Dato' Vijay Eswaran and the QI group also have partnerships with prestigious international organizations such as FIFA, International Olympic Committee, United Nations- FAO program. They have an estimated three million customers in over 160 countries worldwide and a further presence in nearly 30 countries through QI Group's various offices and subsidiaries. For someone like Dato’ Vijay Eswaran, there is no limit to what a person can do. Dato’ Vijay Eswaran is presently the group MD and the CEO of the QI group of companies. Under his leadership, the QI group has encountered enough success to venture into several other businesses. Now QI group boasts of several businesses ranging from holiday resorts, luxury products, wellness, telecommunication services and TV stations in Europe.
The QI group the Dato’ Vijay Eswaran runs, also has a corporate social responsibility arm - RYTHM - that is involved in philanthropic activities around the world. Dato’ Vijay Eswaran lives by the simple, yet profound philosophy that can be summed up in the sentence, ‘Raise Yourself to Help Mankind’, and on the basis of these words Dato’ Eswaran has started the RYTHM foundation. This foundation helps millions to improve their lives. Dato’ Vijay’s humanitarian activities have not stopped with the setting up of this foundation alone. This Malaysian citizen of Indian origin has also started the Vijayaratnam Foundation in Malaysia in the memory of his father. The foundation helps in providing scholarships to the needy but deserving students.
QI Ltd boasts Hong Kong as its home ground and headquaters, from where it lead its globally spread group of companies. Dato' Vijay Eswaran established QI Ltd in 1998, during the time of the Asian economic crisis. True to his visionary nature, Dato' Vijay Eswaran was looking toward the future. Already handling a varied list of businesses from retail to media training & education, the QI group is still rapidly expanding into more businesses.
Dato’ Vijay Eswaran is a highly acclaimed motivational speaker, giving inspiring lectures on fields as varied as business and spirituality. Such is the power of his oratory skills that he has been invited to speak at leading universities and even at various business leadership and management forums like the prestigious Commonwealth Business Forum of the CHOGM 2007 in Uganda where Dato’ Vijay Eswaran also participated in the Heads of Government Round meeting.
Transcripts of Dato' Vijay Eswaran's Speech at Pravasi Bhartiya Divas - Global Indian Diaspora Meet - New Delhi, India, Jan 8, 2008.
Dato' Vijay Eswaran was recently invited by the Government of India to speak at the 6th annual Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD), the largest convention of the global Indian diaspora.
The PBD is a prestigious platform for global Indians to confer with prominent ministers of the Indian government to discuss important issues related to the diaspora. Dato' Vijay Eswaran was part of a distinguished panel discussion on the 'Knowledge Economy' that included Mr. Sam Pitroda, chairman of India's National Knowledge Commission; Mr. Kapil Sibal, Indian minister for Science & Technology; Dr. Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM and Dr. Balaji Sadasivam, Senior Minister from Singapore. The two-day convention of the 6th annual PBD covered, among others, important sessions such as the 'Knowledge Economy', Trade & Business opportunities, Social Development Challenges and Investment & Infrastructure.
Having worked in North America and Europe, and built worldwide businesses from South East Asia Dato' Vijay Eswaran has a truly global background to bring to bear on the competitive aspect in the Knowledge Econom.
Here is the transcript of Dato' Vijay Eswaran's Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Speech
Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Speech