At the twenty-seventh Annual Session organized by MAIT, Sandeep Nair, President & MD, Emerson Network Power (India), took over as the new President and Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice-President, Canon India, was appointed as its Vice-President for 2010-11.
Sandeep Nair said, "It is an honour to be the President of MAIT at a juncture when the industry is about to reach its point of inflection. Creativity, innovation and collaboration would help put us on a faster growth trajectory. The domestic market is vastly unexplored and we need to come up with innovative solutions to deepen the IT penetration beyond the urban masses. The challenge today is of creating a robust IT infrastructure across the dimensions of the nation to enable easy information access for the common masses."
Alok Bharadwaj said, "I am grateful to the industry for reposing faith in me. India is entering a phase of 'Golden decade' that will see a sustainable high economic growth. IT and technology will serve as big enablers and for India to emerge globally competitive in the hardware arena, apart from creating a vibrant domestic market we need to create a stable policy regime. A robust and encouraging ecosystem covering all aspects of the downstream industry will enable us emerge as a strong IT manufacturing nation."
Announcing the President and the Vice-President, Ashwini Aggarwal, Executive Director, MAIT, said that it is pleased to have the new dignitaries on board as the new President of MAIT. An industry veteran, with in-depth exposure to various aspects of the IT industry, he is immensely respected in the industry for his incisive vision and astute knowledge. We are also delighted to have Alok Bharadwaj as our Vice-President. Both have contributed immensely to the development of IT market in the country. With their vast experience, they will add immense value towards augmenting and furthering the IT industry ecosystem in the country
