IIM Shillong Conducts Management Summit
IIM Shillong organised a three-day summit that covered aspects of MBA specialisations such as marketing, human resources, operations management etc. Eminent personalities from the business domains graced the summit and shared their thoughtful views.
Indian Institute of Management, Shillongrecently organized a three-day summit where strategy and consulting experts highlighted how legacy businesses are being pushed by startups with an objective to reinvent themselves. Some of the popular panel members who addressed the IIM Shillong summit include the following:
- Mihir Modi, Former ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Chief Business Officer and Co-founder of Rainshine Entertainment
- Vikas Pawar, Corporate Strategy & Analytics Head, GATI-KWE
- Rajat Tuli, Co-founder, Happily Unmarried
- Gaurav Mehta, CMO, Girnar Soft Pvt. Ltd.
- Kapil Arora, President, Ogilvy
- Vijay Kadu, Vice President (Sales), Business Standard
- Anand Singh, Senior Vice President, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies India
- Mukesh Tiwari, Head of Talent Acquisition (APAC), Caterpillar Inc
- Satyendra, President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Eastman Auto & Power
- Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya, Business Head (HR), Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Service
- Ranjeev Lahkar, Head HR (India), Colgate Global Business Services
- Haresh Chaturvedi, Reliance Industries
- Annapurna A, Inspirage
- Surinder Kohli, Jaipur Rugs
- Vivek Jain, Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Rashmi Patra, Head (Technical Operations), Novartis
- Rajeev Yadav, CHRO, Welspun
The summit at IIM Shillong focused on making students understand how marketing is constantly evolving in sync with the needs of Indian youth. Key speakers also spoke about the benefits of sharing economy and indulging in experimentative methods in today's market. Others also highlighted the importance and dependence on digital marketing strategies and its increasing need.
Speakers from the human resource domain spoke about how HR management has evolved as a strategic partner from a mere supporting function of a business. They also covered topics like diversity and the need to increase automation in a business entity. Some panelists also shared views on the theme of - Rebuilding India with Billion Human Resources.
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On the other hand, panelists from the operations background spoke about the behaviour of employees, suppliers and customers and its relevance in the executive decision-making process.
The summit was indeed an insightful session with the participation of the above-mentioned speakers who provided students with real-world examples and case analysis for a better understanding of the subject.
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