Leadership Series - 2026
Paradigms of Modern Manufacturing
Value-Chains in India
A closed-door gathering of Leadership & Sr. Management Professionals in PRODUCTION, SUPPLY CHAIN, INFRASTRUCTURE & QUALITY.
- keynotes,
- Experts Panel Talks
- Case Studies
Program Agenda
Best-Practices, Dialogues & Perspectives that Matter-Most Now!
01
Learning to See: The Invisibles
Setting the strategic vision of moving away from traditional firefighting toward Predictive, Data-driven Execution.
02
The Flaw of Averages: Dealing with Uncertainty
Changing how organisations perceive & plan for Risk Mitigation
03
Closed-Loop Quality: The Profit Multiplier
Shifting the perception of Quality from an expensive compliance checkbox to a core driver of Profitability & Business Growth.
Who Should Attend
- Senior Management
- Head of Operations
- Functional Managers
- Plant Head
- Program & Project Leads
Leadership & Sr. Management Professionals committed to Navigate their Organisations Forward.
Speakers
Leading the sessions
Operators first. Every speaker currently runs a manufacturing, quality, or supply chain function.
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Opening Keynote
Arvind Rao
COO, Meridian Steel · 22 years in heavy manufacturing
Arvind has led operations through two major plant expansions and Meridian’s shift to a multi-sourcing model after the 2023 supply shock. He’ll open the summit with where Indian steel manufacturing is placing its next decade of capital.
Sourcing resilience in a fractured supply chain — Day 1, 10:30 AM
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Sunita Nair
CPO, Vantage Electronics
Rebuilt Vantage's vendor base across 3 states after a single-source component failure cost 6 weeks of production in 2024.
Panel: De-risking single-source dependency
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Vikram Kapoor
Plant Director, Precision Auto
Runs a 400-worker facility that cut changeover time by 34% through a lean redesign he'll walk through live.
Session: Plant-floor lean in practice
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Meera Joseph
Head of Quality, Suretex Industries
Built Suretex's quality-by-design framework now used across their 5 plants, cutting field-return rates by 40%.
Session: Closing the plant-to-market quality gap
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Ravi Krishnan
Head of Supply Chain, Northline Logistics
Manages last-mile distribution for 200+ manufacturing clients across South India, closing the delivery half of the value chain.
Roundtable: The next 90 days
From The 2025 Edition
"Most conferences waste a day of my time. This was the one room where every conversation led to something I actually changed on the factory floor within a month."
Event Details
Dates
24th September 2026
10 AM – 5 PM
Venue
Hyatt Centric
MG Road , Bangalore
Dress Code
Business Formals
Fee
By invitation
No registration fee for approved attendees
Before You Apply
Common questions
Is there a registration fee?
No. Approved attendees join free of charge.
Why is registration reviewed manually?
To ensure conversation in the room is peer-level & relevant, we screen applications before confirming registrations for participation.