Leadership In The Age Of Disruption...The guest of honour, Rahul Bajaj, Head of Bajaj Group of...

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Leadership In The Age Of Disruption Dipti.Srivastava @timesgroup.com T he dignitaries present at the Foundation Day and National Management Day celebrations of All India Management Association (AIMA) deliberated on topics relevant in today's age of disruptive changes. The guest of honour, Rahul Bajaj, Head of Bajaj Group of Companies, and Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), in an interaction with TV Mohandas Pai, President, AIMA, and Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services Pvt. Ltd, stressed that 10 years down the line he would want to see poverty and inequality going down, bringing in more happiness in India. Earlier, Sanjay Kirloskar, Vice President, AIMA, and Chairman and Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers, introduced the guest of honour. Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA, presented her introductory remarks. Harshavardhan Neotia, Senior Vice President, AIMA, and Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group, concluded the inaugural session. While delivering his JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award Lecture, Nandan Nilekani, Non-Executive Chairman, Infosys Ltd, spoke about how Indians are going digital; how India is making businesses GST compliant; and how Indians are becoming data rich. He said that data wealth is turning into real wealth. In another session, Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group, and Sunil Kant Munjal, Immediate Past President, AIMA and Chairman, The Hero Enterprise, addressed the audience. Delivering a lecture on leading family businesses in the age of disruption, Adi Godrej said that typically family businesses underperform during economic expansion and they do better than the rest during economic contraction because they have leaner cost structures and they are quicker to react to threats and opportunities. Philanthropy is a way of life for Anshu Gupta, founder, Goonj, who talked about how things have changed over the years and what it takes to give back to the society. Akhil Bansal, Deputy CEO, KPMG in India, also addressed the gathering. On the occasion, the Foundation Day souvenir and AIMA 60-Year Special Report were also released. ADVERTORIAL Leaders of change AIMA - JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award winner NANDAN NILEKANI Non-Executive Chairman, Infosys Ltd AIMA Life Time Achievement Award for Management Award winner ADI GODREJ Chairman, Godrej Group AIMA Public Service Excellence Award winner ANSHU GUPTA Founder, Goonj AIMA - Dr. J S Juneja Award for Creativity and Innovation for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Award winner YANTRA HARVEST ENERGY PVT. LTD. AIMA - Kewal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education 2017 Award winner PROF BALA V BALACHANDRAN Founder, Dean & Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management, India AIMA Dr Ram Tarneja Award for Best Article in Indian Management Award winner HARISH BIJOOR CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc. Nandan Nilekani, recipient of the AIMA - JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award (L-R) Mohan Lakhamraju, Vice Chairman and CEO, Great Lakes Institute of Management; Anshu Gupta, Founder, Goonj; TV Mohandas Pai, President, AIMA and Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd; Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group; Rahul Bajaj, Head of Bajaj Group of Companies and Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha); Nandan Nilekani, Non-Executive Chairman, Infosys Ltd.; Harish Bijoor, CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc.; Harshavardhan Neotia, Senior Vice President, AIMA and Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group; Ajit Ratanchand Shah, Founder and Managing Director, Yantra Harvest Energy Pvt Ltd and Sanjay Kirloskar, Vice President, AIMA and Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers AIMA AWARD WINNERS Sponsor Knowledge Partner Sanjay Kirloskar and Anshu Gupta with Akhil Bansal, Deputy CEO, KPMG in India Harshavardhan Neotia and Adi Godrej with Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, The Hero Enterprise Distinguished delegates at AIMA's 62nd Foundation Day & 12th National Management Day On the occasion of 62nd Foundation Day and 12th National Management Day, All India Management Association awarded people from different walks of life for their exceptional work in nation building Adi Godrej receiving the AIMA Life Time Achievement Award for Management from Rahul Bajaj Nandan Nilekani with TV Mohandas Pai (L-R) Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA; TV Mohandas Pai; Rahul Bajaj; Harshavardhan Neotia and Sanjay Kirloskar

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Leadership In The Age Of Disruption

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The dignitaries presentat the Foundation Dayand National

Management Daycelebrations of All IndiaManagement Association(AIMA) deliberated ontopics relevant in today'sage of disruptive changes.The guest of honour, RahulBajaj, Head of Bajaj Groupof Companies, and FormerMember of Parliament

(Rajya Sabha), in aninteraction with TVMohandas Pai, President,AIMA, and Chairman,Manipal Global EducationServices Pvt. Ltd, stressedthat 10 years down the linehe would want to seepoverty and inequality goingdown, bringing in morehappiness in India. Earlier,Sanjay Kirloskar, VicePresident, AIMA, andChairman and ManagingDirector, Kirloskar Brothers,introduced the guest of

honour.Rekha Sethi, Director

General, AIMA, presentedher introductory remarks.

Harshavardhan Neotia,Senior Vice President, AIMA,and Chairman, AmbujaNeotia Group, concludedthe inaugural session.

While delivering his JRDTata Corporate LeadershipAward Lecture, NandanNilekani, Non-ExecutiveChairman, Infosys Ltd,spoke about how Indiansare going digital; how India

is making businesses GSTcompliant; and how Indiansare becoming data rich. He

said that data wealth isturning into real wealth.

In another session, Adi

Godrej, Chairman, GodrejGroup, and Sunil KantMunjal, Immediate PastPresident, AIMA andChairman, The HeroEnterprise, addressed theaudience. Delivering alecture on leading familybusinesses in the age ofdisruption, Adi Godrej saidthat typically familybusinesses underperformduring economic expansionand they do better than the

rest during economiccontraction because theyhave leaner cost structuresand they are quicker toreact to threats andopportunities.

Philanthropy is a way oflife for Anshu Gupta,founder, Goonj,who talked abouthow things havechanged over theyears and what ittakes to give back

to the society. Akhil Bansal,Deputy CEO, KPMG in India,also addressed thegathering.

On the occasion, theFoundation Day souvenirand AIMA 60-Year SpecialReport were also released.

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Leaders of change

AIMA - JRD Tata Corporate LeadershipAward winner NANDAN NILEKANINon-Executive Chairman, Infosys Ltd

AIMA Life Time Achievement Award forManagement Award winnerADI GODREJChairman, Godrej Group

AIMA Public Service Excellence AwardwinnerANSHU GUPTAFounder, Goonj

AIMA - Dr. J S Juneja Award for Creativity

and Innovation for Micro, Small & MediumEnterprises Award winnerYANTRA HARVEST ENERGY PVT. LTD.

AIMA - Kewal Nohria Award forAcademic Leadership in ManagementEducation 2017 Award winnerPROF BALA V BALACHANDRANFounder, Dean & Chairman, Great LakesInstitute of Management, India

AIMA Dr Ram Tarneja Award for BestArticle in Indian Management Award winnerHARISH BIJOORCEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc.

Nandan Nilekani, recipient of theAIMA - JRD Tata Corporate LeadershipAward

(L-R) Mohan Lakhamraju, Vice Chairman and CEO, Great Lakes Institute of Management; Anshu Gupta, Founder, Goonj; TV Mohandas Pai, President, AIMAand Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd; Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group; Rahul Bajaj, Head of Bajaj Group of Companies andFormer Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha); Nandan Nilekani, Non-Executive Chairman, Infosys Ltd.; Harish Bijoor, CEO, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc.;Harshavardhan Neotia, Senior Vice President, AIMA and Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group; Ajit Ratanchand Shah, Founder and Managing Director, YantraHarvest Energy Pvt Ltd and Sanjay Kirloskar, Vice President, AIMA and Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers

AIMA AWARD WINNERS

Sponsor Knowledge Partner

Sanjay Kirloskar and Anshu Gupta with Akhil Bansal, DeputyCEO, KPMG in India

Harshavardhan Neotia and Adi Godrej with Sunil KantMunjal, Chairman, The Hero Enterprise

Distinguished delegates at AIMA's 62nd Foundation Day &12th National Management Day

On the occasion of 62nd Foundation Day and 12thNational Management Day, All India ManagementAssociation awarded people from different walks of life fortheir exceptional work in nation building

Adi Godrej receiving the AIMA LifeTime Achievement Award forManagement from Rahul Bajaj

Nandan Nilekani with TV MohandasPai (L-R) Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA; TV Mohandas Pai; Rahul Bajaj; Harshavardhan Neotia and Sanjay

Kirloskar