R. Vijayakumar, executive director, Madras Management Association; A.R. Unnikrishnan, president of the association and Mithun Sacheti, founder, CaratLane, at the 25th MMA All-India Management Students Convention 2026 in Chennai. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU
The future of leadership for students is the ability to be a boundary-less leader, said Sai Sudha Chandrasekaran, Alpha Alternatives and former CEO of India Fintech Foundation, at the 25th Madras Management Association (MMA) All-India Management Students’ Convention 2026, in Chennai on Monday.
She was speaking at the convention themed ‘Future-Ready Leadership: Reinventing Management for a Changing World’.
The day-long convention brought together management students and distinguished leaders from industry, entrepreneurship, and professional services to explore the capabilities, skills, and mindset needed to lead in a rapidly changing business environment.
Mithun Sacheti, Founder, Caratlane and Partner, Q Partners - Axana Estates, said, “It is really important to look around and ask what would be a new way to run the same industry. I think the big industries are ripe now for new entrepreneurship.”
Managing Director, Saint-Gobain India, and president of MMA A.R. Unnikrishnan, executive director of MMA R. Vijayakumar and convention chairman and Sify Technologies Group CFO M.P. Vijay Kumar also spoke at the event.
The Hindu was a media partner for the event.
Published - October 13, 2026 12:55 am IST