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Particulars

Theme :     Revitalising the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Business Families

Venue : Khemka Auditorium, ISB, Hyderabad

February 01, 2025

Time (hrs)

Details

08.45 – 09.15

Registration

09.15 – 10.30

Inauguration and Keynote Address

• Madan Pillutla, Dean and Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Indian School of Business
• Sougata Ray, Professor and Executive Director, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise, Indian School of Business
• Inaugural Keynote : Entrepreneurship & Innovation as the Legacy for Building Lasting Family Businesses,  GV Prasad,  Co-Chairman and Managing Director Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
• Kavil Ramachandran, Professor and Senior Advisor, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise, Indian School of Business

10.30 – 11.00 

Break

11.00 – 12.00

Sparking Innovation and Ensuring Continuity in Family Businesses

Keynote : Reimagining and revitalising family businesses through innovation and entrepreneurship, Harsh Mariwala, Chairman, Marico and Kaya Limited

Chair : Sougata Ray, Professor and Executive Director, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise

12.00 – 13.15

Tradition to Transformation: Women Pioneering Sustainable Business Practices

• Pioneering purpose-driven business model and reshaping traditional businesses
• Beyond business: Expanding the family’s impact on society and community
• Balancing purpose and profit while being a green energy crusader

Speakers

• Tara Singh Vachani, Executive Chairperson, Antara Senior Care and Vice-Chairperson, Max India Limited
• Rati Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall Group
• Meher Pudumjee, Chairperson, Thermax Limited

Chair : Vanitha Datla, Vice Chairperson, Elico Limited

13.15 – 14.15

Lunch

14.15 – 15.15

Inspirational Gen Next: Navigating and Shaping the Future

• Growing family legacy by transforming businesses

Speakers

• Harish Lakshman, Chairman, Rane Group

Chair :   Falguni Shah, Partner and Leader - Entrepreneurial and Private Business (EPB), PwC India

15.15 – 15.45

Break

15.45 – 16.20

Changing Geopolitics and Emerging World Economic Order in the 21st Century: Implications for Family Businesses 

Keynote : Emerging geopolitics and economic order in the 21st century: Implications for Family Businesses - Dieter Spaelti, Vice – Chairman, Spectrum Value Management Limited, Switzerland

Chair : Sougata Ray, Professor and Executive Director, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise

16.20 – 17.00

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in India: Achievements and Prospects

Keynote – Leveraging family business capital and entrepreneurial spirit in the Indian entrepreneurship ecosystem -  Ashish Fafadia, Partner, Blume Ventures

Chair : Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, CEO, Fourfold Foundation

17.00 – 17.15

Break

17.15 – 18.15

Future-Proofing Family Businesses: Embracing AI Led Digital Transformation

• Future-proofing family businesses: Embracing emerging technologies to drive innovation for sustainable value creation
• Future-proofing your businesses: Embracing AI led digital transformation

Speakers

• Rajendra Srivastava, Novartis Professor of Marketing Strategy and Innovation Executive Director - Centre for Business Innovation (CBI), EFPM, Indian School of Business
• Prithvijit Roy, Managing Director and Lead – Data & AI, Strategy and Consulting Global Network, Accenture
• Prasanna Karhade, Associate Professor, CUHK Business School, Hong Kong

Chair : Abhishek Kathuria, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, Indian School of Business

18.25 – 19.25

Family Enterprise Success Across Generations

Keynote – John Davis, Chairman and Founder, Cambridge Family Enterprise Group/  Faculty Director, Family Enterprise Programs, MIT Sloan School of Management

Chair : Sougata Ray, Professor and Executive Director, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise

19.30

Networking and Gala Dinner

February 2, 2025 – Sunday

09.00 – 10.00

Alumni Change Makers: Leading the Entrepreneurial Revitalisation of Family Businesses

• Leveraging professional education and experience to inject fresh ideas and drive innovations in family business
• Revitalising traditional family businesses through innovation while balancing modernity and tradition
• Revitalising traditional family businesses through entrepreneurship and business model innovations

Speakers

• Akhil Ravi, Chief Executive Officer, Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services
• Aju Jacob, Managing Director, Synthite Industries Private Limited
• George E Ramapuram, Principal Architect and Managing Director, Earthitects

Chair : Govindarajan Narayanan,  Chief Executive Officer, 3xper Innoventure Limited

10.00 – 11.15

Navigating the Family Business Maze: Insights from The Global Experts

• How stewardship and family capital create a sustained competitive advantage
  
• Establishing and evolving the right governance and ownership structures
• How to tackle the succession challenge and drive outsized multi-generational impact
• Keeping the entrepreneurial spirit and “burning flame” alive in family business
• A systematic approach to family business strategy with best global practices

Keynote – Martin Roll, Global Family Business and Family Office Expert, Martin Roll Company / Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company / INSEAD Distinguished Fellow

Chair : Prasad Kumar, Founder, Human Endeavour Associates

11.15 – 11.45

Break

11.45 – 12.45

Unlocking Entrepreneurial Potential in Family Businesses: Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Governance

• Solidifying the foundation of the family for unleashing entrepreneurial energy: Governance, communication, and harmony
• Resolving family conflict to unlock entrepreneurial energy: Embracing mediation
• Resolving family conflict through mediation and building harmonious family culture for entrepreneurial success: A reflection

Speakers

• Anil Sainani, Managing Partner, BAF Consultants
• Laila Ollapally, Founder and Senior Mediator, CAMP Arbitration & Mediation Practice
• Mathew Chandy, Chairman and Managing Director, Duroflex Private Limited

Chair :  Nupur Pavan Bang, Director cum Dean,  The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

12.45 – 13.30

Family's Role in Building Transgenerational Enterprises – Lessons from Hilti

Keynote : Michael Hilti, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hilti

Chair : Kavil Ramachandran, Professor and Senior Advisor, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise

13.30

Valedictory followed by lunch