NANYANG MBA

CONTRIBUTED BY PEIQIAN WANG, NBS MBA – CLASS OF 2020

On March 3, 2020, The Management Consulting Club and Data Science Club at Nanyang Business School organised a panel discussion– “Digital transformation: What, Why and How?”.

Panellists:

Gaurav Goel, Director Deloitte Consulting – Digital Banking (NBS Alumnus)
Luis F. Gonzalez, Managing Director APAC, Element AI (MIT Sloan Alumnus)
Mallika Gadepalli, Director of Strategy, PropertyGuru Group (INSEAD Alumna)

Digital transformation is a topic we have been continually discussing throughout our MBA journey. It is significantly reshaping today’s business world: first learner advantage, digital brand lift, digital customer experience, combating new entrants… The list goes on and on. While everyone recognises the need to be digital, we can’t ignore the real-world pain points, such as legacy thinking, lack of talents and the ever-changing industry landscape.

We are pleased to have three forward-looking digital practitioners in our panel discussion, who will reveal insights of digital transformation from different perspectives.

Gaurav shared his unique experience in helping banks create digital solutions to thrive and stay relevant in the digital race. He has a fresh perspective on how Singapore’s advanced banking regulation pushes the banking industry towards digitisation.

Luis commented that the data-centric decision-making culture is key to driving organisations towards digital revolution. Decision makers with a data obsessed mindset can differentiate their organisations in terms of challenging the status quo and re-imagining the business.

Mallika highlighted that great digital strategies are nothing without the ability to execute. The recipe of today’s digital success stories is to be fast in trying things and learning from failures.

Thanks for the support from all the participants from Nanyang Business School and our distinguished guests! We look forward to more events to come!

Panellists sharing their comments and insights on digital transformation
(Mallika Gadepalli, Gaurav Goel and Luis F. Gonzalez in NTU campus)

Audience interaction during Q&A with 32 attendees during the event

Event organizers (MBA participants) with panellists (Deepesh Agarwal, Tamoghna Purkayastha and Lyla Wang)