IIFT PHDCCI NATIONAL CONSULTING SYMPOSIUM 
 Changing Business Scenarios & New Frontiers in Consulting 
 9th August, 2007, IIFT Auditorium, New Delhi, India 
Agenda

Time

Session

 Speakers

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Registration

 

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Inaugural Session

  • Welcome Address
  • Keynote Address
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Dr. Satinder Bhatia, Chairperson (GSD), IIFT
  • Mr. Arun Maira, Chairman, BCG India
  • Mr. Sanjay Bhatia, President PHDCCI

 

11:00 – 11: 15 AM

Tea

 

11:15 – 12:45 PM

Session I

Changing Scenario of M&A- Format v/s Content in Consulting

  • Issues and Challenges in developing a Value Creating M&A strategy
  • M&A Integration - What really works?
  • 'Strategic assessment' v/s 'Financial Valuation' in M&A deals
  • The Human Factor - Managing collisions between people, cultures and organizations
  • Prioritizing Acquisition Targets
  • Mr. Sanjay Kulkarni, MD, Stern Stewart Ltd
  • Mr. Ashvin Parekh, National Industry Leader             E & Y Pvt. Ltd.
  • Ms. Kalpana Jain, Sr. Director, Deloitte & Touche
  • Mr. Munish Sabharwal, VP, Bennett & Coleman Ltd.
  • Mr. Sridhar V, Director, OC&C Strategy Consultants
  • Mr. Sanjeev Krishan, ED, PWC Private Limited

 

12:45 – 1:30

Lunch

 

1:30 – 3:00 PM

Session II

Software as a Service (SaaS)

  • What effect will the new distribution model have on existing revenue streams?
  • How to ensure current product or service offerings won't be jeopardized?
  • Mr. Ashish Basil, Partner, Ernst & Young
  • Mr. V. Swamy, Director,  TCS
  • Mr. Sandip Patel, Country Leader, IBM Business Consulting Services
  • Mr. Manoj Soni, Director, Oracle

3:00 – 3:15 PM

Tea

 

3:15 – 4:45 PM

Session III

Re-inventing the Value Chain

  • Unlocking  potential of a supply chain
  • Value Extraction v/s Value Creation
  • Lean Retailing
  • Redefining the Value Chain in a Customer Centric Market Organization environment
  • Mr. Anil Rajpal, Vice President- Retail, Technopak
  • Mr. Partha S. Banerjee, Partner, PWC India
  • Mr. Raghu Venkatnarayan, Director, KPMG
  • Mr. Ramit Gupta, AVP, Avalon Consulting
  • Mr. Sanjai K, Director, SAP Labs