PGAAI LEARNING & NETWORKING CONFERENCE 2015Issue # PGAAI Learning & Networking Conference 2015 MAKING A DIFFERENCE AN UPDATE What an evening!Thepotentcombinationofvenue, setting&ambience,participation& fellowship,agenda&presentation,and F&B&gifthamperswastruly exhilarating. TheeveningincludedAGM,P&G BusinesspresentationbyIndiaCEO ShantanuKhosla,Talksbyourveryown GurcharanDasandExternalSpeaker HarshMariwala,ChairmanMarico, interspacedwithNetworkingbreaks. Cocktails and Dinner followed. Camaraderiewasevidenteverywhere-- Alumni as well as their spouses. Feedbackwasverypositive;everyone appreciatingthisbest-everevent, hoping that we will be able to continue it every year. We also received suggestions that will be considered for future events. Though the requested contribution wasvoluntary,everyonepaid. Some even more! THANK YOU Sponsorship P&G India was the Platinum Sponsor of the event. The conference could not have beenpossiblewithouttheirgenerous support. WithP&Gsponsorshipandindividual contributions,forthefirsttimeaPGAAI event was concluded with surplus funds! LovelyGiftHampers,providedbyP&G IndiaandHindustanUnilever (courtesyGeetuGidwaniVerma),added furthersheentotheeventandwere highly appreciated by everyone. AGM 2015AGMwasshortandeffective.Presentation and approval of accounts; Appointment of Deepak GuptaasVicePresident,andinductionofnew committeemembersAshokChhabra,Subhash ShahniandPKRajan.PictureshowsTreasurer Sunil Haribal speaking at the AGM. External Speaker HarshMariwala,ChairmanMarico,wasthe externalspeakerandmesmerizedtheaudience with the Marico story. The Very First PGAAI LEARNING & NETWORKING CONFERENCE 2015 | Issue # 2 Networking breaks were strategically positionedtoavoidspeaker-fatigue andgiveampleopportunitiesto Alumniandspousetomingleand interact.Neckcards,indicatingNameand Years at P&G, facilitated Alumni from differenteraandareastogreetand meet for the first time. Warmth and excitement grew as the eveningprogressed;oldfriends relivingthepastandoldfriendships being rekindled! The atmosphere was thickwithshoutsofexciting recognitionassomeAlumnimet after decades.Starters and Buffetspread was large and choicefully selected.

OVERWHELMING AlumnicamefromalloverIndia despiteaveryshortnotice.Whata feelingtoreunitewitholdfriends whowerepartofourlivesforso many years; decades in some cases! Theleadershipteamworked tirelesslyforseveralmonthsto developtheconceptandprepare fortheevent.Forawhilethe situationseemedverybleakaswe wereunabletoattractsponsors. P&Ggracioussponsorshipsaved the day. Oneofourbiggestchallengeis Alumninamesandtheircorrect co-ordinates.Werequestyouto pleasekeepyourcontactdetails updatedinourrecords.Wealso requestyoutoinformusofany Alumninamesthataremissing from our master list. Networking PGAAI Leadership Founder Mentor: Bharat Patel President: Arun Bewoor Vice President: Deepak Gupta Secretary: KV Laximarayan Treasurer: Sunil Haribal Members: Sanjay Banerjee Sunil Durani Ashok Chhabra Subhash Shahani PK Rajan Keki Pardiwala PGAAI LEARNING & NETWORKING CONFERENCE 2015 | Issue # 3 ENLIGHTENING TALKS Shantanu Khosla, CEO P&G India sharing business results Gurcharan Das sharing his recent experiences with Delhi FAST FACTS 159 Record 159 Participants for the first time ever. Target for 2016 is >200! 10% Dropout rate was at record 10%, much lower than thepastyearswhere>20%AlumniwereNO SHOW after commitment OUR WAY TO THANK THE SPEAKERS PGAAI contributed one-year tuition for a girl child (Rs. 17000) at Sparsh school, Gujrat on behalf of each speaker.SPARSH Founded by Alumni couple Committed to girl child education.Contributions can be made through PGAAI. P&G Business Update ShantanuKhosla,theoutgoingCEO ofP&GIndiaprovidedhistorical perspectivetoP&Gbusiness developmentinIndiaoverthepast decade.Thefoundationbuiltbyus, theAlumniisclearlyvisibleasP&G hasgrowndoubledigitthroughout thedecadeunderShantanusable leadership.P&Gisnowthesecond largestandoneofthefastest growing FMCG company in India. We should also be very proud of P&G IndiasCSRwork.Shiksha:Padhega India, Badhega India (Education: India willonlygrowthrougheducatingits young)continuestoleadtheway 450schoolshavebeenbuilt, impacting>800000children.P&Gs sociallyrelevant(women empowerment)advertisingShare theloadandItouchedthepickle campaigns were also shared. The Future India GurcharanDas,P&GIndiasex-CEO, authorparexcellence,oneofIndias prominentthoughtleaderand commentator,sharedadifferent perspectiveonIndiashistorysince 1900 and provided simple actions we cantakeimprovefutureofour country.The Marico Story HarshMariwala,ChairmanMarico, sharedtheinspiringstoryofhow strategicchoicesandhispersonal commitmentdroveturnaroundof Maricobusiness.Healsoprovided advise on corporate governance.BharatPatelpresentingtheletter confirmingreceiptofRs.17000to HarshMariwala,towardsone-year tuition of a girl child at Sparsh school, Gujrat. Learning Moments PGAAI LEARNING & NETWORKING CONFERENCE 2015Issue # Behind The Scenes

The Venue Choice of Sahara Star is luck by chance; it was not inconsideration.OneoftheLTmembers happenedtoattendapartythereandfoundit most suitable for our needs. Rest is history!We hope you enjoyed the Venue. Registration Registering the participants was a major challenge; we not only wanted to collect thecontribution,butalsodevelopthe correctdatabase.Asimilarchallenge was to ensure that we distribute the gift hamperstoeveryone.Kudostothe team that managed both very well. Presidents Welcome Arun kicked of the proceedings bywelcomingtheparticipants andexplainingthesocial activities of PGAAI.VPs Vote of Thanks The session closed with Deepak thankingthesponsorP&G, event supporters P&G and HUL, Speakers and all participants. PGAAI LEARNING & NETWORKING CONFERENCE 2015 | Issue # 5 Rendezvous@SaharaStar Click Above to Watch all the Photos