BWI: Jindal Group-JSW Foundation Launches O.P. Jindal Memorial Lecture Series

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Source: JSW Foundation
Wednesday, January 05, 2011 04:26 PM IST (10:56 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Media & entertainment
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Jindal Group-JSW Foundation Launches O.P. Jindal Memorial Lecture Series
Panel Discussion featuring Pierre Omidyar, Founder, eBay Inc and Co-founder Omidyar Network and captains of Indian industry, Dr. JJ Irani, Director, TATA Sons, Anand Mahindra, VC & MD, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Enterprises, Madhabi Puri Buch, MD & CEO, ICICI Securities

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Wednesday, January 05, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- JSW Foundation, the CSR arm of the Jindal Group, launched the OP Jindal Memorial Lecture Series today, in collaboration with Asia Society India Centre, at a high profile event held in Mumbai.

This initiative is designed to provide a platform for today's eminent leaders and policy makers to share their vision and ideas for young India. An opening keynote address titled, "Next Generation Philanthropy" was delivered by Pierre Omidyar, Founder of eBay & Co-Founder of Omidyar Network.

The keynote address was followed by a panel discussion between distinctive business stalwarts Dr. JJ Irani, Director, Tata Sons; Mr. Anand Mahindra, VC & MD, Mahindra & Mahindra; and Mr. Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Enterprises Ltd. They came together with Pierre Omidyar to ideate, debate and chart a map for India's future. The session was moderated by Madhabi Puri Buch, MD & CEO, ICICI Securities.

With an invitee list of select industry leaders and eminent citizens the inaugural lecture was also aimed at drawing the attention of Corporates, Promoters and HNIs to increase their engagement in new forms of philanthropy for the nation's development.

Today's approach to philanthropy is an entire generation's response to the needs of a complex and interdependent global community. A new generation of philanthropists is finding fresh and innovative ways to contribute to the causes they love. The OP Jindal Memorial Lecture Series, offered by JSW Foundation, is dedicated to exploring the nature of philanthropy, current trends in philanthropy today, and strategies to ensure efficient and effective philanthropic practice.

Speaking on the occasion Mrs. Sangita Jindal, Chairperson, JSW Foundation said, "We are delighted to have achieved resounding success at the inaugural O.P. Jindal Memorial Lecture Series in association with Asia Society India Centre, and we look forward to everyone's support for its continuation in future."

"Asia Society India Centre is a forum for timely and informed debate that explores relevant issues across the fields of arts and culture, policy, business, and education. Our sustained efforts to bring quality programming to India have resulted in a rapidly growing membership base and have attracted a wide audience from the corporate sector, government, academia, and the media. We are delighted to continue to bring this audience value through our collaboration with JSW Foundation for the inaugural lecture of the O.P. Jindal Memorial Lecture Series" says, Ms. Bunty Chand, Executive Director, Asia Society India Centre.

The O.P. Jindal Memorial Lecture series is an annual event that has been introduced by the Jindal Group to be held during the first week of January. It is proposed that every year the event will initiate a particular topic and hold discussions around it.

About JSW Foundation

JSW Foundation is an independent trust that administers the social development initiatives of the JSW Group. Every year, the Foundation, in consultation with plant managements and CSR teams at the plants, finalizes a set of activities that get built into the business plan. The Foundation lays emphasis on maintaining a continuum of social development thinking into the conduct of these activities. It assesses a transition towards a dedicated corpus for activities of our Foundation.

About Asia Society India Centre

Asia Society was founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller the 3rd. It is the leading global organization working to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people and institutions across Asia and the United States.

The India Centre is a part of Asia Society's global network of 11 offices. It is a not-for-profit, non-partisan institution inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2006, and aims to be a key forum for catalyzing connections and exchange across and within Asia. It brings programming in the areas of Asian business, policy, education, current affairs, and arts and culture to India.

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L-R.Anand Mahindra,Ajay Piramal, Pierre Omidyar, Madhabi Puri Buch,JJ Irani, Sangita Jindal, Sajjan Jindal
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CONTACT DETAILS
Etienne Marques, JSW Foundation, +91 9920243354, etienne.m@reputesolutions.com
Preeti Goel Sanghi, JSW Foundation, +91 9619115170, preeti.sanghi@jsw.in

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