9th Asian Family Business Conference: ISB

09.15 – 10.30

Inauguration and Keynote Address

• Madan Pillutla, Dean and Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Indian School of Business
• Dieter Spaelti, Vice – Chairman, Spectrum Value Management Limited, Switzerland
• 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

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

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

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

Break

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Campus Accommodation 

Indian School of Business 
Gachibowli
Hyderabad 500 111

• Single occupancy – Rs 2688 including tax per night
• Double occupancy – Rs 3808 including tax per night
• Extra person – Rs 1120 including tax per night
• Early / Late check in/ out – Rs 1680 including tax per night
• Room tariff does not include meals, and guests will settle laundry and minibar charges at the reception during check-out
• All payments have to be directly settled at the time of check-in by cash / credit card

Limited accommodation is available in the Executive housing on campus. Rooms will be allotted on first-cum-first-serve basis. 

Please note check-in time is 12.00 noon (if the check-in is before 12.00 noon, charges as applicable will have to be paid)

Gnvs_Sushma@isb.edu

Lemon Tree Hotel Gachibowli

Lane Behind ICIC Bank, Opposite Q city

Survey No 115/1, Financial District, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad 500032

T +91 40 44141414 |M +91 8008200189

www.lemontreehotels.com

• Room Rate   : Single/ Double @ 7000/ 7500 plus taxes.

Uday Chandra

ados2.hy@lemontreehotels.com

91 8008200189

Radisson Hyderabad Hitec City

Gachibowli-Miyapur Road, Hyderabad, 500032

T: 91 40 67696769

radissonhotels.com

• Superior Rooms - INR 10000 / 11000 + GST (18%)

Vijay Prakash

resv@rdhchyd.com;  sales5@rdhchyd.com
91 9963338456

Fairfield by Marriott Hyderabad Gachibowli
Road No. 2, Financial District, Gachibowli
Hyderabad,500032 

T: 91 40 45416699

https://fairfield.marriott.com/

• Superior Room - Single Occupancy - INR 8700 + GST
• Double Occupancy - INR 9200 + GST

Sarvar Pasha

ados@fairfieldhyderabad.com

91 99634 79253

Oakwood Residence Kapil 
Survey Number 115/1, Nanakramguda, Financial District, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032Tel: 91.40.66359999

Oakwood.com/Hyderabad

• Run Of the house category between – Studio Superior & 1 Bedroom Superior)
• Single- 9500+ Taxes
• Double-10500+ Taxes

Amandeep Singh

amandeep.singh@oakwood.com

91 77299 85818

Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel
115/1, ISB Road Financial District, Gachibowli, Hyderabad  - 500032
sheraton.com
Tel:  91 40 49251183

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/hydsi-sheraton-hyderabad-hotel/overview/

• Please check the hotel website for details

Farheen Khan

farheen.khan@sheraton.com

91 91009 63596

Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli, Road No 2,  I.T. Park, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500019

T: 91 40 48481234

hyatthyderabadgachibowli.com

• Hyatt King/Twin Room
• Single Rate in INR - INR 14000 CP + Taxes
• Double Rate in INR - INR 15000 CP + Taxes

Aman Madnani

Aman.madnani@hyatt.com

91 88861 08822

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