2010 CONGRESS PROGRAM

KEYNOTE: The CEO’s Perspective on Growth: The Six Platforms of GIL
David Frigstad, Chairman, Frost & Sullivan

The CEO’s key responsibility is to drive growth – this is what makes CEOs famous or gets them fired. More than two thirds of CEOs are frustrated with their current growth rate and would like to see it accelerated. A similar percentage of CEOs see the need to improve their management team’s ability to implement strategy at best practice levels. The reality is that it is increasingly difficult to grow at above average industry growth rates without a solid platform to drive growth. This platform – “The Growth Acceleration System” empowers companies to develop a greater visionary perspective on their industry, create more innovative growth strategies and implement them at best practice levels. If you want to accelerate growth or want to learn how to make smart growth investments this presentation shows you how.

Key Take-Aways:

• How to create a visionary perspective on your industry
• The importance of building the CEO’s Growth Team
• A framework to develop a growth opportunity pipeline
• An evaluation system which eliminates bad ideas and prioritizes the best
• A system to generate a culture of growth, innovation and leadership
• A measurement tool to rank the future growth potential of the market players
• A growth strategy workshop model that will align and inspire the growth team

David Frigstad, sets the stage for a very interactive and inspiring event which will stimulate ideas, engage you, and introduce you to partners and opportunities that will accelerate the growth of your company.

CEO PANEL DISCUSSION: Leadership – The New Frontiers: Building Sustainable Businesses
Moderator: Chris de Lavigne, Global Vice President, Consulting, Frost & Sullivan

The importance of Asia in the global business has now been established. Business leaders are now challenged with laying the foundation of building sustainable enterprises for future. How will Asian leaders continue the growth momentum while addressing key issues like leadership development, building Asian brands and environment friendly business operation? This session will address:

• What are the key issues of sustainability for Asian businesses?
• How are Asian leaders preparing to address sustainability of businesses?
• How will growth and sustainability concerns be managed?

Panelists:
David Frigstad, Chairman, Frost & Sullivan
Vinod Kumar, President & Chief Operating Officer, Tata Communications
Prof. John A. Davis, Dean, Global MBA, SP Jain Center of Management
Karmjit Singh, Consultant to President/CEO, Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited

Executive Address: Competitive Success - The New Paradigm of Brand Leadership for Achieving Growth
Prof. John A. Davis, Dean, Global MBA, SP Jain Center of Management

Key Take-Aways:
• Learn the four factors that create lasting competitive value (they’re not what you think!)
• Understand the behaviors of the best leaders and leading organizations
• Gain insight about inside/outside strategies
• Interesting examples from a selection of leading companies

Town Hall - BiteSize GIL
Hungry for inspiration, but short on time? Get your vitamin boost here, attend these short talks designed specifically for you! In 5 minutes each, five speakers will aim to surprise, delight, amuse, inform, or even share life-changing incidences that inspired them to achieve beyond the ordinary.

Yoga in 5
Raina Nandrajog

Lessons from the Oldest Companies of the World
Satish Lele, Vice President, Industrial Technologies, Frost & Sullivan
Some of the world's oldest businesses have outlasted governments and nations. What are their secrets to business longevity? Are there lessons of success for organizations of today?

Losing ideas
Chris Morris, Director, Change Management, Frost & Sullivan
There is a lot of talk these days about the importance of innovation with companies striving to be more innovative through generating more and more ideas. Find out some key insights into managing ideas more effectively.

Exploring the social media with three telcos on Twitter
Benjamin Koe, Head, Client Leadership, JamiQ
When hundreds and thousands of your customers are talking about your brands and products online, interesting trends will emerge that you never knew. Find out how our customers use the social media to discover insights and make strategic decisions.

Humaneity like never before
Mark Philpott, Founder and President, The Humaneity Group
After a life journey that has so far taken him to over 140 countries around the world, which also included twenty two years in the Corporate world, Mark has now embarked on his biggest project yet. Humaneity.

Humaneity is a Social Enterprise which aims to transform the social conscious thinking of every human being on this planet. The Humaneity Group is designed to engage, motivate and to inspire every one of us to make a difference in this world. Mark has a strategy on how Humaneity will create millions of Change Agents across the world. He is here today to share his story of Humaneity...

It’s about people
Frank Oddens, Co-Founder and CEO, Peoplexs
The battle for top talent is intensifying. Top performing companies consider talent acquisition and retention as key competitive differentiators. What are their strategies and how is top talent attracted today?