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We are on the path ofgrowth and India will bea different country in

terms of economic growth in thenext few years. Each year we willgrow at a better rate, said SureshPrabhu, Minister of Commerce &Industry and Civil Aviation,Government of India, while

speaking at the 4th NationalLeadership Conclave of All IndiaManagement Association (AIMA).While speaking on the AIMA-KPMG report on Industry 4.0:India Inc. gearing up for thechange, released on theoccasion, and the theme of theConclave, Suresh Prabhu saidthere is always fear andapprehension before any change,

but creating an environment towelcome the revolution is a goodidea. “With proper policyframework and changes we caneasily grow at a much higher rate.There are so many structuralchanges that have happened thatwill take the nation to a differentgrowth trajectory,” he added.

Guest of Honour Jayant Sinha,Minister of State for Civil Aviation,Government of India, spoke

about the current situation of theaviation sector; the sector’s targetof a billion trips; and majorinitiatives to realise that target.“We have hit the rail parity inthree interesting ways and theyare in terms of pricing, volume orpassenger trips and totalrevenue,” the minister said. Theminister also mentioned thatsafety, security and finding theland to build new greenfield

airports are someof the challengingareas that they areworking on.“Creating employment prospectsfor people is another area we arefocussed on. We have to developrequired skill sets to support thegrowth of the sector,” he said.

After the welcome address byTV Mohandas Pai, President,AIMA and Chairman, Manipal

Global Education Services PvtLtd; Sanjiv Goenka, ConclaveChairman and Chairman, RP -Sanjiv Goenka Group; and RekhaSethi, Director General, All IndiaManagement Association,addressed the gathering.

The concluding remarks were

presented by HarshavardhanNeotia, Senior Vice President,AIMA and Chairman, AmbujaNeotia Group.

On the occasion, AIMA-RKSwamy High Performance BrandAward was presented to RoyalEnfield.

(L-R) Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA; TV Mohandas Pai, President, AIMA and Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd; Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India; Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Government of India; Sanjiv Goenka,Conclave Chairman and Chairman, RP – Sanjiv Goenka Group and Harshavardhan Neotia, Senior Vice President, AIMA and Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group

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The Indian economy hasbeen showing a positivegraph; and despite

challenges faced by themarket, the investors arehopeful. In a session

moderated by Supriya Shrinate,Executive Editor - News, ETNow, Sanjeev Sanyal, PrincipalEconomic Advisor, Governmentof India, deliberated on theneed to rethink and restructureeconomic processes andgrowth strategies of thecountry.

Talking about leading oneselfto be innovative, inclusive, aswell as invincible in this highlycompetitive world wasBrahmakumari Sister Shivani,Spiritual and MotivationalTeacher, during the concludingsession of day one of AIMANLC 2018. In her conversation

At the 4th National Leadership Conclave organised by All India Management Association,dignitaries deliberated on ways that would put our nation on the fast track of development

Towards making Indiaa global leader

Suresh Prabhu addressing AIMA’s 4th NationalLeadership Conclave

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Ready for the leapExperts from different walks of life discussed the challengesand opportunities that new age tech revolution has thrownopen and how the country is going to benefit from this

Jayant Sinha addressing the audience at AIMA’s 4thNational Leadership Conclave

(L-R) Vikram Chandra, Founder, Editorji Technologies; Akhil Bansal, Deputy CEO, KPMG in India and Pulkit Gaur, Founder,Gridbots Technologies

(L-R) TV Mohandas Pai, President, AIMA and Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services Pvt Ltd; KrishnaKalra, Past President, AIMA and CP Gurnani, Managing Director & CEO, Tech Mahindra Ltd

Harshavardhan Neotia, Senior Vice President, AIMA and Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group andBrahmakumari Sister Shivani, Spiritual & Motivational Teacher

(L-R) Supriya Shrinate, Executive Editor-News, ET Now and Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal EconomicAdvisor, Government of India

S K Swamy, Chairman & Managing Director, RK SwamyBBDO Pvt. Ltd., presenting the AIMA RK Swamy HighPerformance Brand Award 2017 to Royal Enfield,received by Sekar Ganapathi, Head of CSR Initiatives,Eicher Motors Ltd.

with Harshavardhan Neotia,Senior Vice President, AIMA andChairman, Ambuja Neotia Group,she gave thoughtful insights intoemotional wellbeing of peopleand talked about how to balanceprofessional life with personalhealth.

In this age of innovation anddigital revolution, it is importantto keep pace with the changeand business leaders are tryingtheir best to find ways to remainrelevant in the market and alsoto get ahead of others.

During a plenary session, CP

Gurnani, Managing Director &CEO, Tech Mahindra Ltd, and TVMohandas Pai, President, AIMA,and Chairman, Manipal GlobalEducation Services Pvt Ltd, talkedabout disruptive innovation andhow it has become the gamechanger in today’s scenario. Thewelcome address was given byHarshavardhan Neotia, SeniorVice President, AIMA, andChairman, Ambuja Neotia Group.

As Artificial Intelligence (AI)and Robotics are slowlyentering all the spheres of ourlife, they are expected to be the

biggest drivers of economicgrowth of our nation. VikramChandra, Founder, EditorjiTechnologies, Akhil Bansal,Deputy CEO, KPMG in India,and Pulkit Gaur, Founder,Gridbots Technologies,discussed how AI and Roboticsare going to affect the Indianeconomy in the coming yearsand what would be their impacton the job scenario.

Managing the family businesswith its own business model,governance and culture andbalancing it with new age

technological advancementsand disruption has its ownchallenges. But it also throwsopen a lot of opportunities forthe young generation who cantake the legacy to the next level.

In a session moderated byPranjal Sharma, Author, KrantiNation: India and the FourthIndustrial Revolution, panelistsShashwat Goenka, Sector Head,Spencer’s Retails Ltd., andVineet Agarwal, ManagingDirector, Transport Corporationof India Ltd., spoke about whatit takes to run a family business.

(L-R) Vineet Agarwal, Managing Director, Transport Corporation of India Ltd.; Pranjal Sharma, Author, Kranti Nation: India and theFourth Industrial Revolution and Shashwat Goenka, Sector Head, Spencer’s Retail Ltd.