Pune: The 6th National Conference Quest 2019, on Industry 4.0, was organised by Navsahyadri Group of Institutions in association with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) under QIP initiative at Nasarapur, in Pune.
The event brought together prominent people from academia and industry to deliberate upon the preparedness and impact of Industry 4.0 in the local and global context.
Dr KS Charak, Director of the Institute, set the context in his opening speech. The deliberations covered real world scenario describing relevance, impact, benefits, preparedness and challenges, both for industry and academia in terms of deliverables under this 4th generation industrial revolution.
The prominent speakers were Dr EB Khedkar, Vice Chancellor, Ajinkya DY Patil University; Dr Senthil Kumar, Professor, Anna University; BK Gupta, Chief Mentor, Giant Step; Ketan Gandhi, President & CEO, KgGuruji.com; Dr Manimala Puri, Group Director, JSPM, Pune; Dr Rudra Rameshwar, Professor, LM Thapar School of Management, Patiala; Dr Sanjay Dharmadhikari, Director, DY Patil Institute Of Management, Pune; Dr KS Gupta, Director, KSG Center for Quality Minds, Bangalore; Dr B Ramesh, Former Head & Dean, Faculty of Commerce & Management, Goa University; Dr Panchnatham, Professor, Annamali University; Prashant Gundawar, Director, Sterling Institute of Management, Mumbai; Dr Satish Sharma, Chairman and Director General for Maharaja Group of Colleges, Udaipur; Prof. Ripu Sinha, Director General, Asia Africa Development Council (ADCO); and Sangeeta Lalwani, President, FICCI, Pune Chapter.
