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EMPATHY IN THE WORKPLACE Distinguished Panelists: Mr Adam Boitnott CEO, Hylaine, US
6:00 PM
Welcome Address Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM
Ms Madhuri Pai Global Diversity and Inclusion Director Unilever, UK
Executive Director Madras Management Association
Opening Remarks
Mr Venkateswaran Srinivasan Vice President - Global Head TCS Financial Solutions
Mr V Balaraman Past President, MMA & Former MD, Pond’s India Ltd
Mr Oscar Wezenbeek Managing Director, Decorative Paints SESA, AkzoNobel, Netherlands
Discussion and Q&A Panelists: Mr Adam Boitnott
Moderator:
CEO, Hylaine, US
Ms Lakshmi Venkatachalam Vice President - Operations Oracle, California, US
Ms Madhuri Pai Global Diversity and Inclusion Director Unilever, UK
Mr Venkateswaran Srinivasan Vice President - Global Head
SATURDAY
TCS Financial Solutions
OCT 24, 2020 | 6.00 PM
Mr Oscar Wezenbeek Managing Director, Decorative Paints SESA, AkzoNobel, Netherlands
In conversation with Ms Lakshmi Venkatachalam Vice President - Operations Oracle, California, US
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7:45 PM
Webinar Ends
MADRAS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
profile
synopsis Discuss dimensions of different
business
Empathy in the Workplace
setups.
Empathy
in
a
and how it has been practiced and adopted in
business
and
employee
relationship
or
by
mitigating
conflicts in teams, in helping us understand what our customer truly needs or by just giving ourselves some empathy and compassion, we create business success. Join us on October 24th to learn from a group of truly International Panelists who will share real life anecdotes and bring in years of experience in helping us strike the right balance.
ADAM BOITNOTT Adam serves as the CEO of Hylaine (www.hylaine.com). He is responsible for Hylaine’s relationships with their employees, clients, and partners. Adam has 20 years of experience in IT leadership. Prior to
joining
Hylaine,
Adam
worked
for
Accenture,
Avanade,
and
CTS
in
the
solutions
consulting
industry. He also spent six years leading a SaaS software firm and eight years leading Operations and Technology for an insurance carrier. His unique perspective in and around IT Consulting inspired him to start Hylaine.
MADHURI PAI With the belief that diversity and inclusion are at the core of unlocking the potential of individuals, teams
and
organizations,
Madhuri
uses
data
driven
and
evidence-based
programs
to
address
inclusion and diversity in organizations. The representation of women in management has grown from 37% to 49% in under ten years and has positively de-biased key decision-making processes. Her programs have liberated Unilever employees, both women and men, from the power of limiting norms and stereotypes, thereby embedding inclusion in its truest sense.
VENKATESWARAN SRINIVASAN Venkateshwaran Srinivasan is the Global Head of TCS Financial Solutions, a strategic business unit of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. TCS Financial Solutions is engaged in providing software products to the financial services industry across banking, capital markets and insurance domains. He brings over 26 years of experience in financial services. He is an alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM).
OSCAR WEZENBEEK Experienced top-executive of a chemical MNC with a proven track record in driving growth in top line, market share and profitability in B2B and B2C markets. Successful in bridging European - and Asian
professionals
and
business
practices.
As
a
passionate
people
manager,
he
focuses
on
engagement with all the stakeholders and drives performance improvement in all business areas.
LAKSHMI VENKATACHALAM A Global Operations Leader who drives growth through operational excellence. A customer-focused executive, blending extensive experience with Fortune 500, Big 5 consulting, and Start-ups in the U.S., Europe, & Asia (Oracle, Bearing Point and Unilever), she will use her diverse experience to bring out different dimensions of empathy and how they all translate to business success.
MADRAS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION