Digital innovation in focus at Great Lakes Institute of Management’s symposium

NEW DELHI, AUGUST 23: The Great Lakes Institute of Management organized a digital symposium that saw leaders from top companies discuss how digital innovations can reform business strategies.

The speakers gave insights on how organizations should develop competitive strategies to stay relevant in the digital front. The speakers included representatives from reputed companies like Tech Mahindra and Schindler.

Dr. Bala V Balachandran, Founder and Chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management said the symposium showcases success stories about companies and products that have made history and people who have converted their ‘silly’ ideas into multi-million-dollar business plans and turned around struggling and dying businesses into sustainable and highly profitable ventures.

The symposium also had an HR panel discussion on addressing the digital skills gap in the business field, allowing the students a glimpse into what the future employers expect from them.

In one of the presentations, Vijay Shah, CEO of Vero Robotics, talked on the future of robotics with the help of a functioning robot named ‘Nao’.

The dignitaries at the event included Rajeev Krishnan, Managing Director & CEO, SPAR Hypermarkets India, Landmark Group; Ashok Ramachandran, President, India & South Asia, Schindler; Robin Banerjee, Managing Director, Caprihans India Limited and Mukundan Govindraj, Head Technology Design Studio, Boston Consulting Group, among others.