India Strategy Forum 2010

15th December 2010, LeMeridian, New Delhi, INDIA.

Executive Summary
Indian economy is on a growth trajectory and one after another study is projecting India among

leading economies of future. The role and significance of India in the global economy is

continuously increasing. The interest in strategy in Indian context has gained currency in last

decade of twentieth century particularly post liberalization of 1991. India offers enormous

opportunities to both individuals and organizations. At the same time India also provides

numerous challenges.

The noted author Rudyard Kipling once said that India was such a diverse country that you made

any statement and opposite of that was also true. How to face these challenges and successfully

serve the Indian market requires substantial strategic thought, guidance and implementation; and

which is the primary reason for organizing this strategy forum with a focus on practice.

The forum would draw experts from industry, government, think tanks, international

organizations and academia to deliberate on various strategic issues in Indian context including

rise of India and the opportunities & challenges, innovations, technology strategy, SMEs &

entrepreneurship, competitive strategy, co-operative strategy, mergers & acquisitions, CSR,

corporate governance, marketing strategy, financial strategy, operations strategy, human resource

strategy, Indian multinationals etc.

The forum is an ideal place for senior corporate executives, strategy practitioners, policy makers

and researchers engaged in or are going to engage in near future with India.
 Programme
Day: Friday , 17th December 2010

08.00 - 18.00 Registration

09.00 - 10.30 Opening Plenary Rise of This session would deliberate on the rise of India,
India : Opportunities & what it means for India and rest of the world, the
Challenge challenges for companies and countries and the
strategies for leveraging the Indian opportunity.
10.30-11.00 Networking Break
11.00- 11.45 Parallel Session Innovations Strategy
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing innovation strategy in India and
how to develop and implement successful
strategies for innovations to take care of these
challenges.
11.00- 11.45 Parallel Session Technology Strategy
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing technology strategy in India and
how to develop and implement successful
technology strategies.
11.00- 11.45 Parallel Session SMEs & Entrepreneurship
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing SMEs & entrepreneurs in India
and how to develop and implement successful
strategies for SMEs and entrepreneurs.
12.00-12.45 Parallel Session Competitive Strategy
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing competitive strategy in India and
how to develop and implement successful
competitive strategies.
12.00-12.45 Parallel Session Co-operative Strategy
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing cooperative strategy (alliances,
joint ventures etc) in India and how to develop and
implement successful cooperative strategies in
India.
12.00-12.45 Parallel Session Merger & Acquisitions
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing mergers & acquisitions in India
and how to develop and implement successful
strategies for mergers & acquisitions.
12.45-14.00 Networking Lunch
14.00- 14.45 Parallel Session Corporate Social Responsibility
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing corporate social responsibility
(CSR) in India and how to develop and implement
successful CSR strategies.
14.00- 14.45 Parallel Session Corporate Governance
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing corporate governance practices in
India and how to develop and implement successful
corporate governance practices.
14.00- 14.45 Parallel Session Financial Strategy
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing financial strategy in India and
how to develop and implement successful financial
strategies in India.
15.00-15.45 Parallel Session Marketing Strategy
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing marketing strategy in India and
how to develop and implement successful
marketing strategies.
15.00-15.45 Parallel Session Human Resource Strategy
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing human resource strategy in Asia
and how to develop and implement successful
human resource strategies in India.
15.00-15.45 Parallel Session Operations Strategy
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing operations strategy in India and
how to develop and implement successful
operations strategies.
15.45-16.15 Networking Break
16.15-17.30 Plenary Session Indian Multinationals
This session will deliberate on the key challenges
and issues facing the internationalization of Indian
Multinationals and how to develop and implement
successful internationalization strategies.

End of India Strategy Forum 2010

Speakers
The forum will draw around 70 experts from industry, government, think tanks, international
organizations and Ivy League academia to give insights on various strategic issues in Indian
context.

Audience

The forum is targeted at senior management of firms. The forum is an ideal place for senior
corporate executives, strategy practitioners, policy makers and researchers engaged in or are
going to engage in near future with India.

Sponsorship Opportunities

We have three major categories for sponsors Platinum (INR 10, 000, 00); Gold (INR 7, 00,000)
and Silver (INR 5,00,000) and Lunch Sponsors (INR 2,00,000). For more sponsorship
opportunities and details, contact us.

THE ORGANIZERS: IFS INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGY IFS

Institute for Strategy is a not-for-profit think tank of strategy experts exploring strategy in Asia
and major Asian economies namely India, China and Japan. It is supported by practitioners and
experts from leading universities across the world.

Some of the Advisory Committee members of Institute for Strategy are as follows:

Dr. Rajesh Pillania, Asia Fellow, Harvard University, Boston & H. Chairman, Institute for
Strategy.

Professor Len Peters, Associate Dean and CIO, Columbia Business School, New York, USA.

Professor Peter Lorange, President IMD Switzerland (1993-2008), Former Professor MIT Sloan
& Wharton Business School, and President, Lorange Institute of Business, Zurich.

Professor David Stewart, Dean, Business School, University of California, California.

Professor Angelina Yee, Associate VP, HKUST & Executive Director at Institute for Advanced
Study at HKUST, Hong Kong (Constantly ranked as Top Asian School and among Global Top
10).

Professor Patrick Molle, Directeur Général, EMLYON Business School, France (Ranked as
leading school for entrepreneurship in Europe and among Global Top 100).
Dr Maurits Van Rooijen, CEO and Rector Magnificus, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, The
Netherlands (Constantly ranked among Global Top 50 B-Schools).

Ms. Pauline van der Meer Mohr, President, Executive Board, Erasmus University Rotterdam,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Constantly ranked among European Top 10 B-Schools).

Professor Nigel Healey Pro-Vice-Chancellor at University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Dr. Azamat Abdymomunov, MIT Fellow, Advisor to Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and former
Minister in Kazakhstan.

Professor Arnis Vilks, Dean, HHL Germany (Ranked leading business school in Germany).

Professor Dr. Kriengsak Chareonwongsak, Fellow, Said Business School, Oxford University and
Senior Fellow, Harvard University , Former MP and Advisor to President of Thailand.

Professor Kleber Fossati Figueiredo , Dean , The COPPEAD School of Management , Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio, Brazil (Ranked among Global 100).

Professor Patricio Lopez, Rector, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico (Business school

constantly ranked among Global 50).

Professor S. Manikutty, Professor of Strategy and Board Member IIM-A, IIM Ahmadabad.

Industry Advisory Committee Members: Some of the members are (in alphabetical order)

Mr. Ansgar Sickert, Managing Director India, Fraport.

Mr. Antonio Villacampa, CEO Asia-Pacific, Arc International.

Mr. Ashish Bhasin, Chairman India and CEO South East Asia, Aegis Group plc.

Mr. Ashutosh Srivastava CEO Asia Pacific, MindShare.

Mr. Chin Leong Lim, Chairman Asia, Schlumberger.

Mr. David N. Edwards, Corporate Vice President and President Asia Pacific, Bausch & Lomb.

Mr. Martin Rinck, President Asia Pacific, Hilton Hotels Corporation.

Mr. Michael Gildea, CEO South East Asia, Agility.

Dr. Narindra Bachlaus, CEO India, ExxonMobil.

Mr. Onno Boots, Managing Director Asia, TNT Express Worldwide N.V.

Mr. Patrick Popp, Managing Director Central Asia, General Motor.

Mr. Piyush Mathur, President India, The Nielsen Company (erstwhile ACNielsen).

Mr. Sanjay Pandit, Managing Director India, Manpower.

Mr. Samir Behl, President Asia Pacific, General Mills.

Mr. Venkatesh Rajamani, CEO, MAS Holdings.

Mr. Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director, India and SARRC, Symantec Corporation.

Dr. Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India Private Limited.

Supporting Partner for the Event: European Business Group

Registration Details

Registration Fee

Date Before November 30* After November 30

Category
Developed Country Nationals 20,000 27,000
Developing Country Nationals 15,000 22,000
Research Students 10,000 15,000

Group discount: A 10% discount will be given on group registration (3 or more delegates from
the same organization). * Institute for Strategy is not responsible for any online
transfer/postal delays.

Payment details (We prefer and recommend online/wire transfers)

Account holder: Institute for Strategy Charitable Trust

Name of the Bank: State Bank of India Branch: Sector 56, Gurgaon, India

Account Number: 31287310049 IFS Code: SBIN0011443 (For online transfer)

SWIFT Code: SBININBB375 (State Bank of India, commercial branch, Gurgaon)

PAN No: AAATI7730H
Mailing address for Cheque : Institute for Strategy, 205, Plot 97 , Swaran Jayanti CGHS, Sector
54, Guragoan, India-124001. Cell: 91-9818961019.

Contact Us

For further queries/information kindly contact us at

In India

Professor Rajesh Pillania, Institute for Strategy, 205, Plot 97, Swaran Jayanti CGHS, Sector 54,
Gurgaon. E-Mail: rajesh@pillania.org ; Website: www.asiastrategy.org

In USA

Professor Rajesh Pillania, Child Hall 417, 26 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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