Tata Network Forums Global updates April 2017 S Padmanabhan Chairman of the Governing Council, Tata Business Excellence Group From the Desk of the Chairman of the Governing Council, TBExG Tata Network Forums (TNFs) have long been a medium of collaboration and connect for Tata companies based in different geographies. In the last three years, companies in the ten TNFs across the globe have increasingly started to come together to support and learn from each other. During the past six months, most TNFs have connected in a meaningful way to enable important areas for the Tata group, including areas like innovation, best practices, safety, sustainability, ethics, affirmative action, communications, business excellence, customer centricity, digitisation and public affairs. The best practices sharing and adoption journey gained momentum through the TNFs, with many Tata companies coming together to learn from best practices in different areas of business. The first ever external Tata Learning Mission took place in Singapore in March 2017, in which world-class companies like Singapore Airlines, EDB- Accenture, Sembcorp Industries, DBS Bank and educational institutions like Singapore Management University, National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University shared their best practices. The insightful visit helped the participants visualise the way these eminent organisations functioned, and take the learnings back to their companies. A common theme running across the TNFs was the Tata InnoVista, for which regional rounds took place in the respective geographies and winners went on to the final round in Mumbai. This is the fifth issue of the TNF newsletter. Over these past years, we have seen the quality of activities maturing, with many companies increasingly connecting with and learning from each other through TNFs. We expect the number and quality of collaborations to achieve even greater heights in the coming time. TNFs are a wonderful institution that Tata companies are utilising for making progress in different areas of business. I am sure that in the coming year, the Tata group will draw a lot of value from this forum and it will create a strong connect between Tata employees. Page 1 Tata Network Forums Global updates April 2017 TNF INDIA The Indian chapter of TNF is comprised of TNF India - North, TNF India - South, TNF India - East and TNF India - West. TNF India - North Praveer Sinha from Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) is the Chairman of TNF India - North, and Siddharth Singh from the same company is the Convener. The TBExG coordinator is Swaminathan Gopal. Activities, events and programmes: October 2016 to March 2017 TNF India - North organised a workshop on Best Practices in Safety on November 30, 2016, at the Tata Power-DDL office. 33 Tata group officials from 15 group companies in the North region participated in this workshop. Seven Tata companies – Tata Power-DDL, Tata Chemicals, TCS, TCE, Tata Motors, Tata Teleservices and Tata Projects – presented best practices in safety from their respective companies and displayed new safety measures at the event. ‘Spandan’ – the cultural event of Tata group companies operating in North India – was organised on February 10, 2017, at New Delhi’s Manekshaw Centre Auditorium. The annual event was a huge success, with over 151 entries received from 13 Tata companies. The participants enthralled the audience with an amazing display of cultural and musical performances. The event was sponsored by 14 Tata companies. All participants received mementos from Praveer Sinha and NK Sharan, Vice President, TBExG. TNF India - North conducted an Ethics Counsellor’s Meet at Tata Power-DDL office, Delhi, on February 27, 2017. 55 employees from 11 group companies participated in the meet. The major highlights of the event included four companies – Tata Power-DDL , Tata Power, IHCL and Tata Chemicals – presenting their best practices on ethics, a nukkad natak performance by the Tata Power-DDL team and employees showcasing their models created on the theme. The Regional Tata InnoVista round was organised on March 16, 2017, at Vivanta by Taj – Dwarka, New Delhi. With participation from 12 teams from various Tata companies in the North region, 75 representatives from companies like Tata Motors, Nelco, Tata SIA, Tata Teleservices, Concorde, Tata Power-DDL and TCS attended the event. Tata Power - DDL displaying their project at the Ethics Page 2 ‘Spandan’ celebrations in full swing on February 10, Meet, in Delhi, on February 27, 2017. 2017, in Delhi. Tata Network Forums Global updates April 2017 L: One of the winning teams at the Regional Tata InnoVista round in Bangalore on March 14, 2017. R: Participants at the GST session on October 5, 2016, at TCS, Bangalore. TNF India - South Sanjiv Sarin from Tata Coffee is the Chairman of TNF India – South, and Sumant Sood from Titan is the Convener. The TBExG Coordinator for this TNF is Vinod Kumar. Activities, events and programmes: October 2016 to March 2017 An interactive session on GST was organised by representatives from M/s Vishnudaya & Company, on October 5, 2016, at TCS, Bangalore. 60 Tata employees from 15 companies attended the event. During the session, participants discussed the impact of GST on Tata companies and how they could prepare themselves in advance for the same. On October 18, 2016, a Townhall meeting was held with the Tata senior leadership team at Taj Bangalore. It was attended by 125 Tata managers from 21 companies. The agenda of the meet was for the senior leadership team to interact with the Tata managers. There was also a one-to-one interaction with the managers and the Tata senior leadership team. On March 03, 2017, the 178th birth anniversary of Tata group Founder Jamsetji Tata was celebrated at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. Simultaneously, an exhibition on Mr Tata was launched and showcased by the Tata Central Archives. Post the celebration and inauguration of the exhibition, there was a mesmerising session with TR Doongaji, Managing Trustee, Tata Central Archives. This session was attended by 80 Tata employees and faculty members from the Indian Institute of Science. The regional Tata InnoVista round was held on March 14, 2017, at Christ University in Bangalore. The event witnessed 19 teams from 6 Tata companies presenting their innovations to the jury. Members of the jury included Professor T Asokan from IIT Chennai, Vivek Kamra, ex-President JK Tyres and the chief guest for the event was Mohan Sundaram, Trustee and Board Member, Association of Persons with Disability. Over 70 Tata employees and 10 faculty members from Christ University attended the event. Page 3 Tata Network Forums Global updates April 2017 TNF India - East TV Narendran from Tata Steel is the Chairman of TNF India - East, and Mukesh Prasad from Tata Steel is the Convener. The TBExG Coordinator for this region is Subhrajit Basu. Activities, events and programmes: October 2016 to March 2017 This TNF held the Apex TNF India - East meeting and a general meeting on October 17, 2016, at Beldih Club in Jamshedpur. During these meetings, the Apex body decided to pursue several themes for the year like Customer Centricity led by Peeyush Gupta, Vice President (Steel Marketing and Sales), Tata Steel; Digital led by Dr Arpan Pal, Principal Scientist and Head of Innovation Lab, TCS; Supply Chain and Vendor Development, headed by AB Lall, Plant Head, Tata Motors, Jamshedpur; Operational Excellence and Quality guided by Sanjiv Paul, MD, Tata Metaliks; and Human Resources, which will be driven by Tarun Daga, MD, Tinplate Company of India. 80 executives from 25 Tata companies attended the general meeting. On December 19, 2016, TNF India - East organised a session on ‘Digitisation in Manufacturing’, at the Oberoi Grand in Kolkata. Convened under the banner of operations excellence and quality, the programme was led by Mr Paul and brought together 48 Tata executives representing 18 Tata companies. Top: Participants with TV Narendran, Chairman, TNF India – East at the Apex meeting in Jamshedpur. Bottom: Sanjiv Paul, MD, Tata Metaliks with participants at the ‘Digitisation in Manufacturing’ session in Kolkata. Page 4 Tata Network Forums Global updates April 2017 TNF India - West R Mukundan from Tata Chemicals is the Chairman of TNF India - West. Vivek Talwar from Tata Power is the Convener for the Mumbai region. The TBExG coordinator is Gautam Gondil. Activities, events and programmes: October 2016 to March 2017 Tata Network Forum India - West hosted the annual affirmative action TNF meet on October 13, 2016. The event featured story-sharing sessions of the changes brought in the lives of the beneficiaries of affirmative action, with group companies such as Tata Motors, Tata Capital and Rallis showcasing their initiatives. TNF India – West, along with the safety team at TBExG, conducted a session on road safety on January 16, 2017. The session, which was attended by 60 participants from 23 Tata companies in the Mumbai and Pune region, focused on the implementation of the Tata Group Road Safety Standards. The participants were also introduced to the audit tool for assessing the implementation of the Tata Group Safety Standards. This TNF also organised a two-day conclave on January 30 and 31, 2017 to highlight and share best practices in safety and health at the Vivanta by Taj - President, Mumbai. The theme for this conclave was ‘Safety Excellence – Value Addition to Business’, and it drew a participation of 75 executives from 35 Tata companies. The first regional Business Excellence (BE) Heads Meet for TNF India – West was held at Bombay House, Mumbai, on March 9, 2017. The one-day meeting was organised to provide BE Heads with a platform to share their experiences, learnings and insights in business excellence. The meet was attended by 15 BE Heads from various Tata companies based in Mumbai and Pune. Participants at the Tata Affirmative Action Programme Suresh Tanwar, Chief - Group Safety & Health, TBExG, at Convention on October 16, 2016.