Vinita Bali addressing at AIMA’s 59th LeaderSpeak Session

Leadership is about “how you behave” and has nothing to do with where you are in the hierarchy irrespective of the sector you are in, said Ms. Vinita Bali, Independent Director on Global Boards and Former Managing Director, Britannia at AIMA’s 59th #LeaderSpeak Session. 

Leadership has come under sharp focus in recent years, especially due to the severe disruption caused by the Covid pandemic and other uncertainties. Leadership now has added responsibilities due to the added challenges of keeping up with technology, digitising business models, finding the right talent and much more. 

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Rajan R Navani, Vice Chairman and MD, Jetline Group of Companies, JetSynthesys at AIMA’s 60th LeaderSpeak Session

The evolving technology and the introduction of 5G has only fueled the growth of Metaverse.  People are already connected and are engaging extensively through social media, metaverse adds an extra dimension to it by making it more immersive, said Mr. Rajan R Navani, Vice Chairman and MD, Jetline Group of Companies, JetSynthesys at AIMA’s 60^th LeaderSpeak Session on ‘The Metaverse Conversation’.

The idea of the metaverse was popularised in science fiction a few years ago and in recent years, Hollywood films have given us a glimpse of the possibilities of a metaverse. Now, there is a spate of forecasts about metaverse technology’s potential to expand the business and the economy. A report suggests that the metaverse economy could be worth $13 trillion by 2020 if it can be integrated with mobile phones. Corporates can foresee huge opportunities to build virtual empires of their own and are studying how to develop metaverse properties and how to monetise those.

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General M M Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Former Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army addressing at AIMA’s 48th National Management Convention

General M M Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Former Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army talked about how the Indian Army had to adopt new warfare strategies and function fully yet efficiently, during the pandemic at AIMA’s 48th National Management Convention.

The past couple of years has been tough for India on multiple fronts. Not only has the county suffered due to the pandemic but has also faced threats on its borders from its neighbours. The standoff with China on the Himalayan Border has cooled off but is far from being resolved. Likewise, many other threats are complicating matters for India’s security.

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Harsh C Mariwala, addressing at AIMA’s 66th Foundation Day

At AIMA’s 66^th Foundation Day, Mr. Harsh C Mariwala, Chairman, Marico Limited elaborated on the journey of coming out of the premise of his family business and foraying into the Consumer Goods Market to build Marico.

An iconic businessman and the winner of AIMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2021. A Thought Leader on Entrepreneurship and Management, a multiple brand builder, and author of ‘Harsh Realities: The Making of Marico’, Mr. Harsh C Mariwala, Chairman, Marico Limited addressed one of AIMA’s 66^th Foundation Day Sessions about his entrepreneurial journey.

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Dr. Pawan Munjal addressing at AIMA’s 66th Foundation Day

AIMA conferred Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman, and CEO Hero MotoCorp with the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award on its 66^th Foundation Day. Dr. Pawan Munjal delivered the Keynote Address after being conferred with the Award speaking mainly on the lines of responsibility, innovation, sustainability and more.

Every year AIMA honours distinguished and eminent personalities, who have made outstanding contributions in the corporate world and professional management with the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award. Established as one of the most prestigious awards in the country, the Award was conferred to Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman, and CEO Hero MotoCorp his year. On the occasion of AIMA’s 66^th Foundation Day, Dr. Pawan Munjal delivered the Keynote Address after being conferred with the Award.

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R Gopalakrishnan addressing at AIMA’s Premiere Session of Management Café

Managers had to reinvent themselves to function on the disruption created by the Covid pandemic. With so much volatility and uncertainty, another facet was added to a manager’s responsibility of being able to manage in turbulent times. R Gopalakrishnan, Corporate Advisor, The Mindworks and Author gave valuable insights about how those who can handle “what if” situations, those who can unlearn things and those who learn to explore while exploiting will be the “managers of the future” when it comes to handling turbulence, at AIMA’s Premiere Session of Management Café.

The economic crisis of a couple of years had inflicted a lot of damage on business in general. But these crises also provided lessons for reviving business strategy and technology. With the passage of time, organisations found ways to recover, and in the process management structures and processes changed significantly. Managers had to reinvent themselves to function amid the widespread disruption created by the Covid pandemic. With so much volatility and uncertainty, another facet that is added to a manager’s responsibility is being able to manage in turbulent times.

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Sudha Murty addressing at AIMA’s 7th National Leadership Conclave

Philanthropy is about sharing things that you want to so that it gives you happiness. It could be about sharing your experiences, your ideas and affection, said Sudha Murty, Chairperson, Murty Foundation & Author and Social Worker, at AIMA’s 7^th National Leadership Conclave.

A perfect epitome of wealth and compassion, Sudha Murthy’s outstanding work in the area of education, healthcare, equality of income creation, culture, and public hygiene has set new standards for the wealthy people of this country. In addition to that, her contribution to modern Indian literature in Kannada and English is commendable. A prolific writer who has authored 30+ books across all genres, one of the ‘original’ Angel Investors in India, and has received Awards for both Philanthropy and Writing. They say it is easier to give money than your time, and she does both efficiently and she was there to share a slice of her life with the audience at AIMA’s National Leadership Conclave.

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Shiva Shivakumar addressing at AIMA’s 39th LeaderSpeak Session

“An individual is solely responsible for his career,” says Shiva Shivakumar, Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Aditya Birla Group. However, he also belted out tips on how to handle the career dilemmas from his new book- ‘The Right Choice: Resolving 10 Career Dilemmas for Extraordinary Success’ at AIMA’s 39^th LeaderSpeak Session. 

Having an illustrious career across different industries and having his views on leadership and strategy widely known, Shiva Shivakumar, Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Aditya Birla Group talked about his maiden book, ‘The Right Choice: Resolving 10 Career Dilemmas for Extraordinary Success’ that became a bestseller, at AIMA’s 39^th LeaderSpeak Session.

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Sanjiv Bajaj addressing AIMA’s 50th LeaderSpeak Session

Many sectors including the Financial Services were hit badly by the pandemic but with digitisation and risk management practices in place, companies can strengthen their ‘resilience’ to come out of unprecedented events like the pandemic, said Sanjiv Bajaj, Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Finance Limited at AIMA’s 50^th LeaderSpeak Session.

The economy had recovered from the shadow of the pandemic and the GDP growth had bounced back. There had been major growth in every segment of the economy and consumer confidence had improved significantly. But the omicron variant of covid hit the economy again, hence the economy map had to be redrawn. Digitisation came as a revolution even in the financial services sector, as everyone opted for digitised transactions of money. The arena of financial services had to be broadened to offer lending, saving, insurance and investment products at all levels of the economic pyramid.
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Jayant Sinha addressing AIMA’s 53rd LeaderSpeak Session

To build a sustainable, competitive and resilient economy, India needs a new development model- a green frontier development model, that’ll take India on a Net Zero trajectory, said Jayant Sinha, Hon’ble Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance and Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) at AIMA’s 53^rd LeaderSpeak Session

It has become difficult to ignore the harmful changes in our planet’s life-supporting ecosystem because of humanity’s accelerated consumption of nature. The biggest source of climate change is the excessive burning of fossil fuels to fire up the engines of economic growth. The West can be accused of the hypocrisy of teaching about conservation after taking advantage of the planet’s bounty, but we can’t ignore the fact that humanity will suffer if the earth’s environment heats up further.

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