| R&D Globalization Council meet- Delhi |
| Venue |
Time |
Topic of discussion |
March 25th, 2010
@
The Crowne Plaza
New Friends Colony
New Delhi - 110025
(Vendome 2 Hall)
|
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
Registration, Tea/ Coffee |
| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM |
The R&D Landscape in India- past, present and the future |
| This will be an interactive session which explores the evolution, current state and the future of R&D in India. The session will delve into the key trends and the changes that have been taking place in the R&D ecosystem and will also include Zinnov’s perspective on what lies ahead for MNC R&D Centers from 2010 - 2019 considering the new realities |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Maturity Benchmark- Stepping up the Value Chain |
| The maturity benchmarking exercise is an extension of a framework developed by Zinnov –‘The Maturity Model’. This framework is aimed at helping R&D subsidiaries gauge, by assessment, the maturity of their India center operations relative to their peers, identify gaps, if any, and also analyze trends that have enabled companies to move up the value curve |
| 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
R&D Globalization Council – Maximizing value |
| A perspective on open consulting model followed by Zinnov’s R&D Council that helps devise mechanisms to optimize R&D operations and help companies attain maximized value from R&D operations in India. An overview of the R&D Council activities and key summary reports that have been delivered so far. For example- E-governance, University Partnerships, Talent pool analysis- '09-'10, Service provider rating etc |
| 11:20 AM - 11:45 AM |
Tea break |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
Cost Optimization – Making it count |
| As per a globalization study carried out by Zinnov in early 2010, ‘Cost’ still remains the key driver of Globalization in the mind of Headquarters. This session focuses on the different components of cost involved in running a product engineering center in India and explores what is being done by these centers to help them get the "bang for the invested buck" |
| 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM |
Global / Reverse Innovation – Driving the future |
| Over the last few months there have been sufficient indicators that global economies are starting to turn around. In the past year, Indian MNC R&D companies in order to withstand the recessionary phase, have started concentrating on the development of new R&D/Innovation rather than the simple absorption of existing technology from their parent companies. This discussion focuses on how some R&D centers are leveraging this opportunity and are innovating locally in India for global markets |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Lunch and closure |
