First Lecture Series:
Speaker: Mr. Gaurav Sangtani
The 1st lecture series was hosted by Institute of Management, Nirma University for the academic
year 2019-20 on 29th June 2019. It was addressed by Mr. Gaurav Sangtani. He is Vice-President
– Goldman Sachs and also President of Jigyasa Foundation. It is non-profit organization which
brings Curiosity and Creativity into Education System.
He shared his views on Humans in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Employability Skills.
He also shared the concept of 3 C's that helps succeed in life, that is
Clarity
Curiosity
Creativity.
Second Lecture Series:
Speaker: Mr. Sunil Narula
The guest lecture for 2nd Lecture Series was addressed by Mr. Sunil Narula. He is the Vice
President of Marketing department at Panasonic. He has more than 20 years of experience
crosswise over Sales, Brand Management and Product Management.
He shared his learning and bits of knowledge about the significance of Television
Advertisement in this computerized world. Mr. Narula talked about the mastery of TV
promoting in this 70000-crore notice industry. He proceeded onward to underscore how TV is
grasping advanced media and with the approach of OTT, how they would supplement each other
in the coming years. He effectively brought up how TV has been the confided in medium
throughout the years and generally discussion free when contrasted with the web-based life
promotion.
He at long last reasoned that with an expansion in the advanced move, Television and Digital
media would go inseparably later on.
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Third Lecture Series:
Speaker: Mr. Jagnoor Singh
We are pleased to have Mr. Jagnoor Singh as our guest lecturer for the third lecture series of academic
year 2019-2020. He is the Alumni of SP Jain and Branch Sales Manager (north) in Mondelez
International. He has been part of various industries, across various regions and has an experience of
more than ten years.
He talked on the topic ‘Career is a trek to the top and not just a sprint to the base camp’. Sir has
begun by sharing his experiences in the corporate world and his voyage from b-school days to the
corporate. He emphasized on the way that there is definition of success. Each individual has its own
definition of success. According to him, one cannot compare his success with another one, if you achieve
what you aspired then you are successful and this is the thing that makes you a champ. He further
included, "Would what you like to do and not what is anticipated from you."
What's more, to do as such, he magnificently referred to "Dream isn't what we have in sleep, it is
something that keeps us awake" which thus will assist you with creating those achievements for the way
of accomplishment. He additionally referenced nothing matters other than what you do in a range of two
years of MBA and in the wake of entering the corporate world.
He finished up by saying there is no Guru mantra or alternate route towards success. The main way out is
to propel yourself and achieve what you aim.
Fourth Lecture Series:
Speaker: Mr. Kaushal Mehta
Our institute hosted 4th Lecture Series of the new academic year. The speaker was Mr. Kaushal
Mehta. He is Vice President and Head- Central RMS at Reliance Industries Ltd. He had
experience in the field of Banking and Quality Professional with a showed skill in structure and
arrangement of Quality and Governance systems in the Banking and Oil and Energy ventures, He
is proficient in Change Management, Business Transformation, Risk Management, DMAIC,
Quality Management and holder of different standard expert accreditations – CAAIB, Six Sigma
Master Black Belt, ASQ CSSBB, CMQ/OE.
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He talked about how the technology is changing the trend in management. He cited a quote
"Change is still happening only pace has changed". He likewise discussed VUCA (Volatility,
Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) Culture – to portray the occasions we live in. He said that
the principal thing we have to comprehend is the greatness of the test that we face, discussed
certain organizations that escaped the mechanical market since they were not ready to adapt up
to the progressions that the time requests.
He also enlightens us on 4C model, which help the organization which can assist an association
with surviving in a changing and developing world regarding innovation and the executives. The
4c's are:
1.Learn, unlearn and relearn
2. Construct Trust
3. Take risks
4. Appreciate fundamental beliefs.
He shared guides to legitimize how every one of them can assist an association with surviving
and develop. He at long last finished up the talk arrangement with an announcement "Indeed,
change is occurring and it is quick."
Fifth Lecture Series:
Speaker: Mr. Bhavin Pandya
The speaker for the 5th Seminar Series was Mr. Bhavin Pandya. He is the General Manager at
Industrial Technique, Atlas Copco S.R.O. He is also the Alumni of IMNU. He has more than
15 years of involvement in Atlas Copco, dealing with P&L and different financials of different
verticals inside ITBA and the combined element covering India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and
Sri Lanka. He drives a group of in excess of 300 direct workers and more than 150 wholesalers
found everywhere the district. He additionally has involvement in deals for more than 3 years.
He began the workshop with an announcement " An ever learner, connected and resourceful
person with an active growth mindset", and afterward discussed Industry 4.0 – interfacing world,
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the computerization of assembling and about VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity,
Ambiguity) World. He said non-execution and reasons are not equivalent to execution, in this
changing world with such headways in innovation, on the off chance that you need to endure you
need to act. he additionally discussed mechanical technology and robotization picking up
notoriety in Industry 4.0, and about digitalization wherein he said either digitize or kick the
bucket. He informed us concerning ATAWAD (whenever, anyplace, any gadget) that how this
gives adaptability and better administration control, to help this he shared his very own case
industry that how it causes them to accomplish better outcomes and about peculiarity PCs
creating PCs and dexterous methods for working. He at long last finished up this learning session
with an announcement "Assembling and Services are getting to be indivisible; it is tied in with
giving qualities to the clients".
Sixth Lecture Series:
Speaker: Mr. Pankaj Joshi
The speaker for the 6th Seminar Series was Mr. Pankaj Joshi. He is the Managing Director of
Nysa Global- a boutique investment and management advisory firm founded in India.
The Topic of the lecture was “Investment Immigration”.
Being a veteran strategic advisor to families and High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs) looking to
expand their global footprints for personal & financial growth working with them to navigate the
complexities of global migration through investments, international business investments &
expansion and pre-immigration tax planning & structuring sir has given us a lot of insight on
how his firm operates and is progressing through its subsidiaries and affiliates in Singapore,
Hong Kong and the United States of America.
Sir told us about various circumstances in which a person makes up his mind to leave his or her
native country and settle in a new one which includes standard of living, better environment,
different culture etc.
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Utkrishta’19
Day-1
Utkrishta 2019 is the name of Management Conclave of Institute of Management, Nirma
University. It was organized by 5 clubs of IMNU: Niche – the Marketing Club, Imprintz – the
HR Club, Clique- the IT Club, Optimus – the Operations Club and Finesse – the Finance Club of
IMNU.
The theme for the conclave was “Managing Organizations in the Era of Transformations”.
The debut address was conveyed by the Chief Guest Mr. Pankaj Tibak, State Head-Gujarat
State, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Individuals who
don't change become outdated" with this he truly inferred the topic of the gathering. He spoke
widely about main impetuses of rivalry and changes in innovation in this day and age.
The theme for the first plenary session was “Sustainable Development Goals”. The first address
of the session was delivered by Mr. Avinash Chaturvedi. He is Ex. Director of NTPC (retd.)
Sustainability has two perspectives to it-condition and society, he said "Our general public is
transforming into an island of thriving encompassed by haziness". He further examined about the
17 manageability objectives underscoring on the way that they are entirely attainable. He
clarified how person's commitment could really compare to what governments commitment can
do. Mr. Chaturvedi very much expressed that days are gone when Organizations used to
concentrate on minor Profit Maximization-now even the greatest of the associations need to turn
out to be progressively aware of how they capacity and how they sway both our condition and
society.
After the first address, the second talk was given by Captain Anil Kishore Singh, Chief
Executive Officer- Inland Waterways, Adani Logistics Limited. He started the session by
discussing the National Waterway Act and major Inland Waterway Routes of India like the
Ganges inland conduit course and the Brahmaputra inland conduit in Assam. He likewise
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clarified about the innovative headways in the field of coordination and transportation relating to
inland conduits. Commander Anil Kishore Singh additionally featured upon Adani Logistics
Limited's imagined activities along these significant national conduits.
Starting the following discussion of the session, Mr. Satyashankar Mahaparta, Senior Vice
President-Risk and Analytics, Barclays Investment Bank, talked about 'Inventive budgetary
items for economic advancement.' Various enormous monetary establishments like World Bank,
IFC, IBRT and so on are holding hands with Nations and Institutions to create Innovative
structures for accomplishing the Sustainable improvement objectives. He further added that
entrance to fund assumes a key job in Developing Sustainable improvement objectives. Mr.
Mahapatra characterized Environment Social Governance (ESG) and expressed the Challenges
in ESG speculation, for example, Lower Returns, Lack of adequate information to Evaluate ESG
parameters and Inability to pull in outside ventures. He discussed India as a Developing Potential
market size. He additionally discussed challenge investigation in the developing business sector.
The last address of the session was conveyed by Mr. Abhay Saxena, Associate Vice President-
HR &TQM, Hero Corporate Services, he talked about the hazards of uncontrolled human
action and how corporate covetousness has made irreversible harm condition. He likewise
discussed what number of organizations unjustifiably get ecological confirmations at the same
time mocking all the natural laws. He talked about the significance of appropriate waste transfer
by enormous organizations, which are the really the guilty parties for the major ecological
fiascos.
The second Plenary Session was on the subject "Business Beyond Boundaries"
The principal address was by Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Vice President-Commercial, Gujarat
substantial compound constrained (GHCL). Mr. Kumar discussed How organizations are not any
more bound by conventional limits. The subsequent location was given by Mr. Pavan Singh,
Marketing head-center dairy items, Deputy General Manager (Marketing), GCMMF Limited
(Amul). The third address was conveyed by Mr. Paresh Gupta, Founder and CEO, Global place
for business enterprise and Commerce (GCEC), Brand envoy Rajasthan Government Youth and
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game exercises, Brand representative Rajasthan charge professional Association. The fourth
address was given by Mr. Amit Chhabra, Senior General supervisor OEM Business
Development, Shell India Lubricants.
Day-2
The debut address of Day 2 of the Management Conclave was conveyed by Mr. Nagdev
Bindiganavale, Co-Founder-Center for Transformational Leadership, TISSAA. He started
the session by discussing cultural drivers and business and individual reactions in Evolving
Business Models. He clarified why brands are reacting by blowing up qualities. He likewise
discussed the association model changes, on the side of which he said "Worth v/s rules-Go
figures."
After the session, it was followed up by second session Mr. Gaurav Perti, Co-Chief Executive
Officer- 1 Pay. He started the session by giving a business enterprise edge to the topic of the
conference. He illuminated the organizations which are flourishing in light of the fact that they
pursue "Purchased on the vision of what the future sees" technique. He likewise discussed how
basic information is these days and how organizations are utilizing it with the end goal of
personalization.
Starting the following session, Mr. Varun Chugh, Master Black Belt and Innovation Leader,
Novartis talked about 'Advancing Business Models'. He discussed the two ideas which are most
significant for solid tasks and plan of action of an association Speed and Need. He clarified about
the distinctive market types and how to tap them in an unexpected way. He talked about constant
instances of Nokia, McDonalds, and Patanjali.
The fourth session was tended to by Ms. Ragini Rao, Head-HR Business Partner, Space
Matrix. She initiated the session by telling the understudies how having a decent hang on six
dialects has helped her in associating with individuals and adjusting the way of life. She talked
about the significance of remaining applicable, real and versatile in any association. Further, she
clarified the plan of action of Space Matrix – the market impacts, the development and how the
inside structure needs to ceaselessly advance to empower further development and changes.
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The second Plenary Session was on the point "Problematic Technologies".
The principal address of second session was by Mr. Nalin Bansal, Head Rupay-NCMC and
NFS. Mr. Bansal discussed how the innovations have influenced the associations in this unique
world. The subsequent location was given by Mr. Nitin Nair, General Manager-Connected Cars,
Nissan Motor Corporation.
The third address was conveyed by Mr. Himanshu Periwal, Vice President-Growth,
ixigo.com, trailed by the fourth speaker Ms. Mehjabeen Taj Aalam, Head-Information
Technology, Muthoot Homefin (India) Ltd. The speakers gave their significant contributions
on the exchange subject and finished up the session with huge learning. Day 2 was finished up
by the valedictory session by examining changing jobs of HR abilities into the period of changes.
The session seat, Prof. Balakrishnan Unny, finished up the session by stretching out the
statement of gratitude to the dignitaries who had graced the occasion with their essence. He
expressed gratitude toward the different arranging boards of trustees engaged with Utkrishta
2019, in this way bringing the two-day Management Conclave as far as possible.
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