Let’s Have Free Trade in Knowledge
Confluence 2009 was a remarkable program more so because of the presence of APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India who spoke on the essentials of management. The first part of the program was chaired by Professors of IIMA, Mr Dixit, followed by Abraham Koshy. Managing director of Apollo Hospital, Chennai, Dr Preetha Reddy was the first speaker of the afternoon session. She discussed on topics like healthcare, education and infrastructure. She was of the view that India’s population is not a problem but an unprecedented opportunity.
Executive Director of KPMG, Mr Arvind Mahajan was the next to take the dais. He spoke on new paradigms to succeed and sustain. He spoke about the growth rate that has changed drastically. He also said “India is not decoupled anymore- global competitiveness only ticket to long-term survival”
Arvind Mahajan was followed by Meenu Handa who added to his argument regarding innovation. She shared her views as to why she felt that Indian companies are the most innovative. She added that the nature of Indians to create sense from chaos and using it to arrive at a destination is what made Indians different from others. She ended her speech on a striking note, pointing that with strong determination India can definitely become a knowledge power.
