KEYNOTES

'Lunch Keynote - 'Power of Co-Creation' by Prof Venkat Ramaswamy:  Following his new book, The Power of Co-Creation, being released in October 2010 (co-authored with Francis Gouillart), Prof. Ramaswamy will discuss the next practice of co-creation, a concept he coined with the late C. K. Prahalad and introduced in their 2004 book The Future of Competition. (A Google search of the term "co-creation" yields over 25 million hits today.) In particular, Prof. Ramaswamy will discuss why and how India and Indian enterprises can take the lead in shaping this next practice and drive new sources of value creation in its economy.

PANELS

Doing Business in India: How are global corporations succeeding?

Several global corporations have embarked on the great Indian journey to fuel the next level of growth. The billion consumers opportunity is attractive but not without its own unique set of challenges. Be it the McDonalds 'aloo tikki' burger or drugs priced at one third the global comparable - companies have had to adopt innovative strategies to succeed in this uniquely diverse land. The panelists will debate and discuss various strategies that global corporations have adopted and can adapt to successfully ride the big elephant.

India@75 - Progressing towards the Vision

Supported by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) the panel will explore India's potential to lead the world in 2022. The panel members will share the key drivers of the developmental context for India. Industry leader's will focus on income inequality, changing life styles, urbanization and emergence of universal aspirations, economic development , ecological crisis and finally the role of governance and the rule of law. With the Industry Think Tanks and Movers and Shakers on the panel, we believe the discussion will re-energize the vision as a priority and provide a solid footing on a road map as an Ultimate Tribute to CK. Prahlad himself.

SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION

Google's 'Gooru: Igniting the Passion to Learn -- a vision, system and pilot'

Gooru is a force-multiplier for teachers. It is a web experience that supports the curiosity, creativity and commitment of students by making learning fun and exciting within and outside the class. Gooru helps teachers spark the passion to learn in the class through the use of engaging web resources and constructive interactions. Gooru fuels the spark that is ignited in the class by providing the students with a digital textbook that is annotated with the class events and allows the students to personalize and interact with their class thus bridging in-class and out-of-class experiences to create a social sandbox for learning.