MindRush 2021: How companies rebuilt businesses amid Covid-19 crisis
How different industries fared amid the pandemic? CEOs discuss rebuilding businesses on Day 2 of Business Today MindRush 2021
Manoj Sharma | January 23, 2021 | Updated 15:31 IST
(From left) Suresh Narayanan, CMD, Nestle; Ravinder Takkar, MD & CEO, Vodafone Idea; and Patu Keswani, CMD, Lemon Tree Hotels
Lockdown hit some industries very badly. While some companies gained, some were hit severely. Some saw demand rising soon after the lockdown in March 2020 and taper off later. So to see how different industries fared amid the pandemic, CEOs discussed rebuilding businesses on Day 2 of BT MindRush 2021.
On the destruction Covid-19 infused lockdown caused to the hotel industry, Patu Keswani, CMD, Lemon Tree Hotels, said he didn t anticipate it to be so terrible earlier in February. But in March, we took a lot of steps to stop revenue destructions. We have a plan for events like this. In our response to this
BT MindRush 2021: Tech adoption huge upside of COVID-19 pandemic, says Apollo MD Sangita Reddy
BT MindRush 2021: According to Dr Sangita Reddy, one of the drastic changes that she saw during the COVID-19 outbreak was the low footfall of patients in the hospitals because many people were scared that they would get infected by the virus
BusinessToday.In | January 23, 2021 | Updated 14:41 IST
Ashish Shah, COO and Co-Founder, Pepperfry and Dr Sangita Reddy, joint managing director, Apollo Hospitals
There is not a single company whose business was not hit by the coronavirus, even for a brief period. However, there were also some businesses that swiftly brought changes in their strategies with the help of technology to beat the impact of the pandemic.
MindRush 2021: After Covid-19, hybrid work culture is way forward but companies need to plan better
Amid pandemic, hybrid mode of working has been accepted across industry. How companies are making sure they don t miss on coordination and what are challenges in keeping productivity high. Experts discuss on Day 2 of BT MindRush 2021
Manoj Sharma | January 23, 2021 | Updated 15:31 IST
(From left) Anuradha Razdan, ED, HR, Hindustan Unilever; Mahalakshmi R, HR Head India, Mondelez International; Rajkamal Vempati, CHRO, Axis Bank; Rajnarayan, CHRO, The Titan Company; and Rajesh Uppal, Sr Executive Director, (HR &IT) Maruti Suzuki India
Coronavirus pandemic forced companies to shut offices and employees to hole up inside their home, working from remote locations. It s been almost 10 months of working from home. How do large corporations with thousands of people manage to run operations smoothly? During Day 2 of BT MindRush 2021 s panel discussion on Managing Work from Home (WFH)
MindRush 2021: AI impact on economy to be rapid in 3-5 years, says SoftBank s Rajeev Misra
Speaking on disruption amid Covid-19, SoftBank Vision Fund CEO says world will never go back to previous ways of living. Every industry has been impacted but upcoming time presents tremendous opportunities, he adds
BusinessToday.In | January 22, 2021 | Updated 13:33 IST
Rajeev Misra, CEO, SoftBank Vision Fund
Rajeev Misra, CEO, SoftBank Vision Fund, has said companies can leverage technology to reach billions of people and that the impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the global GDP, including India s, would be a lot more rapid in the next 3-5 years.
BT MindRush 2021: Challenges and opportunities for startups in the COVID-19 pandemic
Business Today MindRush 2021 startups: Zerodha CIO and founder Nikhil Kamath, Wow Momos Co-founder Sagar Daryani and Cars24 Co-fonder and CEO Vikram Chopra expound on the challenges and opportunities for the startup world during COVID-19
Mehak Agarwal | January 22, 2021 | Updated 14:53 IST
Zerodha CIO and founder Nikhil Kamath, Wow Momos Co-founder Sagar Daryani and Cars24 Co-fonder and CEO Vikram Chopra discuss COVID-19 as a challenge and an opportunity for startups at BT Mindrush 2021
Coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent shutdowns threw several curveballs at the startup world- increased losses, layoffs and pay cuts while also providing them with an opportunity to embrace changes. Startups like Wow Momos and Cars24 reported heavy losses during the first month of the nationwide lockdown.