Kalaimamani Kizhambur S Sankarasubramanian, Editor, Kalaimagal (Tamil Literary Monthly Magazine) and Mr Seetharaman, Chairman, Super Auto Forge Pvt Ltd at MMA KAS talk on ‘Kalaimagal’ – A Ninety-Year-Old Literary Brand – Success Story- How it was Done!”.Chef Shri Bala CA, CS, Law, Artisan Chef, and Dr Lata Rajagopalan Kumar, Consultant-Communication for Development at the MMA-KAS talk on the theme “Recipe for Career Transitions” as part of the MMA Women Business Forum.Dr S Vasudevan, Director – Business Development, Institute of Analytics (second from left) and Office-Bearers of the MMA Chengalpattu Chapter during the MMA-KAS talk on the theme “Data the new Oil of Economic Engine”.Ms Rathandeep Umesh Founder CEO, Consulting and Beyond (C&B) (Center), Mr Anand Chari Deputy General Manager, SME & Start-up Business Development, BSE, Mr S Swaminathan, Founder & CEO, IRIS Business Services Ltd during the MMA-KAS talk on “Capital – An Important Contributor to the Growth of SME Ecosystem”.Mr S Gopal, Mr Lakshminarayanan, Mr Chinnu Senthilkumar and Mr Rohan M Ganapathy during the MMA-KAS – TiE Chennai discussion on the theme ” Understanding the Nuances of Deep Tech”. Mr C Siva Kumar (Third from Left), Managing Partner, Prabha Associates & RV Industries & Member, MMA Managing Committee and the Chief Guest Mr Syed Kirmani, Padma Shri Awardee Former Indian Cricketer during the the “Relaunch of the MMA Hosur Chapter & installation of Office Bearers”.Dr A Azad, Registrar, BSA Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Dr Shankar Venugopal, Vice President, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Prof Sridhar Narayanan Founder, Grand Alliance for Management Excellence (GAME), Dr K Srinivasan, Dean, Crescent School of Business and Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM during the Conclave on the theme “ Re-envisioning Management Education to shape leaders of tomorrow” organised by MMA KAS-Crescent School of Business.Mr Anand, Senior Vice President & Head – Global Innovation Center, Frost & Sullivan addressing on Data-Driven Decision-Making during the Conclave on the theme “ Re-envisioning Management Education to shape leaders of tomorrow”.Mr Pradeep Chakravarthy, Author, HR Consultant and Historian addressing on Life-Long Learning for Success during the Conclave on the theme “ Re-envisioning Management Education to shape leaders of tomorrow”.Mr K Chandran, Chief Executive Officer of the Chennai Angels & Mr Jagadeesh, Entrepreneur, during the session Entrepreneurship- Start-up Ecosystem in India at the Conclave on the theme “Re-envisioning Management Education to shape leaders of tomorrow”.Mr Sudhakar Raja, Founder & CEO TRST Score during the session on Networking Ecosystem and Collaboration at the Conclave on the theme “ Re-envisioning Management Education to shape leaders of tomorrow”.Mr Rajesh Chandrasekaran, Vice President- Digital Engineering Servion Global Solutions during the session on Business Intelligence & Heuristics at the Conclave on the theme “ Re-envisioning Management Education to shape leaders of tomorrow”.Ms Sangeeta Shankaran Sumesh, Business Coach, Co-Founder, ThinkUniQ during the MMA KAS talk on the theme “Goal setting for high performance in your work” as a part of the MMA Women Business Forum.Mr Anantha Narayan, Ad Man, Entrepreneur, Consultant, Mr Rohan S, Regional Director- South Indian, PVR Ltd and Mr Rajesh Srinivasan, Marketing, Branding & Business Growth Strategist during the discussion on the theme of the book “Onward How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul“.Mr R Ravichandran, IRS Chief Commissioner of Income Tax delivering the keynote address during the MMA – KAS – FDPPI Seminar on the theme “Data Protection Act 2021 – A Compliance Perspective”.Na. Vijayashankar (Naavi), Data Governance and Data Protection Consultant during the special session on A Bird’s Eye View of DPA 2021 at MMA – KAS – FDPPI Seminar on the theme “Data Protection Act 2021 – A Compliance Perspective”.MsGeetha Jayaraman, GRC Expert, Capgemini, Mr Rohan K George, Advocate, Samvad Partners and Na. Vijayashankar (Naavi) during the Panel discussion on Key Legal issues emerging out of DPA 2021 at MMA – KAS – FDPPI Seminar on the theme “Data Protection Act 2021 – A Compliance Perspective”.Ms Suhasini, Dr Mahesh Kalyanaraman, Associate Vice President, Risk and Compliance, HCL, MrNagendra Javagal, Director, FDPPI, Na. Vijayashankar (Naavi) during the Panel discussion on Critical Technology Challenges before the Industry at MMA – KAS – FDPPI Seminar on the theme “Data Protection Act 2021 – A Compliance Perspective”.Mr Ramesh Venkataraman, Portfolio Manager QMS & ISMS, Carl Zeiss, Mr Nagendra Javagal, Director, FDPPI, Mr R Vittalraj, Cyber Risk Assurance Consultant and Na. Vijayashankar (Naavi) during the Panel Discussion on Professional Opportunities and Disruptions by DPA 2021 at MMA – KAS – FDPPI Seminar on the theme “Data Protection Act 2021 – A Compliance Perspective”.
Mr T T Ramgopal, – Global Head, Android Partner Engineering Google. Dr Suresh Ramanathan, Dean & Principal, Great Lakes Institute of Management and Mr K Mahalingam, Vice President, MMA at MMA – KAStalk on the theme “Lessons from Google- What makes a behemoth remain nimble?Mr S Rajendren, Chairman, NIPM, Madras Chapter & Chief General Manager-HR & IR, JK Tyres, Chennai, Mr Ravichandiran, Former General Manager HR, Rane NSK Steering Systems Ltd., Mr Sai Prasad, Advocate / Partner, Sai Raaj Associates, Mr Anil Kaushik, Founder, Chief Editor, Business Manager – HR Magazine & Corp. Advisor-HR & Labour Laws, Mr A Soundararajan, State President, CITU, Mr Amaladoss Mariasusai, Director HR, Tempel and Mr T A Mathew Gunaseelan, Hon. Secretary, NIPM Madras Chapter, Vice President HR, Indo National Ltd during theMMA-KAS-NIPM discussion on the theme “Code on Wages and its implication – Employee & Employer perspective“. Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM, Mr C V Subba Rao, Dr Elongovan, T Padam Dugar, Mr G P Nijalingappa and Mr Mohamed Ali during the MMA – KAS – DGFASLI – CREDAI National Conference on the theme “Occupational Safety and Health in Construction Industry”.Mr Shivanshu Gupta, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company In conversation withMr K Ananth Krishnan, CTO, Tata Consultancy Services, Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras during the dialogue on the theme of the MMA Annual Convention 2022 “Betting on the Future – How India can make this decade its Own”.Mr Bhaskar Bhat, Director, Tata Sons Ltd delivered the Keynote Address during the MMA – KAS Annual Convention.Mr Prashanth Vasu, Head of Strategy, Ramco Groups, Mr B Ashok, Former Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd & CEO, Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPL), Mr Muthukumar Thanu, Group Chief HR Officer, TAFE, Mr Sathya Narayana Mehta, Senior General Manager HR and Global Head Policies & Talent Transformation, Tata Consultancy Services during the Special Session on the theme “The Future of Work” at MMA-KAS Annual Convention 2022.Mr Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean , Alumni and Corporate Relation, IIT Madras, Dr Radha Rangarajan, Chief Technology Officer, Health Cube, Mr R Velusamy, Chief Global Product Development Head – Automotive Mahindra Research Valley, Mr Kaniappan P, Managing Director, WABCO India during the Special Session on the theme “The Future of Technology” at MMA-KAS Annual Convention 2022.Mr Naveen Unni, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company, Mr Ravichandran P, President, Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd, Mr Vivek Subramanian, Co-founder & Executive Director, Fourth Partner Energy during the Special Session on the theme “The Future of Sustainability” at MMA-KAS Annual Convention 2022.Ms Mridula Ramesh, CEO, Sundaram Climate Foundation and Dr SSV Ramakumar, Director R&D, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd joined online during the Special Session on the theme “The Future of Sustainability” at MMA-KAS Annual Convention 2022.Mr Babu Krishnamoorthy, Investment consultant, Mr Ravi Venkataramani, CEO, Exeter Premedia Service and Mr kumar Mallampalli, Partner, RheniBrucke during the MMA – KAS event ‘Read & Grow‘ on the theme of the book “The Go – Giver – A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea”.Mr Pankaj Madan, Deputy Head-India Office & Head Programmers Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung delivering opening remarks. Distinguished Panelists:Rtn PHF M Shunmugasundram, President, Madurai Management Association, Dr S Aneesh Sekhar IAS, District Collector & District Magistrate, District Collectorate, Madurai, Mr K Hari Thiagarajan, Executive Director, Thiagarajar Mills Pvt Ltd , Madurai, Mr Peter Rimmle, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and Dr Asit K Barma, Director, Bharathidasan Institute of Management during the MMA KAS event on the theme – “The Making of a Successful Entrepreneur” held at Madurai.Mr C V Subba Rao, President, Madras Management Association & Managing Director, Sanmar Shipping Ltd, Dr Stanly Johny, International Affairs Editor, The Hindu, Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Mr Kanwal Sibal, Former Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Lt. Gen. SL Narasimhan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (V), Member of the National Security Advisory Board, India and Director General, Centre for Contemporary China Studies, Ms Tara Kartha, Former National Security Council Secretariat, Former Senior Fellow USIP, Distinguished Fellow, IPCS, Mr Nandan Unnikrishnan, Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi and Mr Pankaj Madan, Deputy Head-India Office & Head Programmer Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung during the MMA KAS Conclave on the theme “Ukraine Crisis: Is Global Focus Moving Back To Europe?”.The panel of Jury along with participants during the MMA Competition for The Best Women Manager of the Year Award 2022 held on 24th March 2022.Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd) VSM, Mr C V Subba Rao, Dr. Ranjini Manian, Mr Viswanathan Anand, Mrs Aruna Anand, Ms Sairee Chahal and Mr George Rajkumar during the Inaugural Session of MMA Women Managers’ Convention 2022 on the theme “Marching Ahead Inspire Change in Humankind”.Dr Rohini Rau, Doctor/International Sailing Athlete, Ms Suhasini Maniratnam, Actor & Director, Ms Sharanya Modi, Global Head HR, Expo Freight Pvt Ltd (EFL) and Ms Shraddha Trivedi, Wall Mural Artist & Graphic Designer, Pune during the special session “Our Voice, Our Stories” at MMA Women Managers’ Convention 2022.Ms Rajoshi Ghosh, COO, Co-founder, First Indian woman founder of a Unicorn startup – Hasura, Ms Rohini Manian, CEO, Global Adjustments and Mr Gautam Saraogi, CEO, Go Colors and Mr Gautam Saraogi, CEO, Go Colors during the special session on the theme “The Power of Us/Better Together” at MMA Women Managers’ Convention 2022.Ms Vinaya Karthik Rajan, Playback Singer during the session “Invocation – Music for Awakening” at MMA Women Managers’ Convention 2022.
MMA- KAS organized Conclave on “The Changing Environment of Tax Administration“. A Galaxy of eminent speakers consisting of Senior Income Tax Officials, Past President of ICIA, Senior Chartered Accountants shared their insights during the ConclaveMMA-KAS – WBF organized a talk on the theme “Negotiation Skills for Conflict Resolution” by Ms Radhika Shapoorjee, Founder and CEO, Mediation MantrasMMA-KAS – WBF is organized a unique talk on the theme “Gurgaon Moms – When Women come together magic happens” by Ms Neela Kaushik, Founder, Gurgaon MomsSpecial telecast of Live recorded 20th All India Management Student’s Convention held on Thursday, 18 November 2021 from 09 00 am to 01 15 pm.MMA – KAS organized a talk on “Ather – Electric is Here!”.Mr Tarun Mehta, Co-Founder & CEO, Ather Energy in conversation with Mr V Shankar, Founder CAMS & Director, ACSYS Investments Pvt LtdMMA – KAS event on the theme “Stress Management – Mental and Physical Well-Being“. Dr R Saravana Jothi, Professor of Psychiatry, Govt. Stanley Medical College Hospital delivered the talk on the theme “Stress Management: Mental and Physical Well – Being“. Dr V S Sankaranarayanan, Gastroenterologist delivered the Special Address on the theme “Mind and Physical health – What MATTERS?“
MMA-KAS – WBF organized a talk on the theme “Empowering Leaders : Conditioning, Conscious Choice and Calling it out” by Ms Vishakha R M, MD & CEO, IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd. Ms Babita Baruah, Managing Partner, GTB India, A WPP Unit is Chairing the session. Discussion and Q & A with Special Invitees: Ms Mythili Chandrasekar, Consumer Behaviour and Brand Strategy Enthusiast, Dr Lata Rajagopalan Kumar, Consultant – Communication for Development Member, IAICS
MMA – KAS Lecture on “Aerospace and Aeronautical Domain” by Dr Harpreet A De Singh, Executive Director – Head Quarters, Air India & Former CEO, Alliance Air
MMA – KAS Discussion on the theme “How come No One Told Me That? Life Lessons, Practical Advice and Timeless Wisdom for Success” by Mr Prakash Iyer Author, Motivational Speaker & Leadership Coach. Special Invitees in conversation with author: Mr K Mahalingam, Vice President, Madras Management Association, Partner / Director, TSM Group of Companies, Mr Ambi Parameswaran, Brand Strategist / Coach, Founder – Brand-Building
Hybrid Seminar on the theme “Reinventing Human Experience and Technology in the Post Pandemic World”MMA – KAS Discussion on “Inside – Out Leadership” authored by Mr Rajiv Vij, Executive Coach, Author & Speaker. Special Invitees in conversation with the author: Mr Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Mr Sudhanshu Vats, Deputy Managing Director, Pidilite Industries LtdMMA – KAS Hybrid Conclave on “Securing India In Cyber Space”MMA – KAS -Read & Grow – Discussion on the theme of the book “Hooked (How to Build Habit-Forming Products?)”. The Distinguished Guests of Honour Mr Rajesh Srinivasan, Marketing, Branding and Business Growth Strategist in conversation with Special Invitees on the theme of the book. Special Invitees: Mr Saurabh Bajaj, Marketing, Head- Dairy, Britannia Industries Ltd, Mr Yaagneshwaran Ganesh, Director – Marketing, Avoma10th Edition of CavinKare-MMA Chinnikrishnan Innovation Awards ceremony live telecast by the Republic TV onSaturday, 23 October 2021
MMA – KAS Hybrid event on the theme “Harsh Realities : The Making of Marico” by Mr Harsh Mariwala, Chairman, Marico Ltd. Special Invitees in Conversation with author: Mr V Shankar, Founder CAMS & Director, ACSYS Investments Pvt Ltd, Ms V Kavitha Dutt, Joint Managing Director, The KCP Ltd and Mr CK Ranganathan, Chairman and Managing Director, CavinKare Pvt LtdMMA – KAS Discussion on the theme “Afghanistan under Taliban: What does it mean for India and the world?“. Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung delivered the Introductory Remarks. Ms Indrani Bagchi, Diplomatic Editor, Times of India in Conversation with Amb Rakesh Sood, IFS (Retd), Distinguished Fellow, ORF, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM & BAR, Former General Officer Commanding 15 Corps (Srinagar), 21 Corps & Military Secretary, Captain Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation.Guest of Honour Dr J Radhakrishnan, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (top left) and Chief Guest Mr Harsh Pati Singhania, President – AIMA, Director – J.K.Organisation and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, JK Paper Ltd (bottom left) during the MAME Award Function & MMA 65th Annual General MeetingMr C V Subba Rao, Senior Vice President, MMA, presenting memento to the outgoing President, MMA Mr Ravichandran Purushothaman during the MMA 65th Annual General Meeting held at MMA Management CenterMMA – KAS – WBF talk on the theme “Germ of an Idea” by Ms Shuba Kumar, Managing Director, Natesan Synchrocones Pvt Ltd. Dr Lata Rajagopalan Kumar, Consultant – Communication for Development Member – IAICS chaired the session. Discussion and Q & A with Special Invitees: Ms Mythili Chandrasekar, Consumer Behaviour and Brand Strategist Enthusiast, Ms Babita Baruah, Managing Partner, GTB India, A WPP UnitMMA online event on the theme “Attention Factory – The Story of TikTok & China’s Byte Dance” by Mr Matthew Brennan, International Speaker,author and addressing the members of MMA. Special Invitees in Conversation with author: Mr Kiruba Shankar, CEO, Business Blogging & Founder Director, F5ive Technologies, Mr Naru Radhakrishnan, Independent ConsultantMMA-KAS talk on the theme “Branding Strategies for MSME“, by Ms Bhuvana Rajaram, Founder, Beautiful Times.MMA – KAS Hybrid Conclave on “Sustainable Development Goals – Marching towards the Global Agenda“. Mr Vikram Kapur, Additional Chief Secretary, Planning & Development, Govt of Tamil Nadu Chief Guest (centre) during the Inaugural Session. MMA – KAS – WBF talk on the theme “Roads Less Travelled – The fascinating journey of a womanwho has fought all odds to succeed in a very difficult environment, to build and run an organization with over 4000 employees” by Ms G Sreevidhya, CEO, BRIO Integrated Services. Dr Lata Rajagopalan Kumar, Consultant – Communication for Development Member – IAICS chaired the session. Discussion and Q & A with Special Invitee: Ms Mythili Chandrasekar, Consumer Behaviour and Brand Strategy Enthusiast
MMA – KAS discussion on the theme “Mental Well-Being: Living in Times of Despair”. Dr Ravi Samuel, Consultant – Psychotherapist, conversation with Dr Esther G Ebenezer, Prof. Psychiatry at UniKL Royal College of Medicine Perak, Malaysia, Dr Balu, Consultant – Psychiatrist, London, Dr Naveen Prasath Baskaran, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of FloridaMMA – KAS Talk on “Opportunities for Innovation and Entrepreneurship” by Ms Revathy Ashok, Start-up Evangelist, Angel Investor, Co-Founder Strategy Garage, Former MD Tishman Speyer.MMA – KAS Discussion on the theme “The Future of Drones in India – Threats, Operations & National Capabilities“. Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung delivered the Welcome address and introductory remarks. Air Marshal M Matheswaran (Retd), AVSM VM Ph.D (V), Chairman & President, The Peninsula Foundation, Chennai delivered the Opening Remarks & Introduction of Panelists. Air Marshal S Varthaman, PVSM AVSM VM VSM (V). Distinguished Fellow of TPF and former AOC-in-C of Eastern Air Command in conversation with Air Marshal B Suresh, PVSM AVSM VM (V), Former AOC-in-C of Western Air Command, Gp Capt M J Augustine Vinod (V), Director, Automicro UAS, Prof P M Soundar Rajan, NIAS, Bangalore. Former Director, DARE, DRDO, Mr Abhishek Jain, Vice President – Strategic Partnerships, Zeusnumerix, Pune, Mr Sai Pattabiraman, MD, Zuppa Geo Navigation, Chennai, Wg Cdr David Devasahayam (V), Operations Director, Cyient Solutions & Systems, Hyderabad.MMA-KAS – Giridhar Rehabilitation and Care Endowment (A Public Charitable Trust – 5th Giridhar Memorial Lecture – Virtual discussion on the theme “Role of Alternative Medicine in Health and Well Being for All”. Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO delivered the theme address and Rtn A S Venkatesh, Rotary International Director 2021 – 2023 presided over.MMA –KAS Conclave on “Dealing with China – Strategic, Political and Economic Dimensions”. Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Ambassador Gautham Bambawale, Former Indian Ambassador to China, Lt Gen SL Narasimhan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Member of the National Security Advisory Board, India Mr Santhosh Pai, Partner, Link Legal, Mr Rajaram Muthukrishnan, Director, Voice Snap Services Pvt. Ltd, Commodore R Seshadri Vasan, Director, Chennai Centre for China Studies.“Read & Grow” discussion on the theme of the book “The CEO Factory – Management Lessons from Hindustan Unilever”. Mr Babu Krishnamoorthy, Money Coach, Author & Speaker lead the conversation with Special Invitees: Mr Madhavan P, Executive Vice President – Sales & Marketing, TVS Sri Chakra Ltd, Mr K R Chandrasekaran, Management Consultant & Business Advisor382 Years of Madras “Smart City Management – Development, Big and Real Time Data, Mitigation, Environment & Public Resilience“. Mr Gagandeep Singh Bedi, IAS, Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation & Chief Guest delivered the Keynote Address. Dr Jayanthi Murali, IFS, Special Secretary (Environment, Climate Change), Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Mr Raj Cherubal, Chief Executive Officer, Chennai Smart City Ltd (CSCL) in conversation with Ms Sheila Sri Prakash, Founder & Chief Architect, Shilpa Architects Planners Designers and Mr Dipankar Ghose, Founder and Mentor, PRAKRUTHIMMA-KAS – WBF talk on the theme “Inner Dialogue – an exploration of our beliefs and how it affects our reality” by Ms Supriya Padmanabhan, CEO and Founding Partner, My Persona. Ms Mythili Chandrasekar, Consumer Behaviour and Brand Strategy Enthusiast chaired the session. Discussion and Q & A with Special Invitees: Dr Lata Rajagopalan Kumar, Consultant – Communication for Development Member – IAICS, Ms Babita Barua, Managing Partner, GTB India, A WPP UnitMMA – KAS Event on “Champion Women: The Story of Global Adjustments“. Dr Ranjini Manian, Founder Chairperson, Global Adjustments Foundation & Ms Rohini Manian, CEO, Global Adjustments in conversation with Mr V Shankar, Founder CAMS & Director, ACSYS Investments Pvt LtdMMA-KAS is organizing a discussion on the theme “What you need to know about doing business in Dubai”. The Distinguished Speakers are: Mr Mohammad Athar, CEO, Mabledon Capital Ltd DIFC, Dubai, Mr Samir Kannan, Managing Partner, Kanaan Advocates & Legal Consultants. Mr L Ramkumar, Chairman, Shanthi Gears in conversation with Mr N Raman Managing Director, Capitalcorp FZC, Dubai
