Amrita organizes International CEO Summit
Amrita University organized an International CEO Summit on Feb 8th, 2010 at Taj Gateway, Bangalore. The theme of the conference was "Innovation enriched by human values and business ethics for sustainability".
The summit brought together business leaders from India and USA to give talks on some of the latest topics of Innovation, Human values, and Business Ethics. It provided a platform for business leaders from industry and academia to deliberate on the latest trends, best practices and social economic approaches towards innovation processes in business. The industry leaders addressed relevant issues around the adaption of innovation & sustainability practices and how it is possible to succeed & thrive in today's business scenario by upholding human values and business ethics. The delegates discussed on how successful organizations worldwide integrate sustainability to their business processes in order to leverage human capital and sustenance as a part of the creative process that evolves a whole culture change in their organizations.
The key executives who addressed the CEO meet were:
- Dr. M.S. Krishnan, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan,
- Mr. S.P. Krishnan, Director and CEO, Reliance Engineers Ltd.,
- Mr. Prathasarathy, CEO, Infrastructure Management Services of Mindtree,
- Dr. P. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor- Amrita University
- Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri, Treasurer- Mata Amritanandamayi Math
Speaking in the event, Professor M.S.Krishnan said "As firms embrace digitization and globalization in this new age of innovation, both managers and consumers need to be sensitive on the impact of these innovations on environmental resources and human values. For innovations to be successful in the long run, they need to eliminate waste, conserve resources and they need to be inclusive to benefit every stratum of this society."
"Human Values and Ethics should be a part of our day to day life. Only when we practice the smaller steps, we get the courage to be truly selfless and serve the needy" urged Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri.
Dr. Parthasarathy drew the attention of the audience towards "The micro, mini and small sector companies and how innovation can improve their operational competency in the time of recession". The event was well attended by over 40 senior executives from around 25 companies including Phillips Innovation Centre, Microsoft, Nokia, HP, IBM, Intel, AMD, TCS, Tata Elxsi and Omnex.
