AGENDA FOR CHINDIA RISING 2009
This agenda is provisional and subject to change.
8.45 Registration and Morning Refreshments
9.30 Welcome from Richard Gillingwater, Dean Cass Business School
9.45 Welcome from Darrell Kofkin, Chief Executive, Global Marketing Network
9.55 Introduction to Dr Jagdish Sheth by Dr Madhumita Banerjee, GMN Advisory Council member and Assistant Professor, Warwick Business School
10.00 Dr Jagdish Sheth, GMN Global Honorary President, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, Goizueta Business Schoool, Emory University and best-selling author of Chindia Rising
Chindia Rising : How China and India will Benefit Your Business
10.45 Morning Refreshments and Networking Break
11.10 Yoel Sano, Head of Asia, Business Monitor International
The New Risks And Opportunities For Chindia
11.35 Q&A
11.45 Sharon Bamford, Chief Executive, UK India Business Council
Opportunities Beyond the Major Indian Cities
1220 Q&A
12.30 Peter Budd, Director of Arup, Chair of Arup Global Aviation and Vice- Chairman, China-Britain Business Council
How to Build a Successful Global Business in Chindia
13.00 Networking Lunch
13.45 Chen Wu, Associate Director, China Britain Business Council
Opportunities for UK Businesses in China’s Regional Cities
14.20 Q&A
14.30 David Haigh, Chief Executive, Brand Finance
How western brands can best access Chindia, its complexities and how to build brands in Chindia
15.10 Afternoon Refreshments and Networking Break
15.35 Laxmi Chaudhry, Founder, 1-Stop HR
Doing Business In "Chindia" - Why Culture Matters
16.05 Short Break
16.15 Panel Discussion
Will the Rising Tide Lift All Boats?
Here the panel will explore in an interactive Q&A session the challenge to the developed world, how to participate in Chindian Growth, the investment challenge, the legal challenge and how to create new opportunities
Panel to include:
Professor Jaideep Prabhu
Professor Bradley Barnes
Manoj Ladwa
Shantanu Bhagwat
16.45 Dr Jagdish Sheth
The End of the Journey and Final Thoughts. The rise of Chindia brings with it opportunity on a scale never before contemplated. Why not believe that the door will be opened?
17.00 Closing Remarks and Close of Conference