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ASB Coimbatore Hosts CEO Connect – Pragati ’26 Leadership Conclave

February 20, 2026 - 12:11
ASB Coimbatore Hosts CEO Connect – Pragati ’26 Leadership Conclave

At Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore, CEO Connect – Pragati ’26 was conducted as a two-day leadership conclave on February 18 and 19, 2026. The event brought together eminent leaders from diverse industries and served as a dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas, strategic insights, and contemporary industry perspectives. We had the honour of hosting the following distinguished experts:

Day 1 – February 18, 2026

  • Mr. Sushant Rajput – Vice President, eClerx
  • Mr. Naveen Kolathur – SVP, Supply Chain & Head of IT, SRM Technologies
  • Mr. Narayanan Kutty – Vice President, Marketing & Sales, BVM Group
  • Mr. Abhishek Singh – Co-Founder & CEO, SecurDApp
  • Mr. Pavan Kumar H S – Director, AI Security, Data Centers Infrastructure & Cloud Solutions

Day 2 – February 19, 2026

  • Mr. Ravindra Rao – Head of Enterprise Solutions, Stratforge
  • Mr. Raghuram Avadhanam – Country Head & CEO, Unison Group
  • Mr. Sivakumar Raghupathi – Global Program Manager, FLSmidth
  • Mr. Lalit Chaturvedi – Vice President, Talent Management & Organization Development, ELGI Equipments Limited
  • Ms. Chitra Narayanan – Director – HR, South Asia, Buhler India

The conclave featured keynote addresses, thematic panel discussions on contemporary business challenges, faculty interactions, and student innovation showcases. These engagements provided students with valuable practical insights into strategy, technology, governance, sustainability, finance, human resource management, and organizational leadership.

Beyond being a lecture series, CEO Connect – Pragati ’26 functioned as a dynamic knowledge-exchange forum. It enabled participants to understand how classroom concepts translated into real-world business scenarios, while offering industry leaders meaningful engagement with emerging management professionals.

Although the leaders represented varied industries, their messages converged around a shared theme — future-ready leadership grounded in clarity, competence, and character. Collectively, CEO Connect – Pragati ’26 underscored that the future of business lies at the intersection of technology, ethics, resilience, sustainability, and human capability.

By fostering dialogue, critical inquiry, and experiential learning, CEO Connect – Pragati ’26 reaffirmed ASB’s commitment to developing responsible, competent, and future-ready leaders prepared to navigate an evolving global business landscape.

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