The curtains were up for the definitive management education conference – the Indian Management Conclave (IMC) 2011. With more than 40 top speakers from Indian and across the globe, this is the biggest event of the Indian management education sector.
IMC 2011 is being organized by MBAUniverse.com, India's leading MBA portal. The theme of the two-day conference is ‘Building a Great B-school: What’s the New DNA!’. The conclave will witness convergence of eminent thought leaders to design the new DNA for management education in the country.
The Conclave Inaugural Address will be delivered by Shri Oscar Fernandez, Honorable Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha & Chairman, Committee on HRD, Government of India. As the Chairman of the Committee on Human Resources Development, Shri Fernandes is chairing discussions on many important issues including ‘The National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Education Institutions Bill 2010’, ‘The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutes, Medical Educational Institutions and Universities Bill, 2010’ and ‘The Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill, 2010.
Dr Srikant M Datar, the highly influential Harvard Business School faculty will deliver the Keynote Address. Dr. Datar will address the eminent gathering on the topic 'Redesigning the MBA Curriculum in Indian Context'.
Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Managing Director & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will deliver the Valedictory Address on the second day of the conference. The NSDC is a Public Private Partnership whose objective is to skill 150 million people in India by 2022 by fostering private sector investment and initiatives in training and skill development in 20 high growth sectors and the unorganized segment.
The Special Address will be delivered by Prof. Lu Wei, Associate Dean, Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China on the topic ‘The Asian Century: How B-schools in Asia can Collaborate’.
The Conclave 2011 will also witness address by management thought leaders like Dr. Pritam Singh, Director General, IMI, New Delhi; Dr. Bibek Banerjee, Director & Academic Mentor, IMT Ghaziabad; Dr. Rajan Saxena, Vice-Chancellor, NMIMS Mumbai; Dr. Bala Balachandran, Founder & Dean, Great Lakes Institute Of Management, Chennai; Fr. E. Abraham, Director, XLRI Jamshedpur; Dr. M Rammohan Rao, Professor and Dean Emeritus, ISB Hyderabad.
The Corporate Addresses will be given by Mr. SK Chaturvedi, CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India; Mr. K Ramkumar, Executive Director, ICICI Bank; Mr. Himanshu Goyal, Country Manager, Academic Initiatives, Developer Relations, Career Education & Globalization, IBM; Mr. Balvinder Singh Kalsi, CEO & MD, DU Pont India; Mr. Sandilya Gopalan, Vice President, Cognizant Business Consulting.
One of the key highlights of the conference will be the Panel Discussion on the topic ‘Developing a Policy framework that fosters excellence & innovation in Indian management education’. The panelists will be: Dr. H Chaturvedi, Alt President, EPSI & Director, BIMTECH (Session Chair); Dr. JD Singh, Director General, Jaipuria Group of Institutes; Mr. Premchand Palety, Chief Executive, CFORE.
Another key panel discussion will be on the topic “Making India a hub of Global Management Education: Mission Impossible?”. The panelists will be: Dr. Eileen Peacock, Vice President & Chief Officer, Asia of AACSB International; Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Principal Director, Symbiosis Society, Pune; Ms. Savita Mahajan; Deputy Dean, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad; CEO, ISB Mohali Campus.
The Conclave will witness participation of VCs of universities, government policy makers, Deans & Directors of India’s B-schools, such as IIMs, ISB Hyderabad, IMT Group, Symbiosis, KIIT, NMIMS, IMI, BIMTECH, Great Lakes, SPJIMR, other leading B-schools, and top officials from accreditation bodies, such as AACSB.
The VCs, Directors, Deans, and officials will share their views on various topics such as ‘What makes a Good B-school a Great B-school?’, ‘Making India a hub of Global Management Education: Mission Impossible?’, ‘Governance Model for Great B-school’, ‘Are multi-location Super B-schools the new mantra?’ and many other contemporary topics, ‘The Asian Century: How B-schools in Asia can collaborate & thrive’; ‘Building an Academic Brand: Branding Challenges for a B-school’; ‘Improving quality with B-school Accreditation’.
Some of the other eminent speakers who will address the Indian Management Conclave include: Ms Savita Mahajan, Deputy Dean, ISB Hyderabad & CEO, ISB Mohali Campus; Dr. BS Sahay, Director, IIM Raipur; Dr. N Ravichandran, Director, IIM Indore; Dr. P Rameshan, Director, IIM Rohtak; Prof MJ Xavier, Director, IIM Ranchi; Dr R K Shukla, Director, NCAER Center for Consumer Research; Dr AM Sherry, Director, IMT CDL; Dr. Ashok S Kolaskar, Vice Chancellor, KIIT University; Prof Bhimaraya Metri, Dean, Strathclyde SKIL Business School; Dr. PV Ramana, Founder & Chairman, ITM Group; Mr. SY Siddiqui, Managing Executive Officer, Administration-HR, Finance, IT & COSL, Maruti Suzuki India and many other eminent thought leaders.
The IMC 2011 conclave is being partnered by India’s top knowledge companies and educational institutions and media firms. These are: Strategic Partner: Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Group; B-school Partner-NMIMS, BIMTECH; Corporate Sponsor-IBM; University Partner-Symbiosis International University, KIIT University’s School of Management; Associate B-School Partners- Strathclyde SKIL Business School, Educomp Raffles Higher Education Ltd, AKGIM Ghaziabad; Research Publishing Partner-Emerald Group Publishing Limited; Knowledge Partners-McGraw-Hill Education, Harvard Business Publishing; Technology Partner-SunGard Higher Education; Print Media Partner-MINT; Television Media Partner-CNBC TV 18.
IMC 2011 is being organized by MBAUniverse.com, India's leading MBA portal. The theme of the two-day conference is ‘Building a Great B-school: What’s the New DNA!’. The conclave will witness convergence of eminent thought leaders to design the new DNA for management education in the country.
The Conclave Inaugural Address will be delivered by Shri Oscar Fernandez, Honorable Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha & Chairman, Committee on HRD, Government of India. As the Chairman of the Committee on Human Resources Development, Shri Fernandes is chairing discussions on many important issues including ‘The National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Education Institutions Bill 2010’, ‘The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutes, Medical Educational Institutions and Universities Bill, 2010’ and ‘The Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill, 2010.
Dr Srikant M Datar, the highly influential Harvard Business School faculty will deliver the Keynote Address. Dr. Datar will address the eminent gathering on the topic 'Redesigning the MBA Curriculum in Indian Context'.
Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Managing Director & CEO, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will deliver the Valedictory Address on the second day of the conference. The NSDC is a Public Private Partnership whose objective is to skill 150 million people in India by 2022 by fostering private sector investment and initiatives in training and skill development in 20 high growth sectors and the unorganized segment.
The Special Address will be delivered by Prof. Lu Wei, Associate Dean, Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China on the topic ‘The Asian Century: How B-schools in Asia can Collaborate’.
The Conclave 2011 will also witness address by management thought leaders like Dr. Pritam Singh, Director General, IMI, New Delhi; Dr. Bibek Banerjee, Director & Academic Mentor, IMT Ghaziabad; Dr. Rajan Saxena, Vice-Chancellor, NMIMS Mumbai; Dr. Bala Balachandran, Founder & Dean, Great Lakes Institute Of Management, Chennai; Fr. E. Abraham, Director, XLRI Jamshedpur; Dr. M Rammohan Rao, Professor and Dean Emeritus, ISB Hyderabad.
The Corporate Addresses will be given by Mr. SK Chaturvedi, CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India; Mr. K Ramkumar, Executive Director, ICICI Bank; Mr. Himanshu Goyal, Country Manager, Academic Initiatives, Developer Relations, Career Education & Globalization, IBM; Mr. Balvinder Singh Kalsi, CEO & MD, DU Pont India; Mr. Sandilya Gopalan, Vice President, Cognizant Business Consulting.
One of the key highlights of the conference will be the Panel Discussion on the topic ‘Developing a Policy framework that fosters excellence & innovation in Indian management education’. The panelists will be: Dr. H Chaturvedi, Alt President, EPSI & Director, BIMTECH (Session Chair); Dr. JD Singh, Director General, Jaipuria Group of Institutes; Mr. Premchand Palety, Chief Executive, CFORE.
Another key panel discussion will be on the topic “Making India a hub of Global Management Education: Mission Impossible?”. The panelists will be: Dr. Eileen Peacock, Vice President & Chief Officer, Asia of AACSB International; Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar, Principal Director, Symbiosis Society, Pune; Ms. Savita Mahajan; Deputy Dean, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad; CEO, ISB Mohali Campus.
The Conclave will witness participation of VCs of universities, government policy makers, Deans & Directors of India’s B-schools, such as IIMs, ISB Hyderabad, IMT Group, Symbiosis, KIIT, NMIMS, IMI, BIMTECH, Great Lakes, SPJIMR, other leading B-schools, and top officials from accreditation bodies, such as AACSB.
The VCs, Directors, Deans, and officials will share their views on various topics such as ‘What makes a Good B-school a Great B-school?’, ‘Making India a hub of Global Management Education: Mission Impossible?’, ‘Governance Model for Great B-school’, ‘Are multi-location Super B-schools the new mantra?’ and many other contemporary topics, ‘The Asian Century: How B-schools in Asia can collaborate & thrive’; ‘Building an Academic Brand: Branding Challenges for a B-school’; ‘Improving quality with B-school Accreditation’.
Some of the other eminent speakers who will address the Indian Management Conclave include: Ms Savita Mahajan, Deputy Dean, ISB Hyderabad & CEO, ISB Mohali Campus; Dr. BS Sahay, Director, IIM Raipur; Dr. N Ravichandran, Director, IIM Indore; Dr. P Rameshan, Director, IIM Rohtak; Prof MJ Xavier, Director, IIM Ranchi; Dr R K Shukla, Director, NCAER Center for Consumer Research; Dr AM Sherry, Director, IMT CDL; Dr. Ashok S Kolaskar, Vice Chancellor, KIIT University; Prof Bhimaraya Metri, Dean, Strathclyde SKIL Business School; Dr. PV Ramana, Founder & Chairman, ITM Group; Mr. SY Siddiqui, Managing Executive Officer, Administration-HR, Finance, IT & COSL, Maruti Suzuki India and many other eminent thought leaders.
The IMC 2011 conclave is being partnered by India’s top knowledge companies and educational institutions and media firms. These are: Strategic Partner: Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Group; B-school Partner-NMIMS, BIMTECH; Corporate Sponsor-IBM; University Partner-Symbiosis International University, KIIT University’s School of Management; Associate B-School Partners- Strathclyde SKIL Business School, Educomp Raffles Higher Education Ltd, AKGIM Ghaziabad; Research Publishing Partner-Emerald Group Publishing Limited; Knowledge Partners-McGraw-Hill Education, Harvard Business Publishing; Technology Partner-SunGard Higher Education; Print Media Partner-MINT; Television Media Partner-CNBC TV 18.
