F & S to award Dr. Ruit

Kathmandu, Mar. 8: Frost and Sullivan is organising growth, innovation and leadership summit ‘GIL South Asia 2018’ on March 15 in Kathmandu.

The summit will deliberate on how innovation has become imperative for organisations to implement concrete strategies around digital transformation for sustainable revenue and growth across South Asia, said the organiser.

“South Asia has shown great potential and the introduction to digital technologies will boost growth and expand opportunities that will accelerate the pace of development in the region,” said Aroop Zutshi, Global President and Managing Partner of the Company.

Frost and Sullivan said that ‘2018: GIL Leadership Award’ will be given to Dr. Sanduk Ruit, Executive Director of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, for social impact through affordable healthcare.

One of the founders of the TIO, Dr. Ruit has worked toward restoring the sight of more than 100,000 people across Asia and Africa by using small-incision cataract surgery.

“The award recognises accomplished global leaders who over the course of their career have demonstrated significant excellence in driving growth, innovation and leadership through their personal contributions and efforts in the industry, along with a significant social impact,” said the company.

Similarly, it will also recognise the region’s most innovative companies for their accomplishments in areas of innovation and advanced technologies that will catalyze and transform industries in the near future.

President of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Suraj Vaidya, Founding President of the International Coordination Council of the Non-Resident Nepali Association Dr. Upendra Mahato, Executive Member of SAARC CCI Zubair Ahmad, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Start-up Award – SAARC Jerric Lyns John, Director of One to Watch Willem Grimminck and Investor from Jendo Innovations, Sri Lanka Vinod Samarawickrama are the speakers and panelist of the event. 

Published in The Rising Nepal on 9 March 2018.