India Council of Competitiveness hosted its flagship event, India’s National Competitiveness Forum (NCF) on September 25, 2015 in New Delhi. The event was a discussion platform, which is aimed to set the agenda for India’s growth and competitiveness by engaging top leaders, renowned thinkers and selected government leaders. The leaders will make deliberations on the state of India’s competitiveness and other pressing issues.
The discussion topics were based on the theme of Manufacturing. They were
- India’s present Manufacturing Capability, Future Potential and the way forward
- Succeeding in a tough environment & what are the best locations for Make in India – The idea of State and Cities
- Enhancing Manufacturing Capability in the Defence Sector
- Future of Manufacturing in Global Economy
The forum brought out a fairly robust agenda for interaction, sharing knowledge, and highlighting strategic issues through the deliberations.
Agenda
Time: 08:00 – 09:30
Registration & Breakfast for NCF Participants and Delegates
Time: 09:30 – 09:35
Welcome Address by Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness
Time: 09:35 – 09:45
Talk by Wilfried Aulbur, Chairman, India Council On Competitiveness & Managing Partner & CEO, Roland Berger on The Present State of Manufacturing in India
Time: 09:45 – 10:20
Keynote by Michael Enright on Manufacturing in India Vs China
Time: 10:20 – 10:50
Keynote by Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto on Importance of ‘Make in India’
Q&A with Rajiv Bajaj by Anurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief, BW|Business World
Time: 10:50 – 11:40
Panel Discussion on India’s present Manufacturing Capability, Future Potential and the way forward
What is India good at? What are the barriers to becoming a manufacturing nation? What is the opportunity – “Make for India” or “Make for the World”? Are we making progress?
- Seshagiri Rao MVS, CEO, JSW Steel
- Nitin Prasad, Managing Director, Shell Lubricants India
- Rameesh Kailasam, Deputy Managing Director, APCO Worldwide
- Nagendra Palle, CEO, Mahindra First Choice wheels
- Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, One Plus
Moderated by Sukumar Ranganathan, Editor, Mint
Time: 11:35 – 11:55
Tea/Coffee Break
Time: 12:05 – 12:15
Talk by Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness on Manufacturing Competitiveness for Indian States
Time: 12:15 – 13:05
Panel Discussion on Succeeding in a tough environment & what are the best locations for Make in India – The idea of States and Cities Challenges faced by Indian Corporates? What makes the Cities & States attractive? Should India concentrate on developing a few SEZs?
- Pawan Maini, Managing Director – India, Ramboll
- Raman Roy, CEO, Quattro Global
- Rajiv Bajaj, Partner, Nomura Research India Pvt. Ltd.
- Arvind Singhal, Chairman and Managing Director, Technopak
- David Wittenberg, CEO, The Innovation Workgroup
Moderated By Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor, MINT
Time: 13:05 – 13:15
Session by Br. Prasanna Swaroopa on Spirituality and Leadership
Time: 13:15 – 14:15
Lunch
Time: 14:15 – 14:30
Keynote by Raja Choudhury, National Award winning film maker on Rewiring the Brain
Time: 14:30 – 15:30
Panel Discussion on Enhancing Manufacturing Capability in the Defence Sector
Strengths and growth drivers for the sector, opportunities for defense manufacturing in India and financial incentives within the sector
- V K Saraswat, Member, Niti Aayog
- General N C Vij, Former Chief of the Army Staff & Director Vivekananda International Foundation
- Vernon Noronha, Head Defence and Institutional Busines, Tata Motors
- Rajinder Bhatia, CEO, Defence & Aerospace, Bharat Forge
Moderated by Rahul Gangal, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Time: 15:30 – 16:20
Panel Discussion on Future of Manufacturing in Global Economy
Newer approaches and their impact, usage of robotics and future of manufacturing jobs, growth drivers and policies within the sector
- Roy Kamphausen, Director, The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
- Himanshu Jain, MD & VP- Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia, Sealed Air
- Vishwanath Madhugiri, Chief Innovation Officer, LYCUM GROUP
- Chetan Tolia, CHRO – Tata Power Group
- Anil Khaitan, MD, Sunil Healthcare
Moderated By Vinay Hebbar, MD, Harvard Business Publishing India
Time: 16:20 – 16:40
Keynote by Terence Tse on India and the EU: How Make in India can help International Expansion and build new value chains
Time: 16:40 – 16:45
Closing Remarks by Wilfried Aulbur, Chairman India Council On Competitiveness & Managing Partner & CEO, Roland Berger
Time: 16:45 – 17:10
Tea/Coffee Break
Time: 17:10 – 17:15
Introducing the Porter Prize by Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness, India
Time: 17:15 – 18:00
Panel on Capitalism, Shared Value and Social Progress
Building a clear understanding of shared value, how is the concept beyond corporate social responsibility and enhances
the organizations ability to contribute to communities by reconceiving products & markets and redefining productivity in the value chain.
- Dr. Shelly Batra, CEO, Operation Asha
- Anil Jain, Managing Director, Jain Irrigation
- Sumantra Sen, CEO, JSW Foundation
- Deepak Arora, Group Head – CSR and CEO, Essar Foundation
- Satya Saurabh, Managing Director, Adimode Tranasnational Trading LLC
Moderated by Sukumar Ranganathan, Editor, MINT
Time: 18:00 – 18:45
Panel on Strategy, Positioning, Tradeoffs & Fit, Building a Competitive Advantage
To understand issues pertaining to offensive and defensive action, how entrepreneurs find unique value and drive change within the industry, how trade offs define consistency in a strategy and how fit defines competitive advantage with choices
- Khwaja Saifuddin, Senior Sales Director – South Asia, Middle East & Africa, Western Digital
- R Subramanian, Senior Vice President & MD, DHL Express India
- Siddharth Arora, CEO & Co-founder, ePaisa Ltd
- Sandeep Mann, Fellow, Institute for Competitiveness
- Anuj Mehra, CEO, Mahindra Rural Housing & Finance
Moderated By Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor, MINT
Time: 18:45 – 19:00
Keynote by Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals
Time: 19:00 – 19:40
Keynote Address by Professor Michael E. Porter on How smart connected products are transforming competition
Time: 19:40 – 20:00
Q & A with Michael E. Porter led by Sajjan Jindal, Managing Director & CEO, JSW Steel
Time: 20:00 – 20:45
Book Launch -‘Do you know Deen Dayal Upadhyay’ and Porter Prize Ceremony
Time: 20:45 – 21:00
Address by Kailash Chandra Vijayvargiya, National General Secretary, Bhartiya Janta Party
Time: 21:00 – 21:05
Vote of Thanks & Unveiling the Power of the Porter Prize 2016 by Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness, India
Time: 21:00 onwards
Dinner
Speakers
Kailash Chandra Vijayvargiya

National General Secretary, Bhartiya Janta Party
Videos
Keynote by Dr. Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Director, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Keynote By Michael Enright, Director Enright Scott & Associates
Keynote by Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto
Panel Discussion on India’s present Manufacturing Capability, Future Potential and the way forward
Panel discussion on Succeeding in tough environment & What are the best locations for Make in India
Keynote by Raja Choudhury
Panel Discussion on Enhancing Manufacturing Capability in the Defence Sector
Keynote by Terence Tse on India and the EU: How Make in India can help International Expansion
Closing Remarks by Wilfried Aulbur, Chairman India Council On Competitiveness
Recap India's National Competitiveness Forum 2015
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