Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Aspen Institute, GTECH to host Sam Pitroda

The Aspen Institute India and Group of Technology Companies (GTECH) will jointly host Mr Sam Pitroda, Adviser to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations here.

Mr Sam Pitroda, who is visiting the State Capital on January 25, would address young leaders, entrepreneurs and students on ‘Leadership and Innovation: Ideas for India,' a spokesman for the organisers said.

The session will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Travancore Hall, Technopark. Mr Pitroda's talk would highlight how leadership could be the catalyst for and source of creativity and innovation. In a country of one billion, driving growth and improving competitiveness is not possible without motivated leadership.

Innovation in the 21st century offers a unique opportunity to change the paradigm of conventional development.

So, the session would deal with the question of how future leaders could establish an environment conducive to build a nation that encourages creativity and innovation to propel growth.

The other speakers include Mr Shaffi Mather, Fellow, Aspen India Leadership Initiative, who is an advocate with the Supreme Court apart from being a public policy analyst and an entrepreneur, and Mr V. K. Mathews, President, GTECH.

vinson@thehindu.co.in

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