探花直播former President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam, will address an invited audience of students, academics and practitioners at Judge Business School next Tuesday 9 June as a guest of the School鈥檚 Centre for India & Global Business.
探花直播former President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam, will address an invited audience of students, academics and practitioners at Judge Business School next Tuesday 9 June as a guest of the School鈥檚 Centre for India & Global Business.
Dr Kalam will provide an overview of the dramatic socio-economic and technological shifts occurring worldwide, the new leadership style required to navigate it and how the centre of geopolitical and economic gravity is irreversibly shifting from West to East.
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He will explain why, in order to thrive in this turbulent world, corporations, as well as nations, need 'creative leaders'. They need a new breed of visionary and empathetic leaders who act less as commanders and more as coaches, less as managers and more as facilitators.
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Dr Kalam will outline the key attributes of creative leadership that are critical for driving innovation and growth in the global knowledge economy.
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He will discuss the importance of education in cultivating creative leaders in vast numbers in both developed and developed nations.
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In particular, Dr Kalam will address the catalytic role of the youth in providing creative leadership in emerging economies like India.
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Dr A P J Kalam served as President of India from 2002 to 2007.
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Dr Kalam has played a major part in preparing a roadmap for transforming India from a developing into a developed nation.
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As a scientist himself, he has made a great contribution to scientific advances and innovation in his country.
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A world-renowned expert in aeronautical engineering and space technology, Dr Kalam鈥檚 teaching and research have led to more than 30 honorary doctorates and the highest civilian honours in India: the Padma Bhushan in 1981, the Padma Vibhushan in 1990, and the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
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His many international awards include the Hoover Medal, America鈥檚 top engineering prize, and the King Charles II medal from the UK鈥檚 Royal Society.
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Dr Kalam has written several best-selling books including India 2020 and Wings of Fire. India 2020 outlines Dr Kalam鈥檚 vision for transforming India into a developed nation.
He is a passionate believer that education and improved healthcare hold the key to India鈥檚 future.
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