Genpact's Success Story of Systematically Tackling Social, Logistics and Human Resource Issues that Succeeded in Introducing BPO Services for the First Time

Speaker: Shri Harpreet Duggal, Head, India Business for Genpact

Chair: Dr. Sourabh Srivastava, Chairman, Computer Associates India

First in a new interactive series organized in collaboration with EMI Institutions and the Indian Express which presents select Indian organizations that have significantly contributed to various sectors of social and economic development by adopting innovative approaches

Speaker: Ms. Zita Gurmai, MEP, Mr. Jesus Caldera, MP (Spain) and Dr. Ernst Stetter, Secretary General, FEPS

Chair: Cmdre C Uday Bhaskar, Director, National Maritime Foundation

Lecture with live demonstration by Søren Michael Christian Bisgaard

An intimate affair, the Japanese tea ceremony (Chado or Sado) is a traditional ritual influenced by Zen Buddhism. Powdered green tea or macha is ceremonially prepared with minimum of movements by a skilled practitioner and served to a small group of guests in a tranquil setting

Speaker: Professor Kumiko Haba, Professor of International Politics, School of International Politics, Economics and Communications, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo; Director of the European Institute and Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union

Chair: Shri Arujun Asrani, former Indian Ambassador to Japan

Women on Record

An illustrated lecture by Vidya Shah, musician and Director, Women on Record

The Trendsetters: Women Singers in The Gramophone Era

Vidya Shah will highlight the contributions of women performers in early 20th Century India through music, visual and discussion

Director: Mandakini Mathur who will introduce the screening

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The story of a girl and her search for a God who is beyond a particular religion. Reshma who lives with her brother Noor in a temple town on the banks of the river Krishna is fascinated by the true story of Akka Mahadevi. Akka Mahadevi, a poetess of the 12^th century, who intoxicated with her love for God, roamed naked in total disregard to social norms

58 min; 1988; dvd; English subtitles)

A film by Marta Rodriguez and Jorge Silva

Film courtesy: Centre for Science and Environment

At any time of the year in the US, carnations of every colour are plentiful and cheap - but the ready availability of these flowers comes at a global price. Thousands of miles away from the bright displays of US stores, hazardous labour conditions endanger the 90,000 women who work in Colombia's flower industry

Speaker: Dr. Anindita Balslev, philosopher, initiator and organizer Cross Cultural Conversation

 Chair: Mr. Come Carpentier De Gourdon

Presentation of awards to young artisans