Seminar Director:

• A one-day National Seminar on “Floriculture Exports Challenges and Opportunities” at International Management Institute, New Delhi on 5th December, 2005 jointly with IMI & APEDA. Mr Arnold Pazer, Ambassador for South East Asian Countries for Agriculture and Mr K S Money, Chairman – APEDA was the chief guest. 60 members participated.

• A 3-day “ecch Case Workshop” on 11-13 February 2009, jointly with ecch, UK and GITAM, Visakhapatnam. Mr. Richard McCracken, Director – ecch and his team were part of the workshop. 25 faculties from various colleges and GITAM participated in the workshop; ecch–Director took active part in the workshop as a participant.

• A two-day Seminar on “India – China Relations: 60 Years of Cooperation in Economy & Business, Education and Culture” at Hotel Katriya Towers, Hyderabad, on 12th November, 2010. The Chinese Ambassador H.E. Mr. Zhang Yan was the Chief Guest. 180 delegates participated.

• A one-day seminar on “Indo-Sri Lanka Relations” on 26th February, 2011 at GITAM. H.E. Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam, High Commisioner for Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in India, New Delhi. 50 delegates present.

• Co-Convenor, CHRO Conclave 2018, “Leading Through Disruption”  more than 50 CHRO’s from Pan India participated which was organized on 24th November, 2018 which was sponsored by Global Workforce Forum (GWFM Forum)

• Organizing Committee Member for a one-day International Conference on “BRICS and The World Economic Order” on 10th March, 2012 at GITAM. H.E. Dr. Nikolay A Listopadov, Counsel General for the Russian Federation, Southern Region, Chennai, Mr. Deng Xijun, Minister Counsellor & DCM, Embassy of The People’s Republic of China in India, New Delhi and Mr. Pheko Weeto, Director – South Asia Directorate, Republic of South Africa, Pretoria were the Chief Guests. 120 delegates participated.

• Organizing Committee Member and Chairperson for the VVIP’s in 95th IEA Conference held in GITAM University, 26th – 27th December, 2012. Was deputed personally for the Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, Dr. C. Rangarajan and 120 VVIP’s for came for the Conference which had more than 1,500 delegates.

• Committee member for the University Foundation Day and Convocation, play an active role in the organizing committee for organizing these occasions successfully, also involved in institute building activities which include seminars, conference and workshops at the School and University level.

Orchestrated & Organized Industry-Interface & International Immersion Programme

• Organized and orchestrated industry-interface every year where the prime responsibility is to collect database of companies, co-ordinate with students, fix up appointments with companies and request to visit campus for recruitment. Every year a team of 10 to 20 students would be a part of this activity.

• Lead a group of 80 students to Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi for industry-interface and arranged for transportation, accommodation, food, permission from companies and sightseeing, etc. We travelled through train, bus and vans and covered nearly 3,000 kms (2002).

• Lead a group of 150 students and 3 faculty members to Sri Lanka for Port visits, Sri Lankan Chamber of Commerce, Hambanthota Port and important places in Sri Lanka. We left Visakhapatnam by train and took a flight from Chennai. Took care of everything from the moment we left the campus until we returned back to campus (2013). Was appreciated by the press and media at Sri Lanka.

• Lead a group of 65 students to Dubai as part of International Port visit and Study Tour for a week. Visited Jebel Ali Port, University of Wollongong, Dubai and other local companies, a desert safari, etc (20th – 26th February, 2017).

MDP’s & Seminars:

• Speaker for webinar organized by RMAI, New Delhi on “Vernacular, Video and Vyaapar Driving the Internet Revolution in Rural India”, 16.4.2022 from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm with Mr. Mr. Puneet Avasthi, Senior Executive Director, Kantar as a moderator and Mr. Prabhakar Tiwari, Chief Growth Officer, Angel One (formerly Angel Broking Ltd.), Mr. Mandeep Singh, Vice President – Sales & Strategy, Soothe Healthcare and Dr. K S Bhatia, Founder & CEO, Pumpkart.com and Figital.com as speakers.
• Chaired a Panel Discussion for An International Conference on Impact of Current Events on the Future of Business Building Resilient Organizations organized by VJIM, Hyderabad on 8.3.2022, 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm on the topic: “Organizational Resilience: Sectoral Experiences”, list of Speakers: Dr. Kandappan Balasubramanian, Associate Professor – School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Taylor’s University. Malaysia, Mr. Sreekanth Chundi, President & Business Head, Shriram Bioseed Genetics (A Division of DCM Shriram Ltd), Hyderabad, Dr. Santosh K. Patra, Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Media & Entertainment Mgmt. MICA, Ahmedabad, India and Mr. Raghuram Maganty, Business Solutions Manager, ANZ Banking Group, Singapore.
• Presented and participated a paper in an international virtual conference on “Fintech, Business Ecosystem & Economic Development”, European Business School, Paris on 25th June, 2021. “Does Women Director Education Matter: Evidence from Indian Commercial Banks”, alongwith Dr. Prof. Priti Bakhshi (S P Jain School of Global Management – India), Neeraj Gupta (N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research – India), Ravinath Dammalapati (Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management – India) and Tarun Agarwal (N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research – India).

• Faculty Development in “Rural Entrepreneurship, 19th – 25th March, 2018 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalogonda
• Organized A Case Study workshop on 20th March, 2018 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda when I participated in the FDP on Rural Entrepreneurship.
• Resource Person for “Rural Entrepreneurship, 20th March, 2018 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalogonda.
• Resource Person for a one day seminar and training programme on “Digital Marketing” organised by Junior Chamber International (JCI), Vizag on 22nd April, 2018.
• Participated and took active part in the AGM of RMAI on the 26th December, 2017 as a Life Member of RMAI in the key issues that RMAI.
• Took part in the Fifth Edition of East Coast Maritime Business Summit, held at Taj Gateway organized by Maritime Gateway, 9 – 10 February, 2017.
• Took part in RMAI organized “Rural Conclave” in Gurgaon from 15th – 16th December, 2016. Also chaired a technical session during the Conclave.
• Took active part in the AGM of RMAI on the 16th December, 2016 as a Life Member of RMAI in the key issues that RMAI is encompassed in.
• Took part in a business summit on “East Coast Maritime Business Summit, 28th – 29th January, 2016 at Novotel, Visakhapatnam along with ten students from GLSCM.
• Resource Person and participated in a training programme on “Agripreneurship Development for Rural Youth” 27th September – 6th October, 2015 at BCT – KVK, Haripuram, Visakhapatnam a collaborative programme of 6 Took training programme for 30 SHG people from Araku and Paderu, the topics that were delivered, presented and trained were: a. “Motivation and Confidence Building for Agripreneurs” on 27th September, 2015 from 10 am to 1.00 pm; b. “Rural Communication Skills for Agripreneurs” from 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm and c. “Good Practices in Rural Agri-Marketing” from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm. d. 30th September, 2015 “How Social Media is useful for Agripreneurs”
• Participated in an “IBM Training and Certificate Programme” sponsored by GSIB, in which the following were offered, Foundation Course in Big Data using IBM Info-sphere Big Insight and Enablement, Fundamentals of Enterprise Planning and Budgeting using COGNOS TM1, 8th – 14th June, 2015.
• Participated in a “One Day User Awareness Programme on Shodhganga and Anti-Plagiarism Software iThenticate / Turnitin” at KRC, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam on 23.03.2015.
• Participated, presented a paper and Chaired a technical session for the International Conference organized by GH Raisoni Institute of Business Management & AIMS International – North Maharashtra Chapter, on “Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide: Through Rural Transformation” 30th & 31st January, 2015 at Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
• Organised intra University Fest – GUSAC Carnival, 2012.
• Participated, organizing member and Chairperson for the VVIP’s in 95th IEA Conference held in GITAM University, 26th – 27th December, 2012.
• Participated in National Seminar on “Maritime Developments to India’s East” jointly organized by Eastern Naval Command and National Maritime Foundation, Visakhapatnam on 8th October, 2012.
• Presented a paper in a National Seminar on Management of Self-Help Groups (SHG’s) at Department of Commerce, PG Courses and Research Centre DNR College, Bhimavaram titled “Self – Help Groups in India” on 24th Feb. 2011.
• Presented a paper in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on Challenges and Strategies of Small Scale Industries at SKSD Mahila Kalasala (UG & PG), Tanuku titled “SSI in India – An Overview” on 20th – 21st December, 2010.
• Presented a paper in a National Seminar on Emerging Dimensions in Marketing at SAINTGITS Institute of Management, Kottayam titled “Portfolio Approach to Marketing Investment Allocation: A theoretical Note” along with Prof. Ganti Subrahmanyam on 19th – 20th November, 2010.
• Attended at three day workshop on Case Development organized by Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore, 15th to 17th June, 2007.
• Took active part and participated in Amaethon-Annual Agribusiness Summit at IIM – Ahmadabad from 19 – 21 January, 2007.
• Participated in Sixth Asia Pacific ABC Conference on Management Communication organized by IIM-Ahmadabad from 14 – 16 December, 2006.
• Seminar Director and presented a paper for a one-day National Seminar on “Floriculture Exports Challenges & Opportunities” at International Management Institute, New Delhi on 5th December, 2005 jointly with IMI & APEDA. Mr Arnold Pazer, Ambassador for South East Asian Countries for Agriculture and Mr K S Money, Chairman – APEDA was the chief guests.
• Participated in International Conference on “Marketing Paradigms for Emerging Economies” at IIM, Ahmedabad during 12-13 January 2005.
• Participated and presented a paper, “Agriculture Exports in India – Problems and Prospects” with Prof Dr M Gangadhara Rao, Director, College of Management Studies, GITAM at National Seminar on “Agriculture Promotion” organized by Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa on 20th March 2005.
• Presented a paper in a seminar on “Role of Women in Advertising”.
• Participated in the Training Programme on “Entrepreneurship Case Teaching by Indian School of Business”, Hyderabad, from 14th to 16th April, 2005.
• Participated in the Two-day National Summit on “Services Marketing” organized by AIMA at New Delhi during 9th – 10th September 2005.
•  Presented a Paper titled “Floriculture Exports in India – An Overview” in a One-Day National Seminar on “Floriculture Exports – Challenges & Opportunities” jointly organized by International Management Institute (IMI), Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and GIFT at IMI, New Delhi on 5th December, 2005.
• A three week Faculty Development Programme sponsored by AICTE and organized by School of Management Studies, Chaitanya Bharathi Institue of Technology, Hyderabad  from 18th December, 2000 to 8th January, 2001.
• Participated in a three week Induction Training Programme for Management Faculty, sponsored by AICTE and organized by Department of Commerce and Management Studies, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam from 26th February, 1996 to 17th March, 1996.

Research & Consultancy

• “Establishment of Clonal Propagation Centre for production of Casuarinas, Eucalyptus Clones” at Central Prison, Visakhapatnam at a cost Rs. 65 lakhs
• ,Department of Science and Technology along with Dr. K. Venkateswar Rao who is the Principal Investigator, in which I trained them and helped them to market their products in rural areas, 2017.
• Participated in a Research study and published a paper on “Floriculture as a viable business” a Pune study along with Dr (Ms.) Devdhar in “Floriculture Today” (November 2004).
• Consultancy for MSTC, Visakhapatnam jointly with CMS, GITAM (Dealing with Marketing Dimensions for this public sector undertaking). Rs. 5 lakhs in 2004.

Research Guide

• Ph. D: Two awarded
  • The Impact of Kaizen Events on Perceived Employee: A Study in Indian Automotive Component Manufacturing Companies, August 2012, GITAM, S. Sri Lalitha.
  • Green IT Enabling Factors Modeling and Empirical Analysis of Consumer Purchasing Behavior for Saudi Arabia, August 2015, GITAM, Sania Khan.

• M. Phil: One Awarded
  • “A Study on Building Brands without Mass Media with special reference to the Retail Outlets in Viskhapatnam”, April 2009, Madurai Kamraja University, J Edukondala Rao.

• Executive Council Member & Life Member – Rural Marketing Association of India.
• Alumni IIM, Ahmadabad.
• The Rose Society of Poona, Pune.
• The Indian Rose Federation, Mumbai.
• The Ramakrishna Mission, Tanuku.
• Ex-Ness Wadian Association (ENWA), Pune.

Book Published

Dr. D. Ravinath, “Floriculture as a Viable Business” book published under GIFT-Excel Series, New Delhi, 2007. ISBN: 978-81-8323-023-0. It is also there in The Library of Congress, USA with the collection number, LCCN:   2012323562. 09.02.2012.
Dr. D. Ravinath, Editor – Conference Proceedings of 5th International Conference held on 27th – 29th April 2023. “Impact of Current Events on the Future of Business” Journal Press India, E-ISBN: 978-81-956810-4-4, First Edition, September 2023.
https://www.journalpressindia.com/website/5th-intlconference-vjim2023

Book Review

Dr. D. Ravinath: “Rural Marketing – Indian Perspectives” written by Awadesh Kumar Singh and Satyaprakash Pandey,  New Age International (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2005, 217pp, Rs.145 (PB), [ISBN: 81-224-1683-7] in Global Business Review, Vol. 7, No. 2, July-Dec 2006 pp 377-379.