India’s National Competitiveness Forum 2017 is a flagship event of India Council on Competitiveness, which aims to drive Indian productivity, competitiveness and leadership in the world market via its activities. This year Michael Porter, Professor, Harvard Business School was present in person and shared his ideas on Competitiveness & Social Progress.
Agenda
Time: 8:00 – 9:30
Registration for National Competitiveness Forum
Time: 9:30 – 9:35
Introduction by Amit Kapoor, Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness
Time: 9:35 – 9:45
Keynote on “Next Drivers of Competitiveness” by Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Government of India
Time: 10:00 – 10:15
Opening Keynote by Bibek Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog
Time: 10:15 – 10:20
Introduction of Prof. Michael Porter by Amit Kapoor, Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness
Time: 10:20 – 11:10
Keynote by Professor Michael E. Porter on “The Idea of Competitiveness”
Time: 11:10 – 11:30
Fireside Chat “Competitive Advantage of Nations” with Naveen Jindal, Chairman, Jindal Steel & Power
Time: 11:30 – 12:05
Q & A with the audience
Time: 12:05 – 12:10
Keynote by Hon’ble Minister Shri. Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister, Government of India
Panel Discussion on: How India can enhance its Competitiveness
Discuss the next drivers for job creation, enhanced productivity, business environment at the state level, the role of firms in enhancing state competitiveness & policy imperatives at both state and union level.
- Ganesh Natarajan, President, HBS Club of India & Chairman 5F World
- Ajay Mehra, Managing Director, Airbus India
- Krish Iyer, President & CEO, Walmart India
- Srivatsa Krishna, IAS, Chief Executive & Secretary, Coffee Board, Ministry of Commerce, GOI
- Siraj Chaudhury, Country Head, CEO, Cargill Foods India at Cargill India Pvt Ltd.
Moderated by Supriya Shrinate, Chief Editor-News, ET Now
Time: 12:50 – 1:00
Keynote by Santhosh Babu, Founder & Chairman, OD Alternatives
Time: 1:00 – 1:45
Networking Lunch
Time: 1:45 – 1:55
Keynote by Shri. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog
Time: 1:55 – 2:15
Michael Green, CEO, Social Progress Imperative in conversation with Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog
Time: 2:15 – 2:55
Keynote by Michael Porter on “Social Progress”
Social Progress is all about measuring success by going beyond GDP
Time: 2:55 – 3:15
Q & A with the audience
Time: 3:15 – 3:55
Panel Discussion on Social Progress
- Richie Ahuja, Regional Director – Asia, Enviornmental Defense Fund
- Aseem Soni, CEO and Board Member at Modern Food Enterprises Pvt Ltd.
- Hisham Mundol, Executive Director, Child Protection, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
- Nitya Khemkha, Director, Nand & Jeet Foundation
Moderated by Anurag Batra, Chairman,BW Businessworld
Time: 3:55 – 4:00
Closing Remarks by Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Partner, Roland Berger Pvt Ltd.
Speakers
Shri. Piyush Goyal
Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Government of India
Shri. Suresh Prabhu
Railway Minister, Government of India
Shri. Bibek Debroy
Member, NITI Aayog
Shri. Amitabh Kant
CEO, NITI Aayog
Ajay Mehra
Managing Director, Airbus India
Amit Kapoor
Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness
Anurag Batra
Chairman & Editor in Chief – BW Businessworld
Aseem Soni
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Modern Food Enterprises Pvt Ltd
Ganesh Natarajan
President, HBS Club of India & Chairman 5F World
Hisham Mundol
Executive Director, Child Protection | Country Head, India
Krish Iyer
President & Chief Executive Officer at Walmart India Private Limited
Michael Green
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Modern Food Enterprises Pvt Ltd
Michael Porter
Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School
Naveen Jindal
Chairman, Jindal Steel & Power
Richie Ahuja
Regional Director, Asia at Environmental Defense Fund
Santhosh Babu
Founder and Chairman, OD Alternatives
Siraj Chaudhry
Chairman, Cargill India Pvt Ltd
Srivatsa Krishna
IAS, Chief Executive & Secretary, Coffee Board, Ministry of Commerce, GOI
Wilfried Aulbur
Managing Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Pvt. Ltd.
Nitya Khemka
Director, Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation
Presentation
Videos
Coverage
Growth in India is meaningful and significant: Michael Porter (ET Now)
Business environment in India still inefficient, cumbersome: Porter (Times of India)
India needs to innovate for a better tomorrow: Piyush Goyal (ET Tech)
Modi Government Has Moved From Inputs And Processes To Outcomes: Amitabh Kant (Business World)
JSPL to be ‘relatively’ debt-free company in 4-5 years, says Jindal (Free Press Journal)
‘Focus On Manufacturing Sector Is Right Step For Growth’ (Business World)
India needs to innovate for a better tomorrow: Goyal (Millennium Post)
Harvard professor to address India’s top policy makers (Times of India)
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