NIQR’s 18th Global Quality Convention – A Grand Success

The 18th NIQR Global Quality Convention 2025, held in Chennai on 28–29 August, was a resounding success, attracting a large number of delegates from across India.

S. Murali Shankar, National President, NIQR honoring Ram Venkataramani
during the inaugural function. On the left is Dr. Sumantran

The inaugural session featured a distinguished line-up of speakers, including Dr. Sumantran and Mr. Ram Venkataramani, Managing Director of IP Rings Limited. Over the two days, six sessions were conducted under the themes: Resilience in Quality Leadership, Innovation-Driven Quality Culture, Sustainability in Quality, Engineering a Future-Ready Workforce, AI-Powered Transformation with Data Integrity, and Leveraging Quality 5.0.

Ram Venkataramani, MD, IP Rings, lighting the lamp to inaugurate the 18th NIQR Global Quality Convention 2025 in Chennai

The second day culminated with a grand awards ceremony addressed by stalwarts of the automotive industry – Shri T. K. Balaji, CMD, Lucas TVS Limited; Mr. S. Viji, Chairman, Sundaram Finance Limited and Executive Vice Chairman, Brakes India Pvt. Ltd.; and Mr. A. Kalyani of Bharat Forge Limited.

T. K. Balaji and S. Viji jointly presenting the NIQR – Ashok Leyland Award for Outstanding Organization 2025 to M. Sankaranarayanan, Executive Director – Operations, RSB Transmissions. The others are (from left) V. Raghavan, National Secretary, NIQR; A. Kalyani; S. Murali Shankar; Dr. V. Swaminathan, Convention Mentor; and R. Sriram, Convention Chairman

The convention received widespread appreciation, with delegates commending the NIQR organising team for their meticulous planning and tireless efforts in making the event a remarkable success.