AMPOS guest speakers
AMPOS
Guest Speakers
P. Srinivasa Reddy
Topic: Customer Value Management
Date: 02 Jul 2023
Mr. Reddy spoke on Customer Value Management (CVM) based on his invaluable experience in Jamipol Ltd, a Tata Company. The fusion of expertise between suppliers and customers culminates into a wellspring of knowledge, channelling the essence of customer requisites into a potent catalyst for value creation. The speaker's 34-year tenure within the steel industry cast a luminous backdrop, underscoring the real-world applicability of the insights shared. A captivated student body found themselves enriched by this course, recognizing the profound value it encapsulated. The guest lecture, an enlightening engagement woven with insights, seamlessly transitioned into an interactive Q&A session, resonating harmoniously with the receptive students.
Ajay Arora
Topic: Leadership through Physical wellbeing
Date: 05 Jul 2023
Mr. Ajay Arora, Vice-President of Strategic Planning, with Penchant for Performance Marathon- Runner & Coach; Public Speaker & Scholar for Life conducted a session on physical well-being for the students. The session was organized on 5th July 2023 at the Hyderabad campus. He emphasized the ways to get physically active by overcoming internal resistance. He conducted a practical session the next day with tips on running and exercising, which the students much enjoyed. The talk has motivated many students to change their sedentary lifestyle and adopt best leadership practices
P. Srinivasa Reddy
Topic: Customer Value Management
Date: 02 Sep 2022
Mr Prasad spoke at length about Customer Value Management. He stated that while customer centricity is valuable, collaboration is the key to harnessing value in the supply chain. There is a need for a better understanding of Customer requirements by suppliers and supplier capabilities by customers. Suppliers and customers can be a source of knowledge, and understanding customer requirements can lead to immense value creation. His experience of 34 years in the steel industry was evident, and the students found the talk of immense value.
Venkatesh Natrajan
Topic: Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing / Automobiles
Date: 28 Aug 2022
Mr. Venkatesh Natarajan, ex-Chief Digital Officer, Ashok Leyland Limited, spoke to the students of AMPOS in Hyderabad. He kept the students en-gaged with thought-provoking use cases of Ashok Leyland that employed digital technologies to generate immense business value. He spoke at length on the ‘definition of AI technology as we understand it,’ ‘drivers of AI technology in the automobile industry,’ ‘AI use cases powering the organisation’s vision and ‘best prac-tices employing AI.’ The session generated many questions, especially about data security and cyber crimes. The students highly appreciated the session.
Praveen Pardeshi
Topic: Labour Laws
Date: 12 May 2022
Shri Praveen Pardeshi, Member, Capacity Building Commission, talked to a packed house of AMPOS students and student executives of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship #MSDE. Amongst many thought-provoking ideas shared by him, three powerful statements stand out: Countries are rich or poor due to their institutions (these are the ‘rules of the game’, not organisations). Labour laws are one set of institutions, and things change only if the rules of the game change Bring down the price of labour to its abundance value, a failproof recipe for a labour surplus country like India. There is an urgent need to tweak the labour laws to tap the labour market Forge partnerships with opposing forces before they become opponents; it’s a sure-fire way to push reforms.