Face to Face

Showcases interviews with prominent business leaders, management experts and key policy makers from around the world.

We are witnessing the Fifth Technological Revolution: says Hans Vestberg

Taking time off from his busy schedule, that included a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launching a new radio system for the Indian market and signing an agreement to expand a 3G network, Ericsson Group President and CEO, Hans Vestberg, visited the Indian School of Business (ISB), to spend some quality time with students and faculty. On the sidelines of this, in an exclusive interview with ISBInsight, Vestberg shared his vision of 5G services and the networked society. Excerpts from the interview with Reema Gupta, Associate Director, Srini Raju Centre for IT and the Networked Economy (SRITNE), at ISB.

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Amul: A Business Strategy Built on Value for Many

There are very few brands that evoke a sense of nostalgia, satisfaction and pride the way Amul does. Whether it’s Amul’s witty socio-political ads or catchy taglines, or be its famous mascot – all have defined Indian marketing and branding distinctly. R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Amul (Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation) visited ISB recently. He was interviewed by C Chitti Pantulu, Director, Marketing and Communications, ISB. Excerpts from the interview.

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Philanthropy, CSR are passé, now it is time for CSA, Kailash Satyarthi

Soft spoken, articulate and amiable, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi, stresses responsive consumers and responsive industry would eventually lead to a responsive market and supply chain system. In an exclusive interview for ISBInsight the Nobel Laureate spoke to Pradeep Singh, CEO Mohali Campus and Deputy Dean, ISB, on the sidelines of the Class of 2015 Graduation Day, where he was the Chief Guest.

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The Pursuit of Happiness

Professor Raj Raghunathan, a visiting faculty at the Indian School of Business, is affiliated to the Department of Marketing at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. He is interested in affect and decision making, hedonic and utilitarian consumption, and consumer behaviour. His pioneering research has advanced our understanding of happiness, creativity and human fulfilment. In a conversation with Chitti Pantulu, Director of Marketing & Communications, Professor Raghunathan discussed the growing body of research on happiness, its implications for individuals, communities and organisations, and his own unique approach to the subject.

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There is no reason why a WhatsApp or Facebook cannot happen out of India

An ISB alumnus from the Class of 2006, Neeraj Arora, Vice President, Whatsapp Inc., is the man behind the billion dollar Facebook – WhatsApp deal. At WhatsApp he is known as  the ‘Business Guy’ for want of a better designation given that he ended up doing everything to broker the deal – a purely business skill. Reema Gupta, Associate Director, Srini Raju Centre for IT and the Networked Economy (SRITNE), ISB, caught up with Neeraj on his day back at the School, when he interacted with the current Class. Excerpts from the conversation.

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Educating for Social Transformation

The Indian School of Business (ISB) recently hosted eminent business leader and philanthropist, Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd as the Chief Guest at the Graduation Day at the School’s Hyderabad campus. Savita Mahajan, Deputy Dean, ISB spoke to Azim Premji about his Foundation and other institutions that are involved in working at building a better, equitable and just society. Edited excerpts from the interview.

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