The 9 nuggets of innovation: Outsmart competition - 22 Feb 2021

Discussion on the Theme of the Book Authored by L.R.Natarajan

Guests of Honour: Mr Bhaskar Bhat Board Member, Tata sons Ltd & Former Managing Director, Titan Company Ltd Mr L R Natarajan Author, Teacher & Business Consultant

6:00 PM

Welcome Address Mr Ravichandran Purushothaman President, MMA President, Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd

6:05 PM

6:15 PM

Mr Vinay Kamath Senior Associate Editor The Hindu BusinessLine

E-Launch of the Book and Address by the Author Mr Bhaskar Bhat Board Member, Tata Sons Ltd & Former Managing Director, Titan Company Ltd

Mr L R Natarajan Author, Teacher & Business Consultant

MONDAY

In conversation with

FEB 22, 2021 | 6.00 PM

Mr Vinay Kamath Senior Associate Editor The Hindu BusinessLine

Q&A Session Share your questions by SMS/Whatsapp to 98401 23906

7:30 PM

Vote of Thanks Mr C Siva Kumar, Managing Partner, Prabha Associates & RV Industrie

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GUESTS OF HONOUR

BHASKAR BHAT Mr.

Bhat

has

mechanical Madras

a

BTech

engineering

and

a

post

L R NATARAJAN

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degree

in

Mr. L. R. NATARAJAN is a multi-faceted executive, with

from

IIT

a

graduate

total

of

over

worked

in

a

in

management

from

IIM,

years

number

Agricultural,

diploma

35

of

of

industries,

Engineering,

Manufacturing,

Retailing

experience,

spanning

Automotive, of

who

has from

Consulting,

Consumer

Goods

and

Editor

with

based

in

The

Hindu

Chennai.

BusinessLine

Prior

to

joining

BusinessLine in 1998, he did a short

Ahmedabad. He was awarded the

Services. Originally trained as a graduate automobile

stint in television with TV18, where

Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT

engineer from the Madras Institute of Technology, he

he was the chief of news bureau,

expanded his professional profile into many business

Madras in 2008.

and

Mr. Bhat has extensive experience and

expertise

in

sales

and

process

Constraint),

&

capacities

Company.

In 1983, he joined the Tata Watch Project (initiated at Tata Press) and has since been associated with the company which later became Titan Watches, and now Titan Company.

At Titan, Mr Bhat has handled sales and

marketing,

business

and

managerial

HR,

international

various

assignments.

general He

then

took over as Managing Director of

including

(but

not

development, business

organizational

turn-around

and

disruptive innovation.

He

Manufacturing

leadership

development,

a management trainee with Godrej Boyce

areas

limited to) lean flow manufacturing, TOC (Theory of

innovation

marketing. He started his career as

management

has

around

25

within

manufacturing

Chennai. He has earlier worked with Financial The

Times

held

the

superannuation 2019.

position on

till

September

Subsequently,

he

his 30, was

Independent

of

and

The

in journalism from the Times School years

the

of

experience

automobile

industries.

During

and

the

in

various

agricultural

last

ten

years

of Journalism and is a recipient of the

Chevening

Division’s

Commonwealth Office, to study at

integrated

supply

chain

management

for

both, the Tanishq and the Goldplus brands. He was also

primarily

responsible

conceptualizing

and

PLUS”.

assignment

His

last

for

launching

conceiving the

in

brand

Titan,

was

the

University

“GOLD at

the

CEO for the new business division.

Moreover, he was heading the Innovation Council of TITAN COMPANY.

best-selling Inside

Association

the

(2009-2013).

Madras

He

had

Management

also

served

the

Board of Tata Advanced Materials, as Independent Director (2017-2020). leadership

Management

to

had

innovation

and

facilitated,

Titan

Supply

chain

Company

in

receiving many national and international accolades,

Company with effect from October

awards and coveted prizes. One of the most recent recognitions amongst

has

the

been

the

winners

selection in

two

of

Titan

as

international

competitions, organized by MIX Prize in association with

Harvard

&

McKinsey

on

the

subjects

of

“Innovating Innovation” and “Leaders Everywhere “.

“Getting disturbed, when things are going fine” and “institutionalizing the culture of innovation in the team” are some of his work habits.

His

non-professional

interests

include

of

business

India's

Consumer Brand.

(TGIF), as well as a board member of Tata Ceramics

of

UK

Foreign

&

Westminster,

London, 1995. He's the author of the

He was a member of the Tata Group Innovation Forum

Chapter

the

and

capacity of

Hosur

by

Fellowship,

administered

the

1, 2019.

Director

India

with the TITAN COMPANY, he has led the Jewellery

His

appointed as a Non-Executive Non-

of

BusinessWorld,

Economic Times. He holds a diploma

Limited (2013-2015). He was also the Chairman of the

the Company on April 1, 2002, and

Express,

following

national and international cricket as well as reading management books and mentoring.

He is currently teaching in leading IIM’s on creativity & Innovation. He also takes up consulting assignments on Strategy & Innovation from corporate clients.

MADRAS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

Most

book

Titan:

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