Using the new-age two-way satellite broadcast technology medium to address an audience of 1200 people across 18 locations, Karnik spoke on Future Directions: Sustaining India''s edge in IT and answered queries from cities like Hyderabad and Mumbai.

An extension of Comnet-Direct, HCL Comnet''s weekly e-zine (electronic magazine) that reaches to a community of over 5000 CIO''s and IT influencers and provides them a platform to express their views on upcoming trends and IT concerns, Comnet-Direct leadership forum, will address case-studies and future trends in the IT industry.

Congratulating HCL Comnet on this unique leadership development concept, Karnik said that HCL Comnet had emerged a pioneer in the industry and a global leader in remote infrastructure management

Commenting on the concept of the forum, Sanjeev Nikore, chief operating officer, HCL Comnet said, "Leadership as a trait can only be acquired through inspiration. And there is no better medium than interacting with a leader. Through Comnet direct leadership forum, we strive to provide value addition to our stakeholders — employees and customers by providing an opportunity to listen to visionaries and doyens across different sectors giving insight into the success path traversed by their organizations. Further, a learning culture can be imbibed through a fuller understanding that spans across business functions and the external environment," he said.

This forum will equip all Comnet stakeholders with knowledge to enable them to appreciate and reach their corporate/individual goals. The fundamental aim of this development initiative is to provoke reaction, stimulate new thinking and to build commitment to the organization. The initiative will be organized regularly and will evolve over a period of time taking cognizance of feedback received from the audience.

HCL Comnet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HCL technologies, India''s leading IT infrastructure management company.