We realize that no goal can be achieved at the ground level without bringing in changes at a policy level. Hence, we must strive to create an ecosystem for all the non-profit organizations and the reformers to come together and work on a common platform.
~Ashish Dhawan

In India, we notice that today the trends are followed much faster and there is a latent hunger for luxury.
~Mr. Joe King
India Head, Audi

Over the last 5 years the retail landscape in publishing has changed dramatically. We have seen a huge shift in the way in which consumers buy books – both in terms of the purchasing of physical books moving from just brick and mortar stores to include online retail, as well as the entry of ebooks into the market.
~Mr. Gaurav Shrinagesh
CEO, Penguin Random House India

The long term play is tablets becoming a platform for a cohesive learning package ie books, assessments, multimedia/ streaming content.
~Ajay Shukla
Vice President & Managing Director
McGraw-Hill Education India

The number of retailers who can sell very expensive time pieces is limited and therefore the expansion of these brands shall happen by adding additional value to the time pieces.
~Franck Dardenne
General Manager and Country Head,
LVMH Watches and Jewellery, Indian Subcontinent

At GE, I could walk into a room and the moment I told anyone that I was a 23 year old veteran in the company, they would be all ears.
~Kishore Jayaraman
President India and South Asia, Rolls Royce

I don’t think everybody wants to be a CEO.
~Santrupt Mishra
Chief Executive Officer- Aditya Birla Carbon Black and Group Head –Human Resources

LinkedIn is not a trend and is not something which a teenager uses for a couple of years and then moves to a shinier new product
~Hari Krishnan
Managing Director - APAC and Japan, LinkedIn

Businesses don’t like to deal with ambiguity. Policies like the GAAR, which introduce uncertainty don’t help the investment scenario.
~Palash Roy Chowdhury

Media is faster moving compared
to FMCG
~Sudhanshu Vats

E-Commerce in a long term play
~Flipkart Founders

Growth projections might get stymied due to lack of talent
~Vandana Luthra

Indian HNI's are unwilling to invest in their own country
~Ajit Rangnekar

Strong brands do not need brand ambassadors
~Michael Perschke

Businesses cannot succeed in societies that fail
~S. Sivakumar s