| Theme: Partnerships - a necessary paradigm for delivering to the BoP |
Thursday,
December 17 |
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| 3:00
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Registration Opens |
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| 5:30
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Opening Plenary |
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Welcome, Inaugural function |
Dr H.S Ballal Pro Chancellor MU.
Dr G.K Prabhu, Registrar MU
Prof Harishchandra Hebbar, BoPchair MU |
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Theme
Address:
- Dr Vinod Bhat - Registrar International, MU
Manipal University and the BoP - a story of
partnerships
Keynote Address - 1:
- Prof Prabhu Kandachar, PhD, Professor- Industrial Design
Engineering, Chairman, Design Engineering Department Faculty
of Industrial Design Engineering Delft University of Technology
Design for & Business in Emerging Markets
- Focus on India
Keynote
Address - 2:
- Alexius collette - CEO, Philips Innovation Campus ,
Philips Electronics India Ltd
Innovating for the BoP - importance of a multi-disciplinary
approach
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| 7:00
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Cultural program –Classical Veena Vadana Vipanchi
Balaga Manipal
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| 8:00
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Dinner |
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Friday,
December 18 |
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| 9:00
a.m. |
Session 1 |
Innovation platforms and approaches for the BoP
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Moderator: Prof Prabhu Kandachar (PVK)
Panelists: Prof Harischandra Hebbar (HH), S Bhaskaran (SB),
Sr director Philips Healthcare, PIC Bangalore
Topics
- Why Design Schools are an integral part of the BoP
Innovation process? (Prof PVK)
- BoP Innovation @ MU (HH)
- Open Innovation – no longer a matter of choice
but that of survival (SB)
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Q & A 15 mins |
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| 10:15
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Coffee Break |
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| 10:45
a.m. |
Session 2 |
Product development and Entrepreneurship
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Moderator: Alexius Collette (AC)
Panelists: Mr. Suresh Kumar (SK), Project Manager PSG STEP Coimbatore.
Mr. Sujit Bannerjee (SB) , Director Dept. of Science & Technology
Govt. of India
Topics
- Customer Centric Innovation (AC)
- Enterpreurship Development in a university milieu
- for India and for Bharat (SK)
- Entrepreneurship Initiatives, Opportunities and Funding
mechanism by the Government (SB)
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Q & A 15 mins |
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| 12:00
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Session 3 |
Opportunity in the BoP Space
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Moderator: Dr Krishna Kothai (KK)
Panelists: Dr Krishna Kothai, (KK) Director Center for Rural
studies, Manipal
Prof P. Keshava Bhat Ethno Botonist (KB)
Dr Raviraj Acharya (RA) Professor Department of Medicine KMC
Manipal
Topics
- Opportunity in the area of Agriculture and lifestyle
(KK)
- Ecology & Natural health - (KB).
- Opportunities and challenges in healthcare for the
BoP segment – Dr Raviraj Acharya
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Q & A 15 mins |
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| 1:30
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Lunch Break |
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| 2:00
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Session
4 |
By
the People, Of the People and For the People |
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Moderator: Dr Vasudev Rao (VR) Professor TAPMI Manipal
Panelists: Dr Vigneshwar Vermudi, (VV) Rural innovator
Topics
- Entrepreneurial mindset and the rural entrepreneurs
(VR)
- Rural Market and BoP opportunities for action oriented
research (VV)
- Benchmarking rural practices - Dr KVM Varmaballi,
Director, Manipal institute of Management , MU
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Q & A 15 mins |
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| 3:15
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Coffee Break |
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| 3:45
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Closing Plenary |
Getting customer insights - Key Driver
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Moderator: S Bhaskaran
Prasanna Kumar (PK), CEO Zilla Panchayat Udupi
Dr Nagaraj , HOD community medicine Dept KMC Mangalore
A representative from well know NGO (TBD)
Dr. K.N. Vijayaprakash, Muncipality commissioner, Mangalore
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5:00
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Final Comments
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HG Joshi, Manipal Institute of Management MU
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