• INVITATION •
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
VETERANS
Fragrance of Business PRESENT
THE FOURTH
V NARAYANAN MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT LECTURE 24 JAN 2024
Mr V Narayanan was an inspiring visionary. He built a culture of character and competence, and inspired ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the businesses he helmed. His expertise was sought after by a number of corporates, and he significantly contributed to the growth of the manufacturing industry in India, particularly Tamil Nadu.
The President & Managing Committee, Madras Management Association & Pond's Veterans cordially invite you to
THE FOURTH
V NARAYANAN MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT LECTURE
on
Lessons Learnt in a Disruption by
Mr Gopal Vittal MD & CEO Bharti Airtel Limited Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:25 PM Venue: MMA Management Center, Chennai Registration & Hi-Tea: 5:15 PM
Programme Programme
Time 05:15 pm
Registration & High Tea
06:00 pm
Welcome Address
Mr Mahalingam K President, MMA & Partner/Director TSM Group of Companies
06:05 pm
Introductory Remarks
Mr V Balaraman Past President, MMA & Former MD Ponds India Ltd
06:15 pm
Introduction of the Speaker
Mr Ravi Shankar (Former Partner, Ernst &Young) Founder, Connect2Expert
06:25 pm
V Narayanan (Pond's) Memorial Endowment Lecture by the Chief Guest
Mr Gopal Vittal MD & CEO Bharti Airtel Limited
07:00 pm
Q&A
07:20 pm
Vote of Thanks
Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, MMA
Profile of the speaker Gopal Vittal Gopal Vittal has served as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel Limited for the last ten years. In his role as CEO, he is responsible for defining the strategy and providing overall leadership to the operations of the company. Under his leadership, Airtel has built a strong portfolio of businesses across Mobile, Homes, Enterprise and Digital services. In the last few years, he has driven the digital transformation of the business, improving experience, stripping out cost and re-imagining the business. As a result, Airtel has achieved a lifetime high in terms of both revenue market share and Enterprise value in a brutally competitive market place. Prior to this, Gopal worked for twenty years with Unilever across sales, marketing and general management in markets spanning India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and China. In his last assignment, as member of the Hindustan Unilever board, he led the Home and Personal care business and turned around the overall portfolio including Personal care, a segment that was declining for several years. Gopal sits on the board of Bharti Airtel Limited, Indus Towers and Airtel Payments bank in addition to serving as Deputy Chair of GSMA, the premier global association of the mobile industry with over 1200 members across the world. He is an alumnus of Madras Christian College and has completed his MBA from IIM, Kolkata
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