INNOVATIVE BUSINESS APPROACHES TO BEAT COVID TIMES - 31 Oct 2020

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INNOVATIVE BUSINESS APPROACHES TO BEAT COVID TIMES Distinguished Guests of Honour

6:00 PM

Welcome Address Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM

Mr Srikant Sastri

Mr Abhishek Somany

Chairman

Managing Director

I 3G

Advisory Network

Executive Director Madras Management Association

Opening Remarks

Somany Ceramics Ltd

Mr V Balaraman Past President, MMA & Former MD, Pond’s India Ltd

Address by the Guests of Honour Mr Sachin Chhabra

Mr Ajay Jain

Founder & CEO

Promoter and MD

Peel-Works

Enzotech Solutions P Ltd

Mr Srikant Sastri Chairman, I3G Advisory Network & Co-founder, Crayon Data

Mr Abhishek Somany

SATURDAY

Managing Director, Somany Ceramics Ltd

OCT 31, 2020 | 6.00 PM

Mr Sachin Chhabra Founder & CEO, Peel-works

Mr Ajay Jain Promoter and Managing Director Enzotech Solutions Pvt Ltd

7:15PM

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7:45 PM

Q&A Session Webinar Ends

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Synopsis “During the days of COVID-19 lockdown, I had the good fortune of being involved in three projects where new businesses were built in an accelerated mode, within 90 days. One was pivot of an existing business, the second was opening up a new market segment, and the third was setting up a brand new business from scratch. The projects spanned three different sectors (healthcare, education and FMCG) but the success ingredients were quite similar. Intensive remote collaboration in missionmode, rapid iterations, and non-hierarchical mode of working helped these projects succeed, and to overcome even COVIDrelated challenges of supply chain logistics and manufacturing.

The learning from these projects, and many others that I observed, show us glimpses of what a new paradigm for building businesses in the post-COVID era might look like. For the Indian start-up ecosystem, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reinvent the Silicon Valley model. For bigger companies, it is about a new agile way of working.

It is a pleasure to share these learnings with everyone on October 31. I am also delighted that three esteemed business leaders

profile

are also joining me at this event”- Srikant Sastri

ABHISHEK SOMANY

SRIKANT SASTRI Successful

entrepreneur:

Built

&

sold

two

large

services

Abhishek is a third generation entrepreneur, currently

ventures in India & SE Asia. 6 countries, 18000 employees. Co-

spearheading Somany Ceramics. He has been the long-

founder of AI & Big Data product company.

Innovation

expert

using

standing MD and growth driver of Somany Ceramics Ltd

transformational

technologies

for almost two decades now.

&

business models: Advising companies, government, startups &

Under Mr. Somany’s leadership, Somany Ceramics has

universities.

swiftly

manufacturing

Using

radical

product

&

go-to-market

development,

models.

Ceramics,

Technologies

Successful

Chairperson businesses

of at

global scale,

prestigious

awards

and

name a few. He has also served as on the board of

experience: execution

many

He is a member of many industry bodies CII, Icctas to

of running own not-for-profit.

Director.

bagging

Ceramics Industry for 2011-2012.

range of for-profit social enterprises. Grassroots experience

leadership

an industry leader in

become

Power Brand Hall of Fame as a Corporate Leader of the

Socially-relevant initiatives: Mentoring & angel investing with

&

to

global recognition. He has also been recognized in the

spanning MedTech, digital, AI, IoT.

Board

grown

of

Certified M&A

corporation. fund-raising,

Independent

strategy

Experience

as

in

restructuring,

YPO Delhi chapter, and like his father he too pursues

India

many

building

hobbies

actively,

motor

racing,

die

cast

collectibles, photography, adrenalin sports to name a

global

few.

expansion, and partnerships.

AJAY JAIN

SACHIN CHHABRA Sachin Chhabra, the

Founder & CEO of Peel-Works,

started

his journey in the FMCG industry around 25 years ago with Hindustan Unilever. After working across a variety of roles, he

Mr.

Jain

is

Engineering

an

alumnus

and

Modern

of

IIM

School,

Calcutta, Delhi.

He

Delhi has

College

over

36

of

years’

experience as an entrepreneur and as a Business Head in the corporate world.

founded Peel-Works in 2010 with a mission to provide ‘Better Lives to India's CornerStores’. Taikee by Peel-Works is

a B2B e-

He started his professional career post IIM Calcutta in 1983 by setting

up

a

trading

and

contracting

company

in

Kuwait.

He

commerce platform that makes sourcing grocery inventory

successfully

convenient for small and mid-sized retailers.

returning to India as a consequence of the gulf war. In 1998, he

An alumnus of

St. Stephen’s College, Sachin’s vision is to create a sustainable

implemented

projects

in

Iraq

and

Kuwait

before

joined the SRF group followed by a stint in the Raymond group where he was the head of JK Helene Curtis, Raymond fedora and

business built on inclusive practices and larger social good.

the

projects

team

which

conceptualized

the

business

plan

for

foray into Technical Textiles.

Through

his

career,

building

businesses

Mr

Jain

through

has out

developed of

box

a

track

strategic

record

planning

of

and

execution skills.

Promoter and Managing Director of Enzotech Solutions Pvt Ltd, a company in the water and waste water recycling business.

Since 2011 he is

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