IIT London Chapter (IITLC) in association with Tanaka Business School, Imperial College and Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) is delighted to invite you for a talk by Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri at Tanaka Business School ; Imperial College London on 19th July 2007 based on his best selling book, The Great Indian Dream.
The book outlines the development issues facing India, and proposes policies at the national level to eradicate poverty and unleash the country’s potential. The book also holds a series of essays on his original thoughts, such as Happy Capitalism and the Law of Increasing Marginal Utility.
Date 19th July 2007
Time 06:30 pm Canapés/ Drinks and Registration
07:15 pm Talk
08:15 pm Q&A
09:00 pm Close
Venue Lower Ground Lecture Theatre
Tanaka Business School
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri ( www.arindamchaudhuri.com) is Honorary Dean at the IIPM, one of India’s leading business schools, a Founder of Planman Consulting and Editor-in-Chief of Business & Economy magazine. He is the author of two bestselling books, 'Count your chickens before they hatch' and 'The Great Indian Dream'. He has been awarded The Management Guru award by Om Venkatesa Society, 50 Leading Thinkers award by Wilton Park Foundation, Personality of the Decade award and Example to the Youth award by Rotaract Club, and the Priyadarshini Memorial award.
He has lectured extensively at universities in the UK and Europe, and has addressed audiences in the US and across the world at his Success Seminars. In India, he regularly leads workshops for business leaders, which have counted the CEO's of Hero Motors, Ernst & Young and Birla group among the participants. He also founded The Great Indian Dream Foundation (GIDF) in 2001, which directly works in over 300 villages to eradicate poverty. Cricketer Sachin Tendular and Miss Universe 2006 Natalie Glebova are spokespersons for GIDF.
We have limited capacity at the lecture theatre and seats are available to members on a first come first serve basis. There is no charge for the talk but preference will be given to registered members of IITLC. Please let us know by email at webmaster@iitlc.org (latest by 9th July) if you are interested in attending the talk.
Please contact Pradeep K Agrawala ( Joint Secretary ) or Shyamal Desai ( Communications Secretary ) for any additional information. Their details can be found at www.iitlc.org/contact.html
Indian Institutes of Technology
Established as institutes of academic excellence, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have become synonymous with world-class technology and engineering education in India. IITs offer undergraduate, integrated postgraduate and postgraduate programs in various engineering, science, technology and management disciplines. Admission to these programs is through national level entrance exams. Apart from the globally renowned faculty and quality of education, diversity of students in terms of socio-economic background, culture, language and religions gives a unique advantage to IITians - the ability to manage and thrive within diversity in the fast globalizing economy. Alumni of IITs lead some of the world's most prestigious technology and business products and services companies, as well as non-profit organisations. It is estimated that almost half of all companies in the Silicon Valley are founded and headed by IIT alumni. This event is being organised by IITLC which is the London Chapter of alumni of all institutes.
www.iitlc.org
Imperial College London and Tanaka Business School
Rated as the world’s ninth best university in the 2006 Times Higher Education Supplement University Rankings, Imperial College London is a science-based institution with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research that attracts 11,500 students and 6,000 staff of the highest international quality.
Innovative research at the College explores the interface between science, medicine, engineering and management and delivers practical solutions that improve quality of life & the environment - underpinned by a dynamic enterprise culture.
Imperial College's Tanaka Business School is a world-class provider of business education and research, focusing primarily on innovation and entrepreneurship, finance and healthcare management. The recently launched Rajiv Gandhi Centre, housed within the Business School will become a visionary centre, helping Indian and British companies improve performance in innovation management. The Centre will generate channels of knowledge-exchange between India and its global partners by effective integration of research, education and practice.
www.imperial.ac.uk/tanaka
Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM)
Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) was established in 1973 by Dr M K Chaudhuri (Ex-IIMB professor). IIPM, is one of the leading business schools of India with 9 campuses across 7 cities and with a student base of over seven thousand. Their global associations range from being the UNDP key partner institution in India to being on the World Bank steering committee for corporate social responsibility in India. Faculty from various business schools like Harvard, Stanford, Kellogg, Chicago GSB, MIT Sloan, Columbia GSB, Yale SOM, Oxford etc participate in not only the academic calendar, but also the Executive Development programs at IIPM. The institute also published a Stock Market Confidence Index with the Yale International Centre for Finance.
IIPM's 5 prestigious journals and 2 leading business magazines provide a platform for research and networking with the corporate world. Our publications hold the rare distinction of being selected by The New York Times for their Global Business Wire, joining McKinsey Quarterly, IMD Newsletter, Knowledge@Wharton School of Business and Booz Allen Hamilton's Strategy + Business.
www.iipm.edu
