NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2009 - Highlights

The 3-day Annual “India Leadership Forum 2009” organized by NASSCOM last week was attended by 1200 delegates with participation from 22 countries.

Some of the highlights of the Conference:

• Innovate to survive in hard times


• Think small and create success aura


• Hope rules over fear at NILF 2009


• "It's time to look inwards" - Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce & Industry - Government of India


• "Economy to revive soon" - John Chambers, CEO - CISCO


• "Indian industry is resilient" - Som Mittal, President - NASSCOM


• Meltdown hits numbers, not excitement


• Thrive, not survive in downturn


• It's all about 'open' competition!


• BPO industry sees future perfect


• Crisis brings opportunities


• Asia is the place for IT today


• Europe in tough competition with India


• Managing in Turbulent Times


• Significance of critical infrastructure in business and looks at threats, vulnerabilities and prevention


• "Need for IT is more than ever" - C K Prahlad, Management Guru (Video of Closing Keynote below)


• “Outsourcing, Internet, Mobile VAS, product companies are best bets this year” - Sanjeev Aggrawal, Managing Director - Helion Partners


• Jim Champy, Chairman - Author and Management Guru urges IT industry to change


• Green IT Market to grow despite recession


• Indian Writer and Diplomat Shashi Tharoor praises India's reaction to the Satyam Scam as well as Mumbai terror attack