Centre for Indo-European Business Studies (CIEBS) Workshop:

Managing the Difference - Infrastructure, Skills and Quality

Date: January 10, 2014

Place: Taj Lands End, Bandstand, Bandra (West), Mumbai-400 050 | INDIA

Demographic growth needs economic growth to ensure goods supply. Should also welfare increase,

correspondingly high growth rates and qualitative growth have to take place. The pre-conditions are closely

linked to the fields of infrastructure, education and quality – areas where India undoubtedly has to catch up if

the country wants to play a perceivable role in the international competition of production and sales locations.

Together with business representatives from India and Germany, we discuss problems and show solutions. In

addition to the keynote presentations of our experienced speakers there will be time for discussions with the

audience. Participation in the workshop is free of charge. Workshop participants are invited to attend the wine

festival “Stuttgart meets Mumbai”.

Key Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Dennis De (Moderator)

Holger König, Managing Director Liebherr Group India, Mumbai

Susheel Mittal, Head of Supply Chain, BASF India, Mumbai

Raghav Ramji, Student ESB Business School, PGCIM12

Günter Wiskot, BLAFOC GmbH, Head of German-Indian Round Table (GIRT) Karlsruhe

Program:

3.00-3.30 p.m. Registration Tea/Coffee

3.30-4.00 p.m. Welcome note and introduction (Prof. Dr. Dennis De, Director CIEBS)

4.00-4.15 p.m. What can Indian business leaders learn from Germany? (Susheel Mittal, Head of Supply Chain,

BASF India, Mumbai)

4.15-4.30 p.m. What can German business leaders learn from India? (Holger König, Liebherr Group India,

Mumbai)

4.30-4.45 p.m. German Precision meets Indian Creativity(Günter Wiskot, Head of GIRT Karlsruhe)

4.45-5.00 p.m. Bridging the Differences: Skills and Quality (Raghav Ramji, Student ESB Business School,

Reutlingen)

5.00-5.15 p.m. Tea/Coffee Break

5.15-5.45 p.m. Panel Discussion:

Celebrate a stimulating exchange between cultures; we look forward to seeing you.