Mr. Eric Hensel was a panelist at the 2nd India International CSR Conclave held on 12thMay 2018 at the Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi.
The theme for the panel discussion was “How India Can Achieve Inclusive Growth?”
About the Session:
70% of the poor in India are from rural areas where there is a lack of vital social and infrastructure services, such as healthcare, roads, education, drinking water, etc. The key determinants of rural poverty in India are declined agricultural development, comparatively high food prices, and low rural wages, inadequate government expenses on rural growth and outdated infrastructure. Significant interstate as well as intrastate regional disparities continue to exist in India. Low growth rates and poor public services in the poorer states further widen the disparity in development.
In this session panelists discussed the following topics:
What does inclusive growth entail?
What are the major challenges in the areas of governance, investment, infrastructure and education?
What strategic partnerships are required?
How India can achieve inclusive growth and what role social innovation should play in this?
The conclave comprised of some Influential Leaders, CSR Policy Makers, Eminent CSR Practitioners and Key Stakeholders to create an unparalleled platform for exchange of dialogues. The list of the speakers are mentioned below:
Session Speakers
- Moderator: Ms. Ritu Jhingon, Head Project, Vedanta Limited
- Panelist: Mr. Prakash Tewari, Executive Director CSR, DLF Limited
- Panelist: Mr. Naveen Soni, Vice President – EA, CSR, PR, BIA, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.
- Panelist: Mr. Eric Hensel, Co-Founder, Sustainable Square
- Panelist: Mr. Vikas Bhatia, Head CSR, Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited
- Panelist: Mr. Brajesh Gupta, Program Leader, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation
Mr. Eric Hensel also shared his 10 Commandments on Impact Measurement in the Global world, which was very enriching and was well appreciated by the audience.
