Read & Grow series - 21 Jul 2023

Different themes; One objective

READ & GROW

Interesting books…

Accomplished authors…

Meaningful perspectives

Friday, 21 July 2023 (6 pm – 7.15 pm)

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MMA MANAGEMENT CENTER

5:30 PM

Registration & High Tea

6:00 PM

Welcome Address

Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, MMA

Discussion on the theme of the book

The Book of Beautiful Questions by Warren Berger

Mr Sreenivassan Ramaprasad

Director, CADD Centre Training Services

In conversation with Special Invitees

Dr Suresh Ramanathan

Dean & Principal, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai

Mr Kishalaya Das Executive Vice President and Partner

Intellect Design Arena Ltd

Q&A Session

7:15 PM Vote of Thanks

Sreenivassan Ramaprasad

Sreenivassan Ramaprasad, the founder and enabler of Saamartya, is a Masters (M.Sc - Tech) graduate from BITS Pilani and a certified NLP practitioner. Ramaprasad started his career with Associated Instruments Manufacturers India P Ltd New Delhi, and consequently joined JK Tyres and CADD Centre in 1989.

At CADD Centre, he grew to become the Executive Director of the company in a span of 15 years. During his tenure in CADD Centre he was instrumental in establishing CADD Centre in Delhi and making CADD Centre a national brand. He developed the equipment business of CADD Centre in 1995. With virtually no employee and nil turnover he built the equipment business to Rs 50 crores in a span of 6 years and strengthened the company to 225 executives. Currently he is the Director in CADD Centre Training Services, Asia Pacific’s largest CAD training network with presence in 30 countries.

Ramaprasad served as COO in a new venture called iKix 3D prints which specialized in 3D services. As a Chief Operating Officer, he was able to successfully get across the concept of 3D printing services to Architectural Industry. He started another venture called Saamartya in 2016 that enables people to develop their people skills and business skills. He is actively engaged in streamlining sales processes of small and medium companies.

He is an active Rotarian, having led Rotary club of Madras West as its 50th President, made the club more vibrant with his interpersonal skills. He also initiated a Dialysis Center for the Club’s Thiruverkadu Medical Centre. He is known for his anchoring skills and he is a regular invited speaker in Rotary circles. Ramaprasad is the current President of Professional Speakers association of India Chennai Chapter.

Ramaprasad was the Vice Chairman of Indo American Chamber of Commerce Tamil Nadu Chapter which is a chamber that promotes bilateral trade between India and USA. Ramaprasad got married to Geetha in 1993 and has a daughter by name Ananya who completed her Viscom( Visual Communications) and a professional actor.

Dr Suresh Ramanathan

Suresh Ramanathan (Ph.D., New York U.), is Dean and Principal and holds the Bala V. Balac Distinguished Professorship of Marketing and Strategy at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Ch position that he took in July 2019 after 22 years in the United States. He received his Ph.D. in Marke the Stern School of Business at New York University in 2002, following which he spent nine yea faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2011, he joined the faculty at t Business School at Texas A&M University, holding the David R. Norcom’73 Endowed Profess Marketing till his move to India in 2019. Dr. Suresh holds a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from th Institute of Technology, Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. joining the Ph.D program at Stern, Suresh worked with Brooke Bond (now Unilever) in their tea an business for three years and then moved to the world of media and advertising, where he worked Lintas, MTV, and McCann-Erickson for seven years. He was part of the core leadership team at M helping launch the channel in India in 1996. He was the head of media research at McCann-Erick before moving to the US for his PhD.

Research

Dr. Suresh is a leading academic expert on consumer emotions and motivations. His research fo the role of changing emotions and goals in different domains, such as social consumption of exp self-control and impulsive behavior, health-related marketing and sales promotion effectivene presently investigating the role of customer engagement in brand experiences and the effectiveness of social communities in driving customer engagement, health, and customer satisfaction and engagement.

Teaching

Dr. Suresh is also a renowned educator. He has extensive experience in executive education, leading modules on customer value creation, brand equity and brand valuation for mid- and senior-level executives. He has taught in the Executive MBA program at Mays and was a member of the visiting faculty in the EMBA program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He has also taught courses on Branding and Marketing Communications and Consumer Behavior at the graduate level at Mays, at Chicago Booth, HEC Paris, Nanyang Technological University, and the Indian School of Business. Currently, he teaches courses on Consumer Behavior and Advanced Marketing Strategy at Great Lakes.

Kishalaya Das

With over 20 years of experience in the financial and fintech industry, he is currently leading the sales and business growth efforts of Digital Transaction Banking (DTB) product and solutions business at Intellect. In addition to overseeing the commercial engine, he is responsible for providing pre-sales and consulting expertise, product management, and marketing for this business line.

He has been with Intellect Design Arena Ltd for 8 years and 8 months, currently serving as the EVP and Partner, Head of MEA, India, and ASEAN. In this role, I have been instrumental in driving growth and expanding our presence in these regions. Prior to this, he held the position of Senior Vice President, Head Pre-sales - Global Transaction Banking (iGTB) at Intellect Design Arena Ltd for 4 years and 5 months.

Before joining Intellect, he worked at Polaris Software Lab for a total of 11 years and 6 months, where he held various leadership roles. As Vice President, he led the pre-sales efforts for Intellect Global Universal Banking, focusing on retail banking, internet banking, and wealth management.

He completed PGDM in System & Marketing from Xavier Institute of Management (XIM Bhubaneswar) in 2000. Prior to that, he obtained a BE degree in Instrumentation & Electronics from Bangalore University.

Through his extensive experience in the financial industry and my current role at Intellect, he is dedicated to driving the success and growth of our customers by providing them with cutting-edge transaction banking solutions.