Expert speak
A day-long programme Digitising Businesses on January 29
As part of IIM-C Alumni Association’s event Guru Speak, The Hindu Business Line presents Digitising Businesses. The workshop aims to demystify digitisation and how businesses in Chennai can understand better what companies globally and in India are doing in this space.
N. Venkatraman — from the Boston University School of Management — will be the ‘guru’, sharing his experiences and his thesis ‘How The 5 Digital Webs Have Transformed Businesses’.
With this as the underlying theme, three panel discussions and two case studies will be explored by industry leaders and practitioners who will share their experiences and real-life cases.
Panel 1 will debate and discuss ‘Is There A Secret Sauce To Managing The Purchase Funnel And Driving Awareness / Intent Into Direct Purchase Actions?’; Panel 2, ‘Social Media — It Is No Longer ‘To Be Or Not Be’ But More About ‘Expectation Being Root Of The Heartache’; and Panel 3, ‘Building A Better World With Intelligent Machines’.
The two case studies will be ‘The Chennai Super Kings Anthem And The Viral Whistle Podu Story’ and ‘The Story Of Sulekha.com’.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on January 29 at Sheraton Park Hotel & Towers.
For registration and details, call 93805-14804 or visit guruspeak2013chennai.doattend.com/
Notes of harmony
Stirring Voices, a concert by Chicago Children’s Choir, on January 31
The U.S. Consulate General Chennai, in association with Rhapsody-Education Through Music, presents Stirring Voices, a concert by the Emmy award-winning Chicago Children’s Choir. The choir, which has travelled internationally since 1976, will be visiting India for the first time.
The ensemble has 45 singers (12 to 18 years old) and will perform selections from their diverse repertoire, spanning classical, world, gospel and popular music.
As a touring ensemble, the choir has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Korea, Japan, South America and Europe and for such dignitaries as Bill and Hillary Clinton, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and others. They have also performed with or for such celebrities as Andrea Bocelli, Al Green, Luciano Pavarotti, Quincy Jones, Beyoncé Knowles, Yo-Yo Ma, Enrique Iglesias, Celine Dion, Bobby McFerrin and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
The concert will be held at 6.30 p.m. on January 31 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Harrington Road, Chetpet.
For passes and details, call 2857-4033/ 98412-72035.
Celebration time
CONCERT Razzmatazz brought together Anglo-Indians
They say you can’t beat the Anglo-Indians in singing and dancing. And it seemed true at Razzmatazz, a music concert held recently at the Museum Theatre, Egmore. Musicians and singers, including Sujan Daniel, Benzy Lean, Nicole Dunn, Keith Robson, Amanda Doggett, Richard Nathan, Mary Collins, Elvis Hurley and Hansel Dique made it a memorable evening. The event was held to mark the 15th anniversary celebrations of Anglos In The Wind, an international magazine connecting Anglo-Indians across the world.
REPUBLIC DAY SPECIAL
Family quiz
IQL presents the India Unplugged Quiz for the family. Teams must consist of three members each — all from the same family with at least one school student/one woman/ a senior citizen. The preliminary round will have 30 questions, and six finalists will be chosen. Entry is free. The event will be held at 9.30 a.m. on January 26, at Tattvaloka Auditorium, Eldams Road, Alwarpet. For details, call 98412-72205.
Pulicat Day
Aarde Foundation organises a line-up of events at Pazhaverkadu, as part of Pulicat Day on January 26. A heritage walk will be held at 9 a.m.; kolam competition for women at 10 a.m.; catamaran race at 11 a.m.; children’s drawing competition at 2 p.m.; and kattai kuthu, a dance drama at 5.30 p.m. For details, visit www.aarde.in or call 4213-9961.
