#CII to hold 12th India Innovation Summit on 28th & 29th July in #Bengaluru #MakeinIndia

The theme for this year’s Summit is ‘Spirit of Innovation – Celebrating the Entrepreneur.’

#CII to hold 12th India Innovation Summit on 28th & 29th July in #Bengaluru #MakeinIndia pic.twitter.com/AXLzMeu6Z0

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) July 19, 2016

Some of key Speakers at the Summit include:
·         Mr. Priyank Kharge, Hon’ble Minister for IT & BT, Government of Karnataka
·         Mr. Gaurav Gupta, IAS, Commissioner for Industrial Development, GOK.
·         Dr. Gopichand Katragadda, CTO, Tata Group
·         Ms. Rekha M. Menon, Chairman, Accenture in India
·         Ms. Debarati Sen, Managing Director, 3M India Limited
·         Mr. K R Sanjiv, CTO, Wipro Limited
·         Mr. Kunal Shah, Co-Founder and CEO, FreeCharge
·         Mr. Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, Oyo Rooms
·         Mr. Parminder Gill, Co-Founder & CEO, Edusports
·         Mr. Mayank Kumar, Co-Founder & MD, UpGrad
·         Ms. Ashwini Asokan, Co-Founder & CEO, MAD Street Den
·         Mr. Sivan Menon, CTO, GE Healthcare India Pvt. Ltd,
·         Ms. Priyanka Agarwal, Co-Founder & CEO, Wishberry
·         Mr. Nitin Gupta, CEO, NavStik Labs
·         Mr. Shobu Yarlagadda, Producer- Baahubali & Co-founder Arka Mediaworks
·         Mr. K Ganesh, Co-Founder & Chairman, Portea Medical

#CII launches Green Product Certification for India

CII has launched ‘GreenPro’ Green Product Certification for India. As part of this initiative, CII has inked an MoU with UL (Underwriters Laboratories).CII estimates that the market potential for certified green products would be about USD 300 Billion by 2025.

#CII launches #Green Product Certification for India pic.twitter.com/FylLSDFJvx

— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) June 8, 2015

Parasu Raman R, Chairman, Green Products & Services Council & Founding Chairman, IGBC said “GreenPro will facilitate Indian industry to come up with innovations in green products and enable India emerge as a global leader in green businesses.”
Suresh Sugavanam, Managing Director and Vice President of UL South Asia said,  “Through this partnership we bring our global experience in developing standards and running such programs.That helps further the cause of the Indian industry and the consumer to be green”.Concrete blocks made by Zuari cement has received the first ‘GreenPro’Green Product Certification in India.

#CII office launch in #Bahrain

#CII office launch in #Bahrain pic.twitter.com/W3cbCwhP5u
— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 10, 2014

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has announced that it will launch its first office in the Middle East at a ceremony in Bahrain.
 The GCC is one of India’s most important trade and investment partners and the CII’s Bahrain office will aim to build on this relationship by encouraging Indian investment into the region. The launch represents a further strengthening of the relationship between Bahrain and India. There are over 350,000 Indian residents in Bahrain and total trade between India & Bahrain in 2011 exceeded $1.7 billion.
Prem Narain, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Chairman, OIFC said, “We hope that Indians overseas and Bahrain nationals will both be able to take advantage of this opportunity. Presently, there is a renewed interest in India as market, and India is also ready for investment. With the objective of strengthening India as the destination for business, OIFC has mounted a strong business delegation on the occasion of the Overseas Diaspora Engagement Meet and has signed a MoU with the EDB today with the hope that this will further bi-lateral interests and promote business interests in both nations.”
Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, said: “The Gulf is a very important partner for Indian businesses and we are delighted to be opening our first office in the region as we look to work for Indian Corporates as they look to expand internationally. Similarly, it would also facilitate promote investment from this region to India.
“The opening of our first office in the region is yet another step in developing our longstanding partnership with Bahrain and the region, and we are very excited about the possibilities this will bring in the future,” he said.
 

Ex CII President K N Shenoy passed away

Mr K N Shenoy was instrumental in making Indian Industry quality conscious & led the quality movement from the front. pic.twitter.com/7UMDBsAEFV
— CII (@FollowCII) August 18, 2014

Ex CII President Mr.K N Shenoy has passed away today.He was on the Board of Directors of Triveni Turbine Ltd. But submitted his resignation due to health reason in May this year.CII has expresses deep sadness at the passing away of Mr. K N Shenoy.

3M™-CII Student Innovation Challenge Award in #Bangalore

The Bangalore Chapter of The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) announced the winners of the 3M™ -CII Student Innovation Challenge Award. 3M India awarded the winning innovation submitted by a team of students from IIT Bombay who conceptualised an ultra-sensitive, low cost hand-held explosive detector system. The first runner up was a team from Anand Pharmacy College, Anand, Gujarat, who developed a cross-linked anti-bacterial hydrogel of silver sulfadiazine, a formula which could aid in healing severe burn wounds and a team from Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore came in third with their cost effective vegetable chiller for rural small farmers.

Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Raja Krishnamurthy, R&D Head at 3M India, said “We are extremely delighted at this opportunity to support an Award aimed at furthering innovations with social relevance instituted by a well-recognized body such as CII. We could instantly relate to it as it fell in line with our CSR strategy which focuses on education and sustainable innovation. To arrive at the winners we had to explore organisations that have occupied this space with young students. Eventually, from a pool of over 100 student projects from colleges and institutes across India, 10 of the most innovative ideas were shortlisted based on themes of Sustainability, Infrastructure and Healthcare - the 3 key focus areas for 3M in India. The top 3 innovative projects were awarded at the Tenth CII India Innovation Summit event.”

Adding to this Mr. S Gopalakrishnan, Immediate Ex. President, CII said “The theme for this year’s landmark edition of the Summit was ‘Innovation for Inclusive Growth’- acknowledging the need for innovative thinking to improve the lives of people across the socio-economic strata. Given its unique industrious and entrepreneurial spirit, Bangalore offers a great incubation environment for sustainable innovations. We wanted to join hands with an entity that shared the same ethos. 3M as the trusted promoter of this award was the most logical choice, given its global reputation for innovation.”

#CII congratulates #Arun Jaitley the new FM

CII congratulates u 4 getting Finance & Defence portfolios. We wish all d v best & extend full support. @arunjaitley pic.twitter.com/WKN40uxTHk
— CII (@FollowCII) May 27, 2014

"The challenges are very obvious. We have to restore back the pace of growth, contain inflation, and obviously concentrate on fiscal consolidation itself," Mr Jaitley said after taking charge as the new Finance Minister.

#CII Interactive Session with students in #Bangalore

CII-Indian Women Network (IWN) organized an Interactive Session on ‘Managing and Branding your Presence’ for the Final Year and PG students of Garden City College today. The interactive Session discussed the importance of personal branding in an increasingly connected world. Citing real world examples, deliberations at the interactive session gave the students a unique insight on as to how they can manage and use their brand presence in a positive way to further career growth and overall personality development, thereby encouraging and motivating them for future challenges.

Speaking on the occasion Ms. Geetha Panda, Co-Convener-Learning & Development, CII-IWN & Director GSD India & Malaysia Hewlett Packard, said that everybody has a reputation, a personality brand whether one wants it or not and every action or lack of action goes towards the creation of one’s brand. She added that the key to developing ones brand lay in figuring out ‘who you are’, identifying ‘who needs to know’ and understanding ‘why should they care’.

Ms. Anupama Bijur, Resident Editor, Magna Publications Co. Ltd. said that often people tend to think of brands as products, however people are also brands and it is important to recognize the qualities in you, for which a process of self discovery is necessary. She added that realizing who you are, developing qualities in yourself and projecting it are important steps in promoting brand you. According to her managing yourself is like managing a company which is hard work. She urged students to be honest in their appearance asking them not only to look the part but it as well.  

Ms. Rini Datta, Entrepreneur, IndiaEdge-Advisors, said that a brand is simply, a person’s gut feel about a person, a product, a service or a company. Brands are powerful because it helps people navigate multiple choices, it provides reassurance about their decisions and often offers emotional engagement. She explained,  how earlier personal branding used to be confined to monarchs like Cleopatra or Emperor Ashok etc…,  but now it’s for everyone, a corporate executive, a design guru, an entrepreneur or even a sales associate. Social media has made the world a stage and competition is fierce. She emphasized on importance of social media for building a brand.

Ms Priya Chetty Rajagopal, Convener –Learning and Development, CII-IWN & Executive Director, RGF Executive Search, set the tone for the discussion saying that the theme for the interactive session was ideal for a young audience looking to embark on a career. She said that today in a highly connected world personal and professional presence are defining factors as to how the world perceives you.

Mr. Bhupendra Khanal, Chief Executive Officer, Simplify 360 Inc. encouraged to students to be authentic and not try be someone else. He said that too often people waste a lot of time trying to be who they are not.

The interactive session also wide participation from the students, who posed several interesting questions to the panelists on a range of topics related to branding and online presence.

Ease of doing business in India:World Bank Report

India’s position in the ‘Doing Business’ annual reports published by the World Bank continues to be less than favourable; the latest rankings place India 134th among 185 countries. Concerned with India’s dismal ranking, a survey-based report on the prevailing business regulatory environment in the country was undertaken by the CII with the support of KPMG in India. The survey aimed to identify the improvement areas in various aspects of doing business in India viz. starting a business, land acquisition, labour, and taxes. The report has highlighted that even after two decades of economic reforms, India continues to falter on various sub-indices such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, paying taxes, enforcing contracts or resolving insolvency; specific recommendations have been made on these areas and new initiatives that have led to positive change have also been pointed out.

JLL and #CII host India Day event in #London

UK corporates gathered today to discuss the advantages of India’s anticipated growth plans and true potential of India’s Real Estate market at St. James' Court, The Taj Hotel, London.

The India focused event 'India 3.0- Decoding a Billion Opportunities’ hosted by JLL, in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), involved keynote sessions, presentations and a panel discussion revolving around India’s rising economy, where real estate continues to form a key ingredient for success. Keynote speakers addressed which Indian locations UK and European corporates should establish and expand their business, as well as India’s real estate regulatory requirements.

Anuj Puri, Chairman & Country Head, JLL India, said: "The philosophy behind this event was to address the questions and concerns of UK and European based corporates as well as SMEs that have an interest in India. One of the overarching topics of debate was how India is transforming its mindset while dealing with its political, social and economic priorities. The discussions also focused on the means by which UK corporates, investors and SMEs can continue to derive value from the lucrative yet highly complex Indian Real Estate market."

John Duckworth, Board Member, JLL UK also stated: “We are extremely pleased to have hosted this event for our clients. We believe India will be one of the great success stories of this century - a rising power in the world. We are seeing UK corporates keen to partner as she grows.”

In conjunction with the London event, JLL released its latest thought leadership report ‘Destination India - A Real Estate Journey for Corporate Occupiers’. The report highlights the opportunities available to UK based corporates; looking specifically at growth areas such as the Indian hospitality industry and potential for industrial and warehousing in the country.
 

NEW OFFICE BEARERS FOR CII – KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL

CII Karnataka today announced their new office bearers for the year 2014-15. Mr. Sandeep Kumar Maini, Director, Maini Precision Products Pvt Ltd will take over as Chairman of CII Karnataka State Council form the incumbent Chairman Mr. Soumitra Bhattacharya, Joint Managing Director, Bosch, while Mr. A. M. Muralidharan, President, Volvo Construction Equipment, India will serve as the Vice Chairman. Mr. Maini’s name was announced at the first meeting of the reconstituted Karnataka State Council held in Bangalore today.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Maini is the Chairman of the Maini Group of Companies since 2007. The Group consists of companies that have Domestic and International Operations in the fields of Automotive & Aerospace, Plastics & Composites, Material Handling Equipments, Storage Systems, Electric Vehicles and All-Terrain Vehicles.

The Maini Group is also the founder promoter of REVA, the largest selling Electric Car in the world. He was the Chairman of Reva from 2007- 2010 and now serves as a Director on the Board of Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles.

In addition the Maini Group has several Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances with Global Leaders in various sectors. Mr. Maini has been involved with CII Yi (Young Indians) since its formative years and has also chaired the Young Indians - Bangalore Chapter-CII in the past.

Mr. A. M. Muralidharan is the President of Volvo Construction Equipment in India. He is responsible for all market-facing activities across Volvo CE, overseeing customer operations as well as general management including sales, ecosystem expansion and marketing for the business.

Muralidharan is a key member of Region Asia management team of Volvo Construction Equipment and has a 15 year long tenure at Volvo. With over 28 years of experience, Murali has an impressive track record of driving transformations to create high value customer-centric organisations in India, Belgium and Singapore. He has been credited with setting up the Construction Equipment Business in India in 1997. Murali has also held various leadership positions within Volvo including MD Volvo India.

Prior to joining Volvo, Muralidharan worked with Ingersoll-Rand India Ltd as a Business Leader, where he was responsible for their construction and mining business and in Escorts in construction equipment sales. Muralidharan holds a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Marketing and Systems. Murali also heads the CSR panel for CII in Karnataka.

5th CEOs ROUNDTABLE ON BROADCAST organised by CII

Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari has said the digitization process during Phase-III and IV would have to focus on the interest of the consumers in order to ensure that they were partners in the process rather than adversaries. For this purpose, the industry would have to run a focussed consumer awareness campaign, whereby the consumer would have to be sensitized about the benefits accruing from this process. The Minister stated this while speaking at 5th CEO’s Round Table organised by CII here today.

Elaborating further, Shri Tewari stated that the campaign would have to focus on improved quality of viewing and related qualitative benefits accruing to the consumer as a result of the implementation process. The learnings of the implementation during Phase-I and Phase-II would also have to be taken into account while outlining the implementation roadmap for the remaining phases. For digitization to succeed, the industry would have to make efforts to ensure that the consumer was an integral component in the digitization value chain. At the same time, the comprehensive approach would also ensure the emergence of viable business model for the industry.

On the issue of Television Rating Points (TRPs) the Minister said that this initiative was an attempt to make the process transparent, credible and accountable. At the same time, the endeavor was to address aberrations in the existing rating system. The Minister added that this initiative was based on the past recommendations of the Standing Committee, TRAI, and Dr. Amit Mitra Committee. The Government had also been approached in the past by the industry stakeholders to rectify the existing flaws. The long term objective was an attempt to usher a system with defined rules within an existing framework.

On the issue of monopolies in the Cable TV sector, Shri Tewari said that regulator had already made its recommendation and the issues involved were being examined by the Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC). The Minister also mentioned that for the broadcasting sector to grow the regulatory framework ought to be stable and transparent for all stakeholders. This would ensure orderly growth for the sector in the long run.

CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2013

Mr Sachin Pilot, Minister for Corporate Affairs recognised India’s Most Sustainable companies at a special presentation of the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2013 in New Delhi on 20 December.

The Awards are a part of the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development’s continued efforts to create awareness, promote policy and practices, and create capacity to mainstream sustainability practices. Not only do the Awards help reward exemplary enterprises for their pioneering efforts, but this recognition also helps create beacons of inspiration for others to follow.

The ceremony was attended by some of the most illustrious and distinguished CEOs who came to receive their Awards, including Mr Kuldip Kaura, CEO and MD, ACC; T V Narendran, MD, Tata Steel; Gautam Dalmia, CEO, Dalmia Cement; Mohan Saxena, MD & CEO, Ayurvet; and, C S Verma, Chairman, SAIL.

The Awards were presented to 23 winning companies. Tata Steel Limited, ACC Limited and SRF Limited received the Sustainability Prize, the second highest recognition, and the highest received this year.

The third level of recognition, Commendation Certificate for Significant Achievement, was awarded to Yes Bank limited; Infosys Limited; Ambuja Cements Limited; The Tata Power Company Limited; Shree Cement Limited; UltraTech Cement Limited; Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited; Mantri Developers Private Limited; Nicco Parks and Resorts Limited; Automotive Sector – Mahindra and Mahindra Limited; Rourkela Steel Plant – Steel Authority of India Limited; JSW Steel Limited – Vijayanagar Works; and, Reliance Industries Limited – Hazira Manufacturing Division

Finally, the Commendation Certificate for Strong Commitment was awarded to Dalmia Cements (Bharat) Limited; Hindustan Zinc Limited; Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited; Grundfos Pumps India Private Limited; Ayurvet Limited; Ambuja Cements Limited – Maratha Cement Works; and, Ambuja Cements Limited – Bhatapara Unit.

This year, nearly 50 applicant companies underwent a rigorous evaluation process that includes an on-site assessment by a peer team of CII-certified assessors, who spent approximately 1000 man-hours per application over a period of six months. The final shortlist of winning applicants was validated by a preeminent jury comprising leaders from government, industry, civil society and academia.

For a brief overview of the Awards, please visit:

http://www.sustainabledevelopment.in/ourbrands/ciiitcsustawards
For detailed information on the 2013 Awards cycle, methodology, past winners and testimonials, please visit:

http://www.sustainabledevelopment.in/whatwedo/performanceassessment
About CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

A pioneering effort by CII, the Centre works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of business, partnering business and government alike through training, advisory and consultative services. It is the fountainhead of transformative and inclusive solutions to promote sustainability, which nurtures clients to compete, expand opportunity and excel in today’s dynamic business environments. The Centre enables businesses to become sustainable, and channels the potential of Indian industry to power the country’s agenda for inclusive growth and sustainable development