Speech by Stephen Manallack Author, “Soft Skills for a Flat World” (Tata McGraw- Hill India, 2012) 1.2 billion reasons to be excited about India.
May 25, 2015
Speech by Stephen Manallack
Author, “Soft Skills for a Flat World” (Tata McGraw-Hill India, 2012)
1.2 billion reasons to be excited about India.
“The Great Gatsby” insight into India!
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F. Scott Fitzgerald –
“…the test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.”
India Business TIP 1.
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Indian culture embraces paradox – two competing ideas often go together
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You have to understand…
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India Business TIP 2.
India is a smart,
innovative country
Indian Medical Devices Market.
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US$2.6 billion today75% imported
US$11 billion 2023
Drivers of growth…
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Drivers of growth in medical devices.
• Demography – young + old
• Economic growth = disposable
income• Health insurance• Medical tourism
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The optimistic mind of the market.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chair and Managing Director, Biocon Ltd:
“My philosophy in life is that every failure can be converted into a success. As somebody said, defeat is temporary but giving up is permanent. The way I approached it was that I am going to be just not brainwashed by perceptions. I thought let me do it my way."
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India Business TIP 3.
Treat problems and setbacks as a
gift
It’s worth it because…
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Medical Devices Imports for India.
• Roughly 75% of the medical device market imported
• Key imports - imaging equipment, pacemakers, orthopaedic and prosthetic appliances, breathing and respiration apparatus, and dental equipment
• About 14,000 medical devices marketed in India • Biggest suppliers - USA, Japan, UK, France,
Finland and Germany• USA is leading supplier with more than 28%
products
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Who are the major players in health?
Apollo HospitalsEscorts Group
Fortis HealthcareMax HealthcareManipal Health
Aravind Eye Hospital
…major players in over 30 cities
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India Business TIP 4.
Go with an open mindMost diverse country on earth
Religions, beliefs, languages and culture Your host could have spent many years in the USA
or the UK, and have a global outlook - or never have left India and have a regional view
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Just some of the issues…
• Where to HQ?• Who to partner?• Constant travel (35
cities +)• Long hours• Slower, collective
decisions
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India Business TIP 5.
India will be hard
work, so be prepared
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Steve’s TIPS for success in India.
1. Be ready for paradox2. India is smart, innovative3. Treat problems as a gift4. Go with an open mind5. India will be hard work
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Why not take action?
Indian thinker Rabindranath Tagore is the inspiration to action:
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”