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Power Breakfast - India Inc 20:20

15th September 2006 at Rooftop, Hilton Towers, Mumbai 8:30AM - 10 AM

How will India Inc 20:20 look like? Will we see India Inc creating large transnational corporations reaching to global markets in automobiles, pharmaceuticals, textiles, chemicals, machinery, food processing? Indian IT and BPO industry is already large, how large would it be in 2020? Will India Inc use domestic resources to produce for global market? Will India Inc be able to develop symbiotic relationship with rural India for market and for resources? Woud a successful India Inc make for a developed India?

Knowledge Forum - STRATEGY and EXECUTION in an EFFECTIVE ENTERPRISE

15th September 2006 at Rooftop, Hilton Towers, Mumbai 7.00PM onwards

The panel Discussion is on "STRATEGY and EXECUTION in an EFFECTIVE ENTERPRISE" in this edition of the ETIG Knowledge Forum we have John Schwarz, CEO of Business Objects.

Schwarz was formerly president and chief operating officer of Symantec Corporation. Prior to Symantec, Schwarz spent 25 years at IBM Corporation, and currently serves as chairman of the Software Division Board for the Information Technology Association of America.The panelists confirmed would comprise of:

The panel will discuss on various points including what does an effective enterprise mean? Is it profit, revenues, growth, market share or fulfilling a human need and want that makes an effective enterprise.What is the role of strategy in effective enterprise? How is strategy determined. Who decides the strategy? Can information technology be used to shape strategy? Is strategy different from tactics?

Execution certainly stems from Strategy. And perhaps as important as strategy. If Strategy is about effectiveness, Execution is about efficiency. How does one improve efficiency of execution. Does Information Technology have any role in improving execution efficiency? What is the role of IT in both strategy and execution? How should IT be planned so that it contributes to great strategy and meticulous execution? How important is IT for an effective enterprise? '