GCNI organizes 10th National Convention in Bangalore

Global Compact Network India (GCNI)’s 10th National Convention concluded with positive remarks from Richard B Saldanha, Chairman-Trans Maldivian Airways and Gokaldas Exports, “Education is nothing but refinement of one’s emotions and therefore it needs to be leveraged to ensure overall development’ and Connecting with the community is important for any business to progress”. Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, DG & CEO, IICA in his inaugural address stated that “Sustainability is not about changing the game or changing the players – rather it is about changing the thinking”. It is not sustainability or CSR rather it is sustainability & CSR – one envelopes the other. The key stakeholders Roundtable on ‘Sustainable Transformation for India: 2015 & Beyond’ moderated by Vishvesh Prabhakar, MD, India-Strategy & Sustainability Services Accenture, included eminent panelists such as Ashok Kumar Pavadia, Additional Secretary & Adviser Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; Alok Misra, ED-Chief CSR, ONGC Ltd; Babu Rangaswamy, Director-Technology Services HP; G.S Krishnan Regional President, Novozymes South Asia Pvt Ltd; Prof. J. Philip, President XIME Bangalore; Sucharita Eashwar, MD-India, Weconnect International and Tom Thomas, CEO, Praxis.