Social Leadership Workshop@IIT Madras on 25/10/09

IViL, WhiteSwan Consulting Group and CTIDES present....

The Social Leadership Workshop, IIT Madras
Venue: DOMS 101
Time: 9 AM - 4 PM
Date: 25 October 2009, Sunday

Speakers Info:
Prof. LS Ganesh - "Measuring Social Impact": Dr. LS Ganesh is a professor in the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras. He is a prolific speaker, fosters start-ups and has been a key member of some national-level government-sponsored projects and also of projects sponsored by international organizations such as the World Bank, and the UNDP. He is actively involved in industry bodies such as the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Madras Management Association (MMA).

Dr. Anjali Nigam - "Consulting in social space": Dr. Anjali Nigam is a specialized professional in the field of 'Organizational Development'. She specializes in Training Development, and in offering consulting services in the areas of 'Strategic Direction & HR systems'. Dr. Nigam is a Ph.D. in Management and Business Economics along with a specialization in 'Business Enterprise Management' from the Manchester, UK.

Dave Wallack - "Microfinance Sector in India & IFMR Trust": Dave Wallack is Senior Vice President of the IFMR Trust. He has an MBA at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, he was a political campaign operative and political consultant working with the national Democratic Party as well as numerous candidates for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate and the Presidency of the United States. Speaker from Aavishkar* - "Venture Philanthropy and Rural Entrepreneurship"
Mr. Ramakrishna - "Challenges in a social venture & Rangde journey": Ramakrishna is a software consultant by profession. He has 9 years of experience in the software industry. Prior to starting RangDe.Org, he worked as Principal Consultant for Vignette Europe Ltd. Ram firmly believes that entrepreneurship in the social space is at a very nascent stage in India and there is an urgent need to incubate social businesses with a focus on social returns.

Dr. Murali Subrahmanyam- "Business in the social sector: Key strategies": Dr. Murali Subrahmanyam presently heads business off-shoring at Alliance Bernstein. He has been the COO of Quintegra Solutions Limited and Merrill Lynch India. He comes with a proven track record of successfully off shoring technology service and creating a profitably running captive from scratch..

Paul Basil* - "Incubating grassroot innovations": Paul Basil is the CEO of Vilgro, earlier called Rural Innovations Network. Paul Basil identifies promising rural innovations, develops them into enterprises, and enables their diffusion through commercial and noncommercial ventures. Through his work, Paul is extending social investment to rural areas and ensuring that the best solutions reach as many thousands of people as possible.

Indrani Singh - "Capacity Building in the Developmental Sector": Indrani Singh is an independent developmental consultant and provides training and capacity building training programmes to MFIs and developmental agencies. She has a rich experience in banking and has held senior management positions in the Syndicate Bank.