2024 Young Leaders Program
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May 16, 2024 12:00 AM to May 17, 2024 12:00 AM
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Event Overview
Young Leaders Program
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Indo-American Community Services (IACS) is conducting Young Leaders program to help young mid-level managers. This program prepares the young managers for break through career growth by providing skills, professional relationship strategies. Breaking through requires fast starts, sustained momentum and inspired managerial practice to actively build career success with global reach, organizational impact and personal fulfillment.
The two-day Young Leaders Program consists of workshops on Leadership, Finance and Strategy during the day of May 16 th and extends to the IACS Executive Leadership Conference extends to May 16 th evening to May 17 th afternoon. The participants interact with some of the corporate business executives throughout the program. Breakfast Lunch and Dinner will be provided throughout the program.
This Young Leaders Program aims to provide new tools needed for participants to ignite their careers and global contributions. Working alongside fellow participants and in this program, you will develop insight and build competencies to increase your effectiveness as a leader of teams.
Venue:
Lake View Room, Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
Agenda
May 16 th Thursday Starting at 8:00AM – 2PM
Breakfast - 8:00 am - 9:00 AM
Effective Leadership - Workshop from 9:00 – 10.00 AM
Speaker:
Dexter Overall, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, ITW
Effective leadership - Workshop from 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Speakers:
Dhaval Desai, VP & GM, ITW
Break/Networking - Workshop from 10:00 – 10.30 AM
Corporate Finance - Workshop from 10:30 – 11.30 AM
Speaker:
Sumit Dangi, CFO & Treasurer, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group
Lunch - 11:30 – 1.00 PM
Speaker:
Anand Shekhar, Partner, McKinsey
Corporate Strategy - Workshop from 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Executive Leadership Conference
The Indo-American Community Services is hosting the Executive Leadership Conference to increase the number of successful diverse executives by adding value to their development, leadership, and philanthropic endeavors throughout the life-cycle of their careers thereby strengthening their companies, organizations, and communities.
The Executive Leadership Conference, themed "Growing Through Uncertainties," seeks to address the challenges and opportunities that arise in navigating turbulent times and charting a course for growth and success.
The conference acknowledges that uncertainties are inevitable in today's dynamic business landscape. Instead of fearing change, executive leaders are encouraged to embrace it as an opportunity for innovation and adaptation. Through insightful keynote speeches, panel discussions, and case studies, attendees will gain strategies for leading their organizations through periods of transition with resilience and agility.
Theme:
Shaping the Future - & Growing through Uncertainties
Venue:
Ritz-Carlton Chicago
Agenda
MAY 16TH, FROM 4:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Topic - "Digital - Gen AI and Future of work, Security & Fraud prevention" from 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Keynote Speakers:
Rahul Naroola, Chief Information Security Officer, Dover Corporation
Srinivas Ramadath, Partner, McKinsay
Ramesh Haldorai, VP of Strategic Consulting, Dassault Systemes
Emily McReynolds, Head of Global AI Strategy,Digital Strategy Group, Adobe
Moderator:
Anou Manavalan, VP Software Engineering, Broadridge Financial Solutions
Reception - 5:00 – 6:00 pm
CEO Perspective - 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Keynote Speakers:
Shyam Kambeyanda, President & CEO of ESAB Corporation
Moderator:
Soma Somasundaram, President and CEO, ChampionX
Dinner - 7:30 pm
Friday, May 17th, 2024
8:30 am - 9:30 am – Breakfast
Panel Discussion: Topic - "Energy Transition – Sustainability, Challenges & Opportunities" from 9:30 am- 10:30 am
Speakers:
Bappa Banerjee, COO, Hyzon Motors
Mark Baranek, SVP of Technical Services, ComEd
Ron Gusek, President, Liberty Energy
Selma Kivran, President, Covanta
Moderator:
Kumar Ramurthy, CTO, Bayswater Exploration & Production
Break/Networking : 10.30 am - 11:00 am
Panel Discussion: Topic - "Economic Ambiguity and Adaptation" from 11:00 am - 12:00 am
Speakers:
Ryan Flanagan, SVP & CFO, USG Corporation
Steve Betts, EVP & Head of Fidelity Health at Fidelity Investments
Bill Geary, EVP & GM, Wesco
Kanlaya Barr, Director of Corporate Economics, John Deere
Moderator:
Kanlaya Barr, Director of Corporate Economics, John Deere
Lunch - 12.00 am – 1.00 pm
Panel Discussion: Topic - "People - Talent for Future, Talent Development, Workplace Leadership from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Keynote Speakers:
Karl Alleman, Partner, Egon Zehnder
Jill Wrobel, EVP & CHRO, Brunswick Corporation
Valerie McGuire, Group Human Resources Director Automotive, ITW
Moderator:
Anuradha Hebbar, Managing Principal, Momentum Advisory LLC
2:30 Pm - 5:30 Pm - Group activity, (Golf outing, Team games are designed, and everyone from beginner to pro can participate)
May 16, 2024 to May 17, 2024
Event Speakers
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Dhaval Desai
VP & GM. ITW
Dhaval Desai
VP & GM. ITW
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Sumit Dangi
CFO & Treasurer, Jewelers Mutual Group
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Sumit Dangi
CFO & Treasurer, Jewelers Mutual Group
Sumit Dangi currently is SVP & CFO, Global Data & Information Management at HSBC. Seasoned well-rounded Strategy, Finance and Operations professional with broad analytical and problem-solving skills and strong track record of delivering outstanding results. 20+ years of global experience spanning Asia, North America and Europe. Experience in leading cross-functional teams, strategic analysis, implementing financial and operational transformation, influencing broad range of stakeholders, communicating with Senior Executives and managing bottom-line impact.
Industry Experience: Consulting, Financial Services, Retail Banking, Credit Cards, Wealth Management, Treasury, Private Equity, and CPG (consumer packaged goods)
Areas of expertise: Strategic Business Analysis, Thought Leadership, Cost management and Optimization, M&A Due Diligence, Large Scale Turnaround & Transformation, Metrics/ KPI development, Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Financial Valuation, Expert Witness, and Forensic Accounting@ IACS
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Dexter Overall
Diversity & Inclusion Manager. ITW
Dexter Overall
Diversity & Inclusion Manager. ITW
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Anand Shekhar
Partner, McKinsey
Anand Shekhar
Partner, McKinsey
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