With an economy growing at almost 10%, and major
investment firms predicting that it’s poised to become the third largest
economy by the middle of this century, India enjoys a youthful, rising middle
class that increasingly demands American products and services. Indian industry
and governmental organizations spend billions of dollars on fighter planes,
power plants, airports, franchising, luxury goods, training services, and the
like.
Despite the immense opportunity that India presents, few American marketers
understand the fundamentals of the game. What product, price and distribution
changes are necessary for success in India? What is unique and different about
India? What can an articulated India strategy do for my career?
Experts Gunjan Bagla, and R. Sampath will address these and other questions in
an informative and interactive session. Drawing upon their vast experience
helping industrial, and consumer clients market, sell and source to India, they
will give you the tools not only to get in the Indian game, but to win.
Agenda
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Registration Networking
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Gunjan Bagla & R. Sampath
Speak
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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Speaker Bios
GUNJAN BAGLA Gunjan Bagla is Managing Director of Amritt,
Inc, Cerrritos, a management consultancy that helps American companies to
leverage resources and markets in Asia, primarily India. Amritt's clients
include many Global 2000 companies as well as several smaller, growing
businesses. He teaches an executive seminar at Caltech, entitled "Doing
Business in India: Key Success Factors" as well as a workshop for
aerospace companies " Succeeding in India's Aerospace and Defense Market".
In 2008, his book Doing Business in 21st Century India will be published by
Warner Books. Earlier Gunjan has held management positions in marketing
research in the automotive and entertainment industries, in direct marketing
using the web at a startup, in corporate marketing at a large maker of personal
computers and as an entrepreneur marketing enterprise software.
Gunjan has an MBA with honors from Southern Illinois University and a
mechanical engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Kanpur. He is a frequent speaker and writer on the subject of globalization and
of US-India business.
SAMPATH
Sampath heads up Global Sourcing at Quanta Consulting, Inc. Spending a
significant part of his time in India & Asia, he provides comprehensive
guidance to US companies on their marketing initiatives in India. Sampath has advised US Corporations & private equity firms on their India
strategy, outsourcing, partnerships, acquisitions and investments. His industry
focus areas are: financial services, banking, credit/debit cards, and
technology.
Prior to Quanta Consulting, Sampath held senior management, marketing &
technology positions at Capital One, Reuters, and start-ups. His speaking
engagements span public policy, marketing strategy & offshoring (also on
PBS). He is a member of the US-India High Tech Cooperation Group at the US Dept
of Commerce. Sampath holds an MBA from The University of Southern California's Marshall
School of Business.
