National Innovation Council Government of India

Decade of Innovation: India @ Year 1

A Journey Towards Innovation Driven Economy
16-17 November 2011; Hotel The Lalit, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

Draft Programme
DAY I: 16 November 2011, Wednesday
0900-1000 hrs 1000-1100 hrs

Registration
Inaugural Session Dr. Naushad Forbes Chairman, CII Innovation Council Director, Forbes Marshall Rohtash Mal Executive Director & CEO, Escorts Ltd. Prof. S. K. Brahmachari Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) [Release of CII Industrial Innovation Framework by the dignitaries on the dais] Sam Pitroda Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations Chairman, National Innovation Council (NInC)

1100-1130 hrs 1130-1300 hrs

Tea/ Coffee Break Panel 1 The new innovation challenge To maximize opportunities, new possibilities and initiatives taken by Govt. to boost innovations and increasing competitiveness. A discussion with policy makers from India and overseas on existing and required policies and schemes for building and strengthening the national innovation ecosystem. Making countries Innovation driven through open innovations, collaborations amongst various countries, investing in innovation activities beyond R&D and Leveraging global research & markets.

Moderator: Prof. Soumitra Dutta Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology Academic Director, eLab, INSEAD [Brief Presentation on GII 2010 11] Panelist: Prof. Y. S. Rajan Dr.Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor, ISRO M Sahu, IAS* Principal Secretary, Industries & Mines, Government of Gujarat Amarendra Sinha Joint Secretary & Development Commssioner MoMSME Kalpana Awasthi, IAS* OSD to advisor to prime minister Public information infrastructure and innovation Government of India Dr. Naushad Forbes Chairman, CII Innovation Council Director, Forbes Marshall 1300-1400 hrs 1400-1530 hrs Lunch Break Panel 2 Creating preconditions for innovation Creating preconditions for innovation are very important for developing systematic capabilities of Innovation. New mind sets, new rules, time, space, bandwidth and new connections are keys to success. Creating nationwide bandwidth and infrastructure for innovation, Industry Academia Govt. Research institutions linkages, start-ups for new job creation, entrepreneurship and research at academic levels, maximizing diversity & multi disciplinary approach, enabling innovations at Bottom of Pyramid (BOP), developing Human capital & mindsets for innovation Risk capital & govt. funding Freedom, accountability and transparency. Moderator: Gaurav Kataria Head Consulting, Customer Division, Feedback Business Consulting Panelist: Dr. George John Senior Advisor, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

Saurabh Srivastava Chairman, CA India Member, NInC Samir Mitra Senior Advisor, Office of the Advisor to Prime Minister of India Dr. Gautham Parthasarathy Chief Marketing Officer, Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Dr. P. Anandan Distinguished Scientist and Managing Director Microsoft Research India 1530-1600 Hrs 1600-1730 Hrs Tea/Coffee Break Panel 3 Leveraging torrent of new business opportunities in India India is the economic power house and at the threshold of becoming the global innovation powerhouse of future. Indian disparity, diversity, demographics, young population, rising middle class, 1.2 billion population and presence of global companies opens up huge opportunities to be tapped for breakthrough growth. Anticipating the future through weak signals and emerging trends, foresight and strategic insights to remain ahead of times, harnessing discontinuities & unexplored directions, resolving challenges energy, food security, unemployment, growth, frugal & inclusive innovations - Innovations for poor and middle income group of people. [Release of Book on The World Under Pressure: How China and India are Influencing the Global Economy and Environment by Prof. Carl J Dahlman] Moderator: Sushanto Mitra Chief Executive Officer, Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay Panelists: Prof. Carl J Dahlman Henry R. Luce Professor of International Relations and Information Technology, Georgetown University, USA Venkatesh Valluri Chairman & President, Ingersoll Rand India

Dr. Manish Gupta Director, IBM Research - India Chief Technologist, IBM India / South Asia Mariasundaram Antony Site Leader, Hyderabad Technology Center, GE Peter Frykman Technology Pioneer, Trip Tech

DAY 2: 17 November 2011, Thursday

1000-1115 Hrs Session 1 Innovations for improving quality of social and environmental life. Collaborations, connectivity & multidisciplinary approach for creating a big impact. Innovation should not just focus on resolving problems of the rich; it must focus on lifting the quality of life of the poor sections of the society. We need to develop tolerant societies, healthy people and environment for sustainability and future generations. Innovation for improving quality of life, innovation to resolve problems related to water, energy, food security, health, infrastructure, violence, war, terrorism, education, communication etc to reduce the gap between have and have nots. Innovation also requires harnessing different capabilities and competencies of people by linking organizations and institutions to cater to fast changing consumer needs. Institutional research on science and technology, IPR related issues, industry- academia to come together, developing commercialization and marketing talent, linking Innovation clusters at business and university levels, innovation policies and programs of Government for boosting institutional linkages and strengthening National Innovation System [NIS]. Chairperson: Prof. Anil Gupta Member, National Innovation Council Executive Vice Chair, National Innovation Foundation Speakers: Prof. Y. S. Rajan Dr.Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor, ISRO Prof. Ove Granstrand Professor of Industrial Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan

Professor, Corporate Strategy & Policy Area, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Radhakrishnan Kodakkal Director R&D, Philips Healthcare V K Gupta* Advisor, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Government. of India Neelam Chhiber Managing Director, Mother Earth 1115-1130 Hrs 1130-1215 Hrs Tea/Coffee Break India Innovation Initiative i3 2011 (joint initiative of CII, DST and Agilent Technologies) - Awards Presentation Anjan Das Executive Director Technology Confederation of Indian Industry Parmeet Ahuja President and Country General Manager, Agilent Technologies Dr. Rahul Mirchandani Executive Director, Aries agro Ltd. B. P. Singh Head, NCSTC, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India Dr. Ashwani Kumar Minister of State for Planning, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences

1230-1330 hrs

Session 2 Thomson Reuters Innovation Awards [Welcome Address] Prof. Y. S. Rajan Dr.Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor, ISRO [Introduction to Thomson Reuters business in India] Christopher Kibarian President, IP & Science, Thomson Reuters [Thomson Reuters Innovation Awards Methodology] Mark Garlinghouse, SVP & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Thomson Reuters

[Award presentation to winners of Thomson Reuters Innovation Awards 2011] Dr. Ashwani Kumar Minister of State for Planning, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences [Closing remarks] Woei Fuh Wong Managing Director South Asia & South-east Asia Healthcare & Science, Thomson Reuters 1330-1430 Hrs 1430-1600 Hrs Lunch Panel 4 - Entrepreneurs the new value creators & contributors to GDP growth Indian education system must break from the mind set of job seekers. There is an urgent need for developing job creators and entrepreneurship as vast opportunities lie untapped in India. Entrepreneurs can make a very significant contribution that can consistently give India a double digit GDP growth and making India the fastest growing economy of the world. Need for creating small entrepreneurial islands, nurturing and mentoring entrepreneurship at all stages, need for expanding the existing incubation setup in India to support grass-root innovators, intrapreneurship in organizations, India a large market for new business models because of multiple demands in literacy, nutrition, wellness, alternative energy, security, services, agriculture, automation, maintenance, I.T, Software and more. Moderator: Dr. Rahul Mirchandani Executive Director, Aries agro Ltd. Panelists: Neil Feinson Director International Policy at Intellectual Property Office, UK Prof. Pradyumna Vyas Director, National Institute of Design (NID) Amrita Gangotra Director - IT , Bharti Airtel Padmaja Ruparel President, Indian Angel Network Gyanesh Pandey Husk Power Systems

1600- 1700 hrs

Valedictory Session - Innovation Roadmap Roadmap for inclusive innovation, technology as a tool for resolving future challenges, nationwide innovation movement, encouraging all sectors including MSME to innovate, new policies and initiatives, promoting Innovation driven growth, innovation driven entrepreneurship, measurement and benchmarking systems, innovation awards. Samir Mitra Senior Advisor, Office of the Advisor to Prime Minister of India Prof Alan Hughes Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies Director of the Centre for Business Research (CBR), Judge Business School Dr. T. Ramasami Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India Anjan Das Executive Director Technology Confederation of Indian Industry

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