Bhubaneswar: The 23rd edition of the Nalco Foundation Day Lecture, the annual lecture series of National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), was held, here on Tuesday.
Continuing its long-standing tradition of fostering thought leadership and knowledge exchange, Nalco hosted Tata Steel CEO & MD T. V. Narendran, who delivered the Foundation Day Lecture on the theme “Leadership: The Art of Transforming.”
At the outset, presiding over the meeting, Nalco CMD Brijendra Pratap Singh, described the Nalco Foundation Day Lecture Series as a vital platform for knowledge sharing and collective learning. He expressed his sincere gratitude to Nalco employees, contractual workforce, stakeholders, and the visionary founding leadership of the company for their continued contribution to its growth journey. Singh attributed Nalco’s record-breaking performance in the first half of the current financial year to the dedicated efforts of its workforce, resulting in the company’s best- ever performance across physical, sales and financial parameters. Emphasising that improvement is a continuous process, he said that sustained excellence requires constant learning, adaptation and organisational commitment.
Delivering the Foundation Day lecture, T. V. Narendran underscored the critical role of transformation, adaptability, sustainability, innovation and the effective use of technology in leadership. He stressed that transformation is essential, as every day presents new challenges particularly in the context of global trade dynamics and evolving geopolitical scenarios that significantly impact business environments.
Highlighting the role of leadership, he stated that leaders must remain future-ready through strategic planning and robust risk management systems.Stressing that growth cannot occur in isolation, Narendran underlined the importance of social accountability and responsibility. On technology adoption, he remarked that technology enhances productivity.
The formal Vote of Thanks was proposed by Nalco Director (HR) Dr. Tapas Kumar Pattanayak.
