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Reimagining Business Series 2.0

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From the Creators of Global Business Summit
11 June 2020 | 17:30 to 21:00 (IST)

AS A TSUNAMI OF DISRUPTIONS INUNDATES GLOBAL ECONOMIES, THE ECONOMIC TIMES GLOBAL BUSINESS SUMMIT (GBS), SOUTH ASIA’S PRE-EMINENT KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM, IS REWIRING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF A WORLD IN FLUX.

GBS goes digital with ET UnWired’s exclusive virtual meets, which will witness global leaders reimagine business as we know it. Leaders such as such as Narayana Murthy, Rajan Anandan, GP Hinduja and Ashok P Hinduja, Harris Diamond and Ritesh Agarwal focused on how we can better “COLLABORATE TO CREATE”. Join global change makers as they share insights and outline new-age growth imperatives for us all.


Keynotes from Torchbearers- series 2.0

SDGs must illuminate humanity's path
https://youtu.be/k7xfbWGpXGQ
Delving into the unlocking of the Indian economy
https://youtu.be/Fp3FKWaVMWk
Leadership's strength in VUCA times in the words of Harsh Mariwala
Sir Martin Sorrell ponders digital transformation's impact
What will the future of the construction sector look like in a post-COVID world?
Role of AI in post COVID recovery, at Reimagining Business Series 2.0
Sal Khan, Founder & CEO, Khan Academy at Reimagining Business Series 2.0
The best & worst of times for the entertainment industry, at Reimagining Business Series 2.0

Objectives

  • A CEOs PLAN FOR CORONAVIRUS –  Actions to take now
  • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IMPLICATIONS of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • WHAT DO BUSINESS LEADERS NEED TO DO to ensure India is taking a LEADERSHIP POSITION IN A POST-COVID WORLD?
  • The Government has been working for you. HOW DOES INDIA INC. WORK WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO OVERCOME THE CRISIS?

Torchbearers

Ali Hussein
Chief Executive Officer
Eros Now

Mr. Hussein has been associated with Eros since 2017 earlier as the Chief Operating Officer and has been driving technology and distribution growth worldwide.

Now as the CEO he is spearheading the company’s OTT platform, Eros Now. Mr. Hussein has over 15 years of experience in the media entertainment and digital space. He has been an entrepreneur and board advisor to Discovery Networks and other start-ups in the media, and technology domain. Previously he has worked with Google, Viacom 18 and Hungama where he held key positions. His expertise comes from complex mandates across mobile marketing, content syndication and distribution.

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Anindya Ghose
Heinz Riehl Chair Professor of Business
Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics, NYU Stern School,
Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern School

Bharat Puri
Managing Director
Pidilite Industries

Bharat Puri is currently the Managing Director of Pidilite Industries Ltd, having joined the Board of Pidilite Industries Ltd as an Independent Director in 2008 and being appointed Managing Director in April 2015.Pidilite is India’s leading manufacturer of consumer adhesives, sealants, construction chemicals, art and craft products as well as polymer emulsions.Over the past few years, Pidilite has emerged as one of India’s most respected consumer companies.

Bharat was at school at the Lawrence School Sanawar, graduated in Commerce from Punjab University and completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Starting his career with Asian Paints in 1982, he rose to eventually heading Sales and Marketing for the company. He moved to Cadbury India as Director of Sales and Marketing in 1998, and was appointed its Managing Director in 2002. In 2006, he was posted to Singapore in a Regional role. He then held senior leadership positions in Sales, Marketing and General Management, at the regional, and global level, culminating in his becoming Global President, Chocolates, Gum and Candy, for Mondelez International. Bharat has been a successful global business leader who has built, energised and led diverse teams across numerous geographies in both developed and developing markets.

As a person, Bharat can be described as open, curious, fair with a strong bias for action and a strong belief in the power of teams.

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Dipali Goenka
CEO & Joint Managing Director
Welspun India

Dipali Goenka is the CEO & Joint Managing Director of Welspun India Limited. She is an accomplished business leader known for her dynamism, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for people, who has driven the growth of Welspun’s home textile business to 1 $ billion global leadership.

Welspun is now the largest exporter of home textile products from India and one of the largest integrated player in the world. Welspun partners nearly all major global retailers and has a distribution network spanning over 50 countries. By developing internationally recognized brands like Christy and Hygrocotton and leading domestic brands Spaces & Welspun, Dipali has been seminal in her forward looking approach. Dipali has also been instrumental in making Welspun an innovative consumer focused organisation with Sustainability woven seamlessly into all aspects of value chain.

She has been recognized as 16th most powerful woman in Asia and 4th in India by Forbes in 2016. Dipali Goenka was co-chair in India Economic Summit 2017 organized by World Economic Forum. She was an Inspire series speaker at Harvard India conference 2018. Dipali has a strong focus on women empowerment and has undertaken significant initiatives to promote skill and entrepreneurship development in local communities. She is the chairperson of ASSOCHAM Women’s council and on board of Consumption platform at World economic forum.

Dipali is a graduate in Psychology and a Harvard alumnus.

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Ekta Ravi Kapoor
Joint Managing Director, Balaji Telefilms and Managing Director
ALT Balaji

Harsh Mariwala
Chairman
Marico


Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Chairperson
Biocon

Nejeeb Khan
Country Head
Katerra

Sir Martin Sorrell
Executive Chairman, S4Capital & Founder
WPP


Piyush Singh
Senior Managing Director & Lead – India Market Unit
Accenture

Piyush Singh is Senior Managing Director and Lead for Accenture’s India Business – in addition to being responsible for the company’s growth and strategic relationships in Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East and Latin America.

Piyush joined Accenture in 2007 and has worked across the European and Asian Markets in the areas of business strategy, transformation, cost reduction, business re-alignment, and outsourcing of IT and operations functions. He has been working with organisations in the Banking, Insurance, and Energy sectors across Asia Pacific and Latin America driving change and transformation in the areas of digital technology as well as structural simplification and cost reduction.

Previously, Piyush was Senior Managing Director of Financial Services for Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, responsible for setting Accenture’s overall vision and strategy as well as guiding the development of client relationships in the region. Before that, he also led Accenture’s Financial Services business in India.

Prior to joining Accenture, Piyush was part of the leadership team at that Lloyds Banking Group. Having worked across several other Financial Services organisations including Barclays, American Express and RBS, Piyush brings extensive experience of working with Boards and shaping business strategy, change management and IT programmes. Piyush also held a few other senior roles including Head of Strategic Alliances for the life, pensions and investments firm Scottish Widows, and member of the management board at the UK-based IT services firm Xansa.
Piyush has a degree in Economics from Delhi University and an MBA from ENPC School of International Management in Paris. He is based in New Delhi.

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Dr. R S Sodhi
Managing Director
GCMMF (AMUL)

Dr. Rupinder Singh Sodhi,61, is Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, Ltd., (AMUL), which is India’s largest Food Products organization with annual turnover of more than Rs. 38,550 crores during 2019-20.  Dr. Sodhi has 38 years of rich experience in leading & developing cooperative sector within Indian dairy industry. He has been responsible for creating the current structure of the AMUL, enabling the organization to maintain and enhance its leadership status within Indian dairy industry. Member unions of GCMMF are procuring 25 million liters of milk per day from more than 18,600 Village Dairy Co-operative societies.

For more than three decades, Dr. Sodhi has worked under direct guidance & mentorship of father of white revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien and has ensured that values cherished by Dr. Kurien, such as integrity, dedication, courage, honesty, commitment to farmers and to consumers, remained deeply ingrained in the culture of AMUL.

Dr. Sodhi has obtained his Bachelor (Agriculture) degree from CTAE, Udaipur, India and he is first-batch alumnus from Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA).

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Rashesh Shah
Chairman & CEO
Edelweiss Group


Sal Khan
Founder & CEO
Khan Academy

Saurabh Kumar Sahu
Managing Director & Lead, Applied Intelligence
Accenture India

Saurabh Kumar Sahu
Managing Director & Lead, Applied Intelligence
Accenture in India

Saurabh is Accenture’s Managing Director and India Lead for Applied Intelligence – which constitutes Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Automation.

As the AI Lead for India, he is responsible for enabling businesses to achieve disruptive strategic outcomes through Analytics Innovation and accelerate Analytics and AI adoption for Indian clients across industries while fostering Accenture’s market leading position in Analytics-led business transformation.

In his 15+ years of experience, Saurabh has led consulting work across the UK, US, and Asia – in the areas of Growth Strategy, Sales & Marketing Effectiveness, and Supply Chain Transformation – managing large scale programs that combine consulting, technology and managed services.

Previously, Saurabh was the MD and Lead – Digital Customer Strategy for Accenture’s products business in India – responsible for driving the digital innovation agenda for clients in Auto, Industrial Equipment, Pharma and Consumer Goods sectors.

Saurabh is based in Mumbai and leads a passionate and dedicated set of professionals across management consulting, data sciences and technology focused on unlocking value through cutting-edge Analytics, Automation, RPA and AI interventions.

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Taapsee Pannu
Indian Actress


Umang Vohra
Managing Director & Global Chief Executive Officer
Cipla

Umang Vohra

Managing Director & Global Chief Executive Officer, Cipla

Umang Vohra has been Managing Director and Global Chief Executive Officer (MD & GCEO) of Cipla since September 2016. Umang joined Cipla in October 2015 as its Global Chief Financial Officer, and from January 2016 to August 2016 was Cipla’s Global Chief Operating Officer.

After gaining degrees in engineering, marketing and finance, Umang was associated with companies such as Eicher Motors and PepsiCo. Prior to joining Cipla, Umang was Head of the North America business for Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. Through his previous roles in India and the USA, he has built a distinguished career spanning almost two decades with deep understanding and experience in various aspects of the global pharmaceutical business.

Under Umang’s leadership, Cipla has built strong momentum in its home markets, augmented its capability, strengthened its core, and shown significant improvement in its operating margin and profitability. At the helm of the Management Council of Cipla, Umang’s big-picture agenda is to define and execute Cipla’s strategic growth roadmap and geographical footprint, identify the next levers of growth, invest in innovation for the future, and build the right organisation. Recognised as an action-oriented industry leader, Umang is a firm believer in the power of agile business models, disruptive technologies, data-driven analytics and a future-ready workforce with a view to shaping the healthcare ecosystem and making a difference to the lives of patients.

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