Day 01

Post orientation, day 1 starts off with a welcome address from the program chair Mr. Ullas Kamath. After the welcome address, we dive straight into topics such as legacy and succession planning, the role of a CEO, risk management techniques, direct and indirect taxes, and the basics of HR.

Day 02

Day two begins with a focus on the creative minds that influence consumer behavior – marketing, sales, and distribution dynamics are the topics of the afternoon, followed by the uses of software for expansion and scale, and big data/analytics which leads into a closing a session on e-commerce and the digital economy. 

Day 03

On day 3, we dive deep into finance with general principles of finance & accounting, followed by sessions from the investment and wealth management world, start-ups, and the role of private equity in company transformation. We end day 3 with an interesting view of the government’s role in business.

Day 04

On day 4, our participants summarize their learnings and put them into perspective by relating them to their respective businesses, followed by a graduation ceremony and a gala dinner.

Time Speaker Topic
09:30 - 11:00AM Raghunandan S Role of a CEO in Transforming Family Managed Businesses
11:15- 12:00PM Sameer Nagasampagi New-age HR Practices from an SME perspective
12:00 - 01:00PM Amardeep Singh Ahluwalia Managing the Trifecta Government Organizations, Politicians and Bureaucrats
01:00 - 02:00PM LUNCH
02:00 - 02:45PM Dr. Ashwath Narayan An Interaction with Ex DCM of Karnataka
02:45 - 03:30PM Dr. E.V. Raman Reddy Bureaucracy, Government, & Politics
03:45 - 04:30PM Dr. Sudhir Raj K Design Thinking in Contemporary World
04:45 - 05:30PM K. Ullas Kamath Finance, Raising Money, Fiscal Governance
05:30 - 06:30PM Balaji Bhat Challenges of Building and Sustaining Business Models

Day 04

Time Speaker Topic
09:30 - 10:30AM Prakash Belawadi Transforming Tech and Transforming Lives - Media 
and Entertainment Industry
10:30 - 11:15AM Anshul Verma Digital Adoption for SMEs
11:30 - 12:15PM Prashanth Shenoy Impact of Technology on SMEs
12:15 - 01:00PM Panel Discussion
01:00 - 02:00PM LUNCH
02:00 - 03:00PM Manjunath Shenoy Sales Team - The front-line of the Organization
03:00 - 03:30PM Sid Pai Attracting Talent, New-age Customers
03:45 - 04:30PM K. Ullas Kamath Wrap up Session
04:30 - 05:00PM K. Ullas Kamath Wrap up Session
4:45 - 5:15 High Tea
7:30 Onwards Vishal Hegde / ​Dr. K. Sankaran Graduation Ceremony