Forbes India Leadership Agenda discusses all things leadership and sustainablity
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Roshini Sanah Jaiswal, promoter and chief restructuring officer, Jagatjit Industries at the Forbes India Leadership Agenda Networking Lounge. She discussed 'Business Leadership in a High-tech World' as a panelist on March 8.
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Suresh Narayanan, chairman and managing director, Nestle India, shared his experience of how a good leader would react to an organisational crisis, delivering a no-holds-barred account to the Forbes India Leadership Agenda attendees on how he and his team at Nestle India dealt with the Maggi crisis .
When you're called upon as a leader in the crisis, it is more important to look at how you conduct yourself - Suresh Narayanan
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ReNew Power chairman and CEO Sumant Sinha, in conversation with Forbes India Associate Editor Aveek Datta on the topic, 'Building a Green Business Ground Up'.
Top takeaway from the Forbes India conversation:
"Infrastructure business in India comes with a reputation. It was important for us to do things ethically and always the right way. So after a while, fund investors were comfortable investing in us," he said.
"If you have a good idea and honesty of intent there are enough and more people who want to fund an idea," Sumant Sinha said.
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Forbes India Editor Brian Carvalho in conversation with Ajay Bijli, chairman and managing director, PVR Cinemas, on the topic, 'The Road to Leadership: PVR's rise to the top' at the Forbes India Leadership Agenda: Convergence of India Inc's Best Minds.
Top takeaway from the Forbes India conversation:
"Theatrical is still very relevant for filmmakers to get their money back rather than OTT. Just by revenue terms, cinemas are still very important," he said.
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Forbes India Special Correspondent Manu Balachandran in conversation with Deep Kalra, chairman and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip, on the topic 'Leading Disruption: Transforming How India Travels'.
Top takeaway from the Forbes India conversation:
"We want our experience to be as seamless and personalised as entering a coffee shop and getting 'the usual'. Couple this with artificial intelligence, and we're in a very exciting territory." he said.
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Forbes India Editor (Online) Neeraj Gangal in conversation with Raman Roy, CEO, Quattro, and Nasscom chairman; Roshini Sanah Jaiswal, Promoter and Chief Restructuring Officer, Jagatjit Industries; Pramod Saxena, chairman and managing director, Oxigen Industries; and Raj Kumar Rishi, MD, Xerox India, discussed all things leadership and technology in a high-tech world, on March 8.
Top takeaways from the discussion:
As a country, if we don't utilise the vast data trove that we have it will be a shame on us. - Raman Roy
Today no matter which sector you're in, you have to be a technology company first. If you're not, you're going for fail. - Roshini Sanah Jaiswal
For us [companies] to remain relevant, we have to keep to our basics but also adapt to technological changes. - Pramod Saxena
Today you can never be 'too connected'. I see a lot of meaning in this. But you need your personal time to plan for the day, reflect back on the ongoings. - Raj Kumar Rishi
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Forbes India Special Correspondent and Forbes India Leadership Agenda emcee Varsha Meghani in conversation with Roland Folger, chairman and managing director, Mercedes-Benz India.
Top takeaway from the Forbes India conversation:
Only about 25 percent women in India have a full time job. So while picking the best people, its not in their advantage. It's important to address fundamental issues first. - Roland Folger
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