BHAVITVA 2007: IT Vision 2010, what driveth it?
February 3, 2007

SPJIMR played host to the head honchos of the IT industry during its annual IT event, Bhavitva 2007. The theme for the event was "India vision 2010: What driveth IT?" The event began with Dr. Lakshmi Mohan, Faculty, School of Business, State University of New York giving the keynote address. Drawing from her immense experience on the research of global business trends, she firmly stated that globalization is here to stay and money was in Implementation & Consulting Services. She concluded on the note that Healthcare, Pharma Contract Research & Manufacturing and Automated Decision Technologies were the key growth areas of the future.

The highlight of the event was a panel discussion moderated by the Joint Director of SPJIMR, Prof. Sunil Rai. The eminent panel comprised of Mr. Baru S Rao - CEO, CapGemini, Ms. Jaya Vaidhyanathan - Partner, Accenture Consulting Services, Mr. Pradeep Udhas - Global Head of Sourcing Advisory for KPMG, Mr. Gaurav Singh, Senior Manager, NASSCOM Research and to provide the entrepreneurial insights, Mr. Ajit S. Nagral - Founder & Chairman, NuGenesis Technologies Corporation, Founder and President, Megaware, Inc. The panelists were unanimous in stating that the key to India vision 2010 is to create domain skills and the ability to deliver with the right tools. They also stated that future of the IT industry rests largely with Engineering and Infrastructure Services, supported by growth in Product Development and consolidation of success of KPM.