IFIM Business School organized 12th International Conference

Bengaluru, September 18th, 2017: IFIM Business School, Bangalore held its two-day International Conference, Convergence on the 15th and 16th of September. The event themed ‘Management 2022: Growth and Sustainability Challenges’, comprised of a series of plenary sessions and paper presentations.

Sanjay Padode, Secretary, Centre of Development Education, in his introductory address emphasized on the transformation that our country is going through today which will be a remarkable step in the development of India. “Be it economically, socially or technologically, innovation is the key to every form of growth. This innovation will be brought by the young minds of this nation who are now in their growth phase. Hence, this is a crucial time. With the right ecosystem build around them, they will grow with the potential that many cannot predict.”

During the keynote address Mr. Ramesh Krishnan, CEO, India and Head of MESA, Parkway Pentai, IHH Healthcare, Singapore said, “Growth and innovation are two terms which have played an essential part in my journey. I have travelled from being an engineer to moving to MBA, then healthcare, and now mergers and acquisitions. At each stage, I realized that innovation begins with the self. If you don’t constantly grow and innovate, you cannot have a lasting impact in your life, in the larger community and the nation as a whole. Youngsters need to feel that ‘Aha’ moment of life which comes when you feel the growth in life.”

Members of the panel discussion included Rama N.S, CEO ELCITA,Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, Former Director General, NIELIT,Pankaj Mishra, Executive Director (Global IT Sourcing), Sony Pictures Limited and Gururaj Deshpande, Vice President and Head Bangalore Development Centre, Infosys on the topic of Innovation as a Growth Driver: Challenges and opportunities. Speaking on the challenges of the entertainment industry, Pankaj Mishra, Executive Director of Sony Pictures emphasized on how the new players like Netflix and Amazon have built an empire in the industry which was ruled by a handful of players for about 20 years. “Sony has seen all ups and downs of the entertainment industry and yet managed to keep a strong name because it believed that innovation has to go hand in hand with time.”

The papers presented were based on the tracks of Innovations in Finance, The Future Marketing, Emerging Trends in Technology and Business, Challenges in Supply Chain Management and Logistics and Strategy, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Ethics.

The prize winners for the paper presentation were: