January Report 2019 by Madraschamber

EVENTS IN JANUARY 2019 - A BRIEF REPORT

EVENTS IN JANUARY 2019 – A BRIEF REPORT

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DAY & DATE 5th January

2019

PROGRAM DETAILS Prevention of Sexual

VENUE & TIME E Hotel, Chennai

Harassment at Workplace 2

8th January 2019

Interactive meeting with the Consul General of Canada Ms. Nicole Girard

MCCI Conference Room

9th & 10th January 2019

International Conference on Innovative Metamorphosis:An elixir for organizational excellence

Ethiraj College Auditorium

22nd January 2019

Interactive Session on

MCCI Conference Room

Investment Opportunities in Malaysia 24th January 2019

Conference on “Chennai as a Next Generation financial Hub” – TNGIM 2019

Chennai Trade Centre

EVENTS IN JANUARY 2019 – A BRIEF REPORT

1. Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace - 5th January 2019 In 2013, The Sexual Harassment of Woman at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 was legislated, to provide for safe working environment for women and safeguard the dignity of woman at work place. The Act mandates employers to form an Internal Compliance Committee (ICC). The committee is required to discharge the obligations cast on it with utmost sensitivity and discreetly. The provision provided under the Act with regard to the manner in which a complaint is to be enquired and the grievance should be addressed is very different from the manner provided in other statutes. It is therefore imperative for members of the ICC to be educated and made aware of the provisions of law. Further given the sensitive nature of the complaints that arise under the Act, the ICC and members of Human Resources Team, require to handle the complaints with utmost sensitivity. The Chamber organized a One day certificate program on “Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace” on 5th January 2019 at E Hotel, Chennai to understand the concept & insight of the law relating to Prevention of Sexual Harassment of woman at work place. The program was scheduled to touch upon the psychological, legal and practical aspects of the above mentioned topic. The program was meant for both genders.

Ms. Madhri Gurusamy, Advocate, T.S. Gopalan & Co. made a presentation on the legal aspects of sexual harassment at Work place.

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Ms.

Saras

Baskar,

Counselling Psychologist & Coach touched upon the health psychology. The program was structured wherein there were group activities to make the participants understand the nuances of sexual harassment at workplace. The participants understood the aspects of handling sexual harassment cases with a sensitive and sensible approach while doing mock sessions. The 50+ participants had an excellent session where in they learnt the techniques of dealing with sexual harassment. In the valedictory session, Ms. Uma Rao, Head HR, Ashok Leyland shared her experiences of dealing with such issues. She added that 26% of the women do not report of sexual harassment as they are not aware of any redressal mechanism and 30% do no report due to social pressure. She elaborated on the various measures adopted during her tenure to encourage women to be aware of these mechanisms and applauded the Chamber for such events. Ms Uma Rao distributed the certificates to the participants and the feedback received from the participants was positive.

EVENTS IN JANUARY 2019 – A BRIEF REPORT

2. Interactive meeting with the Consul General of Canada Ms. Nicole Girard on 8 th January 2019 The Chamber had organized an interactive meeting with the Consul General of Canada Ms. Nicole Girard on 8th January 2019 at the Chamber’s conference room.

Mr. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy briefed the Consul General about the Chamber and its activities and made a presentation about the Cognizant’s presence in Canada and the scope for growth in future. Ms. Nicole Girard updated the participants about the opportunities available in Canada and was open to supporting Indian Companies to set base in Canada. 3. International Conference on Innovative Metamorphosis:- An elixir for organizational excellence - 9th and 10th January 2019 The Chamber jointly with the Ethiraj College for Women, PG and Research Department of Commerce organized a Two day Conference on the topic Innovative Metamorphosis:- An elixir for organizational excellence on 9th and 10th January 2019 at the Ethiraj College Auditorium

EVENTS IN JANUARY 2019 – A BRIEF REPORT

The International Conference was inaugurated by His Excellency, Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri. BanwarilalPurohit. He shared his thoughts on the theme, role of today’s youth in shaping the future, importance of service to society and the Government’s support systems and achievements in this regard. Mr. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, President, MCCI delivered the keynote address. What innovation means and should mean was edified from a professional’s lens. The Technical Session “Crossing the Conventional Chasm” on marketing innovation was addressed by Mrs. Sreelakshmi Menon, Director - Marketing and Communications - Kone Elevators and Escalators - Asia Pacific. Mr. R. Vittal Raj, Senior Partner, Kumar and Raj Chartered Accountants firm launched the topic “Quintessentials of Innovation”, by drawing parallels from Indian History and Heritage. He elaborated on a list of bizarre Innovations like 7 flavor cookies, drone taxis, self-driven cars, genetic fortune telling etc.

EVENTS IN JANUARY 2019 – A BRIEF REPORT

He also touched upon robotics, Artificial Intelligence, block chain, smart cities and cloud computing in his address which was well received by the participants. The Session strategic innovation by Dr. Suresh Gopalan (Professor of management, Winston Salem State University) revolved around the realms of competition landscape, strategy conceptualization, business environment, innovative disruptors (IT, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics) and new entrants. On Day 2 Mr. K. Ramakrishnan, Senior MD, Strategic Relationships, Spark Capital Advisors India Pvt. Ltd., addressed the participants on the topic “ Innovation in Finance” Recent trends in Financial services. He questioned them on the basics of finance and elaborated on the importance of innovation in finance. Further, he updated them on the various options available for them to explore as entrepreneurs on the financial services.

Mr. Muthukumar Thanu, Chief Group HR officer, TAFE Ltd. spoke about innovation from the HR perceptive. Mr. N Sridhar, Dean of Business School delineated the significance of metamorphosis in the education system from pedagogy of teaching to innovation in learning. Dr.Rama D, Professor, Florida International University in her address, stressed that defining and redefining success is a continuous process across career stages of any exuberant individual. Mr. Mahimm Gupta, MD, PP Merchandising Pvt Ltd spoke about how innovation helps in upliftment of the business, along with techniques to improve rapport between customers and retailers.

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Mr. Srivats Ram, MD. Wheels India Ltd. and Vice President MCCI shared his thoughts and experiences on the above topic innovation in the valedictory session and distributed certificates for winners of the paper presentation. The feedback from the 200 + participants was very positive.

4. Interactive Session on Investment Opportunities in Malaysia - 22nd January 2019 The Chamber organized an interactive session on Investment Opportunities in Malaysia on 22nd January 2019 at the Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference Room.

The representatives from Malaysia included Mr Roswaidin Mohd Zain (Consul- Investment) and Mr. Muzzafar Shah Bin Hanafi (Consul- Trade) After briefing about the Chamber and its activities, a presentation on the various opportunities available in Malaysia in sectors like Manufacturing, IT, Services, Tourism and Infrastructure was shared by the Malaysia representatives.

EVENTS IN JANUARY 2019 – A BRIEF REPORT

5. Conference on “Chennai as a Next Generation financial Hub” – TNGIM 2019 The Chamber organised an important Conference on “Chennai as a Next Generation Financial Hub” on 24th January 2019 at the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2019. Mr. Ramkumar Ramamoorthy delivered the welcome address and set the tone for the Conference by making a presentation. He touched upon the advantage of Chennai and elaborated on Why Chennai? A short video film made by the Chamber was shown to the participants for the basic understanding of the concept and the advantages that we have to make Chennai a Financial Hub. Senior Experts like Mr. R. Thygarajan, Founder, Shriram Group, Mr. Sreeram Iyer, COO, ANZ Bank and a few others showcased the strength of Chennai as a Next Generation Financial Hub. The inputs in the video film was well received by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the participants.

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The Conference was moderated by Mr. Mr K.Ramakrishnan, Senior MD, Strategic Relationships, Spark Capital Advisors (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mr. K. Srinivasan, COO, Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation (TNIFMC) made a presentation wherein he stated that there is a proposal by the Government to have a financial hub to provide an ecosystem for investment bankers, fund houses and lawyers together and create a network. Mr T T Srinivasaraghavan, MD, Sundaram Finance Ltd. gave a background about how Chennai has always been a city open to new initiatives, especially on the financial aspects. Mr. Narayanan Ramaswamy, Partner, KPMG Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. gave statistics about our Educational Institutions and the capacity that we have to set up this hub. Mr. Arun Jain CMD, Intellect Design Arena Limited., stated that Chennai should set an example for the world to follow instead of following others. Mr. P. R Seshadri, MD & CEO, Karur Vysya Bank shared his experiences while Ms. Uma Ratnam Krishnan, CEO, Barclays Global Service Centre, stated that this concept is the right intersection of technology facilitating customer experience, which leads to design creative service offerings. Mr. Sunil Kumar, Centre Head, World Bank Group, Chennai shared his experiences of running the back office of World Bank at Chennai and belted out factors including talent availability and the time zone advantage in Chennai.

The meeting was attended by more than 150 persons and the feedback from the Government of Tamil Nadu has been positive.