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Meet the Speaker: James Canton November 30, 2008
Dr. James Canton is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor. In his interview he talks about what we can expect to see in areas such as healthcare, financial services, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change and globalization. Leverage the power of Innovation to remain competitive. Read interview
He will be speaking at the event, register now to hear him speak.
Meet the Speaker: Kurt Potter November 30, 2008
Read what the research director of Gartner Research’s Technology and Service Provider group has to say about key trends that will shape the global outsourcing industry. At Gartner he specializes in trends for the North American IT outsourcing market. Learn from him which verticals are the ones that are likely to derive the maximum benefits from outsourcing. Read interview
He will be speaking at the event, register now to hear him speak.
Session 9C2: Meeting the challenges in off shoring of engineering services February 21, 2008
Speakers
- BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, Infotech Enterprises Ltd.
- Tom Watson, Vice President, Engineering and Technical Planning, Light Vehicle Systems, ArvinMeritor, Inc.
- Anil Verma, Global Director, Engineering and Manufacturing Strategy, Delphi Corporation
- Alok Kumar, Director, Global Engineering,
Johnson Controls Inc. - Keith P. Dusina, Global Business Director,
Belt Drive Electric Steering, TRW Automotive - Chad Doyle, Program Manager,
Process Management Optimization, Chrysler LLC
Chairperson
- Steven J Veldhoen, VP, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- Vikas Sehgal, Principal and Director, India Business, Booz Allen Hamilton
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Keynote Speaker
James Canton, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Institute for Global Futures
Speakers
- Sanjay Dhawan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Aricent Technologies
- K Ananth Krishnan, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Tata Consultancy Services
Chairperson
Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Professor of Corporate Strategy & Policy, IIM Bangalore
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Keynote Speaker
Kevin Freiberg, Founder and CEO, San Diego Consulting Group, Inc.
Panelists
- Pankaj Vaish, Managing Director, Delivery Center Network, BPO, Accenture
- Ajay Kela, Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director, Symphony Services
Chairperson
Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman and Co-Founder, NIIT Group
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Speakers
- David Mitchell, Senior Vice President, IT Research, Ovum
- Qi Lu, Executive Vice President, Engineering for Search and Search Marketing, Yahoo
Chairperson
Kishore Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, Accenture
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Speakers
- Gail F Farnsley, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Cummins Inc.
- Paul Coby, CIO, British Airways
- Anthony Abbattista, Vice President, Technology Solutions, Allstate Insurance Company
Chairperson
Arvind Thakur, CEO, NIIT Technologies Ltd
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Speakers
- Vineet Nayar, CEO, HCL Technologies Ltd
- Shri Sachin Pilot, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
- Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto
- Dennis McGuire, Chairman Emeritus, TPI
Chairperson
Sukumar Ranganathan, Founding Editor and Deputy Managing Editor, MINT
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Jawahar Bekay, India Head & Chief Strategy Officer, Collabera spoke on day 3 at the Session 9A: Key Technology Trends and Models Impacting Markets : Business Leadership Update at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2008.
Please view the presentation below.
An Unconference on Web 2.0 and Blogging February 13, 2008
It was a refreshing change to see a complete overhaul of the usual conference format. Even if it was just for one session. When Sharad Sharma, CEO of Yahoo R&D, started the session on blogging, he intrigued the audience when he said that there won’t be a speaker. He then proceeded to say that there will be many speakers and promptly pointed his finger to the crowd. He said that the event will follow the Barcamp model where the audience is involved in the flow of the discussion. Everyone has equal right and in-fact encouraged to their points of views.
The success of an unconference likes in the participation of the audience and Sharad made for a great moderator who encouraged the crowd to open up. Understandably, in the beginning, the crowd was a bit reticent and Sharad had to force it across a few folks. That greatly helped break the ice and as the crowd warmed up, there was more points flying across than he could handle…which is always a good sign!
Most of the discussion was on blogging and Sharad started by focusing on internal blogging within an organization. While many agreed that blogging is something that’s important, there were very little corporates in India who embraced it. Amongst the reasons, the most important was the fear of lack of control over what people say. A few corporate examples were discussed and the conclusion was that there should be healthy open culture in the organization and the ability to digest and value critical feedback.
The second reason for internal blogging not taking off was the lack of interest levels amongst the employees in blogging internally. This could be a reflection of the lack of management support. The drive should come from the top and a quick look around shows that the best organizations that embrace internal blogging effectively are the ones where the CEOs or the top management understanding the value of corporate blogging.
There was a discussion if blogging is really that popular in India and is it just a hype? Sharad had a good answer to this. While he agreed that there is an element of hype, blogging will definitely go mainstream and turn out to be an important medium in a couple of years.
An employee from Logica said how the internal blog was very effective when there was a top management change. When a new CEO came on board, there was a lot of questions amongst the rank and file. The CEO, Andy Greene, started a blog to explain his stand and that helped greatly in allaying fears and explaining his vision for the company.
When Sharad pulled the plug after an hour, the crowd was just beginning to warm up and could have gone for a few more hours. The session, in terms of sheer participation, was the best of the event so far.
