the nasscom india leadership forum – then and now

Conference Name: Inauguration of the conference

The Early Days ! !

Even then we had a jam-packed Audience

OHP Projections – a far cry from dazzling PPTs seen today

Harish Bhai contemplates !

KV Ramani and Saurabh Srivastava at the conference

Conference Name: Software India 95

Theme: “Success through Global Alliances” - The Premier Software Business

Date: 23rd – 25th Jan 1995

Conference in progress – founding fathers at the top table

1995Lighting the lamp

Narayana Murthy addressing at the conference

Entertainment night – those days ! !

Conference Name: NASSCOM’ 96

Theme: “US : India Information Technology Conference”

Date: 7th – 10th Feb 1996

Dewang Mehta at the Conference

Conference in progress

The much talked about Fashion Show

Dewang Mehta with Shammi Kapoor and Mr. X looks on

With Simi Grewal

Conference Name: NASSCOM’ 97

Theme: “India – a Software Paradise”

Date: 25th Sep 1997

Here we see Shri Chandrababu Naidu mesmerising the elite panel, as they look on….

Dewang Mehta: This is how we do it

Conference Name: NASSCOM’ 99

Theme: The International Software Business Conference

Date: 27th – 29th Jan 1999

Shri Murli Manohar Joshi releasing the theme paper and raising a toast

Packed house at the Oberoi, Mumbai

Krishnakumar Natarajan and the early days at Mindtree – also marks the emergence of start ups

Fireworks before Y2K

Ajit Balakrishnan and the early days of Rediff

This man would lead the UID project and change the face of India.Nandan Nilekani, addressing at the conference

Dewang Mehta – NASSCOM celebrates a decade of excellence

Conference Name: NASSCOM

Theme: “2000 @ NASSCOM”

Date: 2nd – 5th Feb 2000

Laying the red carpet, as Dewang Mehta leads the entourage

Mohandas Pai addressing at the confernce, as Som Mittal contemplates

Mr Mittal, the then Chairman of NASSCOM. Notice the smile sported by the EC members.

The past and the future in reverse motion ! As Dewang Mehta twirls a “V”, notice Som Mittal at the

background.

Kamal Nath, Pramod Mahajan, Harishbhai & Narayana Murthy – the table is reserved!

Supporting Partners @2000. Can you identify some of them today, albeit in their new avtaars !

Lighting the lamp in 2000 with Vilasrao Deshmukh. Pramod Mahajan & Dewang Mehta doing the honours

Vilasrao Deshmukh in rapt attention !

The most priceless cup of tea ! Montek Singh Ahluwalia shares a cup of tea with Nandan Nilekani & Narayana Murthy

Bits & Bytes Challenge ! Hardly

Conference Name: The International Business Conference

Theme: “e-volving Strategies for Digital Economy”

Date: 7th – 10th Feb 2001

Heavyweight panel in progress !

Welcoming 2001. The emergence of India. The balloons say it all

The man and his creation – “softwear”. Fashion show is on

Conference Name: The India Leadership Forum Theme: “Indian software Inc. : Sustaining

Growth”

Date: 5th – 8th Feb 2002

Inauguration by Kiran Bedi, Pramod Mahajan & Vilasrao Deshmukh

Pramod Mahajan holding the almanac of the IT industry – The Strategic Review

Mr. Karnik at the conference

Mr Mittal addressing at the conference

Panel in progress

Conference Name: India Leadership Forum Theme: NASSCOM @ 2003

Date: 11th – 14th Feb 2003

Mr Kiran Karnik – the new face of NASSCOM. Notice, for the first time the conference is

branded as India Leadership Forum

CXO’s in rapt attention.

Arun Kumar addresses at the conference as Kiran Karnik looks on

Narayana Murthy, moderating a session

Canada – a cultural performance

Ganesh Natarajan – beyond erudition

Come shake a leg with NASSCOM !

Conference Name: India Leadership Summit Theme: NASSCOM @ 2004

Date: 3rd – 6th Feb 2004

A Panel Discussion in progress

Harishbhai (Swamiji) blesses the IT industry

Conference Name: India Leadership Forum Theme: NASSCOM @ 2005

Date: 8th – 10th Feb 2005

Azim Premji addressing at the conference

The Global Leadership Award - 2005

Jerry Rao addresses the Leadership Forum in 2005 as an elite panel constituting Kiran Karnik, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Dayanidhi Maran and S Ramadorai looks on

Entertainment evening at INS Vikrant

Thiru Dayanidhi Maran at Leadership Forum 2005

The Road Ahead

Conference Name: India Leadership Forum Theme: Discover, Predict, Benefit!

Date: 15th- 17th Feb 2006

Outside the Grand Hyatt

The Raju we knew

Ramadorai presents the Global Leadership Award to Thomas Friedman

The National Anthem

Conference Name: India Leadership Forum

Theme: Extending India’s edge in the global markets

Date: 7th – 9th Feb 2007

Mr. Karnik with Dr. Manmohan Singh at the conference

A panel discussion with Dr. Manmoham Singh

Seeking the Mahatma’s Blessings ! !

Mr. Karnik is seen here with Azim Premji and S Ramadorai and other speakers

Mr. Karnik with Shri Kapil Sibal and Shri Amartaya Sen

Panel in progress …

Conference Name: India Leadership Forum

Theme: Shrinking the world, Riding the wave

Date: 13th – 15th Feb 2008

Inauguration ..

Have a feel of 2008

The heavy weights of 2008 – Dr Kalam (top) & Nandan Nilekani, Anand Mahindra (Below)

2008 draws to a close

Panel discussion – Jerry Rao, Suborto Bagchi and Ganesh Natarajan

Our supporting partners …

Conference Name: India Leadership Forum Theme: Looking back to Look ahead

Date: 11th - 13th Feb 2009

Leadership Forum 2009

Conference in progress

Som Mittal with Kamal Nath

Some cherished moments Part I

Some cherished moments Part II

See you in 2010 ! ! !