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The Center for International
Business at the Tuck School of
Business recently teamed with the Tuck India Alliance
to host the Tuck India Business Conference on May 4. The event provided a
unique opportunity for attendees to learn about doing business in India from
both Indian and American perspectives and to explore Indian culture and social
issues. Almost 250 people registered for the conference, reflecting the high
level of interest in India's booming economy and rich cultural heritage.
Thomas Verghese
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The keynote speaker was Thomas Verghese, director of emerging markets at
General Electric, who described the important role that India, with its
enormous population and vast infrastructure needs, plays in GE's growth
strategy. Two panel discussions in the afternoon, "Doing Business in
India" and "Investing in India," examined how companies
throughout the world are leveraging India's vast human resources and consumer
markets, and tapping into emerging investment opportunities. The talks were
complemented by a lunchtime discussion on how businesses can use social
entrepreneurship and corporate philanthropy to improve the lives of India's
poor.
Conference speakers and moderators brought diverse perspectives and
significant India expertise to the event. Panelists included Ron Somers,
president of the US-India Business Council; Arun Saraf, owner and developer,
Grand Hyatt, Mumbai; Taimur Hyat, senior vice president, Strategy Group, Lehman
Brothers; and Chris Kelley, CEO, Weston Capital Management. The conference
panels were moderated by Tuck Professor Anant Sundaram, director of Tuck
Executive Education, and Steve Hamm, senior writer at Business Week
and author of Bangalore Tiger.
The conference received sponsorship from multiple organizations, including
the Khosla Family Foundation, founded by Gail Khosla,
Tuck '82, and her husband Victor; the Dickey Center; the Leslie Center for the Humanities; and
the Office
of Development and Alumni Services at Tuck.
Tuck, through its India Initiative and the newly formed Tuck India Alliance,
and with its significant population of Indian students, plans to offer
additional educational programs on India in the future.
By LISA MILLER
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