Inaugural and Keynote Addresses
L. Krishnan, President, IMTMA gave the welcome address. Dr. V. K. Saraswat, Hon'ble Member, National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, was the Chief Guest for the event.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Saraswat briefed on the current Indian economic scenario, the challenges and opportunities lying ahead. He then impressed upon the importance of productivity and manufacturing to the growth of the nation, in conjunction with the drive of the government on the ‘Make in India' campaign, to equip the Indian manufacturing fraternity and scale them to greater heights in the global arena.   

About 300 participants from 102 companies listened to the keynote presentations on innovative approaches to address productivity challenges, new ideas and concepts. The presentations were made by teams from Maruti Suzuki, Honda Cars, Hitech Gears and Sartorius India Group.

Case study presentations
Leading firms such as Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto, Bosch, Keihinfie, Lucas TVS, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, TVS Motor and Wabco India presented their case studies on productivity practices, all of which contested for IMTMA - Ace Micromatic Productivity Championship Awards 2015 that gave away cash awards of Rs.10 Lakhs.

Award winners
Towards the close of the event, Wabco India, TVS Motors, Bajaj Auto, Keihinfie, Lucas TVS and SKF India were adjudged the winners of the IMTMA-ACE Micromatic Productivity Championship 2015 Awards. Further, a Vox Populi Award was given to TVS Motors. This award was voted by the delegates at the summit as the most popular case study presentation.

National Productivity Summit 2016
The next edition of the National Productivity Summit will be held in November 2016, scheduled in Bangalore, for which entries on the latest productivity practices will be called for and evaluated to compete for the Productivity Championship Awards 2016.

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