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R Sampath
R Sampath, Quanta Consulting Inc. Globalization - India Strategy
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Successful 3rd Annual India Trade Conference in Los Angeles – July 2010
Aug 12th
The 2010 India Trade Conference in Los Angeles had a strong line-up of speakers, compelling discussions, meaningful networking, and good energy. Theme: Green and Social Entrepreneurship. It was an all-day conference with insights on India trends, strategy, culture, risk and execution targeting India opportunities in new markets, sourcing, and investment.
3rd Annual India Trade Conference – Los Angeles, July 29, 2010 Presented by the Port of Los Angeles, Edison, NetIP, US Commercial Service, USC Marshall, and Quanta Consulting, Inc.
Featured speakers included:
v John Fielder, President, Southern California Edison
v Peggy Johnson, Executive Vice President of Americas & India, Qualcomm
v Holly Vineyard, Deputy Asst Secretary, South Asia, US Department of Commerce
v Paul Watson, Street Surfing (US Commercial Service Export Achievement Certificate)
v Steve Arnold, Regional International Sales Manager, Fedex
v Dan Bates, CEO, WindStream Technologies
v Gora Datta, CEO, CAL2CAL Corporation
v Dr. Sangeeta Gupta, Gupta Consulting Group
v Rob Guthrie, Business Initiatives Specialist, EXIM Bank
v Frances Harder, President & Founder, Fashion Business Inc.
v Julie Anne Hennessy, Director, U.S. Commercial Service
v Rajeev Kapur, CEO, Greenwala, Inc.
v Jim MacLellan, Director Trade Services, Port of Los Angeles
v Tim Murphy, First Vice President, Int’l Banking, Comerica Bank
v David L. Noe, Vice President, Americas, APL (American President Line)
v Sharad Pawar, COO, BeWo Technologies
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‘More poor’ in India than Africa
Jul 13th
The new measure of poverty assesses household poverty Eight Indian states account for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African countries combined, a new measure of global poverty has found.
The Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, have 421 million “poor” people, the study found. This is more than the 410 million poor in the poorest African countries, it said. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) measures a range of “deprivations” at household levels. Developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) with UN support, it will feature in the upcoming UNDP Human Development Report.
The measure assess a number of “deprivations” in households – from education to health to assets and services. “The MPI is like a high resolution lens which reveals a vivid spectrum of challenges facing the poorest households,” said OPHI director Dr Sabina Alkire.
The Road Less Traveled in Globalization
May 12th
by R Sampath
In globalization strategy, there are often discussions about opportunity, revenue, risk mitigation, culture and oversight. Trend assessment is important as is getting to the right point in time and space in a new overseas environment. Balancing investment with risk, grounded in realistic expectations are crucial in measuring and achieving success. New market sensibilities, perceptions, competitive analysis, distribution networks and trading alliance nuances are all essential. A solid business case will have been created for strategy & execution that builds on the harmony between company direction and the new global environment.
While these considerations are all absolutely critical, this piece shall touch on a slightly different aspect. The power of coalitions and positioning of your product, service and application can open new avenues. Granted, this may not apply to all industry categories, but a surprising number fall in this space.
We are of course speaking of social and green entrepreneurship. Renewable energy, telecommunications, water treatment, fundamental infrastructure & transportation, biotech, agriculture, healthcare tech, aerospace and many others fall in the space of humanitarian technology.
The Bottom of the Pyramid is indeed a tasteful reference to the world’s poor. The term was coined by President Franklin D Roosevelt and more recently was a More >
ET: Indian Banks to talk ATM Expansion with Telcos
Jan 4th
MUMBAI: ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) may soon go the cellular phone way. Mobile phones, which began as a gadget for the rich, has now become accessible even to the lowest strata of the society.
RBI has recently allowed banks to appoint small retail outlets, including grocery stores, as banking correspondents to extend banking to hitherto unbanked areas.
“ATMs are getting much more compact and they cost a fraction of what they used to several years back,” said an official with an ATM company. At present, no bank stocks currency notes of less than Rs 100 denomination in an ATM as this restricts the cash handling capacity. However, bankers say that it is possible to have ATMs dispensing out smaller amounts.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) said that it held a meeting of bankers in Mumbai to discuss, among other things, the modalities for working together with the government on the unique identification (UID) project. IBA is already working on combining the UID project with the financial inclusion projects of banks.
It has proposed that UID numbers could be allotted to individuals with the help of banks. This exercise in turn would help banks increase their accounts base.
IBA More >
