Friday, March 30, 2012

Padma Shri Awardee Dr Mukesh Batra, Vijay K. Rekhi of UB Group & EBS Chief Nishanth Chandran, to Address at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave

Padma Shri Awardee Dr Mukesh Batra, Vijay K. Rekhi of UB Group & EBS Chief Nishanth Chandran, to Address at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave
3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards bring together successful Entrepreneurs of India to Debate on Brand India. Conclave gains momentum as industry leaders block their day to attend the Leadership Conclave

Maharashtra: Mumbai, India, Saturday, 31st March 2012: As India marches towards its destination to claim its leadership position & dominance in trade & commerce as the Emerging Super-Power, Indian Affairs ( www.indianaffairs.in ) India’s first analytical pink magazine, is all set to host the much awaited Asia’s Biggest Leadership Event “The 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Business Leadership Awards 2012” ( www.indialeadershipconclave.asia ) in Bengaluru , Friday, 6th April 2012 at Hotel lalit in India. More than 200 Industry tycoons, social entrepreneurs, diplomats, Bureaucrats, policy makers, political Leaders will attend the much awaited event next week in Bengaluru while leading business leaders from middle-east, Europe & south east Asean countries have blocked their date to attend the prestigious leadership Event. Coinciding with the Conclave , The Event being an annual event, will pay tribute to the shining stars of Indian brand makers & honour them in as many as 30 categories opened to public for voting & sealed, since last sixty days at 3rd Annual Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012.
Joining the bandwagon of impressive speakers, are veterans Padma Shri Awardee Dr Mukesh Batra of Batra’s Positive Health , Vijay K. Rekhi of UB Group & EBS Chief Nishanth Chandran to floor the audience on the growth story of Indian brands in their respective fields (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EdiljunjqI). Among others who will address are Mr. Vijay Kalantri, President-All India Association of Industries, Vice Chairman-World Trade Centre, Chairman & Managing Director, Balaji Infra-Projects Ltd, Mr. Naveen Surya, Managing Director, Itz Cash Card Ltd, Mr. Sushil Karwa, CEO & MD, Krishidhan Group, Mr. Paritosh Joshi, CEO & MD. STAR CJ Network India Pvt Ltd, Mr. Ajit Joshi, CEO & MD, Infiniti Retail Limited, Croma A Tata Enterprises, Mr François Licoppe, CEO, EUBAGE LABORATORY SPRL, Belgium, Dr B.R. Jaga Shetty, Drugs Controller, government of Karnataka on the different aspects of india’s growth story. The Event will commence at the post lunch session with an opening address of Satya Brahma, Chairman & Editor-In-Chief of Indian Affairs Group from 03.30 PM onwards.
Dr Mukesh Batra,Founder Chairman Dr. Batras’ Positive Health Clinic & heads the world’s largest chain of homeopathy clinics. Dr. Batras’ Positive Health Clinic Pvt. Ltd is the only homeopathic corporate in India with more than 750 employees including around 250 full-time doctors, MDs (dermatology, homeopathy), gold medallists and university rank holders. It has 87 clinics spread over 34 cities across 3 countries. Dr Mukesh Batra, a renowned homeopath and a Padma Shri Awardee , pioneered modern homeopathy in India. Introduced the use of technology to give it professional and scientific backing.
Mr. Vijay K Rekhi is the Chairman of the Executive Committee of United Spirits, the largest alco bev company in the world by volume. He led the company as its President and Managing Director, for 15 years, and brought it to its numero uno status. He is a leading figure in the alcohol beverages industry, with an experience spanning 40 years – 20 years of which have been spent at top management levels and over 25 years in marketing and sales for branded FMCG in India and abroad. Presently he is engaged in giving United Spirits strategic direction. Mr. Rekhi is a member of the UB Group’s Executive Committee which is the Apex Body reviewing all Group decisions.
Nishanth Chandran , is the Co-founder and CEO of E-Billing Solutions (p) Ltd (EBS) - India’s fastest growing payment gateway company. Nishanth co-founded and launched EBS in 2005. EBS now has more than 56+ payment options with an uptime of 99.999% and less than 0.001% of online fraud in its entire network of 3500+ merchants. Prior to launching EBS, Nishanth founded Darwin Technologies which was a software consulting firm focused on Internet Marketing, Ecommerce and software development catering to several clients in US, UK & Europe, With an experience spanning various ecommerce ventures, Nishanth has focused on innovation and delivering great value proposition for customers, He specilzes in Specialties such as Credit card fraud prevention mechanisms, Domain expertise in building large scalable applications and managing teams, Indepth knowledge about payment brands (Visa/Mastercard) and their by-laws in respect to acquiring business, Managing relationship with acquiring banks, Strategic business planning. The details of the Event can be seen at the official sites, www.indialeadershipconclave.asia www.indialeadershipconclave.net .

Friday, March 23, 2012

Gail India , ITC, Larsen &Toubro Infotech & Aanjaneya Lifecare are eying to win the Coveted Award

Gail India , ITC, Larsen &Toubro Infotech & Aanjaneya Lifecare are eying to win the Coveted Award
3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2012 will select India’s Most Valuable Company on “Corporate Governance, Ethical Practice & Sustainability Vision” Award

Maharashtra: Mumbai, India, Wednesday, 24th March 2012 : Corporate Governance, fair & ethical practice of business transactions & adherence to strict rules & regulations by the companies as laid down by SEBI & other statutory authorities are of paramount importance for a healthier economic growth & Indian Companies are now increasingly aware of this vital aspects as they are under the purview of both internal & external stakeholders. Brand India specially the Indian Inc has of late been a subject of controversy in the light of many scams & kick-backs noticed by most of the listed companies in India, as a result, the picture of a strong & sustainable growth has taken a toll forcing the companies to revisit their business plans & ethical practice . 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012 ( www.indialeadershipconclave.asia ), www.indialeadershipconclave.net hosted by Indian Affairs Group (www.indianaffairs.in ) to be staged in Bengaluru on Friday, 6th April 2012 at Hotel lalit will honour & felicitate this important coveted Award Category titled “Corporate Governance, Ethical Practice & Sustainability Vision” to a company that imbibes strong deep rooted practices in corporate governance, ethics, Foreign PE Funds, FII ,Share holders concerns etc. In the nomination to this vital Award category are four major companies such as 1. Gail India Limited 2. ITC Limited 3.Larsen &Toubro InfoTech Ltd 4. Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd.
It is widely acknowledged that in line with global trends in Corporate Governance in context of Listed companies as well as Family run Corporations and the responsibility of the Board of Directors towards stakeholders and society at large are of great concerns & one will also understand the concept of Board effectiveness and Ethics practices and how various corporations can improve performance of the Boards. Corporate Governance in global environment is having an impact on economic development in an increasing manner with issues like Corruption, Accountability, Non Governance, Board Ethics and Social responsibility of Global Corporations.
Today’s Board of Directors has increased responsibility from all stake holders – Governments, Shareholders and Society at large. Corporate Governance is concerned with holding the balance between economic and social goals and between individual and communal goals. The corporate governance framework is there to encourage the efficient use of resources and equally to require accountability for the stewardship of those resources. The aim is to align as nearly as possible the interests of individuals, corporations and society. Unlike South-East and East Asia, the corporate governance initiative in India was not triggered by any serious nationwide financial, banking and economic collapse but the coming days are going to be the testing times.
Under these perspectives in mind, Indian Affairs Leadership Awards will judge very minutely as to how these shortlisted nominees such as 1. Gail India Limited 2. ITC Limited 3.Larsen &Toubro InfoTech Ltd 4. Aanjaneya Lifecare Ltd will be able to live the expectations from the corporate India who will vote the coveted & credible title Award of the final nominees under the category of India’s Most Valuable Company on “Corporate Governance, Ethical Practice & Sustainability Vision” .

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Mohit Anand, Hari Krishnan, Dr Kannan Vishwanath, Aditya Mittal are in the race for the coveted CEO of the Year Award 2012

CEO Of The Year Award Nominees Have Young Faces At 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Awards 2012
Mohit Anand, Hari Krishnan, Dr Kannan Vishwanath, Aditya Mittal are in the race for the coveted CEO of the Year Award 2012
Maharashtra: Mumbai, India, Wednesday, 22nd March 2012 : The nominees for the coveted CEO of the year Award at Asia’s biggest Leadership event, the 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012 ( www.indialeadershipconclave.net ) has surprising combinations of four bright emerging leaders of India & are arguably the most watched young faces who have risen to the top ladder of the industry by dint of their rare display of remarkable leadership, aggression & development agenda. In the race to the Award category by the juries of Indian Affairs ( www.indianaffairs.in ) who is the host to the Leadership Awards coinciding with the theme debate “Brand India, The Emerging Super Power, Limitless :leadership & Limitless Possibilities” in 30 categories to be held in mumbai, Friday, 6th April 2012 at the IT capital of India, Bengaluru are Mohit Anand of Belkin India, Hari Krishnan of Linked In, Dr Kannan Vishwanath of Aanjaneya Lifecare & Aditya Mittal of ArcelorMittal. A close study of these young faces nominated by the Indian Affairs Board will reveal that, all the four nominees have achieved extraordinary results in India’s fierce competitive market with great vigor & resilience. Their rise to the top slot are now the talks of the nation.
With his vast experience & strong leadership skills, Mohit Anand, as Managing Director, Indian Sub Continent of Belkin India Private Limited, has played an important role in the growth of Belkin, in the Indian Sub Continent. Mohit currently leads Belkin’s strategy and business for the Indian Sub continent, besides also being a key leader for the organization across Asia Pacific. Mohit Anand joined Belkin in 2009 and ever since has been instrumental in ensuring that all operations of the company are well managed with the highest level of integrity. It is his vision that has moved Belkin from a start-up to the Market leader in Wireless networking space in India. Mohit’s previous assignment was as Senior Vice President at Channel [V]. He played an important role in building the channel into the country’s most sought music channel for the urban youth. Mohit spearheaded Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices division prior to his role at Channel [V]. At Microsoft, Mohit managed retail, media & entertainment partner relationships and also led the launch of Xbox360. Acknowledged as one of the Top 50 young business leaders by Business India Magazine (2007), Mohit is also regarded as an Icon in the gaming industry, perhaps, since he is a game enthusiast himself! He holds a Bachelors degree in Science and a Post Graduate diploma in Systems Management.
A motivated general manager with strong entrepreneurial experience building businesses and companies in India and abroad. Hari Krishnan has led the market entry for two fast growing global internet leaders into the vibrant Indian market. Hari currently head up LinkedIn India which is one of our fastest growing regions in the world with 14M+ Indian professionals on the network. A regular speaker at events conducted by industry bodies like NASSCOM, FICCI, NHRD and IAMAI. Hari has been invited to provide digital media strategy advice to the leadership team of leading Indian majors. Hari has served as an advisory board member on multiple digital industry startup companies.
Dr Kannan Vishwanath founded Aanjaneya Lifecare Limited in 2006. After completing his Chemical Engineering in Pune & Masters & Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Management from University of Azteca, Dr Kannan with over 12 years Experience in Pharmaceutical Industry with expertise in Licensing, Business Development, API, Generics, Finished Dose, Intermediates, marketing, production, distribution, licensing, outsourcing, contract development, formulation development have helped the company to learn from past mistakes and in making better decisions in future. A believer in fair practices, this visionary leader always offers his hand when needed regardless a friend or foe. Coming from a very humble beginning with just 40 employees and small manufacturing facility for anti malarial drugs over 6 years ago , Dr Vishwanath has achieved exceptional results through developing and redefining the business roadmap, ensuring differentiation as a competitive advantage and clearly focusing on the brands consumers want and the products consumers need . Anjaneya Lifecare Limited (ALL ) which produces & markets a range of pharmaceutical products across the globe . With two facilities in Maharashtra state employing over 300 people the company delivering essential products for every day life under the brands Rankorex, Prosils, DocTor quore, Esyhil, amongst others. The company has been growing at CAGR of 175 % for last 5 years and is now the third largest manufacturer of Quinine salts in world. Under his Leadership, Dr Kannan recently took over Apex Drugs for a whopping 250 Crore which will give him access to the global market.
Aditya Mittal is Chief Financial Officer of ArcelorMittal with additional responsibility for M&A Business and Project Development, Flat Americas, Strategy, Investors Relations and Communications. Prior to the merger to create ArcelorMittal, Aditya Mittal held the position of President and CFO of Mittal Steel Company from October 2004 to 2006. He joined Mittal Steel in January 1997 and has held various finance and management roles within the company. In 1999, he was appointed Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Mittal Steel. In this role, he led the companys acquisition strategy, resulting in Mittal Steels expansion into Central Europe, Africa and the United States. Besides the M&A responsibilities, Aditya Mittal was involved in post-integration, turnaround and improvement strategies. As CFO of Mittal Steel, he also initiated and led Mittal Steels offer for Arcelor to create the first 100 million tonne plus steel company. In 2008, Aditya Mittal was awarded European Business Leader of the Future by CNBC Europe. In 2010, he was also ranked 6th in the 40 under 40 list of Fortune magazine. He is a member of the World Economic Forums Young Global Leaders Forum, the Young Presidents Organization, a Board Member at the Wharton School, a Board Member at Bennett, Coleman & Co., a Board Member at PPR and a member of Citigroups International Advisory Board. Aditya Mittal holds a Bachelors degree of Science in Economics with concentrations in Strategic Management and Corporate Finance from the Wharton School in Pennsylvania. Aditya Mittal is the son of Mr. Lakshmi N. Mittal.
The final result of the Winner for the coveted CEO of the year Award will be declared at Hotel lalit in Bengaluru on 6th April as at present these four nominees are undergoing voting by the corporate india.

Friday, March 16, 2012

India Leadership Conclave 2012 to felicitate & salute Social Enterprise of the Year at Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012 Marg Parivarthan, Wockhardt Foundation, Rural Healthcare Foundation & Trinayani are the nominees for the coveted Social Enterprise of The Year 2012 Maharashtra, Mumbai, India, Saturday,17th March 2012 : At a time when corporate Indian inc is busy charting out its business plans to fuel its growth engine & perform robust growth in business profit margins, of late, they have come to realize that while they earn big money in their business to expand, diversify & globalize, it is equally responsible to concentrate on their CSR activities. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in india though not fully recognized by the business community like the western countries where there are increasing number of donors to support the charity, Indian business sector have fully realized that unless the key areas such as education, literacy, malnutrition, healthcare etc are addressed , which has been at the receiving end preventing india to be the best nation in the world when it comes to support the NGO’s, their mission will not be accomplished.3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards ( www.indialeadershipconclave.net ) to be hosted by india’s first pink magazine ( www.indianaffairs.in ), on Friday, the 6th April 2012 at the IT capital of India, Bengaluru in Hotel Lalit will felicitate in the CSR category as India’s Social Enterprise of The Year 2012. In the race are four major social enterprises who have risen to take up some of the key issues that the nation is facing such as healthcare, literacy, woman’s rights, are Marg Parivarthan, Wockhardt Foundation, Rural Healthcare Foundation & Trinayani. Marg Parivarthan, the CSR arm of MARG Ltd was born out of a vision to master plan the existing social fabric. Inclusive growth has been the guiding philosophy of MARG through which at all our major project sites we ensure that the surrounding population is included in the development processes and the progress is two way and mutual. MARG as an organization has redefined the fundamentals of urbanization by creating eco-systems where surrounding environment is an integral part of MARG's forward march. MARG CSR initiatives have been developed as a business model, well integrated within Marg Group’s business operation. The commitment is for a complete SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION of neighborhoods with sustained and diligent focus through a spectrum of development programmes. Wockhardt Foundation is a national, secular, non-profit organization engaged in human welfare and social service activities. It is headed by its inspiration – the noble philanthropist, inspiring thinker, voracious writer, and spell-binding orator Huzaifa Khorakiwala. Its programs such as Right to vision, Mobile Health Reach,Little Hearts,Smile Please, Deworm India, Khel Khel Mein, Free Consultations ,HIV-AIDS (WHARF) & Human Values have achieved Humanity Service Points Totalling 4,139,904 [ Forty One Lakh Thirty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Four ] in their various activities. The Kolkatta based Rural Healthcare Foundation is aimed to eradicate the lack of health care facilities in rural India through the deliverance of affordable quality health care by opening primary health care units at those remote village where health care deliver system of the state is sparse. Its vision is to open hundreds of units in the remotest corners of India & feasible vision includes the opening of 50 more centres in the next 10 years at various rural places in India. Rural Healthcare Foundation’s immediate vision comprises of about 20 to 25 similar Health Centres to be opened in the backward areas of rural Bengal and a mobile hospital to give basic medical services at the door step of the poorest of poor. TRINAYANI, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by Ritika Sahni works towards mass awareness of disability issues and support to persons with disabilities. TRINAYANI specialize in demystifying the subject of disability through disability awareness training which is usually co-hosted by both disabled and non disabled presenters. TRINAYANI believe that neglecting the cause of including people with disabilities in the mainstream of social life happens more out of ignorance, misinformation and exposure to Appropriate Visibility of persons with disabilities. TRINAYANI hold Celebrating Diversities / Disability Equality / Sign language and Disability Awareness Film screening Workshops for the academic community and the corporate world, Visual Arts Workshops for encouraging interaction betTRINAYANIen artists with and without disabilities. Host a Radio Show titled MUD MUD KE NA DEKH on All India Radio, Create short awareness films and try and impress upon channels to air them as Public Service message, publish and distribute disability awareness simple pictorial booklets, liaison with the corporate world for exploring opportunities of employment for persons with different abilities and regularly collaborate with likeminded organizations.TRINAYANI believe that “Disability is not the problem. The real problem is ATTITUDINAL barriers.” The Social Enterprise Award will be given on Friday, 6th April 2012 in Bengaluru at Hotel Lalit in a star-studded gatherings at 3rd Annual Indian Affairs India Leadership Awards 2012.

India Leadership Conclave 2012 to felicitate & salute Social Enterprise of the Year at Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012
Marg Parivarthan, Wockhardt Foundation, Rural Healthcare Foundation & Trinayani are the nominees for the coveted Social Enterprise of The Year 2012
Maharashtra, Mumbai, India, Saturday,17th March 2012 : At a time when corporate Indian inc is busy charting out its business plans to fuel its growth engine & perform robust growth in business profit margins, of late, they have come to realize that while they earn big money in their business to expand, diversify & globalize, it is equally responsible to concentrate on their CSR activities. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in india though not fully recognized by the business community like the western countries where there are increasing number of donors to support the charity, Indian business sector have fully realized that unless the key areas such as education, literacy, malnutrition, healthcare etc are addressed , which has been at the receiving end preventing india to be the best nation in the world when it comes to support the NGO’s, their mission will not be accomplished.3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards ( www.indialeadershipconclave.net ) to be hosted by india’s first pink magazine ( www.indianaffairs.in ), on Friday, the 6th April 2012 at the IT capital of India, Bengaluru in Hotel Lalit will felicitate in the CSR category as India’s Social Enterprise of The Year 2012. In the race are four major social enterprises who have risen to take up some of the key issues that the nation is facing such as healthcare, literacy, woman’s rights, are Marg Parivarthan, Wockhardt Foundation, Rural Healthcare Foundation & Trinayani.
Marg Parivarthan, the CSR arm of MARG Ltd was born out of a vision to master plan the existing social fabric. Inclusive growth has been the guiding philosophy of MARG through which at all our major project sites we ensure that the surrounding population is included in the development processes and the progress is two way and mutual. MARG as an organization has redefined the fundamentals of urbanization by creating eco-systems where surrounding environment is an integral part of MARG's forward march. MARG CSR initiatives have been developed as a business model, well integrated within Marg Group’s business operation. The commitment is for a complete SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION of neighborhoods with sustained and diligent focus through a spectrum of development programmes.
Wockhardt Foundation is a national, secular, non-profit organization engaged in human welfare and social service activities. It is headed by its inspiration – the noble philanthropist, inspiring thinker, voracious writer, and spell-binding orator Huzaifa Khorakiwala. Its programs such as Right to vision, Mobile Health Reach,Little Hearts,Smile Please, Deworm India, Khel Khel Mein, Free Consultations ,HIV-AIDS (WHARF) & Human Values have achieved Humanity Service Points Totalling 4,139,904 [ Forty One Lakh Thirty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Four ] in their various activities.
The Kolkatta based Rural Healthcare Foundation is aimed to eradicate the lack of health care facilities in rural India through the deliverance of affordable quality health care by opening primary health care units at those remote village where health care deliver system of the state is sparse.

Its vision is to open hundreds of units in the remotest corners of India & feasible vision includes the opening of 50 more centres in the next 10 years at various rural places in India. Rural Healthcare Foundation’s immediate vision comprises of about 20 to 25 similar Health Centres to be opened in the backward areas of rural Bengal and a mobile hospital to give basic medical services at the door step of the poorest of poor.
TRINAYANI, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by Ritika Sahni works towards mass awareness of disability issues and support to persons with disabilities. TRINAYANI specialize in demystifying the subject of disability through disability awareness training which is usually co-hosted by both disabled and non disabled presenters. TRINAYANI believe that neglecting the cause of including people with disabilities in the mainstream of social life happens more out of ignorance, misinformation and exposure to Appropriate Visibility of persons with disabilities. TRINAYANI hold Celebrating Diversities / Disability Equality / Sign language and Disability Awareness Film screening Workshops for the academic community and the corporate world, Visual Arts Workshops for encouraging interaction betTRINAYANIen artists with and without disabilities. Host a Radio Show titled MUD MUD KE NA DEKH on All India Radio, Create short awareness films and try and impress upon channels to air them as Public Service message, publish and distribute disability awareness simple pictorial booklets, liaison with the corporate world for exploring opportunities of employment for persons with different abilities and regularly collaborate with likeminded organizations.TRINAYANI believe that “Disability is not the problem. The real problem is ATTITUDINAL barriers.”
The Social Enterprise Award will be given on Friday, 6th April 2012 in Bengaluru at Hotel Lalit in a star-studded gatherings at 3rd Annual Indian Affairs India Leadership Awards 2012.

India Set to Vote Nation’s most Valuable Bank in Public & Private Sector at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2012

India Set to Vote Nation’s most Valuable Bank in Public & Private Sector at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2012
Bank of Baroda, SBI, Punjab National Bank, Allahabad Bank are nominees while Yes Bank, Karnataka Bank, ICICI Bank & ING Vysya Bank compete to win the coveted title at Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012
Maharashtra, Mumbai, India, Saturday,17th March 2012 : In the run up to the coveted title for India’s Most Valuable Bank in both public & Private Sectors at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards ( www.indialeadershipconclave.net ) to be hosted by india’s first pink magazine ( www.indianaffairs.in ), on Friday, the 6th April 2012 at the IT capital of India, Bengaluru in Hotel Lalit are four major public banks that are eying the coveted honour, India’s Most Valuable Bank in public & Private Sector. While Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India , Punjab National Bank & Allahabad Bank are the nominees for the category of India’s Most Promising & Valuable Bank in Public Sector, private bank majors such as Icici Bank, Yes Bank, Ing Vysya Bank & Karnataka Bank have been declared by the juries for the category of India’s Most Promising & Valuable Bank in Private Sector.
Put to vote in major key sectors of india’s business segments in as many as 30 categories, the race for the Award in public & private sector are eagerly awaited as these banks have performed remarkably well under tough situations amidst many RBI regulations & banking norms. Indian Banking sector as we all know seems to be unaffected from the global financial crises which started from U.S in the last quarter of 2008. Despite the fallout and nationalization of banks across developed economies, banks in India seems to be on the strong fundamental base and seems to be well insulated from the financial turbulence emerging from the western economies. The Indian banking industry is well placed as compare to their banking industries western counterparts which are depending upon government bailout and stimulus packages.
The strong economic growth in the past, low defaulter ratio, absence of complex financial products, regular intervention by central bank, proactive adjustment of monetary policy and so called close banking culture has favored the banking industry in India in recent global financial turmoil.Although there will no impact on the Indian banking system similar to that in west but the banks in India will adopt for more of defensive approach in credit disbursal in coming period. In order to safe guard their interest, banks will follow stringent norms for credit disbursal. There will be more focus on analyzing borrower financial health rather than capability.
Government-owned financial institutions will get capital infusion of $3 billion which is largely seen as insufficient to capitalise state-run banks such as State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank (PNBK.NS), Bank of India (BOI.NS) and Bank of Baroda (BOB.NS). Indian banks will also be under pressure to achieve the target of 5.75 trillion rupees for farm credit, where bad loans are relatively higher.Indian The government played it safe in unveiling its federal budget on Friday, pledging reforms but setting only modest targets for trimming a ballooning fiscal deficit, disappointing investors and sending bond yields surging.
It is widely believed that india’s growth story is linked with the robust banking in india which go hand in hand with economy & business expansions. 3rd Annual Indian Affairs India Leadership Awards is concurrently hosting the debate on Bramd India – The Emergence of Super Power, limitless leadership & limitless possibilities to be addressed by the top veterans of india on Friday 6th April 2012.

India Leadership Conclave 2012 to felicitate & salute Social Enterprise of the Year at Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012

India Leadership Conclave 2012 to felicitate & salute Social Enterprise of the Year at Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012
Marg Parivarthan, Wockhardt Foundation, Rural Healthcare Foundation & Trinayani are the nominees for the coveted Social Enterprise of The Year 2012
Maharashtra, Mumbai, India, Saturday,17th March 2012 : At a time when corporate Indian inc is busy charting out its business plans to fuel its growth engine & perform robust growth in business profit margins, of late, they have come to realize that while they earn big money in their business to expand, diversify & globalize, it is equally responsible to concentrate on their CSR activities. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in india though not fully recognized by the business community like the western countries where there are increasing number of donors to support the charity, Indian business sector have fully realized that unless the key areas such as education, literacy, malnutrition, healthcare etc are addressed , which has been at the receiving end preventing india to be the best nation in the world when it comes to support the NGO’s, their mission will not be accomplished.3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards ( www.indialeadershipconclave.net ) to be hosted by india’s first pink magazine ( www.indianaffairs.in ), on Friday, the 6th April 2012 at the IT capital of India, Bengaluru in Hotel Lalit will felicitate in the CSR category as India’s Social Enterprise of The Year 2012. In the race are four major social enterprises who have risen to take up some of the key issues that the nation is facing such as healthcare, literacy, woman’s rights, are Marg Parivarthan, Wockhardt Foundation, Rural Healthcare Foundation & Trinayani.
Marg Parivarthan, the CSR arm of MARG Ltd was born out of a vision to master plan the existing social fabric. Inclusive growth has been the guiding philosophy of MARG through which at all our major project sites we ensure that the surrounding population is included in the development processes and the progress is two way and mutual. MARG as an organization has redefined the fundamentals of urbanization by creating eco-systems where surrounding environment is an integral part of MARG's forward march. MARG CSR initiatives have been developed as a business model, well integrated within Marg Group’s business operation. The commitment is for a complete SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION of neighborhoods with sustained and diligent focus through a spectrum of development programmes.
Wockhardt Foundation is a national, secular, non-profit organization engaged in human welfare and social service activities. It is headed by its inspiration – the noble philanthropist, inspiring thinker, voracious writer, and spell-binding orator Huzaifa Khorakiwala. Its programs such as Right to vision, Mobile Health Reach,Little Hearts,Smile Please, Deworm India, Khel Khel Mein, Free Consultations ,HIV-AIDS (WHARF) & Human Values have achieved Humanity Service Points Totalling 4,139,904 [ Forty One Lakh Thirty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Four ] in their various activities.
The Kolkatta based Rural Healthcare Foundation is aimed to eradicate the lack of health care facilities in rural India through the deliverance of affordable quality health care by opening primary health care units at those remote village where health care deliver system of the state is sparse.

Its vision is to open hundreds of units in the remotest corners of India & feasible vision includes the opening of 50 more centres in the next 10 years at various rural places in India. Rural Healthcare Foundation’s immediate vision comprises of about 20 to 25 similar Health Centres to be opened in the backward areas of rural Bengal and a mobile hospital to give basic medical services at the door step of the poorest of poor.
TRINAYANI, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by Ritika Sahni works towards mass awareness of disability issues and support to persons with disabilities. TRINAYANI specialize in demystifying the subject of disability through disability awareness training which is usually co-hosted by both disabled and non disabled presenters. TRINAYANI believe that neglecting the cause of including people with disabilities in the mainstream of social life happens more out of ignorance, misinformation and exposure to Appropriate Visibility of persons with disabilities. TRINAYANI hold Celebrating Diversities / Disability Equality / Sign language and Disability Awareness Film screening Workshops for the academic community and the corporate world, Visual Arts Workshops for encouraging interaction betTRINAYANIen artists with and without disabilities. Host a Radio Show titled MUD MUD KE NA DEKH on All India Radio, Create short awareness films and try and impress upon channels to air them as Public Service message, publish and distribute disability awareness simple pictorial booklets, liaison with the corporate world for exploring opportunities of employment for persons with different abilities and regularly collaborate with likeminded organizations.TRINAYANI believe that “Disability is not the problem. The real problem is ATTITUDINAL barriers.”
The Social Enterprise Award will be given on Friday, 6th April 2012 in Bengaluru at Hotel Lalit in a star-studded gatherings at 3rd Annual Indian Affairs India Leadership Awards 2012.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Percept, Microsoft, Nokia & Revital compete to win the Title Track Brand of The Year 2012

Percept, Microsoft, Nokia & Revital compete to win the Title Track Brand of The Year 2012
3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave gains momentum as Percept, Microsoft, Nokia & Revital, India’s four leading brands, gain maximum votes, compared to all other category for the ultimate India's Most Valuable Brand of The Year 2012
Maharashtra, Mumbai, 12th March 2012 : Brand India : Asia’s Biggest & Finest Leadership annual event is gaining momentum as it approaches the final rounds, less than three weeks where Indian Affairs (www.indianaffairs.in ) a division of network 7 media group in association with leading media houses will showcase & stage Nation’s much anticipated annual affairs, the 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012 ( www.indialeadershipconclave.net ) on Friday, the 6th of April 2012 at the Grand Ball Room of Hotel Lalit in the silicon city of India, Bangalore, India. More than 200 CEO’s of the country have blocked their date to attend the much awaited event to witness the who’s & who’s of India’s leading think-tanks who will debate on various verticals such as finance, aviation, IT & Software , Energy, E-commerce etc under theme “ Brand India – The Emerging Super Power, Limitless Leadership, Limitless Possibilities. While the conclave will start at 15.00 PM post high tea followed by the annual award presentation event with a scintillating bollywood dance performance in a star-studded sold out gala dinner.
India is all set to vote the most prestigious & title track of the conclave “India's Most Valuable Brand of The Year 2012” where four respected names figure in the list for the coveted award. “It indeed took a quite a lot of time while selecting the four names from the best of the best where they have associated with the growth story of India’s rising presence in the European markets”, said Satya Brahma, chairman of the 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave, who also chaired the past two conclaves held respectively in Delhi & Mumbai in a news release.The difficult job of selecting the best of the best in india’s most respected brands multiplied at the juries desk when it came to the nominees increased performances & presence in mass market & their recent inroads to foray major initiatives, said Satya.
In the run up to the Award are four major brands that corporate India has seen over the years are Percept, Microsoft, Nokia & Revital. While Percept has given india some of its best products & has reached to millions of minds, it has carved out a niche for itself as a biggest media, entertainment & communication firm. Founded in 1984, Percept Limited, an entertainment, media and communications company, is at an enviable leadership position today, with a team of over 1,000 people and 62 offices in India and the Middle East and a capitalized billings of about INR 26 billion (FY’11). It has three important verticals, Percept Entertainment Group, Percept Media Group & Percept Communications Group each group. While it is a brand within a brand, it has enviable portfolios whichinclude Forbes India - the most enviable business magazine; BSNL: India’s leading telecom player, Elbit Plaza Centers - a mall specialist from Europe; Bridgestone Tyres - world’s largest tyre manufacturing brand; T10 Gully Cricket - a unique concept that promotes grass-root cricketing talent; Sunil Mantri Realty Ltd. - a promising name in the real estate category; Panasonic : the leading consumer brand, Venetian Macau (Macau) & Marina Bay Sands (Singapore) - destinations being promoted by Sands Group; Big FM - the country’s largest radio network; Bull Dog Entertainment - a prominent licensor of unique international reality programs like Beauty & Geek and Contender in India; and the Bank of Maharashtra PR empanelment, to name a few.
The Finland based Electronic Major, Nokia has made a strong inroads in the Indian market & its products has become a household names. Nokia india has posted a revenue of 2.92 billion euros in 2011 down to 1 % & its decision to quit mobile money business, two years after it launched the service in though surprsrised many, will not affect its brands belive the industry experts. It has an array of electronic portfolios including the best selling mobile phones in india.
The US based, Microsoft India leads in software, services and internet technologies including cloud computing. Making a base in india in 1990, and has since been working closely with the IT industry, the Indian government, academia and the local developer community to partner in India's growth. The company runs six business units in India - Microsoft Corporation India (Pvt) Ltd (the marketing division), Microsoft India Development Center, Microsoft Global Technical Support Centre, Microsoft IT, Microsoft Services Global Delivery and Microsoft Research India - together representing the complete Microsoft product lifecycle. Microsoft currently has offices in 9 Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune; and employs about 5,800 people in the country.
Revital, the leading Indian vitamin supplement brand, has demonstrated extraordinary performance in the year 2011. The brand has witnessed phenomenal growth of 15% in 2011 with 6th largest IPM brand in 2011 with a turnover of Rs.1821mn. Revital is now India’s No.1 Vitamin-Mineral supplement brand and has been ranked as the 4th largest OTC brand in India as per Nicholas Hall 2010 report. Revital has also won the prestigious ‘Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand’ for the Health & Personal Care category for 2nd consecutive year now in 2011.. Revital has successfully introduced REVITAL WOMAN to cater to the special needs of women & Revital Senior for special needs of 50+ segments in 2011. Ranbaxy Global Consumer Healthcare was incepted in 2002 and within a span of 10 years, it has attained an annual turnover of more than Rs. 3500 million. With a 5yr CAGR 29% and current growth of 26%, RGCH is the fastest growing OTC Company. It is currently ranked 34th in Indian Pharmaceutical Market, climbing steadily over years. Within its participated market, RGCH currently ranks 1, surpassing competition. As per Nicholas Hall, RGCH is currently the 6h largest OTC company for this year. Revital is the largest selling Vitamins & Dietary Health Supplement in India. It is the 3rd largest pharmaceutical brand with a turnover of Rs. 182 million. It is also the 4th largest OTC brand. It recently own three prestigious awards at 4th Annual India Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit (www.pharmaleaders.co.in ) by Pharmaleaders & Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.

Friday, March 9, 2012

General Data Pvt Ltd, Leafgrafica, DotCom Services India Private Limited,Seeknext IT Solutions , websites, indian web

India’s Most Promising & Valuable IT & Web-Solution Provider Firm Award Nomination at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave
General Data Pvt Ltd, Leafgrafica, DotCom Services India Private Limited & Seeknext IT Solutions Pvt .Ltd are in the race for the coveted Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2012

Maharashtra, Mumbai, 10th March 2012: 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012 ( www.indialeadershipconclave.net ) has brought together all spectrums of the Industries together with as many as 30 nominations in various verticals & put to vote by the corporate india via nationwide nominations & email votings. Organised by India’s first pink magazine on current affairs Indian Affairs ( www.indianaffairs.in ), a whopping 5000 companies will chose the best companies & individuals who have made a significant contributions in their respective fields. A study on visitation to local sites in India by online users from outside of the country will reveal that among the top local news destinations in India, most brands saw non-residents contribute a significant share of global visitors with 36.2 percent of The Times of India’s global audience and 31.6 percent of Oneindia’s audience originating from outside the country. Other sites including those within the Portals, Financial and Sports categories, also saw significant non-resident traffic drive their global audience reach. In the changing digital world, increasing competition, growing number of e-commerce business in india, the challenges before the web-developers are to keep pace with latest innovations, software integration & vital social networking informations. Indian market is largely based on need based rather than serious looks seen in the western countries where everybody wants to have their own business interaction or social networking through web. While competation will be the key, the large unorganized Indian web market with a million number sites, the coming decade will be a tough challenge. As Indian Affairs did a close research, it found out four prominent players General Data Pvt Ltd, Leafgrafica, DotCom Services India Private Limited & Seeknext IT Solutions Pvt .Ltd have carved out a name for themselves in the complex business of IT & Web solutions. Together, they account for more than 20,000 websites created by these players. On Friday, 6th April, 2012, India will see the winner in the category of India’s Most Promising & Valuable IT & Web-Solution Provider Firm Award 2012 at the Grand Ball Room of Hotel Lalit in the IT capital of India, Bengaluru. The nominations for the India’s Most Promising & Valuable IT & Web-Solution Provider Firm Award are such as.
General Data Pvt Ltd
Established in 1984, General Data Pvt Ltd provides customized solutions on demand. We provide services ranging from portals to full fledged corporate web solutions; from customized reporting tools to complete desktop and information sharing systems. GD’s unique process of problem analysis provides us a very effective efficient solution for maximum customer satisfaction. GDPL has been working in the field of customized & off-the-shelf software since 2001. Our expert team has taken part in dozens of application development projects. General Data has expertise in complex business logic dealing with large amounts of data and transactions. General Data are able to supply the customers with an innovative, trustworthy software solutions to complement the most complicated business ideas. GDPL’s development methodology provides a structured framework aimed at delivering high quality software solutions to clients. Over the past years we have developed a store of knowledge through hundreds of development projects. We have refined our business process by blending the best industry practices.
Leafgrafica
The Firm are an eclectic mix of people with one thing in common - a passion for design and success, by working on the most challenging briefs. Highly experienced and professional, each team member is committed and competent. The Firm approach to visual communication is driven by The Firm close attention to context. The Firm believe that design can only be original and relevant if it finds inspiration from (and specific to) the conditions and circumstances out of which it is required. This means every design project begins with us asking lots of questions. Visual communication is essentially a social process that can only proceed appropriately through collaboration with those people who ask for it and need it. The Firm prefer to work with people and not just for them.
DotCom Services India Private Limited
Worldindia.com - Dot Com Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. (First Premier partner of Network Solutions Inc.), a multi-faceted and fast-growing IT services company. In October 2009, the company was named ‘India’s Most Promising The Firmb Solutions Company’ by the prestigious India Leadership Conclave.
Established in November 1996 and headquartered in Mumbai, Worldindia.com offers high quality and professional IT solutions and services to meet the evolving needs of businesses across the globe.
The Firm deliver innovative The Firmb solutions to clients by helping them identify their most important business and technology opportunities and capitalizing on them. The Firm also provide solutions to help them overcome their most complex and critical challenges.
Seeknext IT Solutions Pvt .Ltd
Seeknext.com, a division of Seeknext IT Solutions Pvt .Ltd., a professional Internet strategy, The Firmbsite Design Company, The Firmb Development Company and The Firmb design company, is based in Bangalore, India. The Firm specialize in best-in-class The Firmbsite design, online marketing, Flash multimedia and print graphics. SeekNext features an integrated team of The Firmb consultants, creative designers, writers, programmers and marketing professionals that know how to get online results...... The Firm have built a reputation for creating a positive return on investment for The Firm clients. The Firm specialize in best-in-class The Firmbsite design, online marketing, Flash multimedia and print graphics. The Firm provide The Firm The Firmbsite design and SEO services all over India including major cities Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Jaipur, Mysore, Tamil Nadu, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, Pune and Chandigarh.

The second Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards in Mumbai saw the joint winners.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

3rd Annual Conclave set to vote India's Most Valuable Financial Advisory & Stock Brokerage Company 2012

3rd Annual Conclave set to vote India's Most Valuable Financial Advisory & Stock Brokerage Company 2012
India Infoline, Bonanza Portfolio, Karvy Group & Angel Broking are in the race to the coveted Award at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Awards 2012
Maharashtra, Mumbai, 9th March 2012: The Stock Market is the one which interest all of the investors, companies, stakeholders etc as one approaches to make a longtime & short time investments. Over the last 5 years or so, India has witnessed many Financial Advisor Firms & Stock Brokerage Companies primarily to encash on the success of India’s stable economic growth in key sectors. These are the Companies which also act as the front companies to give advice to the customers on where to invest money through their network, so in a way, they can definitely make or break a company’s stock in the volatile market place. Brokerage is one of the most important things which one should see before becoming a customer of any broker. This is one thing which will decide the amount of profit one is making and in the long run in & secondly one must see what the type of user interface provided is. In this context, the organizers of Indian Affairs India Leadership Conclave 2012 Business Leadership Awards scheduled to be held on 6th April, Friday, at Hotel Lalit, Bengaluru, India, the four serious contenders who are eying for this coveted Awards are India Infoline, Bonanza Portfolio, Karvy Group & Angel Broking for the coveted & prestigious India's Most Valuable Financial Advisory & Stock Brokerage Company. While India Infoline is the oldest players & has established its presence with a huge network, others such as Bonanza, Angel Broking & Karvy too have strong presence & are constantly increasing their mark as Leading Indian stock broking firms are losing their market share due to the increased share of the options segment in the overall market volume and competition from new foreign players. Needless to add The entry of new foreign players like Barclays, Standard Chartered and Espirito Santo is also expected to eat into the market share of leading Indian brokerages, industry. The share of the options segment in the total equity market turnover increased to 72.68 per cent in the quarter ended March 31 from 54.67 per cent in the year-ago quarter.
Bonanza Portfolio Limited operates as a financial services and brokerage company. It offers brokerage services in the areas of equity, indices, and commodity derivatives, as well as provides depository services. The company involves in fixed income products, such as IPO underwritings, mutual fund distribution, and insurance product distribution. It also offers investment and wealth management services, such as portfolio management and advisory, and structured trading product Established in the year 1994, Bonanza developed into one of the largest financial services and broking house in India within a short span of time. Today, Bonanza is the fastest growing financial service with 5 mega group companies under it. With diligent effort, acknowledged industry leadership and experience, Bonanza has spread its trustworthy expertise all over the country with pan-India presence across more than 1632 outlets spread across 521 cities. Bonanza is affiliated with the best in the industry – right from the NSE, BSE MCX, MCX-SX to CDSL, NSDL, ICEX and USE etc.
The India Infoline group, comprising the holding company, India Infoline Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, straddle the entire financial services space with offerings ranging from Equity research, Equities and derivatives trading, Commodities trading, Portfolio Management Services, Mutual Funds, Life Insurance, Fixed deposits, GoI bonds and other small savings instruments to loan products and Investment banking. India Infoline also owns and manages the websites www.indiainfoline.com and www.5paisa.com The company has a network of 976 business locations (branches and sub-brokers) spread across 365 cities and towns. It has more than 800,000 customers. A network of over 2,500 business locations spread over more than 500 cities and towns across India facilitates the smooth acquisition and servicing of a large customer base. All its offices are connected with the corporate office in Mumbai with cutting edge networking technology. The group caters to a customer base of about a million customers, over a variety of mediums viz. online, over the phone and at our branches.
Karvy Stock Broking Limited provides stock broking and research advisory services in India. The company offers portfolio analysis, depository participant, and financial planning and management services for individuals and institutional clients. It also provides a monthly magazine, Finapolis, which provides up-dated market information on market trends, investment options, and opinions. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Hyderabad, India. Karvy Stock Broking Limited operates as a subsidiary of Karvy Consultants Limited.
Angel Broking's tryst with excellence in customer relations began in 1987. It has emerged as one of the most respected Stock-Broking and Wealth Management Companies in India. With its unique retail-focused stock trading business model, Angel is committed to providing ‘Real Value for Money’ to all its clients. The Angel Group is a member of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the two leading Commodity Exchanges in the country: NCDEX & MCX. Angel is also registered as a Depository Participant with CDSL. Angel has Registered Sub Broker base of 9650 and Retail client base of 7.5 lacs. It specializes in Equity Trading, Commodities,Portfolio Management Services, Mutual Funds, Life Insurance, IPO etc
The Award presentation will be held on 6th April in Bengaluru where the Award for India's Most Valuable Financial Advisory & Stock Brokerage Company 2012 will be declared.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

E-Commerce & Innovation Led Financial Facilitators Drive Key markets in India, Leadership Conclave 12

E-Commerce & Innovation Led Financial Facilitators Drive Key markets in India, Leadership Conclave 12
E-Billing Solutions , Itz Cash Card, Jasper Infotech & STAR CJ Network are top contenders for India’s Most Valuable E-Commerce Company of the year at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Awards 2012
Maharashtra, Mumbai, 7th March 2012: If the two outgoing decades of 90’s & 2000’s were the decades of free economy, increasing trade, industry, commerce & exposure to globalization, clearly the decade of 2010 & the ongoing decade is the decade of internet revolution & the power of digital revolution marked by innovation in trade through e-commerce & corporate branding through smart cards, pay coupons & credit cards. It is no wonder that the entry of large number of players in the internet market & E-commerce has increased abysmally & instead of shopping in physical cash, the customers of today’s world have shown great degree of interest in booking their items, goods through the E-Commerce Companies. Influenced primarily by the west & European market, India has embraced the market of E-Commerce in a big way & many players have been successful in widening their markets & customers. Lately the shopping of goods on Television has generated great degree of curiosity as well. Fuelled by the sustained growth of the online travel industry, the Indian e-commerce market will gallop at an impressive growth rate of 47 per cent to over Rs 46,000 crore in the 2011 . This growth is primarily driven by the online travel industry, which contributes 76 per cent to the total net commerce industry in India today. Comprising about 81 per cent of the total e-commerce in the country, the online travel market, which includes booking rail and air tickets, hotel accommodations and tour packages, is estimated to grow by 50 per cent and touch Rs 37,890 crore by December, 2011. In the travel portfolio, which was worth Rs 14,953 crore in 2009, domestic air travel contributed 63 per cent, followed by railway tickets (28 per cent). Others, such as international air travel (Rs 548 crore), hotel bookings (Rs 308 crore), bus tickets (Rs 294 crore), tour packages (Rs 86 crore) and travel insurance (Rs 52 crore), contributed the balance 9 per cent of the total online travel market.Another area that has shown significant growth is the financial services market, such as online insurance payments and transactions through trading accounts, which grew from Rs 1540 crore to an estimated Rs 2,000 crore during the one-year period ending December, 2010. Comprising 8 per cent of the e-commerce market, this sector is expected to grow by 34 per cent and touch Rs 2,650 crore this calendar year. E-tailing, which includes purchases of durable products such as electronic items, home and kitchen appliances, as well as personal items like apparels and jewellery, constitutes 8 per cent of the overall e-commerce market in the country
In the light of the the above background, 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave’s Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012 added a new category in its list for India’s Most Valuable E-Commerce Company of the year with the four major players operating in the Indian market such as E-Billing Solutions , Itz Cash Card, Jasper Infotech & STAR CJ Network for the coveted market. Coinciding with the theme Brand India : The Emerging Super Power, Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards will felicitate one of its four contender who are nominees for the coveted Award on Friday, 6th April at Hotel Lalit, Bengaluru, India in a star-studded glittering award night.
EBS is a pioneer to associate with multiple acquiring Banks for providing Payment Gateway services to offer Master, Visa, Diners, Net banking & Cash Card brands on a single platform. EBS is the first Indian merchant account provider to achieve the PCI DSS 1.1 Standards of Compliance. EBS is one of the Fastest Growing Online Payments Processing Company in India with a Client Base of 4000+ Merchants offering 60+ Different Payment Options for Customers to pay online. EBS has played its role to further E-commerce in India by enabling Merchants to accept Fast, Secure & Swift online payments via Multiple payment channels such as Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Net-Banking, Cash Cards, etc to process Domestic & International transactions via a Singe Point - Easy to use System to Manage & Reconcile payments, processed to Merchant's own Bank Account. It specialties in E-Commerce, Payment Gateway, Online Payment processing, Risk Management Systems
Launched in 2005, Itz Cash Card Ltd., is India’s first ever “Multi Service Prepaid Card company” and the leader in this sector. Introduced by the highly diversified Essel Group – a business conglomerate, having businesses in Media and Entertainment, (Zee Network), Tourism and Amusement, (Essel world & Water Kingdom), Packaging, (Essel Propack), Publishing(DNA), and Satellite entertainment (Dish TV). ItzCash is another successful venture that has innovated the entire paradigm of payment solutions across the web and the mobile. ItzCash Card offers a portfolio of customized e-commerce and m-commerce solutions in the B2B & B2C space. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Mumbai, India. ItzCash Card Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Intrex India, Ltd.
Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd., a marketing company, provides multi-channel direct marketing solutions to clients in consumer products, financial services, technology and telecom, consumer durables, and retail industries in India. The company offers consumer promotion programs, including loyalty and reward program execution, samples promotion, and coupon management programs; and marketing program management services, including procurement and vendor management, print management, portal development, customer support, and reporting and analytics services. SnapDeal.com, an e-commerce platform that provides discount vouchers at dining restaurants, movie tickets, and shopping at beauty and health packages, lifestyle products, travel, and entertainment. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in New Delhi, India.
STAR CJ Network India Pvt. Ltd. is a venture of Star Television (Asia’s largest broadcaster) & CJ O’Shopping South Korea. It is India’s New Age Home Shopping Destination wherein you can buy Mobile Phone, Digital Camera, Shoes, DVD Players, LCD TV, Electronics, Apparels, Beauty Products, Ethnic Wear, Home Appliance and many more products at an affordable price. STAR CJ Network India Pvt. Ltd. (STAR CJ) is a joint venture between STAR Asia and the South Korean home shopping major, CJ O Shopping Co. Ltd. Backed by the creative insights of STAR and the domain leadership of CJ O Shopping, STAR CJ has launched a 24x7 home shopping channel called STAR CJ Alive to further increase its outreach to viewers and to provide the viewers unparalleled service and convenience of shopping from the comfort of their homes.
The Award ceremony will be held in Bengaluru, On Friday, 6th April at Hotel Lalit, India & India’s Most Valuable E-Commerce Company of the year at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Awards 2012 will be declared

Prestigious Business Leader of the Year Award hots up at 3rd Annual India Leadership Business Awards 2012

Prestigious Business Leader of the Year Award hots up at 3rd Annual India Leadership Business Awards 2012
G.R.K.Reddy of Marg Group, Nirmal Jain of India Infoline, Dr Kannan Vishwanath of Aanjaneya Lifecare & Google India Chief Rajan Anandan are the contenders for the Business Leader of The Year Award
Maharashtra, Mumbai, 7th March 2012: Brand India : While there are as many as 30 categories declared by Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012 at the 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave which will host Asia’s Biggest Leadership Event “3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Business Leadership awards 2012 under the theme Brand India – The Emerging Super Power, Limitless Leadership & Limitless Possibilities at Hotel Lalit on Friday,6th of April 2012, Bangalore, India, the competition for the prestigious Business Leader of the Year 2012 is the big one considering the fact that all four nominees have made a significant contribution to the Indian economy & have driven the respective organizations to the crescendo of success & achievements by dint of their visionary leadership, drive & initiatives. Out of four Nominees which ae in the fray namely G.R.K.Reddy, of Marg Group, Nirmal Jain of India Infoline, Dr Kannan Vishwanath of Aanjaneya Lifecare & Google India Chief Rajan Anandan, barring the dashing & dynamic Ranjan Anandan who heads Google India, the rest three nominees are running their enterprises with great vigor & resilience & have risen from scratch.
Put to vote by the Organizers & juries from the organizing committee of 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards 2012, there is an acid test for the voters who will make one of the four as winner as voting lines are open since 3rd April 2012. Here are the brief descriptions of the four nominees : GRK Reddy is the Chairman & Managing Director, MARG Group. A first generation entrepreneur, with a post graduate degree in Commerce and an alumni of Kellogs USA. Reddy began his career in 1985, as a merchant banker and gained expertise in advising and structuring financial closures. An astute businessman, he recognized that Infrastructure development would drive the 2nd generation reforms in India and envisaged that " Space Creation " will play a critical role in driving the Indian Economy. He promoted the MARG Group in 1994 and since then has been the protagonist in the rapid growth of the company, which has a project base of more than Rs. 8,000 crore and is evolving into becoming the lead innovator in each vertical. 'GRK', as he is fondly called, has driven MARG into diverse projects such as Ports, SEZ's, Roads, IT Parks, Malls and Commercial & Residential real estate. He has been an active member of CII and a Charter Member of TiE - 'The Indus Entrepreneurs'; a global network fostering entrepreneurship. Nirmal Jain is the founder and Chairman of India Infoline Ltd. He is a PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) from IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Ahmedabad, a Chartered Accountant and a rank-holder Cost Accountant. His professional track record is equally outstanding. He started his career in 1989 with Hindustan Lever Limited, the Indian arm of Unilever. During his stint with Hindustan Lever, he handled a variety of responsibilities, including export and trading in agro-commodities. He contributed immensely towards the rapid and profitable growth of Hindustan Lever’s commodity export business, which was then the nation’s as well as the Company’s top priority. He founded Probity Research and Services Pvt. Ltd. (later re-christened India Infoline) in 1995; perhaps the first independent equity research Company in India. His work set new standards for equity research in India. Mr. Jain was one of the first entrepreneurs in India to seize the internet opportunity, with the launch of www.indiainfoline.com in 1999. Under his leadership, India Infoline not only steered through the dotcom bust and one of the worst stock market downtrends but also grew from strength to strength. Dr Kannan Vishwanath founded Aanjaneya Lifecare Limited in 2006. He has completed his Chemical Engineering in Pune & Masters & Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Management from University of Azteca. He has over 12 years Experience in Pharmaceutical Industry with expertise in Licensing, Business Development, API, Generics, Finished Dose, Intermediates, marketing, production, distribution, licensing, outsourcing, contract development, formulation development . Patience and Risk Taking are among the motivational factors applied by Dr Vishwanath and they have helped the company to learn from past mistakes and in making better decisions in future. A believer in fair practices, this visionary leader always offers his hand when needed regardless a friend or foe. Dr Vishwanath believes: “when you have a gream , don’t let anything dim it . Keep hoping, keep trying , for Sky is the Limit. Coming from a very humble beginning with just 40 employees and small manufacturing facility for anti malarial drugs over 6 years ago , Dr Vishwanath has achieved exceptional results through developing and redefining the business roadmap, ensuring differentiation as a competitive advantage and clearly focusing on the brands consumers want and the products consumers need . Anjaneya Lifecare Limited (ALL ) produces & markets a range of pharmaceutical products across the globe . With two facilities in Maharashtra state employing over 300 people the company delivers essential products for every day life under the brands Rankorex, Prosils, DocTor quore, Esyhil, amongst others. The company has over 200 distributors pan India for its Branded Generic products & exports to over 40 countries with sales in excess of 320 crores. Under Dr Vishwanath’s leadership, the marketind, reachersh & product development departments were expanded . The company has been growing at CAGR of 175 % for last 5 years and is now the third largest manufacturer of Quinine salts in world. ALL has received many awards and accolades which recognize its brands and product excellence , such as the Green Business of the year-2011 at Emerging India Awards by ICICI Bank & CNBC TV 18 & voted among the top 100 company in “ India’s Best Companies to Work With -2011 “. Under his Leadership, Dr Kannan recently took over Apex Drugs for a whopping 250 Crore which will give him access to the global market. Mr. Rajan Anandan is the Managing Director and Country Head of Google India. He is also a Co-Founder at Blue Ocean Ventures. Mr. Anandan has been Vice President of Sales & Operations, India at Google Inc. since January 2011. Mr. Anandan serves as a Member of Management Board for myZingo eCommerce Service Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Anandan is an Advisor at India Internet Group. He served as Managing Director and Head of Sales & Marketing Operations at Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd. from September 1, 2008 to September 2010. Mr. Anandan was responsible for driving strategic partnerships and alliances and growing the sales and marketing operations for Microsoft India. He served as Country General Manager of Dell India Private Ltd. from May 2006 to June 2008. Mr. Anandan served with Dell since 2003. He held various global leadership roles across Dell International Services including a stint as the Executive Assistant to Michael Dell, Chairman, Dell Computers. He started his career with Mckinsey & Co., where he held several leadership positions including leading its Growth Practice from 1996 to 2002. He serves as a Director of Advertising Standards Council of India. He serves as a Director of authorSTREAM.com Private Limited. Mr. Anandan holds a Master's degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University; is a Mechanical Engineer; and an alumnus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
It is pertinent here to mention here that last year Malvinder Singh of Fortis Healthcare received the coveted Business Leader of the Year in Mumbai at 2nd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2011.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Dynamic Entrepreneur of The Year Nominees face tough Competition at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2012

Dynamic Entrepreneur of The Year Nominees face tough Competition at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2012
Agriculture Seeds, E-commerce, Real Estate & Engineering has a strong bearing & background as Anil K. Agarwal of Cosmos International, Sushil Karwa, of Krishidhan Seeds, Irfan Razack of Prestige Group & Kunal Bahl, of Snapdeal.com are hot contenders for the coveted award at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave Awards 2012

Maharashtra: Mumbai, India, Tuesday, 6th March 2012: 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Business Leadership Awards 2012(www.indialeadershipconclave.asia ) organised by Indian Affairs ( www.indianaffairs.in ) in association with leading trade bodies & associations is all set to choose coveted, credible & prestigious India’s Dynamic Entrepreneur Award 2012 on Friday,6th April 2012 at India’s IT capital, Bengaluru, India at Hotel Lalit coinciding with a power-packed debate by veterans of the Industry on Brand India. Put to vote by the Board of Indian Affairs Organizing Committee & the jury members in the fray are Anil K. Agarwal, CMD, Cosmos International Ltd, Sushil Karwa, MD, Krishidhan Seeds, Irfan Razack, CMD, Prestige Group & Kunal Bahl, CEO, Snapdeal.com for the coveted Award. “The India Leadership Conclave’s Business Leadership Awards will felicitate Indian leaders and successful businesspersons of India Inc who have made an impact on the economy. The Award Nominations are decided by a distinguished panel of judges which has been formulated by picking up the think tanks from all walks of life. The award panel look at a cross section of the industry from large conglomerates to emerging mid-cap and small cap companies including unlisted companies with an attempt to give fair justice to the top performers” said Satya Brahma, Chairman, 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave Organizing Committee & Indian Afairs Business Leadership Awards 2012. “The Guiding principle has been to honour an individual who is seen as a trusted guide, influential mentor and a strategic executive, instrumental in the successful turnaround of her company. she must have played a pivotal role in the company’s success, adding to a career of extraordinary performance and exceptional results. the award will recognize an exceptional leader who has played an important role in her specific sector development, on various levels. the individual should have demonstrated initiative while serving consumer needs, implemented innovative strategies in order to improve performance, and contributed to the growth of the community and environment, as well as the region with due emphasis to Financial management, Decision making roles and business impact, Business ethics, Managing rapid growth, Innovation, Adapting to change, Strategic partnerships, Leadership roles, Marketing strategies, Corporate philanthropy/contributions to society & Outstanding mentorship while selecting the best of best after being put to vote by a sample size of more than 3.5 Lakh corporates via emails & sms campaigns” said in a release.
The Nominees:
1. Anil Kumar Agarwal serves as President of Cosmos Group. Mr. Agarwal heads the Cosmos Group which has business interests in fields such as Engineering & Electricals, Food & Agro technologies, Biotechnology, Power distribution equipments etc. Mr. Agarwal has been an Independent Director at IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. (formerly Maytas Infra Ltd.) since November 14, 2011 and previously served as its Non executive Independent Director from April 2009 to September 1, 2011. He serves as a Director of Cosmos International Limited, AKA Construction Private Limited, Space Capital Services Limited, Space Industries Limited and Vams Marketing Private Limited. Mr. Agarwal served as Non-official Part-time Director of PowerGrid Corporation of India Ltd. from October 19, 2010 to July 9, 2011 and served as its Independent Director from July 10, 2007 to July 9, 2010. Mr. Agarwal has been actively involved in Industry Associations, for development of International Trade and Investments. He serves as Chairman of the International Affairs of the ASSOCHAM. He served as the President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (the 'ASSOCHAM'). He serves as Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Mr. Jain served as Director of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Ltd. from April 2009 to September 1, 2011. Mr. Agarwal graduated with a Master of Commerce degree from University of Delhi and also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from University of Delhi
2. Mr.Irfan Razack, the CEO of the Rs. 1,540-crore Bangalore-based real estate developer Prestige Constructions (his family promotes the company). Irfan Razack, the eldest son of Razack Sattar, is at the helm of the Prestige Group. A born leader, Irfan is blessed with the acumen to see opportunities where none apparently exist, the courage to take the untrodden path and the determination to see his vision through to fruition. His leadership acumen received national recognition, when he was declared Professional of the Year at the Real Estate Excellence Awards 2008. He has been Honorary Secretary of the Al Ameen Educational Society for 17 years, the President of Bangalore Commercial Association (BCA), and the Chairman of the Real Estate Committee of CREDAI, Karnataka for 4 years. , Son of garment store owner, started real estate developer Prestige Estates Projects in 1986 in Bangalore. He and his younger siblings, Rezwan and Noaman, who share fortune and work with him, took company public last year, raising $240 million. Has built over 45 million square feet of commercial, retail and residential properties so far; has 61 ongoing projects covering 62 million square feet in South India.
3. Mr. Kunal Bahl is the co-founder and CEO of India’s largest group buying portal, SnapDeal.com. Previously, Kunal co-founded a detergent company in the US while at college which now sells products in 3000 stores in the US. He has also worked at companies such as Deloitte Consulting and Microsoft in the US. Kunal is an engineer from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a business degree from The Wharton School. Kunal is the co-founder and CEO of Jasper, India's largest couponing company which runs the leading group buying portal in India, SnapDeal.com (www.snapdeal.com). Since the inception of the company in 2008, Jasper is now a 300 member strong organization with operations in 30 cities and 5 countries, and leads the way in building consumer services centered around couponing in a culture obsessed with deals. Kunal manages the strategic vision, key business relationships, fundraising and growth plans for Jasper. An engineer from University of Pennsylvania, with a business degree from The Wharton School and an executive marketing program at Kellogg School of Management, Kunal has a variety of entrepreneurial experiences. Prior experiences also included product management and business development with Microsoft's emerging markets group, and at Deloitte Consulting as a consultant in the company's telecom practice in New York and Pennsylvania. Outside of Jasper, Kunal has a passion for financial markets, cults and politics.
4. A trained commerce professional, Mr. Sushil Karwa has been the Managing Director of Krishidhan Group of Companies, Krishidhan Seeds Limited (KSL) is one of the top five seeds company in India with a turnover for the last 14 years. He has led the group of companies with the vision of ensuring that Krishidhan Group of Companies emerges as the largest technology driven agro-input company in India. Under his leadership Krishidhan Group of Companies charted an aggressive expansion plan that has taken it beyond its initial forays in Maharashtra to emerge amongst India's top five hybrid seeds companies with operations spanning the country. Now, it has spread its wings internationally and has opened its maiden office in Netherland. The trials of their research seeds is undertaken in 13 countries and very soon it will become one of the few companies to export seeds to developed and developing countries. His strategic industry insight has enabled KSPL emerge from being a seed trading company to a pioneering research & development organisation. His visionary leadership ensured the company made a long-term investment by hiring from a talent pool of scientists and agriculture experts, who were bound to universities during the 1990's, to create a R&D team that has delivered rich dividends.
It may be recalled that at 2nd Annual India Leadership Conclave’s Business Leadership Awards Dynamic Entrepreneur Award was shared by Shailendra Singh, Joint Managing Director, Percept Limited & Captain G.R.Gopinath, Founder Chairman of Deccan Aviations, who received the coveted Award at Mumbai last year.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Hunt to Choose the “Valuable Car of India” Intensifies at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2012

Hunt to Choose the “Valuable Car of India” Intensifies at 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2012
In the Race for the coveted “India’s Most Valuable Car of The Year Award 2012”, Hyundai EON, Maruti Swift Dzire, Renault Pulse, Volkswagen Polo are in the race to win the coveted award as the sale of Car sales is expected to grow 11 to 13 per cent in 2012-13 in India & Indian Market set to fly high with rising income level & growing signs of healthy economy
Maharashtra, Mumbai, 4th March 2012: Brand India : The Emerging Superpower. Limitless Leadership, Limitless Possibilities is possibly the most aptly theme at the 3rd Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs ( www.indianaffairs.in ) Business Leadership Awards 2012 ( www.indialeadershipconclave.asia ) to be held in the IT city of India Bengaluru, on Friday, 6th April 2012 at Hotel Lalit Ashoka, India as India is set to vote the prestigious & coveted India’s Most Valuable Car of The Year Award 2012 with top 4 stylish & most watched cars of india such as Hyundai EON, Maruti Swift Dzire, Renault Pulse, Volkswagen Polo, are competing to win the credible Award & are the nominees at the four wheeler segments.
India, which has been one of the world’s fastest growing car markets in recent years, suffered a slowdown in demand last year for numerous reasons. But its automobile sector has huge potential of growth in 2012. During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, total four-wheel passenger and commercial vehicles sold in India reached 2.37 million, while two-wheelers in the same period sold around 10 million. Still, India remains one of the fastest-growing automobile markets in the world as an expanding economy boosts disposable incomes among its estimated 350 million middle class populations. Car sales are estimated to jump to 3.0 million units a year by 2016. Global auto makers are flocking to India as half of India’s 1.25 billion population is less than 25 years old. The figure represents 610 million potential future car buyers, which is twice the size of the entire U.S. population and nearly two-thirds of the current global vehicle fleet of 965 million cars and trucks. The Indian market is dominated by two-wheeler, but there is a tendency of migrate on from two-wheeler to four-wheeler. The Car makers are bullish on India as it is widely expected significant growth as per capita income rises in tier-II and -III cities. Despite slowing economic growth, India’s young population, rising salaries and low penetration makes it a key market for global carmakers. The market is only 20 per cent for four-wheels, which is almost bigger than the whole GCC market. Passenger car sales in India have soared by 30% in the financial year 2010-2011 with total sales of 2.5 million cars in the period. The same growth is not expected to continue forward owing to surging raw material costs. In the fiscal year, a total of 64 new cars were launched which coupled along with cheap auto loans boosted car sales to 1.98 million units in the just-ended fiscal year to March 2011 from 1.53 million the previous year. Sales of new cars in India are likely to pick up in the next financial year, industry body Society of Automobile Manufacturers has also predicted. The body forecasts car sales to grow 11 to 13 per cent in 2012-13, well above the zero to two per cent growth it expects for this fiscal year. “There is some slowdown in Asia Pacific but it is a very good market with a huge potential. In the Asia Pacific market, China and India will drive the growth, The Indian market will be the third largest by the end of the decade behind the US and China. The global automobile market is expected to grow by 5 percent in the next two years and most of it will come from the Asia Pacific region
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC), South Korea and is the largest passenger car exporter and the second largest car manufacturer in India. Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL, formerly Maruti Udyog Limited), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan, is India's largest passenger car company, accounting for majority of the domestic car market. Its newly launched model Maruti Swift Dzire is also rapidly penetrating in the tier1 & 2 Cities. With an annual growth rate of around 20% in recent years, the Indian car market is one of the most buoyant in the world and is expected to become the fourth biggest within three years. To win its share of the market, Renault has acquired manufacturing facilities with the Renault-Nissan plant in Chennai, its own sales network, a logistics centre, an engineering centre shared with the Alliance and a design centre based in Mumbai. Renault Pulse is all set to constitute the core of Renault' product range in India. It will be followed in 2012 by Duster and a sedan. An extensive distribution network through the country will be completed before August 2012. A minimum of 35 cities will be covered (14 were opened as of May 2011). In addition, a Sales & Marketing team was organized within Renault India. These elements demonstrate Renault's ambitious strategy for the indian car market. For the record, Renault entered the Indian market in 2005 when it signed a partnership with Mahindra & Mahindra. In April 2010, this partnership was restructured so M&M is now responsible for the management of the Logan in the Indian market. Renault will continue to support M&M and the product through a License Agreement and supply of key components, including the engine and transmission. Rising input costs have forced French auto major Renault India to hike the cost of its latest hatchback 'Pulse' by two per cent, effective from March. The company had introduced Pulse in the domestic market at the Auto Expo in held January at an introductory price of Rs 5.77 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
Volkswagen Polo, the German automaker Volkswagen, has launched the New Polo in India, it was showcased at the Auto Expo 2010 but prices were not announced. It was first unvieled the all new 2009 Polo at the Geneva Auto Show '09. Volkswagen also unveiled the race version of the car in the Indian Market & is equipped with a 1.6-litre diesel engine that produces 130hp of peak torque and 250Nm of maximum torque. This racing car also comes with a 6-speed manual gearbox, Sachs adjustable racing suspension as well as all the necessary safety equipment such as an FIA approved roll cage.
The Final Winner for this coveted award will be announced on a star-studded glittering Award Gala Night on 6th April 2012 & by than India would have chosen their dream & Valuable car. It may be recalled that last year Fiat India received the prestigious Award last year at (www.indialeadershipconclave.com )2nd Annual India Leadership Conclave 2011 in Mumbai.