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26 September 26 October
Prakriya, The Operations Club, hosted Mr. The Consulting Club hosted Mr. Victor Cheng,
Umesh Joshi, Associate Director - Perfetti Van Founder of CaseInterview.com, for the 25th
Melle, India, for the 21st Episode of the Leadership Episode of the Leadership Talks Series. Mr.
Talks series. The Speaker delivered an engaging talk Cheng suggested various measures students must
on how FMCG companies are involved in capacity adopt for case-based interviews, which can help
building, logistics and supply chain innovations to them exhibit their technical proficiency in an
adapt to the ‘new normal’ market demand. He also interview. During the initial days in a consulting
stressed the importance of designing innovative, firm, he advised that students focus more on core
collaborative mechanisms and supply chain consulting skills. As they progressed further in
network structure for future pandemic-proof their career, Mr. Cheng urged that the students
resilient and robust supply chains. must try and demonstrate client relationship skills.
Lastly, he recommended that students reframe
failure as good useful feedback, learn from it, and
implement those learnings in future.

17 October
The Finance & Economics Club hosted Mr.
Srinivasan Kannan, Head, South – Corporate Client
Banking & Specialized Industries, JP Morgan, for
the 23rd Episode of the Leadership Talks series.
Mr. Kannan explained the basics of what a bank
is and how banks are in helping us identify and
choose the right opportunity to buy out or sell our 18 October
business. He gave his perspective on the difference Prakriya, The Operations Club, hosted Mr.
between Public Sector Banks and Private Sector Shrinivas Gondhalekar, the Director at KANZEN
Banks. Additionally, he provided insights on Institute Asia Pacific Pvt Ltd, for the 24th Episode
different verticals of banking and critical aspects of the Leadership Talks series. Mr. Gondhalekar
that distinguish them from one another. In the explained the FMEA approach and how feedback
end, he explained how client banking had changed was crucial to improve a business. He stressed
in the past five years and enlightened the students the importance of product quality checks in cost
on the differences between serving a corporate reduction and advised the students to practice
client and a retail client.
Kaizen to experience transformation.

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