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ANNUAL CONVENTION 2026

Wednesday, 11th February 2026
09.30 am to 05.30 pm
Hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai

India @ 2035: Driving Progress in a Changing Global Paradigm

The MMA Annual Convention 2026 will feature distinguished leaders and practitioners deliberating on how enterprises, policymakers, and innovators can collectively guide India toward a prosperous, equitable, and globally influential future.

  • 08.00 am

    Registration, Tea/Coffee & Networking

    09.25 am

    Dignitaries are invited to take their place on the dias

    09.30 am

    Invocation

    09.35 am

    Welcome & Introduction

    Mr Lakshminarayanan D,  President, MMA & MD, Sundaram Home Finance Ltd

    09.40 am

    Overview of the Convention

    Mr A R Unnikrishnan,  Sr. Vice President, MMA & MD, Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd – Glass Group

    09.45 am

    Keynote Address (Virtual)

    Mr Bhartruhari Mahtab, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha &

    Chairman, Standing Committee Finance

    10.00 am

    Release of Convention Special Issue of MMA Digital – Business Mandate

    By the dignitaries

    10.05 am

    Brief Announcement of Awards of 29th MMA Competition for Young Managers

    Gp Capt R Vijayakumar, (Retd) VSM, Executive Director, MMA

    10.10 am

    Presentation of Awards

    By the dignitaries

    10.20 am

    Inaugural Address

    Mr Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman & Managing Director, TVS Capital Funds (P) Limited

    10.40 am

    Presentation of Mementos

    10.45 am

    Vote of Thanks

    Mr M P Surya Prakas, Hony Treasurer, MMA & ED, Pon Pure Chemicals India Pvt Ltd

  • 11.00 am

    Plenary Session: Growth Arenas for India

    Dr. C Rangarajan, Former RBI Governor & Chairman, Economic Advisory Council 

    In conversation with

    Dr N. R. Bhanumurthy, Director, Madras School of Economics, Chennai

  • 12.00 pm

    Special Session - 1: Talent and Skills for the Future

    Moderator: Mr Abhilash Sridharan, Partner, McKinsey & Company


    Panelists:

    • Ms Parvathi Karthik, Senior Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai

    • Mr Soumendra Mattagajasingh, Group CHRO, ICICI Bank

    • Mr George Alexander Muthoot, Managing Director, The Muthoot Group of Companies

    01.15 pm

    Lunch

  • 02.00 pm

    Special Session - 2: Building Resilient Foundations for the Future

    Moderator: 

    Mr Gopinath Koteeswaran, Co-Founder, Dzruptiv AI, & Former CEO, Latentview


    Panelists:

    • Mr R Gopalakrishnan, Author & Former Executive Director, Tata Sons Ltd

    • Mr Ashvin Parekh, Managing Partner, Ashvin parekh Advisory Services LLP, Independent Director, Grasim Industries Ltd, Aditya Birla Sun Life insurance & ICICI Securities Limited

    • Dr M. Vijayabaskar, Professor, MIDS, Chennai and Member of the State Planning Commission, Government of Tamil Nadu

  • 03.00 pm

    Special Session - 3: R&D and Innovation

    Moderator: 

    Mr Varun Prakash, Partner, McKinsey & Co.,


    Panelists:

    • Dr Bala Tanjore, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Impacteers

    • Dr Kanakasabapathi Subramanian, Senior Vice President, Ashok Leyland

    • Mr Ganesh Adiga, Vertical Head- EV, Mahindra & Mahindra

  • 04.15 pm

    Special Session - 4: DNA of Future Leaders

    Moderator: 

    Mr Mangalam Maloo, Anchor & Deputy Editor, CNBC-TV18


    Panelists:

    • Mr Shyam Srinivasan, Former MD, Federal Bank & Sr. Advisor & Operating Partner, TVS Capital Funds

    • Mr Harish Bijoor, Brand & Business-strategy Expert & Founder, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc

    • Mr Suresh Narayanan, Former Chairman & Managing Director, Nestle India Ltd


    05.30 pm

    Vote of Thanks & Concluding Remarks

Speakers

Mr Bhartruhari Mahtab

MP, Lok Sabha & Chairman, Standing Committee Finance

Dr C Rangarajan

Former RBI Governor & Chairman, Economic Advisory Council

Mr Gopal Srinivasan

Chairman & Managing Director, TVS Capital Funds (P) Limited

Mr Suresh Narayanan

Former CMD, Nestle India Ltd

Mr Shyam Srinivasan

Sr. Advisor & Ops Partner, TVS Capital Funds

Mr R Gopalakrishnan

Author & Former Executive Director, Tata Sons Ltd

Mr Ashvin Parekh

Managing Partner, Ashvin Parekh Advisory Services LLP

Mr Harish Bijoor

Founder, Harish Bijoor Consults Inc

Dr Bala Tanjore

Chief Product & Technology Officer, Impacteers

Dr K. Subramanian

Senior Vice President, Ashok Leyland

Mr Ganesh Adiga

Vertical Head- EV, Mahindra & Mahindra

Mr Soumendra Mattagajasingh

Group CHRO, ICICI Bank

Ms Parvathi Karthik

Senior Consultant, TCS

Mr Gopinath Koteeswaran

Co-Founder, Dzruptiv AI

Mr Mangalam Maloo

Anchor & Deputy Editor, CNBC-TV18

Dr M. Vijayabaskar

Prof. MIDS & Member, State Planning Commission, TN

Dr N R Bhanumurthy

Director, Madras School of Economics

Mr Hariharan Srinivasan

Chief People Officer, Hexaware

Ms Shilpa Rangaswamy

Consultant, Egon Zehnder

Mr Varun Prakash

Partner, McKinsey

Mr Abhilash Sridharan

Partner, McKinsey

Mr Lakshminarayanan D

MD, Sundaram Home Finance

Mr A R Unnikrishnan

MD, Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd – Glass Group

Mr M P Surya Prakas

Executive Director, Pon Pure Chemicals

Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd) VSM

Executive Director, MMA

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