18th July 2016

Business meet to be held tomorrow
Day & Date: Tuesday, 19th July, 2016
Time: 4.00 p.m
Venue: Bell Hotel (Board Room, 3rd Floor), Sivakasi.
Topic: Surviving & Succeeding in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainity, Complexity, Ambiguity) World
Organisers: YES Sivakasi

Overview - The business environment is changing dramatically and the pace of change is frightening. New business models are emerging everyday and some of these models are very difficult to comprehend. Therefore, business planning is becoming very difficult since the competition seems to constantly change. This is leading to tough times for traditional businesses. The typical indications being falling sales, tight cash flows, poor order book, etc., all usually linked to tough times.

The reality is that this environment is not going to change and go back to the good old days of certainty. This is going to become even more fast paced. In such a context the businesses need to reexamine what they do and maybe even reimagine their whole business model. The question arises as to what should be the focus; Customers? Profitability? Service?.... How can one prepare for the future.


Topics Covered:

- VUCA World and its various dimensions.

- How to manage the VUCA world; Vision, Customer, Value proposition and Delivery

- A brief look at Online and its impact in India

- Role of service and how service orientation is crucial.

Mr. V Rajesh is a well known and widely acknowledged Retail and Shopper Behaviour expert who has been an integral part of the transformation of Indian Retail. He along with his team has successfully introduced several modern retail formats in India starting with supermarkets in the mid 90’s and various other mass merchandise, lifestyle and specialty stores.

Rajesh’s toughest challenge and the also the most successful one he has handled is to have influenced consumer mindset, with regard to grocery shopping, in a market dominated by traditional formats. This is largely due to his in-depth understanding of consumer and shopper behaviour as also his consistent capability to plan and execute customer centric programs which have been cost effective.


We cordially invite you to attend the meeting without fail.


Agenda:-
1. 4.00 p.m : Registration
2. 4.30 p.m : Snippets
3. 4.45 p.m : Escape Velocity
4. 5.00 p.m : Business Session
5. 6.00 p.m : Tea Break
6. 6.15 p.m : Business Session
7. 7.30 p.m : Dinner