CORPORATE TURNAROUND THROUGH LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION
Speaker
Mr RV Sridhar
Executive Director - Downstream at
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited
(AM/NS India)
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Nov. 18, 2022, 4:30 PM (IST)
India@75, Parliament@70
On Friday, November 11, we had a fascinating session by Dr MR Madhavan, co-founder and president of PRS Legislative Research.
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Mr.M R Madhavan
President, PRS Legislative Research
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Nov. 11, 2022, 4:30 PM (IST)
Family Business Evolution: The Story Of Pragati Offset
On Friday, November 4, we had a very informative session by Mr Narendra Paruchuri, CEO of Pragati Offset as part of the ICFAI WiseViews Leadership Conversations Series.
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Mr. Narendra Paruchuri
CEO, Pragati Offset Printers
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Nov. 04, 2022, 4:30 PM (IST)
Space, Technology & Society - Lessons From Isro
On Friday, October 21, we had an inspiring session by Dr A S Kiran Kumar, former chairman of ISRO. The session was moderated by Prof R Prasad and Prof Sudhakar Rao.
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Dr.A S Kiran Kumar
Former Chairman, ISRO
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Oct. 21, 2022, 4:30 PM (IST)
Self Care For Empathetic Leadership
On Friday, Oct 14, we had the 76th session in the ICFAI WiseViews series. The speaker was Sister Shivani of the Brahma Kumaris. The full recording of the session is available at:
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Sister BK Shivani
from Brahma Kumaris
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Oct. 14, 2022, 4:30 PM (IST)
Electric Vehicles In India: Priorities And Pitfalls
On Friday, October 7, we had a very inspiring session by Mr Uday Narang, head of the Anglian Omega Group and an evangelist for electric vehicles. Mr Narang spoke about the electric vehicle opportunity in India and how his company is contributing to sustainability and green living.
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Mr.Uday Narang
Chairman, Omega Seiki Mobility
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Oct. 07, 2022, 4:30 PM (IST)
Medical Technology Innovation In India: Potential And Pitfalls
On September 30, we had a fascinating session by Dr. Jitendra Sharma, the Managing Director & Founder CEO of the Visakhapatnam based Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) Asia’s first medical devices manufacturing park.
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Dr. Jitendra Sharma
MD & Founder CEO, AP MedTech Zone (AMTZ);
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sep. 30, 2022, 4:30 PM (IST)
Your Customers Are Talking About You On Social Media Are You Listening?
On Friday, Sep 23, we had a highly engaging session by Mr Ram Bhamidi, an Entrepreneur and Co-Founder and CEO of Radarr.com. A B2B SaaS platform based out of Singapore and Bangalore, Radarr helps businesses get actionable signals from social media data.
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Mr.Ram Bhamidi
Co-founder & CEO Radarr.com
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sep. 23, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Decoding The Digital Jungle
On Friday, September 16, we has a very insightful session by Mr Vikas Chawla, a digtal marketing expert, entrepreneur, author and angel investor and co founder of Social beat. With a 300+ member team, Social Beat is amongst India’s fastest growing digital marketing solutions companies and a trusted digital growth partner for leading brands and hyperscaling startups in India. The full recording is avaliable at:
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Mr.Vikas Chawla
Co-founder, Social Beat
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sep. 16, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
How To Manage Your Life And Career - The Chanakya Way
On Friday, September 9, we had an engaging session by Dr Radhakrishnan Pillai. The session was well moderated by our R Prasad and Sudhakar Rao. Here is the link to the entire session:
Dr.Radhakrishnan Pillai
Founder & Director -
Chanakya International Institute of
Leadership Studies
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sep. 09, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Unlocking Ideas And Inspiration Via Qualitative Research
On Friday, Sep 2, we had a very highly insightful session by Ms Nirupama Kaushik who leads the Qualitative research and Innovation practice at Brandscapes. The full session can be viewed at:
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Ms.Nirupama Kaushik
Consulting Partner,
Brandscapes Worldwide
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sep. 02, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Active Career Management - Take Charge of Your Professional Growth
On August 26, we had a highly engaging session on Active Career Management by Ms. Uma Kasoji. The full webinar can be accessed at:
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Ms.Uma Kasoji
Co-founder - The Star in Me
Member - Board of Governors -
IIM Kozhikode
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
August 26, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Life Of A Brand - Sustaining In An Ever Changing Eco System
On Friday, August 19, we had a highly insightful session by Mr. Dhruba Mukherjee, CEO of the Ananda Bazar Group. Mr. Mukherjee spoke about brands, what makes them succeed, how they can sustain themselves and why they fail.
The session was very ably moderated by our Prof R Prasad and Prof Sudhakar Rao.
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Mr. Dhruba Mukherjee
CEO, ABP Group
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
August 19, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
How Business Failures Can Lead To Entrepreneurial Success: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur and Investor
On Friday, August 13, we had an engaging session by Mr Chandu Nair, a serial entrepreneur. Mr Nair’s mission in life is to help entrepreneurs to succeed. He plays three roles: Mentor/angel investor in the early stages of the lifecycle, Growth advisor in the next stage and an investment banker who can facilitate the sale of the company in the later stage of the life cycle.
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Mr. Chandu Nair
Entrepreneur & Investor
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
August 12, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Gamification in E-Commerce: Opportunitiea & Challenges
On Friday, August 5, we had an insightful session by Mr Rajesh Dembla, a serial entrepreneur and investor in many start-ups. Mr Rajesh is trying to create a new paradigm in ecommerce through gamification.
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Mr. Rajesh Dembla
Entrepreneur, Investor & Speaker
Founder, Bidzapp.in
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
August 05, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Assessing India's Policy and the Impact of the Conflict on Global Economy
On Friday, July 29, we had a very insightful session by Ms. Suhasini Haidar, the Diplomatic Editor of The Hindu, one of India’s oldest and most respected national dailies. Ms Haidar shared her perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the larger implications.
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Ms. Suhasini Haidar
Diplomatic Editor - The Hindu
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 29, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
How to Build Iconic Brands by Applying New Advances in Brain Sciences
On Friday, July 22, we had a fascinating session by Mr. Sandeep Dayal, a marketing expert and currently the Managing Director of the Chicago based strategy consulting firm, Cerenti Marketing Group. He is the author of the latest bestseller “Right Between the Ears – How to Use Brain Science to Build Epic Brands.” The topic of the webinar was: Using brain science to build iconic brands.
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Mr. Sandeep Dayal
Managing Director,
Cerenti Marketing Group,
Chicago
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 22, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Accelerating your Career Journey to the Top Business Leader's Perspective
On Friday, July 8, we had a very important session by Ms Manisha Saboo, an Associate Vice President and Delivery Head at Infosys, responsible for delivery of software testing projects for the Financial Services clients of the company across Europe, Asia and Oceania.
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Ms. Manisha Saboo
Campus Head,
Infosys Hyderabad SEZ
President, HYSEA
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 08, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
The Evolution of Media: Potential and Pitfalls for Marketers
On Friday, July 1, we had an engaging webinar by Ms Apurva Purohit, the 62 nd webinar in the ICFAI Wise Views series. The topic was:” The evolution of media: the potential and pitfalls for marketers.” The session was moderated by Prof R Prasad and Prof Sudhakar Rao.
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Ms.Apurva Purohit
Co-funder Aazol Ventures,
Business woman & Best Selling Author
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 01, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Online Platforms for Social Good: Potential and precaution
On Friday, June 24, we had a very insightful session by Mr Bhaskar Enaganti. Mr. Bhaskar Enaganti is a serial entrepreneur who has been featured in the book ‘Icons of Indian IT’ authored by Prof. Sadagopan, Director of IIIT Bangalore.
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Mr. Bhaskar Enaganti
Founder & CEO, SociallyGood
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
June 24, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Transformative Learning: Integrating the Heart, Mind and Body
On Friday, June 17, we had a fascinating session by Mr Lobsang Phuntsok, Founder and Director, Jhamtse Gatsal Children’s Community. Mr. Phuntsok’s work is focused on transformative education, sustainable development, and social entrepreneurship.
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Lobsang Phuntsok
Founder & Director,
Jhamtse Gatsal Children's Community
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
June 17, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
From UPI to CBDC: The Rise & Rise of Digital Money
On Friday, June 10, we had a fascinating session by Dr Santanu Paul, the founder and chief executive of TalentSprint, a digital upskilling and bootcamp platform for professionals in search of deep and disruptive skills.
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Dr. Santanu Paul
Founder, CEO & MD - TalentSprint
Prof. R. Prasad
Director-Academic Wing, ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director-Branding, ICFAI Group
June 10, 2022, 4:00 PM (IST)
Energy Storage Solutions: The Way Ahead
On Friday, June 3, we had a fascinating session by Dr Rashi Gupta, fondly known as “Batterywali of India.” She is the Founder & Managing Director of Vision Mechatronics Private Ltd, a name to reckon with in the field of Robotics, Renewable Energy & Energy Storage. Dr Gupta is widely considered a pioneer in the manufacturing of Advanced Lithium Batteries in India.
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Dr.Rashi Gupta
Founder & MD.Vision Mechatronics
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
June 03, 2022, 4.00 PM (IST)
WHY GOOD COMPANIES FAIL?
On Friday, June 3, we had a fascinating webinar by Dr. Jagdish Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at the Goizueta Business School, Emory University, and Atlanta GA. The theme of Dr Sheth’s talk was “Why do good companies fail?”
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Prof.Jagdish Sheth
Renowned Scholar & Internationally
Recognized Thought Leader
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
May 27, 2022, 7:30 PM
AI Powered Atmanirbharta
On Friday, May 20, we had a very insightful session by Dr SS Mantha, former Chairman of AICTE. He explained some of the subtle nuances of Artificial Intelligence and how it is shaping individuals, industries, education and society. Dr Mantha also raised some thought-provoking questions and shared his perspectives on how AI will evolve in the coming years.
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Dr. S S Mantha
Former Chairperson, AICTE
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
May 20, 2022, 7:30 PM
CASE STUDIES: Business Practice, Research & Learning
On Friday, May 13, we had an insightful session by Mr. Richard McCracken, Director, The Case Centre. Mr Richard McCracken has been serving as the Director of The Case Centre since March 2008 and oversees The Case Centre's global operations from its UK office.
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Mr. Richard McCracken
Director, The Case Center, UK
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
May 13, 2022, 7:30 PM
CARE vs CURE Implications for Maternal & Child Healthcare Management
On Friday, May 6, we had an inspiring and fascinating session by Dr Evita Fernandez, the head of Fernandez Hospitals. Dr Fernandez spoke about the key issues in childbirth, how the mortality rate of mothers during childbirth can be brought down further and most importantly how more compassionate and cost effective healthcare can be provided to expectant mothers even in the rural areas with the help of midwives. Here is the link to the whole session:
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Dr. Evita Fernandez
Chairperson - Fernandez Foundation
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
May 06, 2022, 7:30 PM
Innovation in Digital Entertainment: Trends & Opportunities
On April 29th we had a very engaging session by Mrs Megha Tata, Managing Director, South Asia for Discovery. In a very engaging style, she spoke about the evolving trends in the entertainment industry and then responded patiently to various questions.
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Ms. Megha Tata
Managing Director-South Asia,
Warner Dros. Discovery
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
April 29, 2022, 7:30 PM
Sports as a Social Mission: The Case of Slum Soccer
On Friday, April 22, we had a fascinating session by Prof Vijay Barse whose life’s mission is to change the lives of underprivileged youth living in slums through football.
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Mr.Vijay Barse
Founder, Slum Scoccer
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
April 22, 2022, 7:30 PM
Entrepreneurial Potential in Traditional Indian Foods: The Case of Nei Native
Nitya Ganapathy is a Media Marketing and Sales professional with 22 years of work experience across companies like Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd., Viacom18 and TV Today. She founded Nei Native a luxury Superfoods and Consumables venture in May 2021. Nei Native offers homemade, handcrafted ghee made using a traditional family recipe. The family enterprise also offers filter coffee powder, and thirattipaal, a Tamil dessert and aims to launch more products this year.
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Ms.Nitya Ganapathy
Founder & CEO
Nei Native
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
April 15, 2022, 7:30 PM
Leadership Lessons From The Journey To Mars
On Friday, April 1, we had a fascinating session by Dr K Radhakrishnan, former Chairman, ISRO. This was the 50th webinar in the ICFAI WiseViews series. A great speaker for a befitting occasion. Congratulations to Prasad and Sudhakar for keeping the ICFAI flag flying high for about a year now.
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Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
Former Chairman, ISRO
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
April 01, 2022, 7:30 PM
LIFE OF A KUNG FU NUN: An Inspiration to Himalayans
On March 25, we had a very interesting webinar featuring Jigme Rupa Lhamo and Jigme Yangchen Ghamo. They are part of a group of young nuns from the ancient Drukpa lineage of Buddhism. These nuns have adopted Kung Fu as a way to build inner strength and confidence while championing gender equality.
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Jigme Rupa Lhamo &
Jigme Yangchen Ghamo
Kung Fu Nuns
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Mar. 25, 2022, 7:30 PM
When Food is Right Medicine is of No Need - Opportunities in Farming, Food Processing & Retail
On Friday, March 18, we had a very impactful session by Dr. Khadar Valli who has dedicated his life to building a healthy society. Dr Khadar Valli believes that the right kind of food, a simple lifestyle and the right agricultural practices are all that society needs to mend its ways and get itself into top health.
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Dr. Khadar Valli
Millet Man
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Mar. 18, 2022, 7:30pm
From Child Labour to Education: Innovations from the Pandemic
Shantha Sinha is Professor (Retd), Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, former Chairperson National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Government of India, Founder Secretary Trustee of Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya Foundation (M V Foundation) and India’s leading child rights activist of international repute.
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Prof. Shantha Sinha
Former Chairperson-NCPCR
Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Mar. 11, 2022, 7:30pm
Digital Transformation in the Financial World
On March 4, we had a very insightful session by Ms Sirisha Voruganti, Managing Director and head of Architecture, Data and Digital Technology for Consumer & Community Banking (CCB) at JP Morgan Chase (JPMC).
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Ms. Sirisha Voruganti
Managing Director
JP Morgan Chase
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Mar. 04, 2022, 7:30pm
View the World with a Digital Tilt: The Brightcom Way
On Friday, Feb 25, we had a very insightful session by Peshwa Acharya, President of Brightcom. Peshwa spoke about the emerging trends in digital marketing and digital transformation. This was the 45th webinar in the ICFAI Wise Views series moderated by Prasad and Sudhakar week after week without a break.
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Mr Peshwa Acharya
President, Group Strategy
Brightcom Group
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Feb. 25, 2022, 7:30pm
There's a Brand within You
Mrs Santha John was born in Munnar, Kerala and was educated in Delhi, Nainital, Chennai, Hyderabad and New York. She is the Founder- Director of CoachLife.asia and Associate Member of the International Institute of Coaching & Mentoring (IIC&M). A helpful and accessible person, Mrs. John has been informally coaching people all her life. But she wanted to learn it formally.
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Ms.Santha John
Founder Director, Coachlife.asia
Former Chairperson Emeritus,
JWT Mindset
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic Wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Feb. 18, 2022, 8.00pm
Sensory Branding Strategies: The Cream Stone Way
On Friday, Feb 11, we had the 43 rd session in the ICFAI WiseViews series of Leadership Conversations. The speaker was Mr Viren Shah, a young Hyderabad based entrepreneur. Viren spoke about how he has grown his ice creams business with a special focus on the sensory branding strategies that have played a key role in popularising his product.
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Mr. Viren Shah
Director, Scoops Ice Cream &
Cream Stone Concepts
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Feb. 11, 2022, 7:30pm
ATMANIRBHARTA IN DEFENCE: Opportunities & Challenges in Defence Manufacturing Sector
On Friday, Feb 4, we had a fascinating session by Lt Gen AV Subramanian AVSM, VSM (Retd). Lt Gen Subramanian spoke about the evolution of India’s Defence Technological base and the journey towards Atmanirbharta. He explained briefly Indian Defense Eco System, the various initiatives and opportunities and the indigenous Science and Technology development through DRDO.
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Lt Gen A V Subramanaian,
AVSM, VSM (Retd)
Former DG, Weapons & Equipment (Indian Army)
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Feb. 04, 2022, 7:30pm
Leadership for Social Purpose - The Case of Amala Akkineni
On Friday, January 28, 2022, we had a very engaging session by Mrs Amala Akkineni, movie star, dancer, celebrity and social worker. Mrs Amala was a picture of calm and composure as she first made a captivating presentation on her journey and then went on to answer the questions posed to her by Prasad and Sudhakar with patience and precision.
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Ms.Amala Akkineni
Actor & Co-founder,
Blue Cross Hyderabad
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Jan. 28, 2022, 7:30pm
Environics: Applications for health & Well-being
Mr Poddar is a Civil Engineering graduate from IIT Delhi and has over 40 years of experience running various businesses. He got the idea for Synergy Environics in 1989 after the failure of his LPG cylinder manufacturing business. When he was told that he had violated Vaastu in his plant, Mr Poddar, with his training as an engineer, did not first buy the argument. Then he met Ganapathy Sthapathi and Krishna Bhatt, the famous architects.
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Mr. Ajay Poddar
Founder & MD.Syenergy Environics
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Jan. 21, 2022, 7:30pm
"Emerging Tech for Social Good - The Case of Marut Drones"
On January 14, 2022, we had a very interesting session by Prem Kumar Vislawath, Founder & Chief Innovator at Marut Drones. Prem explained how his company is designing and deploying customized drones to solve some important social problems: mosquito eradication, afforestation, delivery of medicines and vaccines in remote areas, spraying pesticides in farms, etc.
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Mr. Prem Kumar Vislawath
Founder & Chief Innovator, Marut Drones
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Jan. 14, 2022, 7:30pm
Brand Bheem Local Story Going Global
On January 7, 2022, we had a fascinating session by Rajiv Chilaka, the founder and CEO of Green Gold Animation which has created Chhota Bheem. This iconic character has become the mascot of the Indian animation industry, and today appeals to kids worldwide in its new global version, Mighty Little Bheem.
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Mr. Rajiv Chilaka
Founder & CEO, Green Gold
Animation Creator of Chhota Bheem
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Jan. 07, 2022, 7:30pm
Formalising Entrepreneurship over a Cup of Tea
On December 31, 2021, we had a very engaging session by a young entrepreneur, Mr. Uday Srinivas Tangella. Uday is an engineer by profession, but entrepreneurship has always been his calling. Uday has taken up the near impossible challenge of providing premium quality tea to consumers at a price (Rs 10) which has never been achieved in the retail industry. His company Tea Time provides high quality tea to customers at an affordable price without cutting any corners.
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Mr. Uday Srinivas Tangella
Founder & MD, "Tea Time"
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Dec. 31, 2021, 7:30pm
Healthcare Entrepreneurship: Leadership and Social Responsibility
On Dec 24, we had a fascinating session by Dr Varaprasad Reddy, Chairman of Shantha Biotech. Dr Reddy began his career as a research scientist with DRDO. He then worked with APIDC. After a short entrepreneurial stint with Hyderabad Batteries, he started his own venture, Shantha Biotech in 1992.His vision was to develop affordable vaccines that would meet international standards. In the last 30 years, Dr Reddy has pioneered the development of various vaccines.
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Dr. K I Varaprasad Reddy
Founder, Shantha Biotechnics Limited
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Dec. 24, 2021, 7:30pm
Shaping Mindsets in Society: The Role of Art and Creativity
Mr Pattnaik was born in Puri, Odisha in India. He was the youngest of three brothers in his family. His childhood was full of hardships. The turning point came when Mr Pattnaik started sculpting images on sand from the age of seven. He has since designed hundreds of sand art and emerged as one of the globally renowned artists in this field.
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Dr. Sudarsan Pattnaik
International Sand Sculptor President,
Lalit Kala Academy, Odisha
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Dec. 17, 2021, 7:30pm
Corporate India and the new focus on ESG
On Friday, December 10, we had a fascinating session by Dr Mukund Rajan, Chairman, ECube Investment Advisors, a first of its kind platform created in 2019 to catalyze ESG changes in India. Dr Rajan spoke about the evolving ESG landscape in India.
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Dr. Mukund Rajan
Chairman, Ecube Investment Advisors
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Dec. 10, 2021, 7:30pm
People Performance Consulting
Mr T Muralidharan (TMD) is the founder and Chairman of three-decade old TMI Group. TMD holds a B. Tech from IIT-Madras (1979), Post- Graduation from IIM-Ahmedabad (1981) and a Bachelor of Law (LLB) in Osmania University (2021). He is a serial entrepreneur who has launched many successful start-ups.
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Mr.T Muralidharan
Founder & Chairman, TMI Group
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Dec. 03, 2021, 7:30pm
Investing in India: New Investment Opportunities and Game Changers
On Friday, Nov 26, we had a fascinating session by Mr. Nilesh Shah, an ICFAI alumnus and founder of Envision Capital. Mr Shah completed his MBA from the prestigious Institute of Rural management, Anand and his CFA from ICFAI.
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Mr. Nilesh Shah
Founder and CEO, Envision Capital
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Nov. 26, 2021, 7:30pm
Crisis in World Financial Management Implications for Growth for Indian Business
On Friday, November 19, we had a fascinating session by Mr Mohan Guruswamy, a well-known author, commentator and activist. Mr. Guruswamy spoke about how the world economy has evolved in the last 2000 years and how it will evolve in the years to come.
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Mr. Mohan Guruswamy
Formerly Economic Advisor
to Govt of India
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Nov. 19, 2021, 7:30pm
From Idea to Implementation - Perspectives from a Spacetech Venture
On Friday, Nov 11, we had a fascinating webinar by Mr Pawan Kumar Chandana, cofounder of Skyroot Aerspace. This was the 30 th webinar in the WiseViews series.
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Mr. Pawan Kumar Chandana
Co-Founder and CEO,
Skyroot Aerospace
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Nov. 12, 2021, 6:30pm
Finding Purpose: The Journey from Campus through Career
On Friday, Nov 5, 2021, we had the 29 th webinar in the ICFAI Wise Views series. The speaker was Mr. Leo Fernandez, the CEO and founder of Talent Ease. His purpose in life is creating tomorrow’s leaders today. The topic of the webinar was: Finding purpose: The journey from campus through career.
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Mr. Leo Fernandez
Co-Founder and CEO,
TalentEse
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Nov. 05, 2021, 6:30pm
Leadership for Social Impact: Perspectives from Safai Karmacharis
On Friday, Oct 29, we had a fascinating session with one of India’s most remarkable leaders, Mr Bezwada Wilson. Mr Wilson is the National Convenor of the Safai Karmachari Andolan a human rights organization that has been campaigning for the eradication of manual scavenging.
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Mr.Bezwada Wilson
Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
National Convenor, Safai Karmachari Andolon
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Oct. 29, 2021, 6:30pm
Ethics and Leadership: Perspectives from a Healthcare Entrepreneur
On Friday, Oct 22, we had a fascinating session by Mr Vikram Uppala, Cofounder of NephroPlus. Asia’s largest dialysis services provider. Founded in 2010, NephroPlus is today available in 4 countries, 165 cities and 265 centres. This venture has successfully mobilized four rounds of funding, adding up to $ 70 mn from VCs.
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Mr. Vikram Vuppala
Founder & CEO, NephroPlus
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Oct. 22, 2021, 6:30pm
Against the headwinds, Leadership is a solo ride
On Friday, Oct 15, Dussera day, we had a very insightful session by Mr Deenanath Harapanahalli. This was the 26th webinar in the Wise Views Series hosted by Prasad and Sudhakar. These webinars have been broadcast every Friday evening, for the past 6 months without a break. Our complements to Prasad and Sudhakar on this phenomenal achievement.
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Mr. Deenanath Harapanahalli
Founder and CEO, LifeCykul
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Oct. 15, 2021, 6:30pm
Ethics in Business is no Longer an Option
On Oct 8, we had the 25th webinar in the ICFAI wiseviews webinar series, featuring Mr. Peri Maheshwer, the CEO of Careers 360. As the company’s website mentions, Careers 360 integrates millions of student and institutional data points to make sophisticated recommendations and predictions that will help students to explore their interests and pursue careers aligned with their abilities.
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Mr. Maheshwar Peri
Chairman & Founder, Career 360
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Oct. 08, 2021, 6:30pm
Transforming India's jewellery Value Chain: The Tanishq Way
On October 1, we had a fascinating webinar by Mr. Ajoy Chawla, CEO of Titan’s jewelry division which includes brands like Tanishq, Mia, Zoya and CaratLane. Titan’s jewelry division has a presence in 200 towns with more than 450 retail outlets and an outsourcing network that stretches across the country.
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Mr. Ajoy Chawla
CEO, Jewellery Division,
Titan Company Limited
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Oct. 01, 2021, 6:30pm
Learning to Leadership: From Rural to Global - Journey of Ravi Tangirala
On September 24, we had a very interesting session with Mr. Ravi Tangirala, a senior executive of Mass Mutual, the famous insurance company. Mr. Tangirala hails from Machilipatnam, near Vijayawada. He did his graduation at VIT and his post-graduation at the Tuck School of Business. Mr. Tangirala has 21 years of experience in various industries and reputed organizations including E*TRADE, the World Bank and the US Government.
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Mr. Ravi Tangirala
Head, MassMutual India GCC
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sept. 24, 2021, 6:30pm
The Indian Edupreneur - Opportunities & Challenges in the New Normal - Learnings from the Journey of Career Launcher
On Friday, Sep 17, we had a very insightful session by Mr R Satya Narayanan, Chairman of CL Educate, a listed Edtech company. He has been a founder of well-known ventures in education like Career Launcher and Indus World Schools. Today, he is a much sought-after advisor in the field of education and entrepreneurship.
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Mr. Satya Narayanan R
Founder & Chairman, CL Educate
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sept. 17, 2021, 6:30pm
Transforming a Heritage Business: The Journey of Paradise Biryani
On Friday, Sep 10, we had a very interesting webinar by Mr. Gautam Gupta, CEO of Paradise Biryani. Mr. Gupta is an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Lucknow. Before joining Paradise, he worked with reputed companies like Reckitt Benckiser and ITC. Mr. Gupta has rich experience in the FMCG and Retail Pharma businesses. With Paradise since 2015, Mr. Gupta is trying to scale up and take global, a famous Indian brand.
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Mr. Gautam Gupta
CEO, Paradise Food Court Pvt. Ltd
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sept. 10, 2021, 6:30pm
FROM A CATERPILLAR TO A BUTTERFLY: A NATURAL(S) STORY
With more than 600 salons spanning across the country, Naturals has become a trusted name in beauty and wellness for customers in India. The Chennai-based salon chain has also gone international with its operations in Dubai and is now seriously looking at the US. Naturals has converted what was considered a taboo activity (Barbers are looked down upon in India.) into an aspirational, lifestyle business. The founders aspire to make Naturals the number one salon in the world.
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Mrs. K Veena & Mr. C K Kumaravel
Foundation, Naturals Salon
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
Sept. 03, 2021, 6:30pm
Innovation led Globalization and Diversification: The Journey of Cycle Pure Agarbathies
On Friday, August 27, we had a fascinating session by Mr. Arjun Ranga, CEO of Mysore based N Ranga Rao and Sons Pvt Ltd, famous for its Cycle brand Agarbattis (Incense sticks). Mr.Ranga did his engineering at Jayachamarajendra College of engineering, Mysore and his MBA from Thunderbird. He belongs to the third generation of the family which owns the business and took charge as CEO of one of the group companies, N Ranga Rao and Sons in 2005.
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Mr. Arjun M. Ranga
CEO, N Ranga Rao & Sons Pvt. Ltd.
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
August 27, 2021, 6:30pm
Paradigm Shift in Indian Agriculture: Perspectives from an Agribusiness Leader
On Friday, August 20, we had a very insightful session by Mr. David J Lobo, Chairman of the Deejay Group, a pioneer in hybrid coconut breeding. The session was moderated by our Prof R Prasad and Prof Sudhakar Rao.
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Mr. David J. Lobo
Chairman, Deejay Group
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
August 20, 2021, 6:30pm
Nurturing Product Innovation in the New Normal
On August 13th, we had a very insightful session by Ms Suparna Mitra, CEO of the watches and wearables division of Titan. The topic was "Nurturing product innovation in the new normal."
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Ms. Suparna Mitra
CEO, Watches & Wearables.
Titan Company Limited
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
August 13, 2021, 6:30pm
Reflections of a Technology Entrepreneur
On August 6th, we had a very insightful session "Reflections of a Technology Entrepreneur" by Dr BVR Mohan Reddy, the founder of Cyient, earlier known as Infotech enterprises.
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Dr. BVR Mohan Reddy
Founder Chairman, Cyient Ltd.
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
August 06, 2021, 6:30pm
The China Story - Lessons for Indian Industry
On July 30th we had a very interesting webinar by Dr Mrityunjay Athreya, the famous management thinker and consultant on how China has developed over the years and what India can learn from that country. This is the 14 th webinar in the ICFAI Wise views series. The webinar was moderated by our Prof R Prasad and Prof Sudhakar Rao.
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Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya
Leading Management Thinker
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 30, 2021, 6:30pm
"The Responsibility of Leadership"
On Friday July 23rd, we had a very insightful session by Ms. Vinita Bali, a senior corporate leader, associated with reputed organizations like Coca Cola, Cadbury and Britannia and worked in different countries across the world including the UK, Nigeria, South Africa, Latin America, the US and of course India. Ms. Bali did her Master’s in management from the University of Bombay and subsequently did another Masters from the Michigan State University.
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Ms. Vinita Bali
Business Leader
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 23, 2021, 6:30pm
Building and Communicating a Public Image: Strategies for Working Professionals
On July 16th, we had an insightful session by Mr. LV Navaneeth the CEO of the Hindu Group Publishing Pvt Ltd. Mr. Navaneeth is an outstanding advertising and marketing professional who was with the Hindu between 1998 and 2006 and is now back again with India’s leading newspaper.
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Mr. L.V. Navaneeth
CEO, The Hindu Group Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 16, 2021, 6:30pm
Leadership, Life Lesson, Inspiration.
On July 12th, we had our 12th webinar in the ICFAI Online WiseViews series featuring Mr. Harish Bhat a senior executive of the Tata group. The session was moderated by our Prof R Prasad and Prof Sudhakar Rao.
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Mr. Harish Bhat
Brand Custodian, Tata Son
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 09, 2021, 6:30pm
Emerging Business Models & Opportunities for existing businesses in post pandemic world
On Friday, July 2, we had a fascinating session by serial entrepreneur, Krishnan Ganesh. Mr. Krishnan is a distinguished alumnus of Delhi University and IIM Calcutta. He has held senior level positions with Wipro, Bharati British telecom and HCL Ltd.
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Mr. Krishnan Ganesh
Serial Entrepreneur, Growth story in and
promoter - BigBasket Portea Medical, HomeLand
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
July 02, 2021, 6:30pm
"The Big Bad World of Bad Money"
On June 25, we had an engaging webinar by Vivek Kaul, author, journalist and an alumnus of ICFAI. The webinar was moderated by Prof R Prasad and Prof Sudhakar Rao.
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Mr. Vivek Kaul
Author, Columnist
Prof. R Prasad
Director - Academic wing, ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding, ICFAI Group
nbsp; June 25th, 2021, 6:30 pm
Role of Digital in Remagining Ops / Supply Chain
On Friday, June 18, we had a very insightful session by Prof Janat Shah, Director, IIM Udaipur on how digital technologies are transforming the supply chain.
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Prof. Janat Shah
Director, IIM Udaipur
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
June 18, 2021, 6:30 pm
The World of Brands in 2020s
On Friday, June 11, we had a very interesting session by Mr. Ramanujam Sridhar, the Founder CEO of brand-comm PR. He is an IIM Bangalore alumnus from the class of 1982. Mr. Sridhar was awarded “Distinguished Alumnus” by IIMB in the year 2010.
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Mr.Sridhar Ramanujam
Founder, brand-comm
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
June 11, 2021, 5:00 pm
Start Ups - from Ideation to Scaling
On Friday, June 4, we had a very interesting session by Mr Ninad Karpe, Venture Capitalist, Partner in 100X, former CEO of Aptech and Managing Director of CA India.
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Mr. Ninad Karpe
Venture Capitalist, Partner-100X
Former MD/CEO, Aptech Ltd
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
Mr. Sudhakar Rao
Director - Branding ICFAI Group
June 04, 2021, 6:30 pm
Spring Back from Rejection Challenges
On Friday, May 28, we had a very insightful webinar featuring Dr Ambi Parameswaran, a distinguished alumnus of IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta and an advertising industry veteran. He is currently an independent director on the boards of various reputed companies.
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Dr. Ambi Parameswaran
Brand Strategist/Coach
Founder, Brand-Building
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
May 28, 2021, 6:30 pm
Healthcare Innovation during the Pandemic - Opportunities and Challenges
On Friday May 21, we had a very insightful session by Anu Acharya, CEO and founder of Map my Genome. A distinguished alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, Ms. Acharya spoke on “Healthcare innovations during the pandemic.”
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Ms. Anu Acharya
CEO, Mapmygenome India Ltd.
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
May 21, 2021, 6:30 pm
Evolving from the First Gen Business - Lessons for Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs
On May 14, we had an engaging webinar by Mr Devendra Surana, a leading Hyderabad based entrepreneur. Mr Surana is the CEO of Bhagyanagar India Ltd and an alumnus of IIM Bangalore and runs a charitable hospital. Mr Surana shared his insights and perspectives on what it means to be an entrepreneur and on what goes into building and running a successful business. The session was moderated by our R Prasad and Sudhakar Rao.
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Mr. Devendra Surana
Managing Director,
Bhagyanagr India Limited
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
May 14, 2021, 6:30 pm
The Mahabharata and the MBA: Lessons for the workplace
On May 7, we had a fascinating webinar by Prof V Raghunathan (Adjunct Professor, Schulich School of Business) who was with IIM Ahmedabad for 20 years and has also held senior level corporate positions in various companies including ING Vysya Bank. Prof Raghunathan has published several books and articles and is a widely acknowledged thought leader. A very articulate speaker, with an amazing command over his domain as well as language, he has a reputation for calling a spade a spade.
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Dr.V. Raghunathan
Adjunct Professor,
Schulich School of Business
Prof. R. Prasad
Director,
Academic wing ICFAI Group
May 07, 2021, 6:30 pm