15th ISQ Annual Conference 2018

15th Annual Conference was held on December 14-15 2018 at at Holiday Inn, Aerocity, New Delhi, with the theme  “Quality 4.0: Preparing for the Digital Age”.

The conference was addressed by 9 eminent speakers and 14 case study presenters.  Over 120 delegates were in attendance for the two-day conference.

The Governing Council of ISQ is pleased to honour Mr. N. Ramanathan with Dronacharya Award for his enormous contribution in helping Indian industry to become globally competitive leading to economic prosperity for the people of India. Mr. Janak Mehta read out the Citation to Mr. N. Ramanathan. The Award and the Citation were given to Mr. N. Ramanathan by Mr. Janak Mehta and Mr. Kiran Karnik.

14th ISQ Annual Conference 2017

14th Annual Conference was held on December 8-9 2017 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru, Karnataka, with the theme "Quality-centred Management for Tomorrow: Insights into an evolving world".

The conference was special, in many ways.
- This was the first time that the conference was held in Bangalore.
- As a first time, the flagship event of ISQ was organized, working together in close support with another institution – Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers Association (IMTMA).

The conference was addressed by 11 plenary speakers and 16 paper presenters, consisting of CEOs, practicing Quality professionals, subject experts and consultants. Mr Yukihiro Ando, a renowned TQM Counsellor from Japan was among the key plenary speakers.

13th Annual Conference 2016

13th Annual Conference was held on 22/11/16 at Court Yard by Merriot, Mumbai.

Conference was addressed by experts and practitioner of Quality Management from India as well as from overseas.

Dr. Noriaki Kano, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Science and one of the top Gurus of TQM—a living legend—delivered the keynote address. Mr Rohit Saboo of National Engineering Industries, winner of Deming grand Prize and JIPMTPM Excellence Award was awarded the coveted Ashoka Award. Very accomplished professionals from industry such as Mr G. Sunderraman ( Godrej & Boyce) Mr Jitendra Agrawal (HDFC Life Insurance) Mr N. Ramanathan (SRF) and Mr Rajinder Singh ( Mahindra and Mahindra) shared their success stories and enlightened the audience.

12th Annual Conference 2015

ISQ was celebrating birth centenary year of Prof. Ishikawa from 13th July 2015 to 12 ^th July 2016. Theme for the year and for the conference was “ Excellence: The Ishikawa Way”.12th Annual Conference was held on 11/12/15 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Gurgaon.

To address the conference we could not have any one better than Prof. Narioki Kano, a disciple of Prof. Ishikawa, who has served in leadership roles as a Board Member of the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers(JUSE) and has been a chair person on the international and Japanese Quality Bodies like JUSE, AOTS, ANQ and many more. He is recipient of the Deming Prize for individuals (1997) among a long list of many other prestigious awards.

ISQ Annual Conference – 2013

The 10th ISQ Conference was held at Hotel Westin at Pune on December 20th, 2013.

Theme of the Conference was: “Managing Business in Challenging Times”. In the recent past, the world economy has produced unprecedented  volatility and financial  crisis,  threatening  to become even  more  unstable  in  the  future.  For organizational leaders operating in today's fast paced world,  there's nothing more troubling than to sail through these challenging times. Managers too often try  fixing the problem through balancing the budget  which may give result in the short term but hampers long term growth.

ISQ Annual Conference – 2012

ISQ Annual Conference And IAQ Forum 2012 was held on 26-27 November 2012at Hotel Le Meridien New Delhi

Theme of the Conference was: “Reinventing Quality for Tomorrow’s Challenges”. The market economy has produced unprecedented volatility and financial crises, while threatening to be even more unstable. The warning signals to humans on earth are real, and denial is no longer an option. The giants of quality ‐ men like Shewhart, Deming, Juran, or Ishikawa ‐had been revolutionaries. They had addressed the real industrial problems of their day with vision and profound thinking. They had propelled a world‐wide movement that had forever changed the way managers would look at their jobs.

ISQ Annual Conference – 2011

The 8th ISQ Conference was held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre Hyderabad on August 5, 2011

The Theme of the conference was: “Quality from Across the World: Profound Perspectives”. The Indian industry has successfully weathered the storm of 2009, and emerged much stronger. Undoubtedly, application of the principles and methods of Quality management have played a significant role in their recovery of many organizations and enabled their growth. The challenge now for Indian organisations is to raise the bar once again and lay claim to be the best in he world in one’s own industry and domain.