Indian businesses are expanding globally at a growing rate. This panel will focus on opportunities and challenges these globalizing companies are facing, and what the surge of these new Indian multinationals means for the global economy. Most critically, this panel seeks to answer the following questions:

How are the business models adopted by Indian companies allowing them to expand globally while still fending foreign competitors domestically? Is the global strategy different from the domestic strategy?

How are Indian companies tapping into the global capital markets to finance domestic growth and global acquisitions?

How are Indian companies that are expanding globally creating an international management team? How are these corporate houses convincing non-Indian and Indian graduates from the top Business Schools (Harvard, Wharton, Insead) to join their senior management?

THE PANELISTS
The following speakers and panelists have confirmed their attendance for the conference.

Charles M. Caprariello |  Malcolm Frank  |  R. Gopalakrishnan |  R. Ravisankar |  Ashish J Singh (Moderator)

	Charles M. Caprariello VP of Corporate Communications & Gov’t Affairs, Ranbaxy Inc Chuck Caprariello joined Ranbaxy in January 1995 as one of the first members of the management team, and has been involved in all commercial aspects of the business including: sales, marketing, business development, corporate affairs, and public relations/communications. Prior to joining Ranbaxy, Chuck spent 15 years with Eli Lilly and Company starting in sales and marketing, during which time he held various commercial positions with increased responsibility. In 1988 he joined Glaxo Inc. and was involved in the marketing and product life cycle management for a number of marketed products and those in the development pipeline. Subsequently, he held positions of greater responsibility in business planning/strategies and corporate planning. Chuck has a degree in pharmaceutical chemistry and is a Registered Pharmacist. Through his years in the industry, he has gained a broad breadth of experience and insight into the commercialization of generic and branded pharmaceutical products, and optimizing opportunities that support the global business objectives of the Ranbaxy organization. Top
	Malcolm Frank Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, Cognizant Mr. Frank has two decades of experience in the information technology industry. As the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, Malcolm's focus centers around Cognizant's brand, driving business through the vertical/horizontal structure and overseeing Cognizant's corporate strategy. Prior to joining Cognizant, Mr. Frank was co-founder, President and CEO of CXO systems, a leading independent software vendor providing dashboard solutions for senior managers. In addition, he was the founder, president, CEO and Chairman of Nervewire Inc., a leading management consulting and systems integration firm which he grew from concept to recognized industry leadership. Prior to founding Nervewire, Mr. Frank was a co-founder, executive officer, and senior vice-president at Cambridge Technology Partners, where he ran Worldwide Marketing, Business Development, and several business units. Mr. Frank is a recognized industry leader, often delivering speeches on key issues of IT management. He has been profiled by Forbes magazine and ABC's 20/20 and quoted in such publications as ComputerWorld, InformationWeek and Business 2.0. He is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study on Leadership and Management, and was named "One of the most influential people in finance" in 2005 by Risk Management Magazine. Mr. Frank is a graduate of Yale University and lives in the Boston suburbs with his family. Top
	R. Gopalakrishnan Executive Director, Tata Sons R. Gopalakrishnan is executive director of Tata Sons, chairman of Rallis India and vice-chairman of Tata Chemicals. He is a director of several Tata Group companies such as Tata Motors, Tata Power and Tata Internet Services. He also serves on the board of two non-Tata companies, ICI and Castrol India. A key member of the Tata Group Executive Office, Mr Gopalakrishnan plays a vital role in providing direction and impetus to the Group's forays into potentially viable areas of the new economy. Mr Gopalakrishnan joined Hindustan Lever (HLL) as a management trainee in 1967. In 1987, he joined HLL's management committee as executive director of exports. In 1991, he was appointed chairman of Unilever Arabia, based in Jeddah, to establish and manage Unilever's consumer products business in Arab countries. On his return to India in 1995, he was appointed managing director of Brooke Bond Lipton. After the company's merger with HLL, he was designated vice chairman of Hindustan Lever. After 31 years with HLL, Mr Gopalakrishnan joined Tata Sons in August, 1998. A graduate in physics from Calcutta University, Mr Gopalakrishnan also has a degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Top
	R. Ravisankar CEO, International Operations and Business Development, i-flex Solutions R. Ravisankar is a founding member of the i-flex® leadership team, with over 23 years of experience in management consulting, information technology and business management around the globe. He began his career at i-flex in 1993 as head of the IT Services business. During this tenure, the revenues of the group virtually doubled every year. As part of the Executive Management Office at i-flex solutions, Ravisankar is credited with envisioning i-flex's technology leadership and overseas growth strategy. i-flex has served more than 680 customers in 120 countries. In 2000, Ravisankar moved to the USA as Chief Executive Officer (International Operations & Technology), with responsibility for i-flex's products and services businesses, global marketing operations, and international new business initiatives. Since 2004, as Chief Executive Officer (International Operations and Business Development), he has provided leadership to i-flex's overseas growth strategy, global marketing and revenue generation, corporate development and new lines of business. A certified Citicorp Finance Professional, Ravisankar has also been a guest faculty at the Citicorp Asia-Pacific Banking Institute in Singapore. Ravisankar enjoys teaching and exchanging ideas on banking and technology. As a technology leader, his insights and presentations about i-flex's global product software success in various industry forums have been highly commended. Ravisankar is a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, and is a post-graduate in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. Top
	Ashish J Singh (Moderator) Managing Partner, Bain & Company, India Ashish Singh, a Bain & Company partner since 1993, has recently spearheaded the firm's first full-fledged consulting office in India. Over the years, Mr. Singh has been instrumental in launching various practices for Bain; he is a co-founder of Bain's Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, and Pharmaceutical practices. Prior to joining Bain, Mr. Singh spent four years at Citibank where he helped to establish the company's consumer services presence in India. Mr. Singh also writes on various topics relating to the healthcare, media & entertainment, and management fields. His articles have been published in several journals and newspapers including In Vivo, the Wall Street Journal, The Economic Times, Outlook Business, among others. Mr. Singh holds a Bachelor or Arts degree in Economics from Harvard University and a Master of Business Administration degree with Distinction from the Harvard Business School. Top