FIRE SIDE CHAT
Atul Vohra inconversation with Ramesh Srinivasan
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
Time
05:15 pm
06:00 pm
06:05 pm 06:15 pm
Registration & High Tea Programme
Welcome Address
Introductory Remarks
06:25 pm V Narayanan (Pond's) Memorial Endowment Lecture on “The Journey of Leadership”
Mr Mahalingam K President, MMA & Partner/Director TSM Group of Companies
Mr V Balaraman * Past President, MMA & Former MD Ponds India Ltd
07:10 pm
07:25 pm
Introduction of the Speakers In conversation with Vote of Thanks Q & A
Mr Ravi Shankar (Former Partner, Ernst &Young) Founder, Connect2Expert
Mr Atul Vohra Global MD| Advisory Board Member| Faculty| Brand Ambassador. Ex-Solera, ex- Dell, ex-Citi, ex-Unilever, Dallas,Texas
Mr Ramesh Srinivasan Senior Partner McKinsey & Company, New York
Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, MMA
* Confirmation awaited
Profile of the speaker
Atul Vohra
Mr. Atul Vohra is an empathetic leader with over 25 years of executive experience in Fortune 50, mid-cap, and private equity-owned companies across consumer and B2B technology sectors. He has built and scaled businesses in Asia, Europe, and America, delivering three successful public company exits and creating enduringbrands.
Most recently, Atul served as Regional Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer at Solera, where he transformed the organization into a unified operating company. He drove growth in markets like Canada, Australia, and India through innovative AI and digital solutions while rebranding the company and enhancingitsmarketpresence.
Earlier, Atul played pivotal roles in establishing IT offshore businesses at Majesco and Dell/Perot Systems spearheaded Citi’s consumer bank in Eastern Europe and launched Citi NRI, a cross-border financial services modelfortheIndiandiasporainNorthAmerica.
Asanadvisor,Atulhasbuiltandledadvisoryboardsfor SaaS companies and guided go-to-market strategies. He also teaches Global Strategy and Entrepreneurship at SMU's Cox School of Business and actively contributes to community initiatives like Dallas’s Festival ofJoy.Apublishedauthorandfrequentspeaker,Atulis passionateaboutleadership,innovation,andcommunity building.
Profile of the speaker
Ramesh Srinivasan
Mr Ramesh Srinivasan, a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, specializes in organizational transformation, merger management, leadership development, and capability building across industries such as high-tech, healthcare, banking, and industrial sectors. With extensiveexperienceinperformancemanagementand talent strategy, he also contributes to McKinsey’s internalleadershipprogramsandservesasDeanofthe Bower Forum, McKinsey’s premier learning platform for CEOs.Heco-authoredthebestsellingbookTheJourney ofLeadership.
Ramesh’s recent client engagements include developing a leadership program for a healthcare company, balancing long-term values with short-term performance, and driving cost-efficiency and customer focus at a leading industrial firm. He has also led performance improvement initiatives in the hospitality industry, post-merger integration in healthcare, and HR transformationsforglobalfinancialinstitutions.Hiswork consistently combines strategic insight with cultural transformationtoachievesustainableresults.
JoiningMcKinseyin1994,Rameshspent11yearsinIndia before moving to New York, where he continues to advise global organizations. Beyond his professional roles, he actively supports education as a trustee of Akanksha and advisor to Teach For India, aiding underprivilegedchildren.
Ramesh holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, where he earned a gold medal, and a B.Tech in Computer SciencefromIITMadras.
