Pertinent issues like demonetization were discussed in wake of encouraging programs like 'Make in India' at the World Business Conclave 2016 in Hong Kong on December 11 by Stimulus Research Services who organized the event with the most influential corporate minds.
The event saw presence of founder and chairman of Oxigen Services, Pramod Saxena, Manisha Sood, Country GM, Fitbit, India, Jeenanath Shetty, Director, Unitop Chemicals Pvt. Ltd, ad filmmaker Prahlad Kakar amongst many others.
The latest in driverless cars and artificial intelligence inventions were the talk of the conclave as the 11th largest company in the world, Baidu, revealed about its latest robotics and machine-learning techniques.
The same platform was also witness to Baidu's biggest competition Microsoft, represented by Chairman of Microsoft India, Bhaskar Pramanik.
Also giving in their inputs on 'Connectivity in Smart Cities' were Sanjay Kaul, MD, Service Provider Business, Cisco India, Karuna Gopal, President, Foundation of Futuristic Cities, NSN Murthy, Executive Director and Leader, Smart Cities PwC and digital evangelist Mahesh Murthy together they provided new solutions to smart cities programmes across the world.
"The World Business Conclave is our effort towards furthering international business solutions and innovations. By giving a platform to issues likes 'Make in India' and demonetization, we at Stimulus Research Services would like to underline and talk about stimulating business conditions," said MD Stimulus Research Services, Sanjana Mohan.
As per Mahesh Murthy, demonetization is not really working for the Indian system as the government is "printing cash to facilitate a cashless economy."
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Giving his justification to how demonetization would work well for India was Founder and Chairman of Oxigen Services India Pvt Ltd., Pramod Saxena, as he addressed the gathering about the surge towards a cashless system.
Witnessed by an audience of more than 250 international corporate, the highlight of the World Business Conclave was the GLOBE Platinum Awards given out to the 101 top leaders and brands from the Asia Pacific region.
The entries were judged by the editorial team of World of Business and a competent Jury of influential people from different sectors of the business world. One of the four big accounting firms was appointed to review that the winners were determined on the basis of the evaluation carried out by the panel of Jury and the editorial team of World of Business.
The World Business Conclave was a coveted business rostrum for knowledge sharing and ideation of business culture. The conclave excluded no industry from its purview and amassed conglomerates from diversified sectors to join the crusade that speaks for business competence and excellence.
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