Innovation Strategies for MSME
6:00 PM
Welcome Address Mr S Mohan Chairman MMA Salem Chapter
Opening Remarks Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director Madras Management Association
Introduction of the Speaker Mr M Selvam Chairman MMA Attur Chapter
Address by the Speaker Mr Kannan Lakshminarayan Professor - Department of Engineering Design, IIT, Madras
Prof Kannan Lakshminarayan Professor - Department of Engineering Design, IIT, Madras Founder Director, Fractal Foundation THURSDAY JUL 22, 2021 | 6.00 PM
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Founder Director, Fractal Foundation
Q&A
7:30 PM
Vote of Thanks Mr K V Ganesan Chairman MMA Namakkal Chapter
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SYNOPSIS While
MSMEs
economy.
The
are
the
world
back is
bone,
changing
innovations rapidly
and
act
like
a
driving
competitive
edge
force
for
the
can
only
be
maintained through continuous innovations by bringing in new technologies for improving the quality even while keeping the cost under check. Innovations are normally
associated
with
manufacturing
alone,
whereas
innovative
business
practices and delivery mechanisms have a direct positive impact on every business function
including
the
customer
support
services.
Every
innovation
doesn’t
necessarily be driven by high-end technology. It is also assumed that huge R & D efforts are essential for driving innovations, a myth that has been busted by some of the new-age business ideas from the service industry as well. It would be of interest to understand how MSMEs can work towards innovative models of business through various examples from around the globe, with specific focus to local conditions.
SPEAKER
profile
KANNAN LAKSHMINARAYAN Kannan Lakshminarayan is currently a Professor of Practice in the department of Engineering Design at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras where he leads a team
designing
and
developing
High
Efficiency
Traction
Motors
for
electrical
vehicles. His overarching research objectives revolve around electro-mechanical engineering for making products that impact livelihoods and sustainability. He is the founder and director of Fractal Foundation – a one of a kind “ideas accelerator” focused
on
bringing
new
technologies
to
the
market,
including
Microspin
and
Skillveri. In addition, Kannan’s passion for innovation-driven engineering led him to co-found and direct tech companies like Vortex and Motorz. Kannan received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2014, in recognition of his innovations and transformative work in sustainable solutions for rural India.
Mr D Venkateswaran Chairman, MMA Erode Chapter
Brigadier B Narayanaswamy Co-Chairman, MMA Trichy Chapter
Mr R Mananathan Chairman, MMA Puducherry Chapter
Mr S Mohan Chairman, MMA Salem Chapter
Mr M Selvam Chairman, MMA Attur Chapter
Mr K V Ganesan Chairman, MMA Namakkal Chapter
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