India’s National Competitiveness Forum 2016

India Council of Competitiveness is organizing its flagship event, India’s National Competitiveness Forum (NCF) on September 30, 2016 at The Leela, Ambience Island, Gurgaon.

The theme for this year’s forum would be innovation and competitiveness. Today it is very important to understand the fundamental drivers of the innovation in the Indian context specifically at the level of states. As noted in the Global Innovation Index 2015, Innovation is no longer an imperative for developed countries alone and developing countries must do their bit in fostering innovation. The Future of the States in India will be driven how they pursue innovation.

The forum would be a discussion platform to understand the underlying levers that can act to increase or impede the trajectory of India’s growth and competitiveness. It would be followed by the Porter Prize ceremony 2016 (www.porterprize.in) where the corporates would be awarded for their best strategy practices.

AGENDA

Registration

Time: 12:00 – 14:00

Registration for Delegates and Networking Lunch

Welcome Address

Time: 14:00 – 14:05

Introduction by Dr. Amit Kapoor, President & CEO, India Council on Competitiveness

Opening Keynote

Time: 14:05 – 14:25

Opening Keynote by Arvind Virmani, Former Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India

Keynote

Time: 14:25 – 14:40

Keynote by Wilfried Aulbur, MD, Roland Berger on the release of the book titled “Riding the Tiger”

Panel Discussion

Time: 14:40 – 15:20

Panel Discussion on “Innovation, Intellectual Property and Value Creation”. In association with IIM Indore.

The session focusses on how to increase business value through innovation, the complications organisations face in developing new products and technologies & the importance of innovation in creating competitive advantage.

Ankit Oberoi, Co-Founder adpushp
Abhinav Sinha, Eko Financial Services
Ganesh Suryanarayanan, Group Technology & Innovation Office, Tata Sons
Rajesh Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, Ion Exchange (India) Ltd
Vaitheeswaran S, CEO, Manipal Global Education Services
Shashank Surana, Vice President, New Product Development, DS Group

Moderated by Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIM Indore

Keynote

Time: 15:20 – 15:40

Keynote by Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Bank of Baroda

Panel Discussion

Time: 15:40 – 16:20

Panel Discussion on Role of Innovation in State Competitiveness, Competitive Advantage of firms, and Rise of New Industries

The session focuses on three important aspects of innovation-innovation environment at the state level, role of sectoral innovation and firms in enhancing state competitiveness and finally innovation policies at both state level and union level.

Amiee Aloi, Associate Vice President, PhRMA
Himanshu Jain, MD & VP (Indian Subcontinent), Sealed Air
Sanjiv Navangul, Managing Director, Janssen India, Johnson & Johnson India
Amitabh Thakur, CEO, Gamchha
Amiet Kharbanda, Managing Director, MyBox Technologies
Ashim Roy, CEO & co-founder, Uber Diagnostics

Moderated by Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Managing Editor, Mint

Break

Time: 16:20 – 16:45

Tea/Coffee Break

Talk

Time: 16:45 – 17:15

Talk on “Unconscious Leadership” by Santhosh Babu, MD, OD Alternatives

Panel Discussion

Time: 17:15 – 17:55

Panel Discussion on “Social Progress and Shared Value”

The session focuses on two key aspects. One, what is the role and significance of Social Progress Index as a complementary tool to GDP for assessing the social and environmental performance at global, national and sub-national levels. Second, how shared value orientation enables the strategic shift towards creating new business models around the underserved social and environmental needs?

Sunil Kataria, Business Head, India & SAARC, Godrej Consumer Products Limited
Shelly Batra, Co-founder & President, Operation Asha
Vineet Rai, Founder, Intellecap – Aavishkaar Group
Kollegal V. Raghavendra, Chairman & CEO, Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank
Anita Arjundas, CEO, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited

Moderated by Sundeep Khanna, Consulting Editor, Mint

Talk

Time: 17:55 – 18:15

Talk on “Visual Thinking” by Maarten Koomans

Panel Discussion

Time: 18:15 – 18:55

Panel Discussion on “Strategy, Business Models, Trade-offs, Positioning and Fit”

The idea is to understand issues pertaining to offensive and defensive action, how entrepreneurs find unique value, drive change within the industry, exploit change & influence the balance. How trade offs define consistency in a strategy with choices and how fit defines competitive advantage by building a deeper understanding of activities.

Rostow Ravanan, CEO & Managing Director, Mindtree
Angshu Mallick, COO, Adani Wilmar Limited
Bhasker Iyer, CEO, Abbott India Limited
M K Anand, MD & CEO, TIMES Network
Ramakrishna Nishtala, MD & CEO, Vistaar Finance

Moderated by Sukumar Ranganathan, Editor, Mint

Keynote

Time: 18:55 – 19:10

Keynote by Rana Kapoor, Managing Director & CEO, YES BANK and Chairman, YES Institute

Introduction

Time: 19:10 – 19:15

Introduction of Professor Michael E. Porter

Keynote

Time: 19:15 – 20:00

Keynote Address by Professor Michael E. Porter

Q & A

Time: 20:00 – 20:15

Q & A with Michael E. Porter led by Sukumar Ranganathan, Editor, Mint

Keynote

Time: 20:15 – 20:30

Keynote by Hon’ble Minister Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India

Ceremony

Time: 20:30 – 20:55

Porter Prize Ceremony, Congratulating the winning enterprises by Professor Michael E. Porter

Vote of Thanks

Time: 20:55 – 21:00

Vote of Thanks & Announcing the Porter Prize 2017 by Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chairman of Institute for Competitiveness, India; President & CEO, India Council on Competitiveness

Cocktails & Dinner

Time: 21:00 Onwards

Chairman’s Dinner hosted by Wilfried Aulbur, Chairman, India Council On Competitiveness

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