Category: General Interest
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Future of Manufacturing- Digital Manufacturing
Udayant Malhoutra, CEO/Managing Director of Dynamatic Technologies Ltd, a high tech manufacturing company spoke on Future of Manufacturing during Synergia Conclave 2019.
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Mastering Agility in Geopolitical Uncertainty
Geopolitical uncertainty is on the rise, fuelled by volatile oil and gas prices, shifting Middle East alliances, Brexit shock to the EU, the insular policies of Trump administration and the nationalistic rise of opposition to free trade. China’s ascendency is disturbing global power equilibrium. During the Synergia Conclave 2019, a panel comprising of Uzi Arad, Former NSA, Gov. of Israel, Shivshankar…
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Future of Security- Ecosystems
Rutger Van Zuidam, Founder and CEO, Odyssey took the Synergia Conclave 2019 on a journey along the ‘curve’, beyond any one’s imagination. Blockchain technology is itself unmindful of the concept of boundaries and sovereign states.
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Synergia Conclave 2019 – Inaugural Session
Leaders and experts from around the world converged at the Synergia Conclave to discuss “The Future of Security-Beyond the Curve from October 17th to October 19th. The conclave was inaugurated by distinguished thought-leaders.
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Understanding China and its Vision, Mission, and Challenges
Dr Patrick Mendis, a Sri Lankan-born American diplomat scholar, who is a distinguished visiting professor of global affairs at the National Chengchi University and a senior fellow of the Taiwan Centre for Security Studies in Taipei delivered a talk on “The Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo-Pacific Strategy- Understanding China and its Vision, Mission,…
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Indian Army-New Tools of Trade
The Indian infantry, the most combat active in the world, was at least two to three decades behind contemporary modern infantry rifle. With the SIG Sauer and Kalashnikov AK-203, is it finally going to be equipped with contemporary weapons?
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Ageing Population- Live Long Work Longer
The ‘maturing’ of global societies is certainly a major achievement for medical sciences, with people today living far longer and healthier lives than previous generations. This demographic change offers opportunities to harness the experience, expertise and creativity of such an historically large number of older people.
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Prisons-Boot Camps for Crime and Terror
Bloody prison riots followed by police brutalities have become a frequent occurrence. The core principle of incarceration-penance followed by reformation – is belied by the crumbling prison system. But is the world listening?
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Cultivated Meat: “Soul” Food
The global demand for meat is set to double by 2050. With Clean Meat technology making considerable headway, are we ready to make the conscious shift to this more sustainable source of meat?
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ENDS to Vaping
An ordinance has banned the electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or e-cigarettes in India with immediate effect. Is this a death knell on the tobacco industry too?