Management
- Government initiatives to improve logistics & distributions
- Agility, flexibility, resilience and resource planning in supply chain
- Technologies aiding supply chain
- Supply Chain is all about trade-offs
- De-globalization in supply chain
- Focus on sustainable supply chain
Mr Bharadwaj addressed the cohort of PGPEX-VLM Batch-16 about the how augmented, the perspective of the supply chain is, and how it extends to many areas such as Food & Agriculture, Metals & Mining, Electric vehicles and Edible oil, modern Business concepts like People Dimensions, Ethical Dimension, Diversity, Equality & Inclusion. He also touched upon the ongoing projects like Sagarmala, Bharatmala, and ONDC projects and how they are going to redefine the boundaries of Supply chain growth in India and asked the batch to always think in the direction of fair practices and proper working conditions as future leaders of the industry. He concluded the talk by stressing the fact that in today’s world, Supply chain managers ought to be Agile, Flexible, and Resilient.
theory of constraints, connecting
demand & supply
Dr Rakesh Sinha
Founder & CEO
Reflexive Supply Chain Solutions
Date: 29.06.22
Demand-Driven Supply Chains
Presentation summary
- Agile forecasting (Auto vs monthly forecasting)
- Focus on 3 constant customer needs (On-shelf availability, freshness and assortment)
- Theory of constraints design elements (Drum, Buffer & Rope)
- Developing supply chain fast feedback loop
- Demand Sensing
Dr Sinha addressed the cohort of PGPEX-VLM Batch-16 about how some firms in the industry are rewriting the rules in Supply Chain Management as he shared the industry’s best & latest practices in the domain. He also brought in a new perspective as he emphasized looking at things that haven’t changed and have stood the test of time in terms of customers’ prime needs, which is a fresh departure from looking at ever-changing customer needs. He also shared some of the key fundamentals of Demand-Driven Supply Chains as he compared them with conventional supply chains. He concluded the session with “small dose of continuous supply is better than a big dose”.
sustainability, cement industry growth,
organization structure
Mr Arvind Pathak
MD & CEO
Birla Corporation Ltd.
Date: 07.07.22
Competitive Strategies of BCL in light of the Changing Structure of the Cement Industry
Presentation summary
- Competitive strategies for growth and transformation of a company
- Importance of sustainability for continuous long term growth perspective
- Regional buying aspects and logistics role in success of the Cement Industry
- Industry practices, technology and investment in R&D to enhance the use of existing resources
Mr. Pathak addressed the cohort of PGPEX-VLM Batch-16 about the regional buying aspects of the Cement Industry that differ nationwide and how logistics played an important role in the overall success of the Industry. He iterated on how to build an environment and structured approach by using technology & investing in extensive R&D to enhance the existing resources and combat environmental pollution. He gave a wider picture of how the Birla team has built its six pillars of strategy – Growth, Raw material Security, Efficiency and Effectiveness, Brand Positioning & Sales, People & Communication, Technology & Innovation, which are based on the company’s core values and philosophies thereby protecting the interest of stakeholders subtly and sustainably. He concluded the session on how competitive strategies are key to stabilize-sustain-expand in a fast-changing industry.
Energy Transition, Clean Energy, Digital
Mr Anish De
Global Head- Power & Utilities
KPMG
Date: 21.07.22
Managing the global energy transition
Presentation summary
- Changing energy landscape and energy transition
- Opportunities in the new energies space in India
- Key evolving Renewable technologies like Hydrogen and Storage
- Integrating the energy and digital economies
- Net Zero and carbon optimization framework
Mr. Anish De addressed the cohort of PGPEX-VLM Batch-16 about the various aspects of the Indian Energy landscape like Energy transformation, centralized grids, increase in efficiency of electricity consumption, and emerging renewable energy sources. Four Ds; Decarbonisation, Decentralisation, Digitalisation and Democratisation are the driving forces of the energy transition. Also, he guided that to achieve target of net zero, we will require the incorporation of 4 climate actions i.e. Reduce, Substitute, Compensate and Re-use. He also touched upon pathways to achieve a Low Carbon footprint, energy-intensive growth, and use of various substitutes like low carbon electricity and the use of green hydrogen eventually. In the end he concluded with how to integrate the energy and digital economies.
Cohesion
Mr Ashish Gupta
CEO & Founder
Bambinos.Live
Date: 04.05.22
Start-up ecosystems and ed-tech as a choice for own venture
Presentation summary
- Pre & Post VLM Journey
- VLM life-How to make the most out of it!
- How Working in Startup is different from MNC’s
- Opportunities and Risks in Indian Startup World
- How One Can Learn from Success and Failure Stories of Different Startup
Mr. Ashish Gupta, CEO & Founder- Bambinos.Live , addressed the subjective aspects of leadership and how students can leverage the VLM program to become a visionary leader. He enlightened the batch on how start-ups are creating value, tapping untapped opportunities and facing challenges in the Indian start-up ecosystem.He advised the audience to also follow start-up stories of the various sectors and understand one’s expectations if one has desire to be part of the start-up revolution.
Mr Alok Sahu
Director
Tetrahedron Manufacturing Services
Date: 18.05.22
Role of Startups in Implementing I4.0 in India
Presentation summary
- Acceptance of I4.0 in Indian Industries
- How I4.0 Can be Enabler for our manufacturing sector
- Importance of identifying future technological advancements.
- Delegation of Task in Startup Environment
- Pre & Post VLM Journey
Mr. Alok Sahu, Director- Tetrahedron Manufacturing Services , shed light on what Industry 4.0 is, how it presents a huge opportunity to the industry, its acceptance level in the Indian Manufacturing Sector and how it can be an enabler for our industry. He guided the batch to “Graduate from Engineering mindset to Management Mindset and Look at the Bigger Picture” and focus on “Why” rather than “How” when building solutions, for creating superior value. He shared the importance of identifying future Technological advancements, forecast market needs, Time management & Delegation of tasks, especially in a start-up environment.
and Supply Chain Management
Ms Tanvi Hait
Senior Manager
Flipkart
Date: 02.07.22
Career Pathways in Supply Chain Management
Presentation summary
- Supply Chain Design in E- Commerce Companies
- Career Options in E- Commerce Sector
- How to get best out of three institutes involved in VLM Program
- Inventory Management
- Pre & Post VLM Journey
Ms. Tanvi Hait, an aluminus of 8th batch, explained to the cohort regarding Supply chain design in E-Com companies and the type of role involved and gave insights into varied career options that one might have in the E-com sector – which include Planning, Operations, Warehouse, and Operation Excellence. She also briefed about Inventory Management, Automation, Data Science, and Logistics related roles and how they are entangled with each other, and the way this glue together to achieve a Capex-free & Opex-oriented delivery. She encouraged the batch to know one’s passion and work towards it by taking learnings from the three institutes involved in the VLM program.
Mr Gaurav Nanda
Vice President
Corporate Strategy, Aditya Birla Group
Date: 09.07.22
Journey Beyond VLM
Presentation summary
- Importance of Career Planning
- Career Pathways in Management Consulting
- Importance of Professional Networking
- Importance of being loyal to organzation
- Pre & Post VLM Journey
Mr. Gaurav Nanda, an aluminus of 2nd batch, enlightened the visionary leaders on various learnings of his long professional journey which included- finding a mentor for professional guidance, investing in building a network that can help to further one’s career, being a team player, being loyal to one’s organization, and working for one’s own passion instead of working only for money as well as building one’s own personal brand. He also elaborated on various ways to plan one’s career planning, do self-assessments, and emphasized the importance of career planning as it’s our future and we need to make our career decisions and motivated the cohort for choosing operations for their future career by citing the rising count of first time CEO’s form operations background.
Mr Prashant Sinha
National Head, Strategic Procurement
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Limited
Date: 09.07.22
Strategic Sourcinh and Commodity Management
Presentation summary
- Formulating Procurement Strategy
- Integration of Procurement Strategy to business objectives
- Importance of Identifying Stakeholders
- Converting Business Requirements into Functional Requirements
- Pre & Post VLM Journey
Mr. Prashant Sinha, an aluminus of 4th batch, spoke at length about formulating a procurement strategy for the future and the integration of strategy to business objectives. He stressed the importance of identifying stakeholders and understanding their requirements as prerequisites of a good procurement strategy. He also discussed the importance of analysing historical data and converting business requirements into functional requirements.
Stimulus
Prof. Sudhakara Reddy
Associate Professor
IIM Calcutta
Date: 02.06.22
Understanding Financial Derivatives
Presentation summary
- Understanding of market behavior patterns to take approriate decision
- Use of statistical tools to look for in stock market
- Risk hedging in Options
- Way in to Options Chain and Futures Contract
Prof. Sudhakara Reddy shared his pioneer ideas on “Financial Derivatives” on 2nd June 2022. His pragmatic approach toward financial markets nurtured the students’ interest in market liquidity. Thanks to Prof. Reddy for bringing the Share Market’s Knowledge from a perspective that is easy to grasp even by a Common Man. The signature knowledge shared by Prof. Reddy cultivated the newer interests among students. Thanks to the VLM Office’s Team for remarkable support for sowing the seed of “Financial Curiosity” among young Brains.
Dr. Vikram Singh
Indian Revenue Service
Central Board of Indirect
Taxes and Customs
Date: 22.06.22
Leadership in Financial Decisions
Presentation summary
- Challenges faced in Govt Financial System
- How EQ rather than IQ plays an vital role while taking decision at field level
- How finance decisions are taken in govt offices
Dr. Vikram Singh addressed the cohort of PGPEX-VLM Batch 16 on the topic of "Leadership in Financial Decisions". He shared his experience as an IRS officer to look beyond just numbers. He gave us a glimpse on how government offices are working to identify and mitigate governance issues through digitization. In the end, he interacted with students with intriguing insights while answering the questions.
Mr Vibhu Goel
Indian Administrative Service
Joint Secretary, IT & E Dept., West Bengal;
CEO & SPD SRLM,
Project Director KEIIP, Kolkata
WBHDCL
Date: 10.07.22
External Financing - ADB Projects in India
Presentation summary
- Rationale of External Financing
- Asian Development Bank(ABD)'s Focus Sector and Themes
- Approach for ADB Financing
- Institutional mechanism
- Case of Kolkata Municipal Corporation(KMC)
Mr. Vibhu Goel conducted an insightful session for PGPEX-VLM Co'16 on the Financial Perspective of Asian Development Bank's Projects and Kolkata Municipal Corporation's Projects. He described how external financing arrangements are better than internal ones for India. He also gave us a glimpse of the project work undertaken by the Kolkata Environmental Improvement Investment Program(KEIIP). Additionally, He emphasized continuous review and in-depth involvement at the ground level for the time-bound completion of projects.
Leadership Talks
supply chain solutions
Mr. Sangeet Kumar
CEO and Co-founder
Addverb Technologies Private Limited
Date: 21.06.21
The leverage of warehouse automation and IoT in supply chain management.
Presentation summary
- Design of digital warehouse.
- Managing ML and AI enabled intelligent vehicles for digital warehouse.
- Innovations in microfulfillment centres and their immense capability.
- Operational effectiveness of digital warehouse.
Mr. Kumar addressed the students of PGPEX VLM 15th batch, about the innovations he implemented and the challenges faced in the digital warehouse. He discussed the importance of AI and ML-enabled solutions in modern digital warehouses and emphasized the role of micro fulfillment centers in supply chain management. Mr. Kumar also showed various robotic vehicles and conveyors that he introduced in the digital warehouse solutions.
mobility solutions
Dr. Amitabh Saran
CEO and Co-founder
Altigreen Propulsion Labs
Date: 24.06.21
Entrepreneurship, innovation and electric mobility (as the future of transportation, in the context of India)
Presentation summary
- Electric vehicle potential in the Indian Automobile Sector.
- His unique policy of "made in India" and "made for India" thought process and his journey of entrepreneurship.
- Necessity of Innovation and the economic benefit of innovation.
- How to make the world greener than today.
Dr. Saran addressed the PGPEX VLM 15'th batch about his journey, from his early days to founding Altigreen Propulsion Labs. He emphasized the mindset of being an entrepreneur to serve maximum value to society. He explained today's environmental challenges faced due to hydrocarbon pollutions and suggested efficient ways to counter it for a better tomorrow.
Mr. Vivek Javani
Digital Officer & IT Lead L&T Defence
Hazira Factory
Date: 26.06.21
Presentation summary
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Digital Supply Chain
- Challenges in Digital Transformation
- Robotic Process Automation
Mr. Vivek Javani, Digital Officer & IT Lead - L&T Defence addressed the cohort of PGPEX VLM Batch-15 on 26th June 2021 on the topic"Achieving Manufacturing Optimization through Digitalization". He shared his experience as a Project Manager, how he delivered several high complexity defense projects successfully over years at L&T. He also discussed how to overcome resistance during Digital Transformation and certain concepts of the Digital Supply Chain.
management, Process Excellence
Mr. Rakesh Singh
CEO & Executive Director
Mahindra Solarize
Date: 27.06.21
Future of Solar Energy
Presentation summary
- Solar power in India and its future potential.
- Changing scenario of renewable energy generation.
- Challenges in adopting roof-top solar panels for domestic purposes.
- Government policies to energize renewable sources.
Mr.Rakesh Singh, CEO & Executive Director, Mahindra Solarize addressed the cohort of PGPEX VLM Batch-15 on the topic "Future of Solar Energy ". He shared his experience as CEO, Mahindra Solarize how he has driven the extraordinary journey of executing the solar power business with a sense of greener tomorrow. He also shared the huge potential of the Indian market especially that of the domestic consumption of solar power and he described how we can achieve the targets of reducing carbon footprint reasonably.
components Manufacturing
Mr. Kaniappan P
Managing Director
ZF Group, WABCO India Limited
Date: 04.07.21
Manufacturing excellence
Presentation summary
- Digital Transformation and its importance
- Systematic approach towards manufacturing excellence
- Enhancement of employees' capabilities
- Data analytics and its importance in today's manufacturing
Mr. Kaniappan addressed the students about the step-by-step approaches he followed in WABCO INDIA Ltd to achieve Manufacturing excellence. He also discussed the importance of daily operation management and policy management in WABCO. He explained the enormous opportunity in digital transformation and the electric vehicle industry in India. In the end, he interacted with students and enlightened them with some more insights while answering the questions.
& New Materials Business
Dr. Debashish
Bhattacharjee
Vice President
Technology & New Materials
Business, Tata Steel
Date: 11.07.21
Sustainability Challenges for India
Presentation summary
- Sustainability Challenges in Steel Manufacturing
- Advantage of Carbon Sequestration, Use of Hydrogen for decarbonization, etc.
- Opportunity related to recycling of e-waste
- How urban mining is overtaking conventional mining
Mr. Bhattacharjee discussed the Carbon Emission problem in the Steel Industry and various sustainable solutions like Carbon Sequestration, Use of Hydrogen for decarbonization, etc. He also emphasized the importance of Urban Mining which can help in sustainably meeting the growing material demand across the globe. He also discussed the Innovation opportunities regarding the Indigenization of Advanced Battery Materials for EVs in emerging economies like India.
chemical industries, former board
member of Indian Chemical Council,
FICCI, CII, MCCI, BIS and many
industry and various Government
associations.
Mr. C G Sethuram
Group CEO
THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LIMITED
Date: 18.07.21
Organisation and Individual - Experiences in Technology Oriented Management
Presentation summary
- Efficient way of managing an organization
- Role of digitalization in today's organization management.
- Role of leadership in nurturing an organization's vision and mission
- Maximum value addition being either an employee or an employer
Mr. Sethuram addressed the students of the PGPEX VLM 15th batch about the most desired way to run an organization and how to get the maximum output from fellow workers by treating them with maximum respect and empathy. He also shared his vast experience and described the change he brought while working in various organizations for excellence. He emphasized the role of digital technology in today's plant management and the need to change the mindset towards newer technology-oriented management.
Cohesion
Management, Automotive
Somesh Joshi
Platform Lead Utility Tractors
John Deere
Date: 20.06.21
Reflections from VLM Journey and Imperatives as leaders
Presentation summary
- Journey Post VLM
- VLM life-How to make the most out of it!
- Future of John Deere in perspective of EV
- Role of analytics vs intuition in decision making.
- Agile manufacturing practices.
Mr. Somesh Joshi, Platform Lead-Utility Tractors, addressed the subjective aspects of leadership and how students can leverage the VLM program to become a visionary leader. He shared his experiences on how being a leader means owning failures, distributing success, and real-life problem solving using FSDP. He discussed his journey in digital transformation, program management and interacted at lengths on topics ranging from analytics to agile manufacturing to alternative fuels.
purchase, supply chain
Mausam Agrawal
Director Sourcing & OPS
UBS
Date: 04.07.21
Sourcing IT, Indirect Purchase, Business Strategy and Consultancy
Presentation summary
- FSDP & Broadening your horizon
- Structured intuition and Prof. Shoji Shiba's learnings
- Insourcing and outsourcing
- Why startup ecosystems are an excellent learning environment?
- Family vs Career: Managing parallel timezones
Mr. Mausam Agrawal, Director-Sourcing IT & Ops at UBS, discussed with students on topics like sourcing, startup ecosystems, and supply chain bottlenecks. He also stressed the importance of peer-to-peer learning and balancing family vs career. He also enlightened the batch with his interactive Q&A sessions as well.
Sachin Gupta
GM & Lead-Indirect Purchase
PSBU, Cummins India Ltd.
Date: 05.07.21
Indirect Purchase & Business Strategy
Presentation summary
- How to get the best out of VLMP
- Design thinking & structured creativity
- Importance of processes and how to express understanding of process flow
- Kano model & Application
- In-company selling & stakeholders buy-in.
Mr. Sachin Gupta, A gold medalist from the first batch of VLMP, highlighted the ways of getting the maximum out of VLMP. He went on to describe the method of design thinking and how creativity can be structured. He also explained the methodology of formal meetings on team building and shared his experience of implementing an e-platform for Tata Motors.
Development, Project
Management
Divakar K
Assistant General Manager,
Project Management
WABCO
Date: 17.07.21
VLM Journey & its relevance in Professional Life
Presentation summary
- Journey Post VLM
- Interorganisational best practices
- Role of the project over technology
- MBA viewpoint vs industrial reality
- Benefits of being an entrepreneur
Mr. Divakar Karthikeyan, Assistant General Manager, Project Management at WABCO gave an interactive session spanning diverse topics like product management, deep mining equipment, industry best practices, etc. He described his wonderful professional journey and advised the batch to focus on developing entrepreneurship skills.
management consulting
Shivendra Ojha
Director
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement,
Cargill
Date: 18.07.21
Sourcing and Procurement & Journey after VLM
Presentation summary
- Diversity and inclusion
- Generalists vs Specialists in the industry
- Localisation vs globalisation
- Accelerating role of digital technologies
Mr. Shivendra Ojha, Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement-Cargil industries addressed students in an interactive session ranging from topics related to strategic sourcing & management consulting. He ended up giving many wise words, which will be etched permanently in the minds of all the participants
Leadership Talks
supply chain solutions
Mr. Sangeet Kumar
CEO and Co-founder
Addverb Technologies Private Limited
Date: 21.06.21
The leverage of warehouse automation and IoT in supply chain management.
Presentation summary
- Design of digital warehouse.
- Managing ML and AI enabled intelligent vehicles for digital warehouse.
- Innovations in microfulfillment centres and their immense capability.
- Operational effectiveness of digital warehouse.
Mr. Kumar addressed the students of PGPEX VLM 15th batch, about the innovations he implemented and the challenges faced in the digital warehouse. He discussed the importance of AI and ML-enabled solutions in modern digital warehouses and emphasized the role of micro fulfillment centers in supply chain management. Mr. Kumar also showed various robotic vehicles and conveyors that he introduced in the digital warehouse solutions.
mobility solutions
Dr. Amitabh Saran
CEO and Co-founder
Altigreen Propulsion Labs
Date: 24.06.21
Entrepreneurship, innovation and electric mobility (as the future of transportation, in the context of India)
Presentation summary
- Electric vehicle potential in the Indian Automobile Sector.
- His unique policy of "made in India" and "made for India" thought process and his journey of entrepreneurship.
- Necessity of Innovation and the economic benefit of innovation.
- How to make the world greener than today.
Dr. Saran addressed the PGPEX VLM 15'th batch about his journey, from his early days to founding Altigreen Propulsion Labs. He emphasized the mindset of being an entrepreneur to serve maximum value to society. He explained today's environmental challenges faced due to hydrocarbon pollutions and suggested efficient ways to counter it for a better tomorrow.
Mr. Vivek Javani
Digital Officer & IT Lead L&T Defence
Hazira Factory
Date: 26.06.21
Presentation summary
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Digital Supply Chain
- Challenges in Digital Transformation
- Robotic Process Automation
Mr. Vivek Javani, Digital Officer & IT Lead - L&T Defence addressed the cohort of PGPEX VLM Batch-15 on 26th June 2021 on the topic"Achieving Manufacturing Optimization through Digitalization". He shared his experience as a Project Manager, how he delivered several high complexity defense projects successfully over years at L&T. He also discussed how to overcome resistance during Digital Transformation and certain concepts of the Digital Supply Chain.
management, Process Excellence
Mr. Rakesh Singh
CEO & Executive Director
Mahindra Solarize
Date: 27.06.21
Future of Solar Energy
Presentation summary
- Solar power in India and its future potential.
- Changing scenario of renewable energy generation.
- Challenges in adopting roof-top solar panels for domestic purposes.
- Government policies to energize renewable sources.
Mr.Rakesh Singh, CEO & Executive Director, Mahindra Solarize addressed the cohort of PGPEX VLM Batch-15 on the topic "Future of Solar Energy ". He shared his experience as CEO, Mahindra Solarize how he has driven the extraordinary journey of executing the solar power business with a sense of greener tomorrow. He also shared the huge potential of the Indian market especially that of the domestic consumption of solar power and he described how we can achieve the targets of reducing carbon footprint reasonably.
components Manufacturing
Mr. Kaniappan P
Managing Director
ZF Group, WABCO India Limited
Date: 04.07.21
Manufacturing excellence
Presentation summary
- Digital Transformation and its importance
- Systematic approach towards manufacturing excellence
- Enhancement of employees' capabilities
- Data analytics and its importance in today's manufacturing
Mr. Kaniappan addressed the students about the step-by-step approaches he followed in WABCO INDIA Ltd to achieve Manufacturing excellence. He also discussed the importance of daily operation management and policy management in WABCO. He explained the enormous opportunity in digital transformation and the electric vehicle industry in India. In the end, he interacted with students and enlightened them with some more insights while answering the questions.
& New Materials Business
Dr. Debashish
Bhattacharjee
Vice President
Technology & New Materials
Business, Tata Steel
Date: 11.07.21
Sustainability Challenges for India
Presentation summary
- Sustainability Challenges in Steel Manufacturing
- Advantage of Carbon Sequestration, Use of Hydrogen for decarbonization, etc.
- Opportunity related to recycling of e-waste
- How urban mining is overtaking conventional mining
Mr. Bhattacharjee discussed the Carbon Emission problem in the Steel Industry and various sustainable solutions like Carbon Sequestration, Use of Hydrogen for decarbonization, etc. He also emphasized the importance of Urban Mining which can help in sustainably meeting the growing material demand across the globe. He also discussed the Innovation opportunities regarding the Indigenization of Advanced Battery Materials for EVs in emerging economies like India.
chemical industries, former board
member of Indian Chemical Council,
FICCI, CII, MCCI, BIS and many
industry and various Government
associations.
Mr. C G Sethuram
Group CEO
THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LIMITED
Date: 18.07.21
Organisation and Individual - Experiences in Technology Oriented Management
Presentation summary
- Efficient way of managing an organization
- Role of digitalization in today's organization management.
- Role of leadership in nurturing an organization's vision and mission
- Maximum value addition being either an employee or an employer
Mr. Sethuram addressed the students of the PGPEX VLM 15th batch about the most desired way to run an organization and how to get the maximum output from fellow workers by treating them with maximum respect and empathy. He also shared his vast experience and described the change he brought while working in various organizations for excellence. He emphasized the role of digital technology in today's plant management and the need to change the mindset towards newer technology-oriented management.
Cohesion
Management, Automotive
Somesh Joshi
Platform Lead Utility Tractors
John Deere
Date: 20.06.21
Reflections from VLM Journey and Imperatives as leaders
Presentation summary
- Journey Post VLM
- VLM life-How to make the most out of it!
- Future of John Deere in perspective of EV
- Role of analytics vs intuition in decision making.
- Agile manufacturing practices.
Mr. Somesh Joshi, Platform Lead-Utility Tractors, addressed the subjective aspects of leadership and how students can leverage the VLM program to become a visionary leader. He shared his experiences on how being a leader means owning failures, distributing success, and real-life problem solving using FSDP. He discussed his journey in digital transformation, program management and interacted at lengths on topics ranging from analytics to agile manufacturing to alternative fuels.
purchase, supply chain
Mausam Agrawal
Director Sourcing & OPS
UBS
Date: 04.07.21
Sourcing IT, Indirect Purchase, Business Strategy and Consultancy
Presentation summary
- FSDP & Broadening your horizon
- Structured intuition and Prof. Shoji Shiba's learnings
- Insourcing and outsourcing
- Why startup ecosystems are an excellent learning environment?
- Family vs Career: Managing parallel timezones
Mr. Mausam Agrawal, Director-Sourcing IT & Ops at UBS, discussed with students on topics like sourcing, startup ecosystems, and supply chain bottlenecks. He also stressed the importance of peer-to-peer learning and balancing family vs career. He also enlightened the batch with his interactive Q&A sessions as well.
Sachin Gupta
GM & Lead-Indirect Purchase
PSBU, Cummins India Ltd.
Date: 05.07.21
Indirect Purchase & Business Strategy
Presentation summary
- How to get the best out of VLMP
- Design thinking & structured creativity
- Importance of processes and how to express understanding of process flow
- Kano model & Application
- In-company selling & stakeholders buy-in.
Mr. Sachin Gupta, A gold medalist from the first batch of VLMP, highlighted the ways of getting the maximum out of VLMP. He went on to describe the method of design thinking and how creativity can be structured. He also explained the methodology of formal meetings on team building and shared his experience of implementing an e-platform for Tata Motors.
Development, Project
Management
Divakar K
Assistant General Manager,
Project Management
WABCO
Date: 17.07.21
VLM Journey & its relevance in Professional Life
Presentation summary
- Journey Post VLM
- Interorganisational best practices
- Role of the project over technology
- MBA viewpoint vs industrial reality
- Benefits of being an entrepreneur
Mr. Divakar Karthikeyan, Assistant General Manager, Project Management at WABCO gave an interactive session spanning diverse topics like product management, deep mining equipment, industry best practices, etc. He described his wonderful professional journey and advised the batch to focus on developing entrepreneurship skills.
management consulting
Shivendra Ojha
Director
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement,
Cargill
Date: 18.07.21
Sourcing and Procurement & Journey after VLM
Presentation summary
- Diversity and inclusion
- Generalists vs Specialists in the industry
- Localisation vs globalisation
- Accelerating role of digital technologies
Mr. Shivendra Ojha, Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement-Cargil industries addressed students in an interactive session ranging from topics related to strategic sourcing & management consulting. He ended up giving many wise words, which will be etched permanently in the minds of all the participants
Leadership Talks
The students have attended the sessions by prominent industry leaders invited by PGPEX-VLM.
Venkatesh Seshadri
Head, Supply chain consultant
CII
Date: 11.07.20
Presentation topic: Supply chain
Presentation summary
- Impact of COVID'19 on global supply chain.
- IOT in supply chain evolution.
- Policy issues hindering supply chain growth.
- CII initiatives for MBA Grads.
Mr. Venkatesh Seshadri, Head-Supply Chain Consultant- CII addressed the students on Supply Chain on July 11 2020. He has discussed about the impact of COVID'19 on global supply chain and IOT in supply chain evolution. He shared the insightful journey of Supply Chain Transformation in the era of digitalisation.
Sandeep Chatterjee
Associate Director
Deloitte India.
Date: 18.07.20
Presentation topic: ERP and Supply Chain
Presentation summary
- Sustainable and Green Supply chain.
- Last mile delivery issues in india.
- Integrated ERP and Blockchain impacts on supply chain network.
- New businesses and startups in supply domain.
Mr. Sandeep Chatterjee, Associate Director- Deloitte India conducted insightful session on Supply Chain and ERP on July 18 2020. He shared with us the wonderful insights on problems of traditional supply chain management and its transition to responsive and adaptive supply chain. He also emphasised the importance of digitalisation & AI in decision making as well as design of supply chain network.
Amit Rai
CEO
MachineMax
Date: 23.07.20
Presentation topic: Application of AL&ML,
IOT in Mfg. sector
Presentation summary
- Scope of IOT in heavy manufaturing/ construction insdustries.
- AI&ML in manufacturing sector.
Mr. Amit Rai, CEO- MachineMax addressed the students about Application of AL&ML, IOT in manufacturing sector on July 23, 2020. He shared with us the scope of telematic solutions and how it can transform the conventional industries. He emphasised on how ML can revolutionise the construction and capital intensive industries and gave examples of how MachineMax is trying to bring and connect 30 M equipments world-wide on a single platform.
Subrat Baral
Chief, Venture and
New Alliances
Tata Steel Ltd.
Date: 01.08.20
Presentation topic: New Ventures and
Sustainable dev.
Presentation summary
- How Tata Steel is in incubating home grown technologies and startups to make succesfull corporate ventures ?
- Tata Steel business thrust areas towards sustainability goals.
- What opportunities and challenges New Material business brings across steel value chain ?
Mr. Subrat Baral, Chief, Venture and New Alliances- Tata Steel Ltd. presented about Tata Steel business thrust areas towards sustainability goals on August 1, 2020. He spoke about Some of the biggest challenges and opportunities that an Integrated Steel company faces and he emphasised on why innovation in this sector is the need of the hour. He also described, what are the thrust areas for scope of improvement and how Tata Steel is driving innovation in areas such as OE, Energy, Decarbonization, Mobility, Particulate matter, waste water treatment etc. In this talk the way he articulated, how Tata Steel is leveraging and monetising the internal and external ecosystem through ventures ( In-house, Start up incubation and investment) and alliances ( Strategic Collaboration with institutions and corporates) to take the industry leadership role, was very thought provoking.
Vivekananda Halikere
CEO
Bounce
Date: 01.08.20
Presentation topic: Indian Startup Culture
Presentation summary
- How mobility startups have battled Covid-19?
- How startups keep pace with rapidly chaning environment without bleeding capital?
- Challenges of electric and connected mobility?
- What does it take to build a successful startup?
Mr. Vivekananda Halikere, CEO- Bounce has shared his vivid experience on Indian Startup Culture in Bike Rental Industry on August 1, 2020. He discussed about Mobility Solutions.
Yogesh Sarin
Supply Chain,
Director, South East Asia
Dell Technologies
Date: 08.08.20
Presentation topic: Dell Tech, Supply
chain Strategy
Presentation summary
- Dells unique Supply Chain.
- Dell's business diversification Startegy.
- Use of Blockchain technology in Dell's supply chain.
- New technologies/ ventures by Dell.
Mr. Yogesh Sarin, Supply Chain, Director, South East Asia- Dell Technologies shared an engaging interaction on Dell Technologies Supply chain Strategy with the students on August 8, 2020. He spoke about various challenges and opportunities in the PC, Server making industry and what are the new strategies dell is adopting to rejig its supply chain network. He also described how dell is diversifying its business and promoting new technologies such as blockchain, Smart warehousing, IOT and digital twin aided by advanced data analytics.
Satyakam Arya
CEO
Daimler India,Commercial Vehicles
Date: 20.08.20
Presentation topic: Business Scenario of
Indian Comm. vehicle sector
Presentation summary
- How daimler handles its GVC? And with the growing international trade restrictions how he is able to keep the supply chain alive?
- What is the growth potential of these industry in india ?
- What are the growing challenges with stricter environmental norms in vehicle emission ?
Mr. Satyakam Arya, CEO - Daimler India, Commercial Vehicles would also be interacting with the students on August 20, 2020 about current business scenario and growth outlook of all segments of commercial vehicle in India and export markets.
These eminent Industry leaders make their impact by providing encouragement with industry viewpoints to the students which is helping them into their transformation as leaders for tomorrow.
Alum Talk Initiative
The students of PGPEX-VLM Batch 14 have also enthusiastically participated in the Alum Talk series.
Kishan Kona
Head, Business strategy
Mangal Industries
Date: 11.07.20
Presentation topic: Business strategy &
Digital transformation.
Presentation summary
- Upcoming technologies in operations.
- Internship guidance.
Mr. Kishan kona is Alumnus of PGPEX-VLM IIM-Calcuta (3rd Batch).Mr. Kishan Kona started his career as a process engineer at Semicondutor complex Ltd-Hyderabad. He worked as Senior Manager- Special projects at TVS for automotive,energy and Green Technologies. He joined Amara Raja group and held various position in Corporate Strategy & planning, Business IT & Automation, Business strategy & progamme management. He done his Electronics & communications engineering from JNTU-Hyderabad.
Senthil Raja
Manager, Business Development
L & T
Date: 19.07.20
Presentation topic: Pandemic effect in the
economy & manufacturing.
Presentation summary
- Insights about recent Industry Trend, Smart Grid.
- Brand visibility & Promotion.
Mr. Senthil Raja is Alumnus of PGPEX-VLM IIM-Calcuta (7th Batch). Mr. Senthil Raja started his career at Bharath aluminium company limited and worked in Power Plant Maintenance and Project management departments. He joined L&T as a Executive Assistant to Group Executive Chairman & Currently the Manager for Business Development. He done his Electronics & Instrumentation engineering & Filed a Patent for Project which got Published in Patent Journal.
Anurag Pandey
Head, Fulfillment centre quality assurance
Flipkart
Date: 25.07.20
Presentation topic: E-commerce &
its verticals, Opportunities.
Presentation summary
- Working of SCM at Flipkart.
- How to be more productive and cope with the new normal.
Mr. Anurag Pandey is Alumnus of PGPEX-VLM IIM-Calcuta (9th Batch). Mr. Anurag Pandey started his career at Ambuja Cements, worked in Automation department and later moved to Plant operations. He joined flipkart as Head Fulfilment Center Quality Assurance East & North India, Regular Supply Chain and later took as Head of Fulfillment Center Quality Assurance, Groceries Business He is a Electronics & Tele communications engineer.
Divakar Karthikeyan
Assistant General Manager
Wabco
Date: 15.08.20
Presentation topic: Project Management
in automobile industry
& its scope.
Presentation summary
- Briefed about Project management team roles & resposibilites.
- Placement tips & guidance.
Mr. Divakar Karthikeyan is Alumnus of PGPEX-VLM IIM-Calcuta (7th Batch). Mr. Divakar Karthikeyan started his career at Tubes Investments(Murugappa Group) & worked in New product development & Introduction. He joined Daimler as Senior Manager - Project Management System team leader chassis & later moved to WABCO as Assistant General Manager heading Project Management team. He done his Mechanical engineering from Anna University-Chennai.
Guest Lecture Series
Zubin Mulla
Professor & Chairperson
Centre for Social
& Organisational Leadership
Prof. Zubin Mulla, Professor & Chairperson, Centre for Social & Organisational Leadership,School of Management and Labour Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai had been invited on July 9 and 14, 2020 by Prof. Randhir Kumar to share his insightful experiences with students.
Gordhan K. Saini
Associate Professor
School of Management
and Labour Studies
Prof. Gordhan K. Saini, Associate Professor, School of Management and Labour Studies invited by Prof. Randhir Kumar, addressed the students on July 21, 2020.
Atanu Ghose
CEO
Salt n Soap
Prof. Atanu Ghose, CEO, Salt n Soap addressed the students on July 29, 2020 on current Industry trends.
Sethuraman
Janardhanan
Vice President
Tiger Analytics
Mr. Sethuraman Janardhanan, Vice President, Tiger Analytics had been invited by Prof. Debasish Saha on August 4, 2020 to share his vivid experiences with the students.
S M Fahimuddin Pasha
Education & Programme Officer
Industri All Global Union
Dr. S M Fahimuddin Pasha, Education & Programme Officer, Industri All Global Union had taken an interactive session with the students on August 12, 2020 invited by Prof. Radhir Kumar.
Mr. KBS Anand, President & CEO, Asian Paints
Date: 19th Dec, 2015, 2:30 PM
Venue: L-53, IIM Calcutta
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Mr. Bazmi Husain, Country Manager and Managing Director, ABB India Limited
Date: 23rd November, 2015, 01:30 PM
Venue: MCHV Auditorium, IIM Calcutta
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Mr. Srinivasan H.R., Vice Chairman & Managing Director, TAKE Solutions
Date: 20th October, 2015, 04:30 PM
Venue: Hall – 402, DoMS, IIT Madras
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Dr. Alagu Balaraman, Partner & MD (India operations), CGN & Associates
Date: 10th October, 2015, 09:30 AM
Venue: Hall – 401, DoMS, IIT Madras
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Mr. Venkatesh Natarajan, CIO, Ashok Leyland
Date: 11th July, 2015, 10:15 AM
Venue: L-51, IIM Calcutta
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Dr. Amit Biswas, Executive Vice President-Integrated Product Development, Dr Reddy’s
Date: 6th July, 2015, 11:00 AM
Venue: L3, IIM Calcutta
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Mr. Amit Kumar, Director & Chief Supply Chain Officer, GE South Asia
Date: 26th June, 2015, 10:00 AM
Venue: MCHV Auditorium, IIM Calcutta
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Mr. Suraj Chettri, Director – HR, Airbus India
Date: 4th July, 2014, 5.30 PM
Venue: MCHV Auditorium, IIM Calcutta
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Mr. B.P. Rao, CMD – BHEL
Date: 7th July, 2014, 2.30 PM
Venue: L1, Academic Block, IIM Calcutta
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Dr. Maghin Tamilarasan, Director, Strategic Business Development, Rolls Royce India
Date: 8th July, 2014, 2.30 PM
Venue: L1, Academic Block, IIM Calcutta
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Dr. Bala Bharadvaj, Director of Engineering and Technology, Boeing India
Date: 3rd Nov, 2014, 4.30 PM
Venue: ICSR Hall 2, IIT Madras
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