Next Meeting: April 2009
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Date: Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Speaker: Dr. Ravi Shanker, Corporate Director, Venture and Business Development, Dow Chemical on
“Growth Models for the Chemical Industry in Emerging Economies” Download announcement
Place: Club Quarters, 40 West 45th Street, NYC (212) 626-9300
Times & Fees: • 11:30 a.m. Cocktails • 12 noon Luncheon
• 1:15 p.m. Presentation
Fees: $45 for Members who reserve by Tuesday, March 31st
$55 for Guests and Members (at door without reservations)
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Details on April meeting - Growth Models for the Chemical industry in Emerging Economies
Today, in the United States, all of manufacturing (including the chemical industry) accounts for less than 12% of economic output.
In contrast, as our April CM&E speaker will point out, the chemical industry is quite important in sustaining growth in emerging economies. Ravi Shanker (Corporate Director, Ventures and Business Development, Dow Chemical Co.) will specifically focus on models of growth. He will discuss those which were successful in the past, and now what has changed in the environment to necessitate rethinking these models today.
Ravi will comment on what is working for global leader Dow, and what is not. He will share with us, their learnings and the direction of Dow’s current strategy as it pursues growth in these rapidly evolving markets.
CM&E’s April speaker – Ravi Shanker, Corporate Director, Ventures and Business Development, Dow Chemical Company
Ravi works in partnership with Dow Chemical’s Market Facing businesses, Performance Plastics & Chemicals businesses, and the Corporate Innovation Team to help to define and execute the growth priorities for Dow.
He joined Dow in 1991 after graduating with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware, and prior to that, a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from B.I.T (Sindri, India). After assignments in Corporate R&D, Ravi joined the Corporate Growth Strategy Center and Polyurethanes New Business Development, where he helped launch various new products. In 2004 Ravi was named Director of Global Business Development with the Office of the Chief Executive and the Chemical and Plastics portfolios to consider strategic scenarios for both near and long-term business opportunities especially in emerging markets. In 2005, he became Business Director for Specialty Copolymers within the Specialty Plastics & Elastomers portfolio. He assumed his current role in November 2007.
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