Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur in association with the
Harvard Business School Club of India will host the first
Inclusive India Forum on
26th July, 2014 at IIM Udaipur campus.
Inclusive India Forum will be attended by stalwarts from corporate and social sectors. Confirmed delegates include
25 Harvard Business School Alumni,
25 Corporate Social Responsibility Heads from various companies and
Founders & Senior Functionaries of
40 NGOs from across India. Inclusive India Forum would be the first event of its kind organized in India, where different stakeholders from corporate organizations and NGOs would gather on one platform and discuss ways in which partnerships can be created in the development management space for the larger benefit of society.
Janat Shah,
Director -
IIM Udaipur, faculty and students of IIMU will welcome all the delegates in the event. The event will flag off by a Keynote address to be delivered by
Dr. Ganesh Natarajan,
Vice Chairman & CEO,
Zensar Technologies.
Indicative list of the prominent corporate personalities who will be attending the event comprises:
- Adil Zainulbhai, Senior Advisor & former Chairman - McKinsey India
- Padmashree Rajinder Gupta, Founder & Chairman - Trident Group
- Vikram Mehta, Chairman - Brookings India
- Jyotsna Bhatnagar, Head CSR - British Petroleum India
- Mohini Daljeet Singh, CEO - Max India Foundation
C-Suite Executives from some of the big firms across the country including Brookings India, Dr. Reddy Foundation, BP India, DLF, Vodafone, Piramal Foundation, Forbes Marshall, Genpact, Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc, Max India Foundation, ITC, MacArthur Foundation, NASSCOM Foundation, Secure, Shell Foundation and Harvard Business School alumni would unite together to deliberate on how the skills and resources from Corporate world can align with the Social services sector to develop synergies across various projects in the social space in the coming years.
Indicative list of prominent personalities from NGO space who would be participating in the forum comprises:
- Ashwin A. Shah, Founder - Gram Sewa Trust
- Rajiv Khandelwal, Founder & Chairperson - Aajeevika Bureau
- Binoy Acharya, Founder & Director - UNNATI
- Girish Sohoni, President & Managing Trustee, BAIF Development Research Foundation
- Mini Bedi, Asia Director of International Association for Community Development - Director Development Support Team (DST)
- Pankaj Shah, Director Community Health - SEWA Rural
The forum brings together personalities and leaders from NGOs like ACCESS Development Services, Akshaya Patra Foundation, Ananya Finance, Arth, Astha Sansthan, BASIX, British Council, Cecoedecon, Centre for Science and Environment, Concern India, Drishtee, EDVANCE Group, Food Security Foundation India, IBTADA, IIMPACT, Jatan, Lok Panchayat, Marie Stopes International, Pan Himalaya Grassroot, Piramal Foundation, Secure Giving, Seva Mandir, Shaishav, Smile Foundation, Uthan, VAAGDHARA, VANI and Vidya Bhavan Society.
The first panel discussion on “The Corporate World on the Social Sector” would be moderated by Dr. Ganesh Natarajan. This would be followed by second panel discussion on the theme “Development Management Sector in India: What works and what does not?” moderated by Mr. Anshul Arora, CEO - Edvance Group. The panel discussions will be followed by brainstorming sessions wherein delegates would be segregated into three focus groups and would discuss on current and possible future initiatives in Livelihood, Healthcare and Education sectors. One of the key anticipated outcomes of the forum is a roadmap which will give directions and indicators for working in a collaborative way on social projects in future, which would lead to inclusive growth in India in the long run.
The Udaipur community has shown keen enthusiasm and interest in this event. A Press Conference was conducted on
23rd July in IIM Udaipur campus as a pre-cursor for this event in which around 30 local press and media partners came to cover the event. Zucchini Italian Cuisine Restaurant of Udaipur has associated with the forum as the Food Partner.
IIM Udaipur through various initiatives in the past has shown a deep commitment towards developing socially responsible managers and actively contributes in societal development. This programme in collaboration with the HBS Club of India is another major step taken by the institute in the same direction.
