The Second International Conference on “Igniting the Genius Within” Leading and Innovating through Turbulent Times

The Second International Conference on “Igniting the Genius Within”
Leading and Innovating through Turbulent Times

October 22-25, 2009
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

This Second International Conference on ‘Igniting the Genius Within’, organised by the Centre for Leadership, Innovation and Change (CLIC) at the ISB focusses on leadership and innovation through turbulent times. This interactive conference offers participants a unique opportunity to tap into the confluence of three themes:

• Wisdom Perspectives: Ideas from the spiritual domain that could be applied in organisational context
• Scientific Principles: Based on latest research in the areas of neuro sciences, cognitive sciences, and complexity models
• Management Best Practices: Best practices from organisations around the world in the areas of leadership, innovation and change management

The focus of this conference is lessons and best practices that we can take away from each other and ideas that we can build on to create next practices in our organisations. In addition, the Conference introduces the participants to contemporary approaches for developing global leadership, igniting innovation in their respective organisations, and focus on the following key areas:

• Global Wisdom: Perspectives, principles and practices on leadership, change management and innovation
• Innovation: Business Innovation, Affordable Innovation and Innovative Business Models
• Leadership case studies: Examples, frameworks and stories from successful executives who led their organisations through turbulent times
• Change and transformation: How do we transform the organisations and change the mindsets of our employees (and let them change us)?

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Schedule

October 22, 2009
2:00pm-4:00pm	Arrival and registration
4:30pm-6:30pm	Roundtable on Corporate Governance
7:00pm-8:00pm	Ajit Rangnekar, Dean, ISB O P Bhatt, Chairman, SBI Dr Prasad Kaipa, Executive Director, CLIC, ISB	Welcoming remarks
8:00pm onwards	Dinner
October 23, 2009 - Wisdom Perspectives
7:30am-8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am-10:00am	Dr Prasad Kaipa, Executive Director, CLIC, ISB Malli Mastan Babu, Guinness Record Holder-Adventure Sports	Setting the Stage – Leading and Innovating through Turbulent Times Dare to Live the Dream
10:00am-10:30am	Break
10:30am-12:30pm	Dr Satish Thatte (Chair), CEO, New Synergy Group Dr Venkat Krishnan, Professor and Director, Yale-Great Lakes Center for Management Research Dr Jody Fry, Professor of Management at Tarleton State University, Central Texas	Value – Based Leadership from Wisdom Traditions Perspective Enhancing Spirituality in Organisations: Role of Transformational Leadership Maximising The Triple Bottom Line Through The Spiritual Leadership Balanced Score Card Business Model
12:30pm-1:30pm	Lunch Break
1:30pm-3:30pm	Dr Reuben Abraham (Chair), Assistant Professor and Executive Director, CEMS, ISB Raghu Anantanarayan, CEO, Totally Aligned Organisations V Srinivas, CEO, Illumine Knowledge Resources	Topic to be confirmed Leadership and Innovation in Organisational Design Ideas to Ideals – The Citizen SBI Intervention
3:30pm-4:00pm	Break
4:00pm-6:00pm	Dr E Srinivas (Chair), Professor, XLRI Dr Sanjoy Mukherjee, Professor, Rajiv Gandhi IIM Shillong Kannan Srinivas, Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services	Wisdom: Conceptualisations and Relevance in Leadership Development and Business Education Wisdom Leadership: Some Insights from Classical Indian Literature Tiding Over Turbulence: Ancient Insights for Modern Leaders
7:00pm onwards	Entertainment and Dinner
October 24, 2009 - Management Best Practices
7:30am-8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am-9:30am	Dialogue with Dr Lee Hartwell, Nobel Laureate
9:30am-10:00am	Break
10:00am-12:00pm	MGPL Narayana (Chair), Vice President and Head, BS & CC, Tata Consultancy Services Dr Amit Nandkeolyar, Assistant Professor, ISB Dr Rajesh Chakrabarti, Assistant Professor, ISB	Applying Vision, Mission, Values in Daily Activities Creatively (VMDAC) Team Learning & Performance SBI story on Change
12:00pm-1:00pm	Lunch Break
1:00pm-3:00pm	Dr N Viswanadham (Chair), Professor and Executive Director, GLAMS, ISB Sherry Immediato, President & Managing Director, Society for Organisational Learning Dr Vijay Chandru, CEO, Strand Life Sciences	Innovation in Emerging Markets How Managers are Improving the Quality of their Collective Thinking and Increasing Innovation - Examples from SOL Community Topic to be confirmed
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm-6:00pm	Dr Brinda Dalal (Chair), Resident Scientist, Palo Alto Research Centre R Rajeshwar Upadhyaya, Visiting Faculty, ISB Ranjini Manian, CEO, Global Adjustments Services Pvt Ltd Kalpana Sinha, Director, People and Organisation Capability at the India Development Centre, Microsoft	Sustainable Innovation Ancient Indian World View: Contemporary Implications for Authentic Leadership Indian Roots, Global Wings Learning and Innovating from Experiences in the Indian Context
7:00pm onwards	Entertainment and Dinner
October 25, 2009 - Designing the Future
7:30am-8:30am	Breakfast
8:30am-9:30am	Special Session (To be Announced)
9:30am-10:00am	Break
10:00am-5:00pm	Co-Designing the Future Large Scale Change Event (Lunch break will be between 1-2pm)