From Singapore to India, INSEAD Offers Executive Management Development Programmes with Country Focus FONTAINEBLEAU, France, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- INSEAD's new programme, India in the Global Economy, a two-day seminar for business leaders who are responsible for operations in India, will be held from April 9-10 2001 in Mumbai, India. The programme examines key issues facing firms in India, in its integration process into the global economy. The speed of deregulation has accelerated considerably over the past year in India. In this increasingly deregulated environment, new business opportunities are arising for many companies. Likewise, companies and industries that were shielded by government policies over the past decades are forced to confront the market forces of a global economy. Against the backdrop of increasingly open markets, together with the executive participants and senior INSEAD faculty members, they tackle the issues facing firms competing in a globally integrated economy in four modules: * Innovative marketing strategies -- customer focus is more crucial than ever in formulating effective marketing strategies in the new market environment. * Integration of information technology -- IT and its transformational impact on the organisation in providing a competitive edge. * Financial valuation tools -- value based management helps keep the pulse of corporate performance with the goal of maximising shareholder value. * Strategic perspectives -- the new rules for industries. Senior managers and staff executives directly involved in the key strategic decisions of the firm will find the programme particularly valuable. Another added advantage of the programme is the exchange among participants that helps to benchmark and share best practice across industries. Notes: INSEAD (www.insead.edu) is widely recognized as one of the world's largest and most influential business schools. Its two integrated campuses in Europe and Asia, Fontainebleau and Singapore, are the twin hubs of a growing global knowledge network. Currently, 140 faculty members teach more than 700 MBA students, 6,000 executives and 40 PhD students from over 75 countries. INSEAD's unique perspective and multicultural diversity enable it to deliver research and business education with global impact. Its leadership in sectors such as new economy research and on-line management education is increasingly acknowledged. INSEAD has capitalised on corporate partnerships with leading firms in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia to give greater relevance in research and teaching activities. Present in Asia since 1975, INSEAD has developed its new campus in Singapore to better serve its regional and global partners. SOURCE: INSEAD Communication CONTACT: Mala Banerjee, Marketing Manager, +33-1-60-72-4026, or [email protected], or Marie-Laure Issenmann, Media Relations Officer, +33-1-60-71-26-94, or [email protected], both of INSEAD Communication Web site: http://www.insead.edu-END-