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Zinnov Awards and Recognition is a platform on which both individuals and corporates alike are acknowledged for having exemplified integrity, excellence and innovation This is the 4th year of these awards and this night is to both and accreditation and celebration of the winners
In the last 2 decades India has been the proverbial hotspot of globalization. Today India is at an inflection point where on one hand there is expectation of value beyond cost and on the other there is rapid growth of indigenous innovation. This keynote is a mirror to the opportunity this unique time presents for each of us …. How do we change the world, how do we make it better, how do we create meaningful change through innovation, how do we steer not just India but the world through the next generation of technol
The engineering charters in India have plateaued, largely attributable to the limited technical talent available. The onus of accepting the status quo or taking definitive action lies with the industry as a whole. To address this reality the industry in the last three months has rallied together and established an initiative that will be the foundation for the talent that will architect the next generation of products from India. The focus of this session is to share the milestones defined and the expected outcomes from this initiative. This will include industry awareness programs, common curriculum and training programs, immersion programs etc.
India is on the mind of business builders everywhere. The second most populous country in the world with more than 1.2 billion people, it’s a growing destination for multinationals to spread their wings. And according to Ravi Venkatesan, it’s the perfect place for that—as entering India serves as the ideal litmus test for successfully entering (and winning in) other emerging markets. This session will provide an insider’s view on how to tackle challenges that are uniquely India slow growth, corruption, red-tapism, policy uncertainty etc.
Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Education, Affordable Housing etc. are all top of the mind issues for 2/3rd of the world’s population. With the cornucopia of problems there are bound to be myriad solutions. But in order to make a ‘real’ difference it is critical to understand what to pay attention to, and what to ignore as irrelevant.
The objective of this session is to gear leaders to ask themselves “Looking back upon my day, what was signal, and what was noise? And what did I choose? “
Tripled since 1947- Population in India (2012) – 1.2 Billion Tripled since 2004 - R&D talent pool in India (2012) – 220,000 Decreased by 23 places in the last 3 years - India’s Global Innovation Ranking -64th. It is time for us to step up and create….
Year 2014: Doubled since 2013 – Patents from India
With 35% of the overall IT talent pool working under the GIC umbrella, and more than 70% of the businesses being supported from the India center, do the leaders in India have what it takes to be the CIO of the enterprise?
The discussion will bring to light some of the leading and lagging characteristics of leaders which are potential enablers to making them the CIOs.
Vishveshwaraya ...1 man..… Innumerable accomplishments… Many generations benefitted.
The discussion in question will bring into focus whether ‘being Vishveswarya’ is a question of nature or nurture
In the last century numerous catch phrases evolved to explain the role of a customer – ‘customer is king’; ‘there is only one boss – the customer’; ‘a business exists to create a customer’ and more famously Henry Ford said, “The customer pays the wages.” Translation: Customers ultimately determine the growth and survival of any business .
The advent of social media has raised the bar for customer experience and companies are finding it increasingly important to start understanding and really listening to customers. This discussion will delve into the different ways Indian R&D stakeholders can enhance their customer EQ either directly or through proxies to keep abreast with customers’ expectations.
If you were the chief innovation officer of the world, what would you do, what do you need, what human problems would you solve and why? A unique perspective from people who have attempted and succeeded at solving large scale problems
No one has been able to successfully define, scope, deliver and measure themselves on innovation. This is more of an issue in IT as people tend to sway towards two ends of the spectrum - one where all continuous improvements and minor service improvements are termed innovation and the other where only radical transformations are acknowledged as innovatoins.Is one of the two spectrums the answer? or is there a middle path to this innovation connundrom?
This session is a tribute to technical stalwarts from the industry who have contributed to growth of their organizations and enriched technical competence of the ecosystem as a whole.
Most India R&D Centers have evolved to become microcosm of their global organizations. This phenomenon has provided an inimitable opportunity for us to break through the proverbial walls of Business Unit(BU) silos and collaborate.This discussion, through simulated examples, will focus on how with less-insular inputs, the possibilities of revenue generation can be multiplied.
‘The weakest link’ is not just the name of a game show but a hard truth relating to the middle management layer in many MNC R&D centers. We often hear that “Innovation is driven either top down or bottom up” but forget the critical linkage the middle management layer provides. Both Technology and Innovation requires strong middle management capability and this discussion is the first steps we are taking to understand what it takes to build middle level management capability for the next generation technology
This session is dedicated to inspiring and unconventional ideas that have germinated despite the constraints of the ecosystem. It will include presentations from a diverse set of people from the industry who have made a difference in their sphere of work.The key objective is to have people from different walks of life share their ideas, personal journey to Connect , Inspire and Simplify
India has a long history of path breaking innovations especially in fields of Medicine, Mathematics and Astronomy. Over the centuries we have become globally renowned for many more things;Yoga- Baba Ramdev , Fashion – Ritu Beri ,Bollywood - Aishwarya Rai , Education - Nitin Nohria, Science - Sunita Williams , Business -Indira Nooyi etc.
This session is dedicated to learning’s the possible adjacencies that these industries bring for MNC R&D fraternity
If asked do you think collaboration is a good? Almost everyone yourself included will raise their hand. But if we ask WHY you should do it, the answer is not as clear. The reality is collaboration has many dimensions and defining the true value of collaboration is complexThese case studies are from companies who have shattered their organizational silos share their perspective and experiences on how they realized the true value from collaboration
Is IT as a Services and IT as a Business are the two major shifts that the companies are going through. EMC and Schneider Electric are already successfully executing these initiatives for their enterprise. Through this session, two leaders will articulate as to how they accomplished this objective and what will it take for the other centers to take on such initiatives.
Innovative companies have mastered the art of building product design into the organization DNA, the result being beautiful products, quality all the way through, delighted customers’ in turn thriving topline of organizations.P&G, Philips, Kaiser, Apple, GE, 3M are all examples of such companies.This session will delve into whether this combination of creative and analytical approaches is a passing trend or is it a reality where each of us needs to step up and take measures to include our company’s name on this list
History doesn’t make itself, people do. It took the first man 56 years to break the 10 second barometer in the 100 meters dash. In the last 40 years it has since be broken 15 times. Being the first in any sphere is always hard and today we have a fantastic opportunity to be inspired by people who beaten the odds and have paved the way for others.This session is special as it has legends and creators of history share their personal stories on how they believed and influenced change.Today we are faced with endless possibilities, each an opportunity for us to shine, to rise to the moment , take a stand , and Be the First Against All Odds.
