January 2010 appointments

January 2010
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Sun 3 –
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7 – *S. Thiagarajan - 7.30 am; *K. Retnarajasingam - 3 pm; *Mahesh V. Sairam - 5 pm
8 – *Dr Rajat N. Agrawal - 1 pm
9 –
Sun 10 – *Suresh Babu - 3.30 pm
11 – *Moshe Porat; *National Management School and Temple University e... - - 2.30 pm (Taj Cor)
12 –
13 – *Vijay Govindarajan - 5 pm
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15 – *Chennai Sangamam - 10 pm
16 –
Sun 17 –
18 – *Doug Mow - 2 pm
19 – *Bhalchander Vishwanath - 7.30 am; *Shivkumar Jagannath - 1 pm
20 – *Harish Gandhi - 3 pm
21 – *Stefan Kercza - 4 pm
22 – *SPICON 2010; *K. Dinesh - 12 noon; *L. N. Rajaram - 2 pm
23 – *Anil Sood - 8 am; *Sarosh Zaiwalla, Zoya Burbeza - 9.30 am
Sun 24 – *Ramarajan R - 7.30 am
25 – *Bafna Mahaveer Chand - 7.30 am
26 –
27 – *Suganthi Shivkumar - 7.30 am; *Alo Ghosh - 3 pm
28 – *A. Irudayam - 4 pm
29 – *Kim Culley - 4 pm
30 – *Sri - 7.30 am
Sun 31 –
(* means 'met/spoke'; $$ Awaiting confirmation; P - Phone; ? Didn't happen)

S. Srinivasan

S. Srinivasan, Founder and Director, Viva Communications Pvt Ltd, Chennai (http://www.vivacomm.co.in/)
January 30, 2010, 7.30 am (Nag)

Kim Culley

Kim Culley, Chief Operations Officer, Express Infrastructure P Ltd, Chennai (http://www.expressavenue.in/)
January 29, 2010, 4 pm (Nag) Kim Culley

A. Irudayam

A. Irudayam, Advocate, Chennai
January 28, 2010, 4 pm (Nag) PIL about ICAI

Alo Ghosh

Alo Ghosh, CEO, Techna, US (http://www.techna.com/)
January 27, 2010, 3 pm

Suganthi Shivkumar

Suganthi Shivkumar, Managing Director, Asia South, Informatica S. E. A. Pte Ltd, Singapore (http://www.informatica.com/)
January 27, 2010, 7.30 am Suganthi Shivkumar

Bafna Mahaveer Chand

Bafna Mahaveer Chand, Chairman and Managing Director, Bafna Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Chennai (http://www.bafnapharma.com/) Bafna Mahaveer Chand
January 25, 2010, 7.30 am

Ramarajan R

Ramarajan R, Founder, CEO & CreativeHead, Silent Talkies, Chennai (http://www.silenttalkies.com/)
January 24, 2010, 7.30 am (Nag)

Sarosh Zaiwalla, Zoya Burbeza

Sarosh Zaiwalla, Director, and Zoya Burbeza, Associate Lawyer, Zaiwalla & Co, Solicitors, London (http://www.zaiwalla.co.uk/)
January 23, 2010, 9.30 am

Anil Sood

Anil Sood, Co-Editor, 'India 2039: An Affluent Society in One Generation' (Sage)
January 23, 2010, 8 am (Taj Mt)

L. N. Rajaram

L. N. Rajaram, Director, Expert Software Consultants Ltd, Chennai (http://www.escindia.net/)
January 22, 2010, 2 pm (Hotel Accord) SPICON-2010

SPICON 2010

January 22, 2010, 2 pm (Hotel Accord) SPICON-2010 http://bit.ly/F4TSpicon

Rajesh Naik

Rajesh Naik, Co-author of 'Aligning Ferret', Bangalore
At SPIN Conference SPICON 2010, January 22, 2010 (Hotel Accord Metropolitan), http://bit.ly/F4TSpicon

K. Dinesh

K. Dinesh, Co-founder and Member of the Board, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Bangalore (http://www.infosys.com/)
January 22, 2010, 12 noon (Hotel Accord) SPICON-2010

Bala V.Balachandran

Bala V. Balachandran, Founder and Hon Dean Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
April 27, 2009, 4.30 pm

At SPIN Conference SPICON 2010, January 22, 2010 (Hotel Accord Metropolitan), http://bit.ly/F4TSpicon

Stefan Kercza

Stefan Kercza, HUB Head, Tamil Nadu & Kerala, Uninor
January 21, 2010, 4 pm (Nag)

Harish Gandhi

Harish Gandhi, Executive Director, Canaan Partners
January 20, 2010, 3 pm

Shivkumar Jagannath

Shivkumar Jagannath, CTO, Wi5, Zylog Systems (India) Ltd, Chennai (http://www.wi5.in/)
January 19, 2010, 1 pm

Bhalchander Vishwanath

Bhalchander Vishwanath, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, United Prosperity (http://www.unitedprosperity.org/)
January 19, 2010, 7.30 am

Doug Mow

Doug Mow
Doug Mow, Senior Vice President – Marketing, Virtusa Corporation, US (http://www.virtusa.com/)
January 18, 2010, 2.15 pm

Chennai Sangamam

Chennai Sangamam
On Besant Nagar beach
January 15, 2010, 10 pm

Vijay Govindarajan

Vijay Govindarajan
January 13, 2010, 5 pm Topics

R. K. Raghavan

R. K. Raghavan, Consulting Advisor (Security), TCS, Chennai (www.tcs.com), and Former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi, http://bit.ly/F4TNMS_Temple
At the event to mark the collaboration between the National Management School, Chennai, and Fox School of Business, Temple University, US (Taj Cor), January 11, 2010, 2.30 pm

Andrew T. Simkin

Andrew T. Simkin, Consul General of the United States of America, American Consulate General, Chennai (http://chennai.usconsulate.gov), http://bit.ly/F4TNMS_Temple
At the event to mark the collaboration between the National Management School, Chennai, and Fox School of Business, Temple University, US (Taj Cor), January 11, 2010, 2.30 pm

Moshe Porat

Moshe Porat

January 11, 2010, 2.30 pm (Taj Cor)

National Management School and Temple University event

National Management School and Temple University collaboration
January 11, 2010, 2.30 pm (Taj Cor) Topics

Suresh Babu

Dr Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI- Washington DC (www.ifpri.org/staffprofile/suresh-babu)
January 10, 2010, 3.30 pm Suresh Babu - Topics of videos

Seminar on Responsibilities & Rights of Consumers in Vehicle Insurance

Seminar on Responsibilities & Rights of Consumers in Vehicle Insurance
January 9, 2010 (GRT Grand) 9.30 am to 5 pm (?)

Dr Rajat N. Agrawal

Dr Rajat N. Agrawal
January 8, 2010, 1 pm Dr Rajat N. Agrawal - Topics of videos

Mahesh V. Sairam

Mahesh V. Sairam, Senior Consultant, TCS, Chennai (http://www.tcs.com/)
January 7, 2010, 5 pm (Disclaimer: Views are personal and not of TCS) Mahesh V. Sairam - Topics of videos

K. Retnarajasingam

K. Retnarajasingam, Coordinator, Spirulina Project, OfERR (Organisation for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation), Chennai (www.oferr.org)
January 7, 2010, 3 pm K. Retnarajasingam - Topics of videos
OfERR

S. Thiagarajan

S. Thiagarajan
January 7, 2010, 7.30 am (Nag) S. Thiagarajan - Topics of videos

Krishnakumar Madhavan

Krishnakumar Madhavan (Krish), Head -IT, KLA Tencor Software India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai (www.kla-tencor.com)
January 6, 2010, 7.30 am (Nag)
Waited for a few minutes and left (Last minute cancellation over phone. Avoidable.)

Jayant Dwarkanath - YouTube links

Jayant Dwarkanath

http://bit.ly/F4TIntense

 

1 of 7 - Product development for customer billing

2 of 7 - Telecom, banking and insurance sectors as customers

3 of 7 - Design of mobile bill

4 of 7 - A4 size real estate of bill statement for marketing messages

5 of 7 - Plans for 2010

6 of 7 - Vernacular output of billing applications

7 of 7 - E-statement goes with the green initiative

Ananda Shankar Jayant - YouTube links

Ananda Shankar Jayant

http://bit.ly/F4TAnanda

 

1 of 9 - Whole of India is dancing

2 of 9 - Corporate performances

3 of 9 - Tradition is always in transition

4 of 9 - Observations about attire

5 of 9 - Therapeutic role of dance

6 of 9 - Dance education

7 of 9 - Young gurus in dance teaching

8 of 9 - Talent shows that push the limits

9 of 9 - Indian heritage should be part of school curriculum

Ramesh Ramachandran, Balaji Venkataraman - YouTube links

Ramesh Ramachandran, Balaji Venkataraman

http://bit.ly/F4TDow

 

1 of 18 - Top thoughts (Balaji)

2 of 18 - How engineering design has evolved over time (Balaji)

3 of 18 - Green challenges in design (Balaji)

4 of 18 - Work with students in Anna University (Balaji)

5 of 18 - Experience in Amrita campus (Ramesh)

6 of 18 - Focus on environment conscious practices (Ramesh)

7 of 18 - Three factors that demand attention, food, water and energy (Ramesh)

8 of 18 - Addressing the fear of technology (Ramesh)

9 of 18 - Major technological breakthroughs influenced by market (Ramesh)

10 of 18 - New assignment (Ramesh)

11 of 18 - Exciting projects (Balaji)

12 of 18 - Definition of engineering (Balaji)

13 of 18 - Role of creativity in engineering (Balaji)

14 of 18 - Laser scanning technology (Balaji)

15 of 18 - Observations about the current music season (Ramesh)

16 of 18 - Performance by musicians in India vs abroad (Ramesh)

17 of 18 - Music, traditional vs modern (Ramesh)

18 of 18 - Schools can pay some attention to music (Ramesh)

Balan Wasudeo

Balan Wasudeo, Core Resource and Anchor, NeoCFO (www.neocfo.com)
January 20, 2010, 7.30 am (Nag) ($$)

Schwing Stetter - YouTube links

Schwing Stetter (India) P Ltd

http://bit.ly/F4TSchwing

 

1 of 135 - Heading towards the plant-1

2 of 135 - Heading towards the plant-2

3 of 135 - Heading towards the plant-3

4 of 135 - At the gate

5 of 135 - The green relief

6 of 135 - Spare parts stored (Anandkumar)

7 of 135 - Boom pump models (Anandkumar)

8 of 135 - Customer focus through training (Baskar)

9 of 135 - Year-around training schedule (Baskar)

10 of 135 - Campus interview experience (Baskar)

11 of 135 - Creating awareness about equipment among owners (Baskar)

12 of 135 - New programmes for 2010, including training for boom pump operators (Baskar)

13 of 135 - Assessing effectiveness of training (Baskar)

14 of 135 - Regional language proficiency of trainers (Baskar)

15 of 135 - Criteria for selection of candidates for training (Baskar)

16 of 135 - Work for a Sri Lanka customer (Baskar)

17 of 135 - Experienced people are among the first to enroll for training programmes (Baskar)

18 of 135 - Success example of candidates from a nearby village (in Tamil) (Baskar)

19 of 135 - Tunnel project in Himachal Pradesh, a world record (Baskar)

20 of 135 - Construction cut-models for practical explanation (Baskar)

21 of 135 - Pneumatic trainer kit for simulation (Baskar)

22 of 135 - Visit to a class-in-progress with Balaji as faculty

23 of 135 - Six Sigma process in the factory (Anandkumar)

24 of 135 - Top thoughts (Anand Sundaresan)

25 of 135 - Infrastructure growth has to take place (Anand Sundaresan)

26 of 135 - Volatility of input prices (Anand Sundaresan)

27 of 135 - Growth of the group, globally, and export market (Anand Sundaresan)

28 of 135 - Demands of the Indian market (Anand Sundaresan)

29 of 135 - Recent launches of new products (Anand Sundaresan)

30 of 135 - Goal is to excel in all areas, and the awards are incidental (Anand Sundaresan)

31 of 135 - Presentation at the construction industry body in Germany (Anand Sundaresan)

32 of 135 - Importance of training at all levels (Anand Sundaresan)

33 of 135 - Great achievement to complete many PPP projects ahead of schedule (Anand Sundaresan)

34 of 135 - Looking back at 2009 (Sakthi)

35 of 135 - Slowdown posed its own challenges (Sakthi)

36 of 135 - Significant milestones in construction equipment industry (Sakthi)

37 of 135 - Mechanisation has advantages (Sakthi)

38 of 135 - Examples of successful customers (Sakthi)

39 of 135 - Some of the high-rise landmark buildings will be coming up in Mumbai (Sakthi)

40 of 135 - Innovation in construction and equipment industry (Sakthi)

41 of 135 - Insights about German technology (Sakthi)

42 of 135 - Walking around

43 of 135 - From 20 customers to 2000 (Sakthi)

44 of 135 - Incentive for faster execution (Sakthi)

45 of 135 - Machines move along, in line production (Sakthi)

46 of 135 - Ready-mix concept has reached smaller towns and villages (Sakthi)

47 of 135 - Factors that can help the growth of ready-mix adoption (Sakthi)

48 of 135 - With greater speed of growth, there is a growing pride in construction industry (Sakthi)

49 of 135 - Students visit our factory (Sakthi)

50 of 135 - Switch from batch to line production (Ramesh)

51 of 135 - Single line with multi-modal capabilities (Ramesh)

52 of 135 - Corporates can look at infrastructure as part of CSR (Sakthi)

53 of 135 - Advantages of concretising roads (Anand Sundaresan)

54 of 135 - Appreciation from global visitors to factory (Anand Sundaresan)

55 of 135 - Training approach that emphasised cleanliness and safety (Anand Sundaresan)

56 of 135 - Stipulation relating to concrete roads (Anand Sundaresan)

57 of 135 - Policy-making in road-making (Anand Sundaresan)

58 of 135 - Quality motto at the entrance (Anand Sundaresan)

59 of 135 - Concrete batching plant overview (Anand Sundaresan)

60 of 135 - Mobile batching plant (Anand Sundaresan)

61 of 135 - Responsibility that comes with reputation (Anand Sundaresan)

62 of 135 - Sales and service are made directly to customers (Anand Sundaresan)

63 of 135 - Entrepreneurial ventures (Anand Sundaresan)

64 of 135 - Small capacity batching plant (Anand Sundaresan)

65 of 135 - Explaining the equipment (Rajan)

66 of 135 - Design of mobile batching plant (Anand Sundaresan)

67 of 135 - Chalta hai attitude has changed to a great extent (Anand Sundaresan)

68 of 135 - Products of international standard can compete globally (Anand Sundaresan)

69 of 135 - Biggest challenge for any manufacturer (Anand Sundaresan)

70 of 135 - Green is our corporate colour (Anand Sundaresan)

71 of 135 - Recycling practices in ready-mix (Anand Sundaresan)

72 of 135 - Studies in ready-mix field (Anand Sundaresan)

73 of 135 - Standards within the construction industry (Anand Sundaresan)

74 of 135 - Changes implemented for increasing productivity and efficiency (Anand Sundaresan)

75 of 135 - Women in construction sector, and equipment industry (Anand Sundaresan)

76 of 135 - CSR initiatives in infrastructure (Anand Sundaresan)

77 of 135 - Domestic demand will give a spur to manufacturing sector (Anand Sundaresan)

78 of 135 - Computerised controls in equipment (Anand Sundaresan)

79 of 135 - Control systems adapted to different projects (Anand Sundaresan)

80 of 135 - System that integrates all the operations (Anand Sundaresan)

81 of 135 - Levels of authority can be built into control systems (Anand Sundaresan)

82 of 135 - Remote maintenance and SMS alert enabled in control systems (Anand Sundaresan)

83 of 135 - Special welding capabilities (Rajan)

84 of 135 - Care of equipment (Anand Sundaresan)

85 of 135 - What is getting built into the newer systems (Balakrishnan)

86 of 135 - On our way to the school (Sundar)

87 of 135 - Role of electronics in automation (Anand Sundaresan)

88 of 135 - Response of villagers to the CSR initiative (Sundar)

89 of 135 - Involvement of staff in school activities (Sundar)

90 of 135 - Dilapidated old structure in the school premises (Sundar)

91 of 135 - Tree planting on World Environment Day (Sundar)

92 of 135 - Tailoring training to be given to village women (Sundar)

93 of 135 - Feedback from students (in Tamil)

94 of 135 - Villages contribute manpower to factory (Sundar)

95 of 135 - Challenges in sourcing (Seenivasan)

96 of 135 - Top priorities in finance (Subramanian)

97 of 135 - More professionals needed in outbound logistics (Patra)

98 of 135 - Safety education (Anand Sundaresan)

99 of 135 - Overview of truck mixer (Anandkumar)

100 of 135 - Before entering the third factory

101 of 135 - Process starts from here (Anandkumar)

102 of 135 - Rolling operation (Anandkumar)

103 of 135 - Cone rolling capabilities (Sundaram)

104 of 135 - Capacity for cone making (Sundaram)

105 of 135 - Maintaining concentricity (Sundaram)

106 of 135 - Cutting of metal sheets as per specified profile (Sundaram)

107 of 135 - Special-purpose welding machine (Sundaram)

108 of 135 - Automated welding process (Sundaram)

109 of 135 - Optimal level of scrap, and minimal waste of metal (Sundaram)

110 of 135 - Increasing wear-resistance of drums through special materials (Sundaram)

111 of 135 - Ratio of indigenous and imported materials (Sundaram)

112 of 135 - Aligning of concentricity, when assembling cone (Sundaram)

113 of 135 - Three-dimensional bend in the spiral (Sundaram)

114 of 135 - Different capacities of drums (Sundaram)

115 of 135 - Life of spiral increased (Sundaram)

116 of 135 - Linear welding (Sundaram)

117 of 135 - Circumferential welding (Sundaram)

118 of 135 - Outside grit blasting unit (Sundaram)

119 of 135 - Welding quality (Sundaram)

120 of 135 - Inside the grit blasting chamber (Sundaram)

121 of 135 - After application of primer (Sundaram)

122 of 135 - Surface preparation metrics (Sundaram)

123 of 135 - U bolt and its importance (Sundaram)

124 of 135 - Sub-assemblies (Sundaram)

125 of 135 - Standard operating procedure in pictorial representation (Sundaram)

126 of 135 - Testing of drum (Sundaram)

127 of 135 - Rework is rarely necessary (Sundaram)

128 of 135 - Paint booth (Sundaram)

129 of 135 - Cradle lifting after painting (Sundaram)

130 of 135 - Turnaround time of raw material (Sundaram)

131 of 135 - Discussion of customer feedback during regular meetings (Sundaram)

132 of 135 - Improvements in design based on customer feedback (Sundaram)

133 of 135 - Use of mixer for special purposes (Anandkumar)

134 of 135 - PTO drive (Sundaram)

135 of 135 - Benefits of PTO (Sundaram, Anandkumar)

T. Pradeep - YouTube links

T. Pradeep

http://bit.ly/F4TNano

 

1 of 46 - Gold nano particles in water

2 of 46 - Red emitting gold, in ultra-violet chamber

3 of 46 - Delay between absorption and emission of light

4 of 46 - What we see is the dance of electrons

5 of 46 - New properties of gold that are getting unravelled

6 of 46 - We start with ions, make atoms, and assemble atoms

7 of 46 - Nano particles in a beaker

8 of 46 - Nano wires in a flask

9 of 46 - Recent experiment that was done in the lab, with a nano-tube of carbon

10 of 46 - Study of how properties of nano materials change

11 of 46 - Flower-like formations of nano-scale objects

12 of 46 - Ongoing experiment

13 of 46 - An instrument built in the lab, ion-scattering spectrum

14 of 46 - Spectrometers for studying mass, the most important signature of a molecule

15 of 46 - Rod-like objects of nano scale

16 of 46 - Evolution of beauty in round-bottom flasks - nano presentation

17 of 46 - Microscope that can magnify 1.5 million times - HRTEM images

18 of 46 - Explanation of microscope's functioning

19 of 46 - The way we look at science in IIT

20 of 46 - Profound questions that students ask

21 of 46 - Most exciting thing about IIT is its students

22 of 46 - Reminiscing Feynman's talk about plenty of room at the bottom

23 of 46 - Energy management possibilities through nanotechnology

24 of 46 - If science is not converging, it will not sustain

25 of 46 - Newer technologies have to be in harmony with nature

26 of 46 - Noble metal nano-particles to purify pesticide-contaminated water

27 of 46 - Applications of nanotechnology in agriculture

28 of 46 - Are fundamental laws of science rewritten by nanotechnology

29 of 46 - Producing smaller things is not the goal of nanotechnology

30 of 46 - Several nanotechnology-based solutions are already in the market

31 of 46 - Plans for 2010, including work on sub-nanometre-scale materials, and a new water product

32 of 46 - Tiny silver particles that emit light

33 of 46 - Interest evinced by students towards nanoscience

34 of 46 - Nanotechnology is a convergence discipline

35 of 46 - Malayalam insight applied to nanoscience

36 of 46 - Example from nature about convergence of disciplines

37 of 46 - Statement that the Buddha statue makes

38 of 46 - About books authored

39 of 46 - On the books in Malayalam

40 of 46 - Spring-time for small particles, a recent book in Malayalam to introduce readers to nanotechnology

41 of 46 - Attention to nanoscience in universities

42 of 46 - Right approach to research

43 of 46 - Road is really long in research

44 of 46 - Students are of different kinds

45 of 46 - A book that I am currently reading, Secret life of plants

46 of 46 - Infinity, a dream I would like to chase

Ravi N. Raj - YouTube links

Ravi N. Raj

http://bit.ly/F4TKosmix

 

1 of 27 - Top thoughts

2 of 27 - Deep Web vs Surface Web

3 of 27 - The Kosmix story

4 of 27 - Health and other verticals

5 of 27 - Online education, research

6 of 27 - Year 2009 was tough

7 of 27 - Revenue models

8 of 27 - iPhone app, Samachar

9 of 27 - Plans for 2010

10 of 27 - India, in terms of reach and market share

11 of 27 - How medical professionals use RightHealth

12 of 27 - Searches of significance

13 of 27 - Are search trends useful as leading indicators

14 of 27 - Do manufacturers and marketers listen to what consumers are talking about

15 of 27 - Challenges in social media

16 of 27 - Evolution of search

17 of 27 - Is text coming back

18 of 27 - Popularity of social networking

19 of 27 - Tagging rich media content

20 of 27 - Gap between technology and education

21 of 27 - On innovation, entrepreneurship

22 of 27 - One most valuable work lesson

23 of 27 - Lack of clarity of vision is a sign of problem

24 of 27 - Where search research is focusing on

25 of 27 - Use of social media by politicians and Governance mechanisms

26 of 27 - Musicians can work with social media

27 of 27 - Is there a future for newspapers

Cisco-Intel - YouTube links

Cisco-Intel Event on Technology in Healthcare Education

http://bit.ly/F4TCisco_Intel

 

1 of 15 - Significance of the event

2 of 15 - What Intel and Cisco are bringing to the initiative

3 of 15 - Investments that are to be made by participating institutions

4 of 15 - Unwired campus, security, video on demand

5 of 15 - Building skills, certification

6 of 15 - Addressing the needs of the disabled

7 of 15 - Mobile platform, borderless networks

8 of 15 - Partnerships between Intel and Cisco

9 of 15 - Use of existing infrastructure in the institutions

10 of 15 - IT adoption in healthcare

11 of 15 - Three types of content for healthcare

12 of 15 - Work in non-urban areas, and for SMEs

13 of 15 - Affordable desktops, Connected Bus

14 of 15 - Idea behind intelligent urbanisation

15 of 15 - Outlook for the future

Pradeep Chandrasekaran - YouTube links

Pradeep Chandrasekaran

http://bit.ly/F4TPradeep

 

1)      Gold is set to break-in very soon, and correction can be severe

2)      Advice for those holding gold in jewellery form

3)      Small investors should stick to industry leaders

4)      Extension of trading hours is a retrograde step

5)      Is there scope for regional stock exchanges

6)      Do SMEs attract investor interest

7)      No way that computer trading can replace human talent