OGTC confers ‘Path Breaker Award’ to Darlie Koshy

Okhla Garment and Textile Cluster (OGTC) conferred the Path Breaker Award for the year 2014 to Darlie Koshy, DG

& CEO, ATDC & IAM at the inaugural session of OGTC Conference held on September 19, 2014.

A cross-disciplinary event, the idea is to explore creativity and the creative process through imagination and innovation. The conference aims to provide an environment for academics, researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and recent developments in the field of apparel manufacturing. The conference also fosters networking, collaboration and joint effort among the conference participants to advance the theory and practice as well as to identify major trends in apparel manufacturing. The convention provides an opportunity for international trade fraternity to know the dual strengths that India can offer, not only as a great supplier base, but also as a fashion destination for international brand.

Keys issues that were discussed during the conference are, environment : carbon footprint measurement in garment industry, direction: A clear sense of where the organization is heading, leadership: the extent to which leaders inspire action, culture: shared benefits and quality of interaction within and across unit, accountability: the extent to which individuals understand what is expected of them, have authority to carry it out and take responsibility for delivering results, coordination: ability to evaluate organizational performance and risk and to add opportunities when they arise, capabilities: the presence of institutional skills and talent required to executive, strategy and create competitive advantage, motivation: presence of enthusiasm that drives employees to put in extraordinary effort to deliver results and so on.