IOD Chennai - Regional Directors' Conclave - 2025

Date

Saturday, July 05
2025
Venue

GRT Grand, T.Nagar, Chennai
Theme

Board’s Strategy on CSR and ESG for promoting inclusive growth

Galaxy of Speakers

G. Srinivasan

Hony. Chairman
Institute of Directors
Chennai Region
MD & CEO – Galaxy Health Insurance
former CMD The New India Assurance Co.
Hans Raj Verma, IAS (Retd.)

Director General
Council of State Industrial Development and Investment, Corporations of India (COSIDICI)
Dr. K. Senthil Raj, IAS

Managing Director
SIPCOT
V. A. George

Executive Chairman
Thejo Engineering Limited
Chennai

Bhavani Balasubramanian

Independent Director
HCLTech
Rajiv Gupta

President
PB Fintech Ltd.
Prof. Chandrasekaran N

PhD, University of Madras
Chairperson - Executive MBA Programme, IFMR Graduate School of Business - Krea University
Praveen Krishna

Investor
Public Relations &
Corporate Communications
Sify Technologies Limited

Nachiappan Subramanian

Partner
Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
Dr. Sonal Verma

Partner & Global Leader
Markets & Strategy
Dhir & Dhir Associates
Vidhya Bhojan

Founder
Right Dots, a CSR Consulting firm
R Venkatesh

Global Chief Sustainability Officer
Redington Limited

P. K. Ranganathan

Business & Head Finance
Convin.ai
CS Jayanth Viswanathan

Practising Company Secretary
Director – Akshayam Corporate Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Aswini Priyanka Rajendran

Founder & CEO – ASSR Emphorium
Vice President (Operations) - UNIZH

Gold Partner

Bronze Partners

Supporting Partners

Delicacy Partner

Print Partner

Nutrition Partner

Concept Note

The process of reimagining Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) involves going beyond traditional practices and incorporating innovation, accountability, and long-term sustainability. Businesses can achieve meaningful social and environmental impact by utilizing emerging technologies like Al and block chain while also embracing the circular economy. The transformation requires companies to be transparent and have clear metrics to measure results, ensuring accountability. Companies can create lasting value that benefits both society and the environment, while positioning them as leaders in addressing global challenges, through a modern CSR approach that aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Panel Topics

Impact Assessment
Artificial Intelligence in CSR
Education, Health and Environment
Integrating the ‘Social’ in ESG with CSR
Social Stock Exchange

Risk, Reporting and Responsibility
Redefining CSR Impact
Harmonizing CSR with ESG Metrics
CSR Governance Reimagined
The Evolution of Responsible CSR

For Registration

Open to IOD Members & Non-Members
For IOD Members: Complimentary (Active)
For Non IOD Members: Rs.3999/- (inclusive of GST)
Early Bird registrations: Rs.3OOO/- (inclusive of GST) (on or before 05 June 2025)
Pre-registration required; walk-in registration not available

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