Confederation of Indian IndustryWE CAN WE WILL

ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15

YOUNG INDIANS(VADODARA CHAPTER)

Message from Chairman CII Central Gujarat Zonal Council:

It is indeed a pleasure to address the future of the country! Yi is a body of like-minded individuals and has been able to

bring together Young Indians from across the nation to undertake a holistic approach to nation building.

Yi Vadodara has been one of the active chapters of the Yi movement in the State since inception. We are happy to

complete the sixth successful year in the journey of Yi.

Yi Vadodara has hit the nail and doing exactly what’s the need of the hour by moulding the young Indians from the city for

the future. My heartfelt thanks to the Yi team for conducting impactful activities such as Yi Vadodara 3rd Edition

Environment Quiz, CEO Series, Various Learning Missions, participation in Human Chain and VADFEST.

It is especially heartening to see the emphasis on reaching out to the less fortunate elements of society through the

various Yi initiatives that is being currently undertaken. The chapter also collaborated with CII Central Gujarat Zonal

Council for hosting CEO connect Series and leveraged upon CII network to bring value added programs for its members.

On behalf of CII Central Gujarat Zonal Council, I congratulate the outgoing Executive Council for their wonderful efforts

and assure them all possible support and collaboration from CII in the year to come.

I also extend my sincere gratitude to all the members, sponsors and supporters who were part of this effort.

I would also like to thank all the office bearers for their commitment and contribution towards Yi Vadodara and making it a

voice of Young Indians Globally!

Prashant Amin

Chairman – CII Central Gujarat Zonal Council

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Message from Chair Yi Vadodara 2013-14:

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined

effort of each individual. -Vince Lombardi

Last 5 years being part of Yi Vadodara in various capacities have been immensely satisfying on a personal level.

Especially last year chairing the Vadodara chapter has been an exciting journey with the team. We attempted many new

things, while continuing few things from previous years.

The biggest elections in the history of our country took place last year. We got to be part of the mega exercise by being

part of the “Show the ink & See the price Sink” campaign nationally and created a domino effect by being part of the

Human chain exercise in Vadodara. Both the campaigns helped to permanently imprint the We Can & We Will belief of Yi.

Had the profound privilege and honour of representing the country on the G20 YEA summit in Sydney an experience that

I shall cherish all my life. We could have a better connect with the Government agencies and students this year. Each

vertical head contributed to best of their abilities to make this year a special one.

Yi also got a permanent seat on the managing committee as the founding member of one of its kind mega cultural event

VADFEST 2015. We conducted two widely appreciated events in line with our Art Sports & Culture Vertical where we did

the Robert Chisholm Centennial Exhibition & Vintage car show.

We got great guidance & support from the national all year round attending all the GC’s & National summits helped to

focus and continue the work of Yi. Nothing would be possible without full cooperation and the hard work of the CII

secretariat, I acknowledge the guidance and help from Mr. Saikat, Mr. Pankaj and our EM Stuti Ahluwalia Thank you. I

wish the next leadership all the very best and the commitment that I would be always available to serve the chapter in any

way possible.

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the

dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This

approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. – Steve Jobs

Aditi Tiwari

Chair –Yi Vadodara Chapter

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Message from Co – Chair Yi Vadodara 2013-14:

"BELIEVE IN YOUR VISION AND YOUR TEAM"

Friends my focus for this coming year 2015-16 is to make new members in Yi and engage members round the year to be

involved in all activities enthusiastically and dedicatedly.

Involve young professionals who will bring in newer and fresher ideas to this organisation.

It has been my pleasure and great learning experience to be working in Aditi’s tenure as her co-chair. Aditi has been a

great mentor, guide and friend not only to me but to the entire team and has set new standards. I wish to work selflessly

for this organisation and take it to newer heights.

As it is rightly said" Great leaders don't tell you what to do, they show you how it's done."

Vaibhavi Gandhi

Co – Chair –Yi Vadodara Chapter

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Index

Learning Sessions & Learning Missions….. 5-6

YUVA….. 7

GEW Activities….. 8

Major Events/Special Initiatives….. 9-11

Nation Building Activities….. 12-14

Yi Vadodara Representation at G–20

Summit…..

15

National Representation Experience….. 16

Membership Statistics….. 17

Executive Council Members 2014-15….. 18

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Learning Sessions & Missions

Yi Vadodara Pathfinder 28 March 2014, Vadodara With the theme Curiosity to Conclusion Yi Vadodara executed its pathfinder with the aim to update membership with the new Executive Committee FY 2014-15 and presentation of plans by each vertical. The session started with the Chair explaining the concept of Young Indians and benefits for being its member which was followed by the past chairs sharing their experiences of being a part and leading a team. Then each vertical chair presented his/her plans for the year which was followed by Q&A round. The session was followed by networking dinner.

Yi Vadodara Interactive Session with Dr Sumith Chowdhury 13 July 2014, Vadodara Dr Sumit Chowdhury is currently defining and setting up the Enterprise Business of Reliance Jio, India’s newest telecom enabled service provider. He also authored a book for which he was travelling to places and delivering sessions on his book and its relevance. Yi Vadodara’s membership had an opportunity to have a session with him. It was a fun filled learning session. The session was followed by Q&A round and high-tea.

Yi Vadodara Workshop on Emotional Intelligence 11 October 2014, Vadodara Young Indians Vadodara Chapter organised a Workshop on Emotional Intelligence under the learning vertical. The objective of the workshop was to facilitate participants in becoming more successful, influential, engaged and confident by getting smart about people skills. The trainer for the session was Dr Parveen Prasad an eminent trainer and facilitator. The workshop was attended by 30 members if Yi Vadodara.

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Yi Vadodara Coffee with Chair & Co-Chair 08 November 2014, Vadodara Under the Membership engagement vertical Yi Vadodara organized a member’s meet which was full of interactive games and networking activities. There were 30 members who attended this activity.

Yi Vadodara Learning Mission to Polycab Wires 13 December 2014, Vadodara Young Indians Vadodara chapter organized learning mission to Polycab Wires Pvt Ltd for members and students. The focus area of the Learning Mission was to visit and learn from World Class Manufacturing Company which has established Global Benchmarks and Trends in the area of Operations & Manufacturing Management. In Total 200 members and students attended the visit.

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Yi Vadodara YUVA Orientation in colleges 20 September 2014, Vadodara With the new 360 degree leadership program in place as a Yi National initiative towards nation building, Yi Vadodara Chaupal chairs fixed orientations of YUVA program and 360 degree leadership module at three colleges which expressed interest in collaborating with Yi. The audience impacted through the activity were 350 students.

Yi Vadodara & BIMS Chai Par Charcha 09 November 2014, Vadodara Yi Vadodara Collaborated with a student net Baroda Institute of Management Studies and organized Chai par charcha which focused on having an interaction between VMSS Standing Committee and Civilians of the city and bring out practical solutions on keeping the city clean. Around 200 civilians were impacted through this activity.

Yi Vadodara Session on Image Management 20 December 2014, Vadodara Young Indians Vadodara chapter organized session on Image Management with Ms Sonal Bhavsar, founder, Impresstowin The awareness session gave an insight into the concept of Image Management, ensuring total involvement in the program to make it highly productive. Participants were able to relate the need for managing their image in order to get success in Professional, Personal and Social roles and goals of life. 80 students attended the session.

YUVA

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Learning Mission to RPG Raychem 21 November 2014, Vadodara As a part of environment initiative Yi Vadodara displayed standees and posters at various places like Inox Multiplex, seven seas, shoppe, mocha, barista and express hotel with an appeal to observe earth hour by switching off the lights. Large number of citizens participated by switching off lights, and pledging to imbibe environment friendly practices into everyday life to benefit the planet.

Yi Big FM Badi Soch 21 November 2014, Vadodara Yi Vadodara has launched with Big FM a concept Badi soch to promote start-ups in the city. The first speaker for the series was Mr Rushabh Gandhi, CEO, Handmade Hopes, vadodaracauses.com & The Blue Bird foundation. It was an interactive session wherein he mentioned about his passion for becoming a social entrepreneur and the challenges he went through while starting his initiatives. Post this he gave out a message to all the citizens that it’s never too late to try and anybody can become an entrepreneur provided the will and determination to really achieve one’s goal is there. He concluded the session by mentioning his future plan of action and his mission to contribute in social development of the city.

Yi Vadodara Skit on Gruh Udyog 23 November 2014, Vadodara

Skit on Gruh Udyog: A skit was done in slum to promote self-employment, cottage industries and schemes provided by the government to support start-ups. There were even questions asked from the audiences who are the residents of the slum on various aspects of self-employment such as the nature of product that can be manufactured at home with readily available material and at low cost, the way that they can sell their products. Also the students gave example of Lijjat Papad entity which is a classic example of cottage industries. The event was very well received by the residents.

GEW Activities

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Yi Vadodara Human Chain 27 April 2014, Vadodara Yi linked with four organizations to form a 15 km human chain across Vadodara. The human chain was designed to increase awareness and urge citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote ahead of election polls. Yi Vadodara individually Impacted 2000 civilians directly by engaging them in the human chain and was appreciated by the Hon’ble PM also.

Yi Vadodara 3rd Edition Environment Quiz 5 June 2014, Vadodara

7 corporate teams participated which were Coca Cola India Pvt Ltd, Prakash Chemicals International Ltd., L&T, Siemens, Bharuch Enviro Infrastructure Limited, RR Kabel, Keusters Calico Engineering Ltd. Yi Vadodara got featured on UNEP website for registering the activity on the portal. Towards this end Yi Vadodara also received a certificate of Appreciation from UNEP.

Major Events/Special Initiatives

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Yi Vadodara CEO Series (2 Events) 30 August 2014 & 5 December 2014, Vadodara Young Indians Vadodara Chapter has launched an initiative CEO Series where the main objective is to provide an on hand experience and one on interaction to students, with nationally and internationally acclaimed CEO of reputed brands. With this objective the first series was launched by Chairman and Managing Director of Polycab wires Pvt Ltd., Mr Inder T Jaisinghani and the second Guest for the series was Mr Ninad Karpe, Managing Director, Aptech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The total audience impacted was 580 students.

VADFEST Events supported by Yi Vadodara (2 Events) 18-26 January 2015, Vadodara Yi Vadodara was on the organizing team of VADFEST and implemented two events which were:

Exhibition on Robert Chishlom who was the premier architect of all the major monuments of Vadodara

Vintage Car Show where 53 vintage cars were put on display

The total impact number was 12400.

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Yi Vadodara Vachanalaya 27 February 2015, Vadodara Yi Vadodara Launched its flagship project Yi Vachanalaya at Navyug Vidhyalaya on 27th February 2015. It was inaugurated Mr N M Mehta, District Education Officer, Vadodara District and Ms Tejal Amin, Chairman, Navrachana Education Trust. The project will benefit 800 students of the school who belong to lower middle class families

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Yi Vadodara Awareness Session on Vector Borne Diseases 07 April 2014, Vadodara On the occasion of WHO Health Day Yi Vadodara did an interactive session on the WHO theme itself which was " Small Bite: Big Threat" which basically focused on promoting prevention of vector borne diseases. Dr Nandita Chandran delivered the session giving a demo of what precautions can be taken to prevent these diseases which is cheap and effective. These sessions were done in phases. The first session was done at Dr Hedkeswar school which is run by corporation and students from 8th to 10 std attended it. The total audience present were 150 in number. The other session took place at Kamnath Mandir slum where the audience comprised of the women and their children.

Yi Vadodara Career Counseling Sessions ( 2 Sessions) 28 July 2014 & 27 November 2014, Vadodara

Yi Vadodara conducted its Career Counseling Session with Gujarati medium school students in two different schools, ranging from Std 10 to 12. Members of Yi Vadodara trained in Career Counselling took part in the activity and delivered the presentation. The audience impacted through the activity were 550 students.

Nation Building Activities

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Yi Vadodara Dental Awareness Camp 14 August 2014, Vadodara Yi Vadodara organized a dental camp for Kamnath Mandir Slum that Yi Vadodara has adopted. The objective of the camp was to make the residents aware of dental risks that can affect them and also to educate them on healthy dental habits. It was attended by more than 200 residents of the slum.

Yi Vadodara Children Day Celebration 14 November 2014, Vadodara On Occasion of Children’s Day Yi Vadodara Organized a Talent Competition for differently abled children. About 100 children participated in activities such as drawing, craft, and dance and poem recitation. The winners were awarded with trophies in each category.

Yi Vadodara Big Fm talk show 06 December 2014, Vadodara Yi Vadodara has launched with Big FM a concept Badi soch to promote start-ups in the city on-air. The second speaker for the series was Ms Manswini Panchal, CEO, couture pallet. It was an interactive session wherein she mentioned about his passion for becoming a fashion entrepreneur and the challenges she went through while starting her initiatives.

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Yi Vadodara Aanganwadi Health Awards ( 3 Sessions and 1 Award Ceremony) 26 February 2015, Vadodara Yi Vadodara Launched a yearlong project with two Aanganwadis which were adopted for the Child and the mother who contribute most towards the nutrition of the child. During the project there were 3 Assessments done and a talk was scheduled with mothers of the children. In the end of the project A child and a mother from each aanganwadi who had shown most progress in the nutrition, were awarded with Rs 2500 each.

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Aditi Tiwari, Chair Young Indians, Vadodara Chapter Represent India at G-20 Summit in Sydney Australia:

“During the summit the delegates have worked out an action plan to fight youth unemployment, containing specific actions that every country has committed to implement in order to improve their entrepreneurship ecosystem and create more high growth SMEs. The Accenture report “The promise of digital entrepreneurship”and EY report part 2 “Avoiding a lost generation: ten key recommendations to support youth entrepreneurship across the G20”, both co-published with the G20 YEA communiqué, provide specific recommendations and best practices to assist all G20 stakeholders. It had been a pleasure and privilege to be part of this delegation. I enjoyed every moment and will treasure this experience and this friendship with each one. Thanks Dheeraj for all your efforts behind the scene I take this opportunity to thank Guru for leading us to a fantastic and fruitful G20 YEA.There were many learning’s for me from you and other interactions that we had.The Indian delegations got noticed loud and clear by the organizers and attendees around the world. I am sure next year, Yi/Indian delegation will play even more active role. Hopefully 2017 will be our year to be the host nation”.

Yi Vadodara Representation at G-20 Summit

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Pranav Bhavsar represented Yi Vadodara at Young Indians National YUVA

Leadership Academy:

“Yi National Events is something which I always look forward too. It is amazing to see the energy and enthusiasm of all Yi Members from across the Country. I always come back with fond memories, lifelong friends and deep learning”.

Tishya Mahindru represented Yi Vadodara at Young Indians Western Region Youth

Conclave:

“Being a member of young Indians and representing it through the Vadodara chapter in the conclave in Mumbai has been a great learning experience for me and has helped me reflect on myself. Meeting and networking with a number of people from different fields has helped me broaden my perspective. I would love to continue my association with young Indians and contribute to it in whatever way possible”.

Darshan Patel represented Yi Vadodara at Young Indians National Annual

Session:

“It is really a proud feeling to represent your chapter at national level and be a part of such a huge family which provides ample opportunities for us to grow, network and impact. It has been really inspirational to listen to really good speakers and learn a lot from them. I hope to learn more and develop more”.

National Representation Experience

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Target Achieved Resignations Net Membership

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Satyen Gandhi

Chair,

Arts Sports & Culture

Nandita Chandran

Chair,

Healthcare

Jignesha V Ray

Chair,

Education

Kirti Shah

Co-Chair,

Education

Darshan Patel

Chair,

Environment

Amrita Patel

Chair,

Youth Affairs (YUVA)

Pranav Bhavsar

Chair,

Membership

Hardik Shah

Chair,

EIS

Vidhi Kabra

Chair,

Skill Building

Shwetanshu Patel

Chair,

Learning

Pratiksha Shah

Co-Chair,

Learning

Vineet Mehta

Chair,

Events

Maulik Bhansali

Chair,

Innovation

Executive Council Members 2014-15

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Media Coverage For The Year

Young Indians (Yi) is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-government, not-for-profit,

industry led and industry managed organisation playing a proactive role in India's development process. Yi was formed in

the year 2002 with an objective of creating a platform for young Indians to realise the dream of a developed nation. Yi has

around 1600 direct members in 36 chapters, and engages around 8300 students through student nets. Yi membership

includes young progressive Indians between the age group of 25 & 40 and comprises entrepreneurs, professionals and

achievers from different walks of life. "To become the Voice of Young Indians Globally" being the vision of Yi, it provides a

platform for young Indians to participate in and contribute by becoming an integral part of the Indian growth story. Yi's

work can be divided primarily into three groups; "Youth Leadership", "Youth Social Entrepreneurship” and “International

Engagements”.

Under youth leadership, Yi works effectively for promoting leadership skills for its members through the learning

programs and missions to companies of global excellence in India and abroad; the development and engagement of

students through its 110 Student Net platforms that has 8300 students; Yi's regional and national summits on themes

related to the times and the role of youth and its engagement with the governments at the state and national level gives an

opportunity for the members to become effective leaders with a vision into the future.

Under youth social entrepreneurship, Yi engages its members under the board categories of education, environment,

healthcare, employability, arts (sports & culture) and rural initiatives contributing positively to its surrounding eco system

and the nation. Through its initiatives like Akshara under Education, Yi has impacted more than 15000 students across 57

centers and has successfully managed campaigns like the 'SYightboard Project', providing blackboards to schools across

different cities, reaching out to 1070 schools nationally and impacting approximately 2,53,000 children.

Under the "International Engagement", Yi is one of the proud founders of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance which is a

collective of leading entrepreneurially-minded organizations representing the G20 countries who seek to promote youth

entrepreneurship as a powerful driver of economic renewal, job creation, innovation and social and is one of the founders

of the Commonwealth Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) which is a network of young entrepreneurs from the

Commonwealth Asia region and the organizations that support them. Yi has organized learning missions to many

countries around the world to understand and learn from the best practices and cultures of countries around the world.

With eleven years of glorious past and years ahead that promise nothing short, Yi intends to become a larger movement of

young people and promote the attitude of "We Can, We Will".

About Yi

249 F, Sector - 18, UdyogVihar

Phase - IV, Gurgaon - 122015, India

T: +91-124-4014060/67

F: +91-124-4014080

E: yinational@cii.in

W: www.youngindians.net

Vadodara Chapter:

CII's Young Indians

201, Abhishek Complex, Nr. Akshar Chowk

Old Padra Road, Vadodara- 390020

Phone: 0265-2327108 (D)/ 0265-6532016/17

E : yi.vadodara@cii.in / stuti.ahluwalia@cii.in

Website: www.youngindians.net

CII's Young Indians

WE CAN WE WILL Confederation of Indian Industry