- Cabinet Education Minister Shri Rajendra Darda to inaugurate and deliver key note
- Leading professionals to deliberate and brainstorm on the role of learning & development function in an organisation
The third edition of the Chief Learning Officers (CLO) Summit India will be held in Mumbai on August 25th and 26th. Shri Rajendra Darda, Cabinet Minister of Education, Govt. of Maharashtra will be inaugurating the summit and will deliver the key note address. The summit is organized by LeapVault, a premier Indian player in organization development consulting, executive coaching and creating high end knowledge platforms, and is supported by the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt of India. The mega highlight this year will be the ‘Unlearning Expo India’.
Mr Kumaar Bagrodia, CEO, LeapVault, said, “An organization’s capability to unlearn and learn will not only be a key differentiator but will also be a source of competitive advantage in terms of its ability to attract and retain talent, customers and investors. The position of the Chief Learning Officer whether designated or role based is extremely crucial in driving the next level of organizational learning, innovation, culture and the very DNA of the organization. The Chief Learning Officers Summit India is an initiative to bring focus on this important aspect of the corporate world.”
Mr Bhaskar Chatterjee, Secretary - IAS, Government of India, Department of Public Enterprises, expressing his views said, “The 'CLO Summit India' has indeed become the premier platform in the country for evangelizing the all important areas of organizational learning and development. It shall continue to bring to the fore, important aspects for people development in both private and public enterprises,”
The theme for the CLO Summit 2011 is: Organizational Learning: Impacting Business. Changing the Game. As the theme suggests, the summit will deliberate on a plethora of questions pertaining to learning & development function and professionals and how it can make a meaningful contribution to the organization. The summit shall also host the Prof. C K Prahalad Memorial lecture on Learning & Innovation which shall be delivered by Ms. Deepa Prahalad, a noted speaker, author & business strategist based in the US.
The summit will try to answer pertinent issues such as the need of effective and planned organizational learning interventions, learning strategy & framework for performance improvement and capacity building, challenges & opportunities in developing learning agility, skill requirements & development in India amongst others. Some of the leading industry champions will speak on importance of learning in corporates. Prof V N Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor of IGNOU shall be making a special address at the summit. Mr. Amitabh Chaudhry, Managing Director & CEO, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd will share his thoughts and beliefs on why learning process is important for a CEO and Mr. Devdutt Pattanaik, Chief Belief Officer, Future Group will address on Leadership & Learning an Indian Paradigm.
The audience will also have an opportunity to listen to the best practices from the select Indian companies who are consistent winners of the ASTD Best awards (American Society of Training & Development, USA).
Some of the other key speakers for the summit include Mr. Dilip Chenoy, CEO & MD, National Skill Development Corporation, Dr. Rekha Shetty, Author, The Happiness Quotient, Ms. Lucia Del Moral Haworth, Learning & Development Lead, APAC Region, Pfizer, Mr. Mathew Jacob, Director, Organization Effectiveness, Boeing USA, Mr. Aparnesh Pal Singh, Head HR, Arcelor Mittal India & China amongst the 39 thought leaders who shall be speaking at the summit.
The CLO Summit is an initiative by LEAPVAULT supported by IGNOU, NIIT, IOC, NTPC, HPCL, Petronet LNG, Harvard Business Publishing, NSDC, Who Moved My Cheese, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, GIZ, AIESEC, AIAI, minglebox.com, Timesjobs.com, itsmyascent.com, IFTDO, Human Capital, People Matters, Management Next, Human Factor people and management and EU India Chambers.
Thoughts by the industry leaders on the CLO Summit 2011:
“We see an increased convergence of wider Skill Development Initiatives with traditional corporate learning for sustained growth in Indian Companies. The CLO Summit India is a key platform for this important discussion and we’re happy to continue our partnership with the event.”
Mr. Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation)
“Organizational Learning has an unprecedented opportunity in capability building and if done right can directly impact business results. I’m sure the deliberations at the CLO Summit India shall enable the fraternity to better use learning to their advantage”
Mr. Amitabh Chaudhry, Managing Director & CEO, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd
“The Higher Education System provides unparalleled opportunities for continuing adult learning for working professionals and organizations. IGNOU, as a global leader in this space is pleased to support the CLO Summit India - a confluence of the best minds in corporate and individual learning”
Prof. V N Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU
“Top Performers do what they know - and know what they do: India also needs more professionals with the ability to walk the talk. They are the foundation of quality, competitiveness and success. The CLO Summit India is a great event for us to focus on the skill to act.”
Mr. Manfred Haebig, Director, Private Sector Development, GIZ Gmbh
“If India has to grow we have to think of growth not just in terms of Lakshmi but also in terms of Saraswati. That makes learning critical.”
Mr. Devdutt Pattnaik, Chief Belief Officer, Future Group
“As corporations evolve and face new realities from markets and stakeholders, the importance of proactive learning and development shall keep increasing. The CLO Summit is a great initiative to bring this community of future learners together.”
Mr. N.K Jain, Secretary & CEO, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
“Learning takes place in every organization...what the best companies do is continually put the learning process to the test by delivering meaningful innovations. This requires a process for understanding not just the needs, but the aspirations of consumers”
Ms. Deepa Prahalad, author, business strategist. Speaker for the Prof. C K Prahalad memorial lecture
“The learning and development landscape in India is evolving very rapidly and we see scale, impact and continuity of learning as key cornerstones of this change. The theme “Organizational Learning – impacting business, changing the game” resonates well with us at Harvard Business Publishing in our mission to improve the practice of management and its impact on a changing world. We are excited about our partnership with Leapvault and look forward to a great CLO Summit.”
Mr. Vinay Hebbar, Managing Director, Harvard Business Publishing India
“In order to stay competitive and thrive as an organization, learning has to be a way of being. I am excited to participate in the CLO Summit India because I like to be in an environment of learners since they are the ones who change the game.”
