Brief interactions with:
1) Paul Basil, Founder & CEO, Villgro, Chennai (www.villgro.org)
2) Muthusami, Sambandam, KKFF, Thiruvenkadu
3) Anshul Kamra, Surya Teja P., Ravidutta - Students, IIT Kharagpur
4) Rahul Cherian, Inclusive Planet, Mumbai (www.inclusiveplanet.com)
5) Ilangovan Ramasamy, Consultant, Sustainable Agro Solutions S. A., Spain (www.greencareby-sas.com)
6) Poul S. K., AM-IPS (Fertilisers & Pesticide), Gobichettipalayam (www.villgro.org)
7) P. Kamalasanan Pillai, Principal Scientist, Azalla Biofarm Project, VK Nardep, Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari (www.vknardep.org)
8) Joe Madiath, Executive Director, Gram Vikas, Orissa (www.gramvikas.org)
9) Rathin Roy, Consultant & Facilitator, Learning, Strategic Thinking & Change, Chennai
10) Amit Jain, Chief Operating Officer, Naandi Foundation, Hyderabad (www.naandi.org)
11) Madhukar Shukla, Professor (OB & Strategic Mgt), XLRI, Jamshedpur (www.xlri.ac.in)
12) Paul Polak, Founder & CEO, Windhorse International, Inc., US (www.paulpolak.com)
13) Saloni Malhotra, Founder & CEO, DesiCrew Solutions, Chennai (www.desicrew.in)
14) Rajen Varada, Resource Person, ICT for Development Community, UN Solutions Exchange, New Delhi (www.solutionexchange-un.net.in)
15) Vinay Kumar, Strategist, Digital Green Trust, Bangalore (www.digitalgreen.org)
16) Sumesh Isaac, Promoter-Mini Plant Project, Trivandrum (www.miniplantproject.com)
17) S. Vijayakumar, Village Level Entrepreneur, Gobichettipalayam (www.villgro.org)
18) Santosh Ostwal, CEO, Ossian Agro Automation, Pune
Presentations by:
1) Ashwin Naik, Co-founder & CEO, Vaatsalya
2) Harish Hande, Founder & MD, SELCO-India, and others
At the Press briefing:
1) T. Muthu Ayyappan, Scientist, Member-Society of Fisheries Technologies, Cochin
2) Pranjal Baruah, CEO, Mushroom Development Foundation, Guwahati (www.mdf.net.in)
3) Jill Tucker, Senior Program Officer, The Lemelson Foundation
4) Vivekanandan, Vivegaa Pin Pulveriser, Villgro incubatee
5) Sucharita Kamath, Team Leader-Innovation Eco-system, Villgro
Topics of videos
1 of 76 - Powerful interactions, and amazing networking (Paul)
2 of 76 - Meetings between inventors and entrepreneurs (Paul)
3 of 76 - Seed production with the help of ICRISAT (KKFF)
4 of 76 - Bridge between industry and academia (IIT Kharagpur)
5 of 76 - Heart-sound analyser (IIT Kharagpur)
6 of 76 - Research work for corporates and smaller enterprises (IIT Kharagpur)
7 of 76 - Innovative solutions for people with disabilities (Rahul Cherian)
8 of 76 - Need for amendments to copyright law to help people with visual impairment (Rahul Cherian)
9 of 76 - Treaty initiated by World Blind Union, and working with WIPO (Rahul Cherian)
10 of 76 - Cultivation should be poison-free (Ilangovan)
11 of 76 - What should be the focus of agricultural universities (Ilangovan)
12 of 76 - Store for innovations (Poul)
13 of 76 - Problems faced by farming community (Kamalasanan)
14 of 76 - Productivity improvement (Kamalasanan)
15 of 76 - Affordable network of hospitals (Vaatsalya)
16 of 76 - Ethics in healthcare (Vaatsalya)
17 of 76 - Work in rural Orissa and other states (Joe)
18 of 76 - Far too many students come as interns (Joe)
19 of 76 - Blending of innovation and social enterprise (Rathin)
20 of 76 - Complex and large problems that impact rural development and poverty removal (Rathin)
21 of 76 - Challenges in evolving a strategy for poverty alleviation (Rathin)
22 of 76 - Areas of work (Naandi)
23 of 76 - Mid-day meal programme (Naandi)
24 of 76 - Induction programme that changes perspective (XLRI)
25 of 76 - Primary education is a long-term solution (XLRI)
26 of 76 - All politicians are not bad (XLRI)
27 of 76 - Are development models portable (XLRI)
28 of 76 - Use of mobile technology by farmers (Ostwal-Press briefing)
29 of 76 - Time taken to reach the farmers (Ostwal-Press briefing)
30 of 76 - Brick-making using RHA or rice husk ash (Entrepreneur-Press briefing)
31 of 76 - How to alleviate poverty among small farmers (Polak-Press briefing)
32 of 76 - Supporting entrepreneurs (Lemelson Foundation-Press briefing)
33 of 76 - Moving jobs to people, rather than the opposite (Saloni-Press briefing)
34 of 76 - Challenges in Rural BPO (Saloni-Press briefing)
35 of 76 - Product or service that benefits the poor (Paul Basil-Press briefing)
36 of 76 - Business of rural manufacturing (ROPE-Press briefing)
37 of 76 - Support that Villgro gives to incubatees (Press briefing)
38 of 76 - Fellowship programme (Paul Basil-Press briefing)
39 of 76 - Story of the enterprise (Vivekanandan-Press briefing)
40 of 76 - Guidance received for growth (Vivekanandan-Press briefing)
41 of 76 - Data on applications received, Incubators to be set up (Sucharita Kamath, Paul Basil-Press briefing)
42 of 76 - Controlling the wastage of feed (Muthu Ayyappan-Press briefing)
43 of 76 - Social entrepreneur coming to the mainstream (Pranjal Baruah-Press briefing)
44 of 76 - Innovations and market-based models to increase revenue or reduce cost (Paul Basil, Polak-Press briefing)
45 of 76 - Is social entrepreneurship still a fringe movement (Polak)
46 of 76 - Business schools are interested in social enterprise (Polak)
47 of 76 - Growing demand for organic farm products (Polak)
48 of 76 - China, to me, is two countries (Polak)
49 of 76 - Observations about rising food prices (Polak)
50 of 76 - Governments should stop making poverty worse (Polak)
51 of 76 - By and large economists have only contributed to making problems worse (Polak)
52 of 76 - Two new organisations, and forthcoming products in affordable irrigation (Polak)
53 of 76 - On 'Out Of Poverty' and the forthcoming books, on 'Design for the other 90 per cent', and 'Listening' (Polak)
54 of 76 - Impact of global economic meltdown on Rural BPO (Saloni)
55 of 76 - MoU with Andhra Pradesh Government (Saloni)
56 of 76 - Profile of candidates (Saloni)
57 of 76 - Expectations of customers (Saloni)
58 of 76 - Demonstrating small successes, consistently (Saloni)
59 of 76 - Work discipline in Rural BPO (Saloni)
60 of 76 - Myths about Rural BPO (Saloni)
61 of 76 - ICT can be more inclusive (Rajen Varada)
62 of 76 - Successful pilots that are getting scaled up (Vinay Kumar)
63 of 76 - Methodology of work (Vinay Kumar)
64 of 76 - Need to customise models to local conditions (Vinay Kumar)
65 of 76 - Farmers are the base of the pyramid (Vinay Kumar)
66 of 76 - Media attention to development issues (Vinay Kumar)
67 of 76 - Development-related programmes in universities (Vinay Kumar)
68 of 76 - Biogas plant (Isaac)
69 of 76 - Social enterprise (a presentation)
70 of 76 - Excessive use of chemicals in farming (Vijayakumar)
71 of 76 - Training given by Villgro (Vijayakumar)
72 of 76 - Ongoing pilot projects (Ostwal)
73 of 76 - Nokia award (Ostwal)
74 of 76 - Forthcoming product (Ostwal)
75 of 76 - Policymaking is often not about informed choices (Rajen Varada)
76 of 76 - Network of financial institutions in India (panel discussion)
At the Villgro Unconvention, December 12, 2009, 11 am to 5.30 pm (Hotel Greenpark)
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