Chennai : Over 20+ thought leaders and CXO’s from top organizations across the country will be speaking at Great Lakes Digital Symposium, set to happen on Thursday, 22, August 2019 at its campus located in ECR, Chennai.

The symposium aims to share mantras from the success and failure of modern digital tech changes from business acumen and how to embrace digital transformation to reform strategies at workplace. Organized by Team Corporate & Career Services of Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, the the event aims to throw insights on how digital transformation has taken the industry by storm and how organizations are involved in a race to develop corporate and competitive strategies in order to beat the competition and stay relevant on the digital front.

Chief Guests for the inauguration include – Mr. Rajeev Krishnan, Managing Director & CEO, SPAR Hypermarkets India, Landmark Group, Mr. Ashok Ramachandran, President, India & South Asia, Schindler, Mr. Robin Banerjee, Managing Director, Caprihans India Limited, Mr. Sanjay Kao,Chief Business Officer, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, Mr. Mukundan Govindraj, Head Technology Design Studio, Boston Consulting Group and Mr. Vijay Shah, CEO, Vero Robotics. The one-day symposium will also host Nao the Robot.

Other key speakers include – Mr. Prashant Sharma, President – Group Manufacturing & Operations, Zydus Cadilla, Mr. David Zakkam, Vice President Analytics, Swiggy, Mr. Damodaran Venkatesan, CEO & Managing Director, Ameex Technologies Inc, Dr. Murali Padmanabhan, Senior Vice-President and Global Head – Talent Development, Virtusa to name a few.

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“Given that technological paradigm shift is taking place in the way businesses, economies and even nations are being administered, it is incumbent upon schools and colleges to overhaul their course offerings to provide the latest, cutting-edge skills to their students and educate them on the next/best practices. Technology is experimental and ‘build as you go’, which means that the best way to learn is with the help of subject-experts who are defining the ‘next big thing’ and driving the change. The Great Lakes Digital Symposium is the perfect platform that will showcase success stories about companies and products that have made history and people who have converted their ‘silly’ ideas into a multi-million dollar business plans and turned around struggling and dying businesses into sustainable and highly profitable ventures. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to experience the thrill of success, change, innovation and enterprise.” – Dr Bala V Balachandran, Founder, Chairman of the Board & Dean Emeritus, Great Lakes Institute of Management

 

“We at Great Lakes draw upon the vast experience of our world-class faculty and the cutting-edge expertise of industry leaders driving change in the market. While there are other institutions that may equip their students with an analytical toolbox, only Great Lakes provides its students the training for developing a deeper understanding of the underlying business problem. The Digital Symposium at Great Lakes brings on stage a panoply of leaders and experts who are shepherding their organizations through the fast-changing business landscape. It is a unique opportunity for our students to learn from the experiences of this august body of speakers and to understand what it takes to succeed” – Dr Suresh Ramanathan, Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

 The objective of this conclave is to throw light on Digitization, the driving force in today’s corporate world, and to provide a truly great platform where the marketing, technology, finance, and human resources communities come together and share new ways of thinking and industry insights, and define new strategies to address key industry challenges in the ever-changing VUCA world. This is also a great platform for students to interact with the eminent and seasoned personalities comprising of CEOs and Subject Matter Experts, which will groom and prepare them to claim their place in the world as emerging leaders.”- Mr Balaji. M, Group Director – Corporate & Career Services and Chief of Industry Academia Partnerships, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai