Courses & Events
Rivigo: A new approach for long-distance trucking in India
Thursday, Sep 30, 2021
05:30 pm - 07:00 pm
Join us for an overview on the challenges for logistics in India and how the Indian unicorn company Rivigo is stepping into the marketplace with game-changing solutions. Learn about Rivigo’s logistics platform, including relay trucking and freight marketplace, the difficulty and complexities addressing the logistics problems in India, as well as the challenge of growing the adoption of an IT-based platform in a traditional industry when many users may be technology-resistant.
Details
REGISTER below for the entire series. The same link will be used for all sessions.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsc-uvqDkrG9JJBIGwCHyIgRoTWeKDzARi
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The series is available to Stanford students for credit; register for EASTASN 402A “Topics in International Technology Management,” also cross-listed as EE-402A and EALC-402A, 1 unit S/NC.
Session Recordings are typically posted 3 business days after each session.
The series begins September 23, 2021 and continues weekly until December 2, 2021. Seminars will be held online via Zoom only, Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, with informal networking following until approximately 7:30 PM (PST). There will not be a session on November 25, 2021 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Instructor: Richard Dasher <rdasher [at] stanford [dot] edu>
Speakers
Mr. Deepak Garg
Founder & CEO, Rivigo
Deepak Garg is a thought leader in the field of new age logistics. Deepak founded RIVIGO in 2014 with a globally unique idea of relay driving to make logistics faster, safer and more human using technology and data. As a leader and innovator, Deepak is known for complex data-driven problem solving and issue resolution through technology. Deepak’s ability to hire a world class team and build high-performance culture has served as a growth catalyst and infused a sense of purpose at RIVIGO.
Prior to starting RIVIGO, Deepak worked with McKinsey & Co from 2006 to 2014. He has extensive experience in working with large clients on complex supply chain issues and has worked with clients across geographies in Asia, Australia and Africa.
He speaks regularly at global forums on data, technology, supply chain and leadership topics. Deepak has also recently won The Fortune India 40 under 40 and The Economic Times 40 under 40 awards. In his free time, he enjoys reading and travel and is passionate about new ideas and creating impact at scale.
Within just 4 years, RIVIGO has emerged as the largest and the fastest growing technology-enabled logistics company in India, owning a fleet of over 3000 trucks. It uses an innovative ‘driver relay’ model that enables trucks to cover 3 times more distance while making the life of truck driver more human. RIVIGO serves firms across all major industries in India with its full-truck load, part-truck (express cargo), cold chain logistics as well as digital freight aggregator services.
Deepak holds a Master’s in Business Administration from IIM – Lucknow (2006) and Bachelor’s in Technology from IIT – Kanpur (2003).
