Speakers at IIFT's National Manufacturing Symposium 2009

Eminent speakers gracing the symposium 2009 are:

Inaugural Session

• Shri S.K Roongta, Chairman of Steel Authority of India (SAIL), the Chief Guest for the event.

• Shri R K Jain, Chief(Joint Secretary) of NMCC, the Key Note Speaker

Session 1: Maintaining Firm Level Competitiveness

• Mr. S.Sandliya, Chairman, Eicher Motors Limited.


• Mr. Rakesh Makhija, Managing Director, SKF.



• Mr. Amit Chatterjee, Adviser to MD, Tata Steel



• Mr. G Chatterjee, Director, Exide.

Session 2: Talent Management: A Challenge to Manufacturing Sector

• Mr. Adil Malia, India HR Head, Essar Group.
• Mr. Nihar Ranjan Ghosh, Sr VP-HR, RPG Retail
• Mr. Anirudh Singh, Group HR Head, JSW Group


• Mr. Rahul Ghatak, Vice President-HR , Ceat.
• Mr. Saugata Mitra, People Officer & Group Head HR, Mother Dairy

Session 3: Manufacturing and Protectionism

• Mr. Ram Poddar, Chief Mentor & CEO ,Godfrey Phillips.


• Mr. R Maitra, Executive Director, EEPC.
• Dr. K Rangarajan, Professor & IIFT Kolkata Campus