Wharton India Economic Forum 2009

Video Lectures

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Lecture 1
Cricket Legend Sunil Gavaskar: 'The Challenge Is to Get the Team to Believe in Itself'
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Cricket Legend Sunil Gavaskar: 'The Challenge Is to Get the Team to Believe in Itself'

April 23, 2009



According to Sunil Gavaskar, former cricket captain for Team India, success in any vocation requires Three Ds: discipline, which is more mental than physical; dedication to hours of practice; and determination -- because, as Gavaskar says, during the time when he was playing the game, "cricket wasn't a career option." Today, of course, that last part has changed, with top players earning millions of dollars and corporate sponsors lining up to pay them. At the recent Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia, Gavaskar spoke with India Knowledge@Wharton about his career, how the business side of cricket has changed, and what he has learned about teamwork and leadership along the way.



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Lecture 2
Tata Group's Farrokh Kavarana: 'We Are Just Trying to Reclaim Our Legacy'
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Tata Group's Farrokh Kavarana: 'We Are Just Trying to Reclaim Our Legacy'

April 09, 2009



When insurance giant AIG ran into problems during the subprime mortgage crisis, how did that affect the company's two ventures with India's Tata Group? The impact was surprisingly small, according to Farrokh Kavarana, a director of Tata Sons, who oversees Tata AIG Life Insurance and Tata AIG General Insurance. Tata AIG's ventures are well capitalized and they more than meet regulators' solvency norms, he told India Knowledge@Wharton in an interview during the recent Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia. Kavarana received the 2009 Wharton Indian Alumni Award during the Forum.



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Lecture 3
Tata Sons' David Good: 'We Want to Be Known as a Global Company Rooted in India'
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Tata Sons' David Good: 'We Want to Be Known as a Global Company Rooted in India'

April 09, 2009



Following a 34-year career in the United States Foreign Service, David Good joined Tata Sons, Ltd., in 2005 as the company's chief representative for North America -- a role Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata likened to being "an ambassador" for the Tatas in the United States. At the recent Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia, Good spoke with India Knowledge@Wharton about Tata Sons' objectives in the U.S. and other markets outside India, the Nano launch, the economic downturn and the Obama administration's recently announced restrictions on hiring H-1B visa holders at firms receiving TARP funding, among other issues. Read the Transcript: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/in...



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Lecture 4
Apollo Hospitals' Shobana Kamineni: 'India Is a Nascent Country in Terms of Health Care'
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Apollo Hospitals' Shobana Kamineni: 'India Is a Nascent Country in Terms of Health Care'

March 26, 2009



By continually adopting cutting-edge technology and entering new sectors such as health insurance and pharmaceutical retailing, Apollo Hospitals, Asia's largest health care provider, has helped to shape India's medical landscape. At the recent Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia, India Knowledge@Wharton spoke with Shobana Kamineni, the company's executive director of new initiatives, about Apollo's recent ventures and what the future holds for health care in India.



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Lecture 5
ICICI Bank's Chanda Kochhar: 'A Very Exciting and Challenging Journey'
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ICICI Bank's Chanda Kochhar: 'A Very Exciting and Challenging Journey'

May 11, 2009



On May 1, Chanda Kochhar became CEO of ICICI Bank, India's largest private bank and a major player in the Indian economy and beyond. In an interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Kochhar spoke about her success in Indias male-dominated banking world, the challenges women face as they advance in their careers, and what entrepreneurs need to keep in mind as they seek funding.



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Lecture 6
GlaxoSmithKline's Hasit Joshipura: Seeing a Healthy Future for India's Pharma Industry
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GlaxoSmithKline's Hasit Joshipura: Seeing a Healthy Future for India's Pharma Industry

May 07, 2009



GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was among the first foreign pharmaceutical companies to enter India decades ago and is viewed "almost like an Indian company," according to Hasit Joshipura, vice president-south Asia and managing director for GSK in India. During an interview with India Knowledge@Wharton at the recent Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia, Joshipura suggested that GSK's years of experience in India may soon pay significant dividends as it prepares to create a "branded generics portfolio, apart from our own pipeline, in emerging markets." He also spoke about the future of pharmaceutical regulation in India, which he believes will align more closely with Western models in terms of monitoring drug development and new product launches. Read the transcript at: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/in...



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Lecture 7
Advice from Entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia: 'Provide the Same Value at a Cheaper Price'
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Advice from Entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia: 'Provide the Same Value at a Cheaper Price'

May 08, 2009



Sabeer Bhatia is a pioneer in the field of web-based email, having co-founded Hotmail Corp. -- which today boasts more than 220 million registered users -- in 1996. After Microsoft acquired the company in 1998, Bhatia moved on to new projects, including Arzoo.com, an online travel services company for Indian consumers, InstaColl, which offers web-based office tools, and SabseBolo, an audio-conferencing platform for developing markets. Along the way, Bhatia has learned some critical lessons about starting businesses and keeping them going, even during difficult economic times. At the 2009 Wharton India Economic Forum, Achal Mehra, editor of Little India, interviewed Bhatia for India Knowledge@Wharton.



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Lecture 8
Billiards Champion Geet Sethi: 'By the Next Olympics, We Will Win Five Golds'
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Billiards Champion Geet Sethi: 'By the Next Olympics, We Will Win Five Golds'

May 08, 2009



India's emergence as an economic leader in such areas as computer software is giving it confidence to take on new challenges, including in sports. "We ... want the status of being recognized as a power in sports, too," notes Geet Sethi, who has won dozens of professional world-class championships and set world records in billiards and snooker. In an interview with India Knowledge@Wharton, Sethi discusses the foundation being laid by India -- physically and psychologically -- to reach new levels of success in sporting competitions. Sethi is also the author of Success vs. Joy and a founder of Olympic Gold Quest, a non-government organization that funds India's Olympic medal hopefuls.



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