November 2008 appointments

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1 - Shihan Hussaini - 1 pm (?); *T.S. Subramanian - 4 pm
2 - *Pavan Bakeri - 1 pm (?)
3 - *N. Paramasivam - 11.30 am; *V. Soundararajan - 12.30 pm
4 - *David Nallathambi, R. Shantaram, P.V.R. Murthy - 12 noon
5 - *Kannan and Tapan - 1 pm
6 - *S. Sundar Rajan - 1 pm; *Sonali Lalvani - 3 pm
7 - *G.S.K. Velu - 9.15 am; *A.R.P. Raman - 11.30 am; *A. Krishnan - 1 pm; *Durjoy Patranabish - 3 pm
8 - *M. Senthil - 1 pm
9 - *V. Kannan - 12.30 pm
10 - *Abhishek Somany - 11 am
11 - *Ramesh Nair - 12.30 pm; *Muhamad Yavar Dhala - 6 pm
12 - *Jagan Nathan Vaman - 1 pm
13 - Anand Anandkumar - 1 pm (?)
14 - *V.F. John Yesudhas - 1 pm
15 -*SIP Prodigy 2008- 9 am
16 - *Ananth Narasimhan - 12.30 pm; *November Fest - 8 pm
17 - Rakesh Misra - 1 pm (Resch. Nov 24)
18 - V. M. Kumar - 1 pm (?); *Ram Subramani - 1 pm
19 - *Haragopal - 9.15 am; *Shekar Nair - 12.30; Radio City (?)
20 - A. Nagesh - 1 pm (Resch. Nov 22); Sudhakar Ram (?)
21 - *Sage MSE Lecture - 6.30 pm; *D.K. Srivastava - 8.30 pm
22 - *Stephen Barr, *Vivek Mehra - 9.15 am; *A. Nagesh- 1.30 pm
23 - *H.K. Lakshman Rao - 12 noon
24 - *Rakesh Misra - 1 pm; *V.R. Srinivasan - 7 pm
25 - *CEO Dialogue on Turkey - 7.30 pm
26 - ICAI (?)
27 - *Uma Balakrishnan - 9.15 am; *Ramachandran Narayanaswamy - 1 pm; Nimesh Shah - 3.30 pm (?)
28 - Vijayalakshmi - 1 pm (?); *ICAI Regional Conference - 7 pm
29 - Meet Success First Hand - 8 am (?); *R. Narasimhan - 1 pm; *Robert P. Garnett - 1 pm
30 - Indian Maritime University VC - 12.30 pm (?)

(* means 'met/'spoke')

R. Narasimhan

The simplest and the most effective measure of performance of an employee is the level of happiness of his/her boss. As long as the boss is happy, you can rest assured that your performance is okay. However, you need to be true to yourself, in the process. Easy to say, but tough to follow. The same guideline works with customers, too.
Dr R. Narasimhan, Founder Director of SMOT (http://www.smot.edu.in/)
November 29, 1 pm

Robert P. Garnett

Robert P. Garnett, Board Member & IFRIC Chair, International Accounting Standards Board, UK

November 29, 1 pm

Robert P. Garnett - Videos

Opening snatch…

Successes that IFRS is witnessing

Easy to blame accounting

Repairing and fixing the current economic crisis

Do we need a new set of regulations for banks

Excessive greed was at play

To maintain growth they needed high returns, which led them to take bigger risks

This crisis is a once-in-a-lifetime experience

Where the comparison with the 1930s ends

On engineers in the financial world

North American banks and European banks were following different accounting norms

Views about rating agencies

Studying how we can reduce the complexity of norms on financial instruments

Accounting Standards are becoming complex, annual reports are getting longer

India has to start the IFRS transition early

We can ease the pain in IFRS transition

A common set of principles, but with a different application, for private companies

Professional judgment gets used in the interpretation of standards

Importance of using simple English in the accounting standards

Remembering my teacher

There is still a shortage of professional accountants

Key benefit of global accounting standards

Good financial reporting rests on four legs

Students should understand the principles of standards

One should always be aware of the outlying possibilities

Dominant CEOs may dominate the CFOs

On the concept of Black Swan

Accountants are very good team players

Don’t look at emails for 60 minutes at the start of the day -- a tip for retaining competitive edge

Is stability an objective of financial reporting

Relevance of cost management

Three broad skills that B-school graduates should have

T. Thavamani and M.A. Zaffar Hussain Meera

T. Thavamani, Thavamani & Associates, Chartered Accountants, and M.A. Zaffar Hussain Meera, Madurai
November 28, 10 pm
Importance of arts in profession

How we started performing folk arts

Approach village arts with devotion

P. Rajendra Kumar

P. Rajendra Kumar, Chairman, SIRC of ICAI

November 28, 10 pm

A song....

Uttam Prakash Agarwal

Uttam Prakash Agarwal, Vice-President, ICAI (www.icai.org)
November 28, 10 pm

Plans for the next year

K. Raghu

K. Raghu, Member Central Council, ICAI (www.icai.org)

November 28, 10 pm

E-learning for CAs

Upinder Zutshi

Upinder Zutshi, CEO, Infinite Computer Solutions Ltd

December 2, 1 pm

Ramachandran Narayanaswamy

As enterprises grow, demand for storage will also grow. Enterprise data has doubled in the last 18 months. And enterprises work at squeezing out the last ounce of juice from the stored data. This is where our solutions have relevance. Another exciting area is green technologies, where we ensure that the storages emit lesser heat and hence require lesser power for cooling. Because anything that produces heat is a double whammy.
Ramachandran Narayanaswamy, Vice President and Head of Chennai Operations, MindTree Ltd
November 27, 1 pm

Ramachandran Narayanaswamy - Videos

Opening remarks

Enterprise data has doubled in the last 18 months

From REC, Trichy to Wipro to MindTree

Raw material for software is people's minds

Remembering my teacher

The 95-95-95 Rule encourages people to ask questions, and also connects and aligns everybody

Myths about IT

Computer science is a glamour subject, India needs all-round growth

Induction of new employees

PAL -- Parent, Anchor, Lead -- concept which recognises that a significant portion of education happens at home

What is often lacking is not ability, but confidence and soft-skills

A school in a rural area -- my dream

How can businesses solve India's growth problems

Shramdhan -- the first step, by taking our skills to solve problems, rather than throwing money

Sabbatical that encourages people to go back to society and make a change

Knowledge Community that allows trying out things, and budgeting for failure through incubator

Strong leader surrounds himself with subject-matter experts and empowers them to take key decisions

Energy initiatives of the storage industry

Do you know how much per capita storage is in the world

A four-line vision we'd started with, and after 10 years we are moving to MindTree 2 dot 0

Observations about the downturn, cycles, and the present turbulent times

Business happens, but relationship remains