Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in China and India

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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India
A Panel discussion at Discovery Park, Purdue
University West Lafayette, IN, 47907 March 28
2009
Led by Dr.Parasuram Balasubramanian,
Entrepreneur in Residence Discovery Park, Purdue
University West Lafayette, IN, 47907
Sponsors
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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India

• Is globalization creating the need for
  relationship with Asia in general and with China
  and India in particular?
• Where are the significant business opportunities
  in each country ?
• Is there a China Vs India issue?
• Where are the significant opportunities for US
  universities in each of these countries?

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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India

• What are the formidable challenges in working
  with China and India? Is diversity a threat or a
  challenge?
• Can we recommend a generic strategy or university
  (strength) specific strategy for penetration?
  Focus on Alumni, Students or industry
  engagements? What can be the role of S T ?
• How can we structure win win propositions?
• Can we suggest a road map?

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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India

• Introduction to the Workshop 5
  minutes
• Moderators preamble 10 minutes
• Presentation by panelists 315 45
  minutes
• Interactive session among panelists 30 minutes
• Audience interaction 20 minutes
• Summation
  5 minutes
• Vote of Thanks
  2 minutes

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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India
Quinn Frazier

• Quinn began his career with UPS in 1992 working
  the early morning shift while attending the
  University of Utah.
• He completed undergraduate studies in Business
  Management and Japanese.
• And then he accepted his first overseas
  assignment at UPS in 1999 and moved to Japan.
  After three years in Japan Quinn accepted an
  assignment to develop and lead UPS customer
  service strategies for the Asia Pacific Region
  based in Singapore.
• There he primarily focused on the development and
  implementation of customer service solutions in
  the China and India markets.
• In June of 2004 Quinn directed a market
  assessment project in Japan to develop UPS
  growth and expansion strategies. This market
  assessment project lead to his next assignment
  back in Japan as the Director of Business
  Development.
• With nine combined years of professional
  experience in Asia Quinn has developed a wide
  understanding of the dynamic nature of this part
  of the world.
• Quinn currently lives in Cumming Georgia with
  his wife Amie and their four children.

Manager International Business Development UPS
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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India
Prasad Joshi

• Prasad is responsible for IP creation and
  commercialization in Software Engineering and
  Technology Labs (SETLabs) at Infosys.
• He manages Java CoE, Microsoft Technology Center
  and the Influx Product Group.
• Prasad participates in the Technology Council at
  Infosys
• key member of the core team responsible for
  business transformation solutions.
• He has over 20 years of experience in software
  technology,
• IT and BPO outsourcing and multi-cultural team
  management.
• His prior work experience includes senior
  positions at Tata Consultancy Services , CGI
  (then IMR global) and STI Knowledge .
• He holds BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in
  Computer Science degrees
• He is settled in Atlanta.
• He enjoys travel, hiking and canoeing.
• And likes to cook and find it very creative and
  relieving.
• Now you know where to eat, next time you are in
  Atlanta.

Associate Vice President and Head, Microsoft
Technology Center
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A.Vishwanath
Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India

• Vishwanath is the corporate venturing and
  business development lead for the Tata Group in
  North America.
• He is responsible for strategic partnership, MA
  and technology absorption opportunities for the
  Tata Group.
• Vishwanath is a member of the Tata Administrative
  Service (TAS), Tata Groups elite leadership
  development program.
• Over the past 7 years he has handled
  responsibilities in IT Consulting, Product
  Management, Sales Marketing, Human Resources,
  Strategy and Business Development with various
  Tata Group companies.
• Vishwanath has a degree in Electronics and
  Communications Engineering from College of
  Engineering - Guindy, Anna University in Chennai,
  India.
• He has attended a number of management
  development programs in India and the United
  States.

Senior Manager Business Development Tata Sons
Ltd.
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• Population Groups of relevance
• Investing Era 0 to 22 years
• Child to Adulthood, Faculty Development,
• Skills, Knowledge and Character building
• Harvesting Era 22 to 65 years
• Productive Employment and
• Asset Building for the nation
• Protecting Era 65 years
• Providing adequate health care, means of
  living etc

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Source NationMaster.com
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Source NationMaster.com
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Source NationMaster.com
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Sectoral composition
Source Internal elaboration on World Development
Indicators database, September 2008
USA data Agri 1.2 Industry 19.8 Services
79 (2007 ) Source www.indexmundi.com/unite
d_states/gdp_composition_by_sector.html
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• Indias major growth issues
• Needs a second green revolution to improve Farm
  Productivity
• Must find ways to improve storage and logistics
  of agri product distribution
• Needs to find alternative sources of energy to
  reduce import dependency and environmental
  degradation
• Has to fight flooding and draught impacts in
  different parts of the country
• Bring portable water to villages
• Generate employment in millions
• Enhance health care and nutrition across the
  population
• Build technical and marketable skills in millions
• Find more teachers
• Significantly boost exports stabilize currency
• Building innovation entrepreneurial Base and
  skill sets

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• Chinas major growth issues
• Chinas export markets hit hard by the declining
  world economy
• Environmental pollution
• food and workplace safety problems
• substandard education and health care
• slowing per capita income growth Of farmers and
  the rural sector

Source Premier Wen Jiabao speaks at the
National Peoples Congress 2005
http//www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/eyeonas
ia/archives/2009/03/premier_wen_jia.html

• Need to develop capital markets and banking
  services
• Building innovation entrepreneurial Base and
  skill sets

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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India

• Challenges
• Philosophical differences Compassionate
  capitalism vs. competitive socialism/communism
• Language and Culture issues
• System versus people focus
• IP management
• Fear of failure, ability to reorganize
• Dealing with bureaucracy at either end
• Govt to Govt issues
• Privacy and security concerns
• Business risks

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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India
University Perspectives Opportunity areas in the
three segments of Learning (education),
Discovery (research) and Engagement (commercial
application)

• Educational collaboration, Distance Education,
  Course certification, Sharing of Knowledge
  artifacts
• Research needs in Energy,Ecology,Environment
  Agriculture Management, Agri Products packaging,
  marketing and distribution manufacturing
  industry (auto, metals, electrical devices etc)
  Pharma and bio Healthcare Delivery Services
  etc collaboration opportunities
• Industry engagements for Short term programs,
  Assessment and Certification, IP Licensing, Proof
  of Concept assignments etc

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A Noteworthy initiative from Abu Dhabi
A Noteworthy initiative from Abu Dhabi
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A Noteworthy initiative from Abu Dhabi

• Masdar City is being built in Middle East at a
  cost of 22 billion.
• Designed to be the worlds first Zero
  carbon-footprint and Zero- waste settlement
  area.
• Goal is to establish emirates as a center for
  clean-technology development and innovation.
• Collaboration with BP, Rio Tinto and MIT

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A Noteworthy initiative from Abu Dhabi

• Masdar City is being built in Middle East at a
  cost of 22 billion.
• Designed to be the worlds first Zero
  carbon-footprint and Zero- waste settlement
  area.
• Goal is to establish emirates as a center for
  clean-technology development and innovation.
• Collaboration with BP, Rio Tinto and MIT

• A thin-film solar factory
• Wind and solar energy tapping
• A (CCS) carbon capture and sequestration project
• CO2 to be stored in abandoned oil wells

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A Noteworthy initiative from Abu Dhabi

• Masdar City is being built in Middle East at a
  cost of 22 billion.
• Designed to be the worlds first Zero
  carbon-footprint and Zero- waste settlement
  area.
• Goal is to establish emirates as a center for
  clean-technology development and innovation.
• Collaboration with BP, Rio Tinto and MIT

• Abu Dhabi is under no economic compulsion to do
  this now.
• But looking ahead to the future

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Current Business Opportunities and Challenges in
China and India
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