2012 First Luxury Round Table, The Leela Palace, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India, 14th January 2012

Building an International Indian Luxury Brand

While emerging Asian nations such as China and India have recorded impressive growth in recent years, they have not built impressive brands. Nevertheless, the g rowing importance of the region will demand the use of stronger regional brands and thereby usher in an era wherein the regional companies will pursue a growth strategy rather aggressively. The Speakers were: Sanjay Kapoor, MD & Chairman, Genesis Colors; Tamir Kobrin, GM, The Leela Palace; Ashis Chordia, Importer of Ferrari/Maserati, Porsche, Ducati, a.o. & Andres Deges, Director, Ferari; Deepak Bhagwani, Partner, Three Clothings Limited; Arun Tyagi; Group Head, Media & Business Head, Big Cinema, Reliance ADAG; Piyush Sinha Co-Director, ESSEC-IIMA GMP Luxury: An AMP; Professor in Retailing and Marketing, Chairperson, Centre for Retailing; Ashok Som, Co-Director, ESSEC-IIMA GMP Luxury: An AMP; Professor and Associate Dean, ESSEC Business School, Paris-Singapore.

Trilogy of ESSEC-IIMA Luxury Round Tables 2012 Quick Links Join Our Mailing List! Links to Roundtable 2011 Link to images of the 2011 Roundtable Link to write-up of the 2011 Roundtable Dear Sir or Madam, ESSEC Business School - IIM Ahmedabad is proud to announce the second series of Round Tables - 2012 in Luxury Management. A trilogy has been planned in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai at The Leela Palaces and Resorts respectively. The three Round Tables would focus on bringing out the issues related to building sustainable luxury businesses. Trilogy of ESSEC-IIMA Luxury Roundtables 2012 6.30-8:00 pm, 14th January, 2012 Building an Indian International Luxury Brand The Leela Palace, NEW DELHI 6.30-8:00 pm, 3rd February, 2012 Managing Talent in Luxury Business The Leela Palace, BANGALORE Event Sponsor: DFS, HK 6.30-8:00 pm, 28th March, 2012 Watches, Jewelry, Wine and Spirits The Leela MUMBAI Event Sponsor: LVMH Watches & Jewelery, India The discussions are designed as a Roundtable. The participants will hear from the experts from industry, academia and policy makers and interact with them on an individual/small group basis to address concerns facing the respective companies. The round tables would be moderated by faculty from ESSEC Business School and IIMA. Best wishes for a happy new year, Ashok Som Professor and Associate Dean, Global MBA Director, ESSEC - IIMA Global Management Program on Luxury ESSEC Business School, Paris - Singapore