Speakers at the Annual Leadership Summit held on the 2nd of February at the Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur expressed great optimism about the country’s prevailing business climate. Leaders from diverse industries such as Energy, Media, Telecom, Transportation and Consulting were unanimous in stating that we cannot step out of the chaos of VUCA.
The Leadership Summit was held as a part of the Annual Business Fest - Purvodaya of the Vinod Gupta School of Management. The topic of the summit was Remodelling India Inc. – Leading businesses in the VUCA Age. The diverse panel consisted of leaders like Mr. Amogh Dusad (Head – Content, Sony Pictures Networks India) Mr. Mayank Bansal (Business Head – OEM, Hafele India Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Animesh Kumar (Director and CEO – PDP Shipping and Projects Ltd.), Mr. Arnab Roy (CFO - Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.), Mr. Gautam Borah and Ms. Indrani Chatterjee, the moderator for the panel discussion. Ms. Indrani Chatterjee rose up to the occasion and opened the discussion with examples of the modern world. The insightful discussion was followed up with a question and answer session.
Nobel Laureate, Dr Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank and an acclaimed revolutionary in the domain of Financial Inclusion graced the occasion as the Chief Guest for the inaugural ceremony. Speaking about how villages have taught him more about life than his experiences in the western world, Dr Yunus exclaimed that the western world gave him a bird’s eye view whereas the eastern grams of Bangladesh gave him the worm’s eye view.
Speaking about equal opportunities, Dr Yunus sighted an interesting example, if we take the seeds of the tallest tree from the forest and plant it in a flower pot, its growth is stunted. Similarly, we have created Social Bonsais amongst us by not giving space to the less privileged for growth.
The Guest of Honour for the event, Mr Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, MD and CEO of Bandhan Bank stated, as change is the only constant in the uncertain world, the only way to succeed is to be a part of this change and contribute to it. Optimum matching of employees, customers and businesses is a must for a company to sustain.
In a highly engaging session, Mr Balaji Vishwanathan, CEO of Invento Robotics, aptly stated passion and craziness are among the essential ingredients for success.
The audience was pleased to witness the plethora of business perspectives showcased by the dignitaries. The three-day gala event culminated with the prize distribution to the various winners coming from across the country to participate and learn at VGSoM.