January 09, 2020, Hyderabad: Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM), Hyderabad, a premier business school, recently held a two-day international conference titled ‘Impact of Current Events on the Future of Business’ from January 2nd, 2020 to January 4th, 2020. The 2020 edition of the conference was focused around the theme, ‘How the Businesses will be Transforming and Evolving in the Future.’
The conference was attended by the students, faculty members, staff, and eminent personalities from the industry, including Pradeep Shenoy – Sr. Divisional Manager, LIC, Mr. Subba Rao – CFO, Premier Explosives, Mr. Sanjay Bobde – Lead Consultant, National Institute for Smart Government, Mr. Vijay Raghavan – Head of Mission/Country Director, The Johanniter International, Mr. Rohit Swarup – Founder, Explorra School of Design, Mr. and Mr. Ramesh Parikh – Head AP & TS, Anand Rathi Insurance Brokerage Limited, among many others.
The conference was inaugurated by Mr. Narayanasamy Rajashekar – CFO, Sanofi Health India, and Dr. S Ram Kumar – an Entrepreneur. In their inaugural address, the former highlighted the impacts of GST, dimensions of globalization, the significance of BREXIT, and other governmental policies, and the precautions citizens must take in the forthcoming years. The latter laid focus on the unorganized events in the surroundings, its empirical evidence, and the power of practice.
The inauguration was soon followed by two plenary sessions, of which, the first was held by Mr. Sanjay Bobde, where he spoke about global paradox, digital governance, and the digital economy, and Mr. Ramesh Parikh, who focused on the change in methods of data collection and its associated risks and costs. The second was led by Mr. Vijay Raghavan, who gave insights on the existing self-help groups, and value & supply chain management. And, the other half of the second session was concluded by Mr. Rohit Swarup, where he highlighted the importance of analytics, the role of HR, job change, and creative content learning.
14 papers were presented by students of VJIM and scholars from across the city. Following this, Ms. Sita Mahalakshmi Ravinutala – Co-founder, COO uExcelerate, held the valedictory session, in which, she shared tips with the students to succeed. She highlighted the importance of taking breaks whenever needed, why being bold and confident is necessary, and how communication can play a big role in the day to day life.
Commenting on the inputs attained from her speech, the head of the student representative, said, “Ms. Sita’s session was an interesting one and proved to be very helpful for all of us. Her recommendations on how we should focus on our job, and not what others say, is a huge eye-opener that we’ll all remember. The presentations and plenary sessions gave us insights into various industries, its challenges, and opportunities attached to each one of them.”
Speaking on the occasion, Mr./Ms., Head/Dean, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, said, “We are glad to have hosted this conference on the ‘Impact of Current Events on the Future of Business.’ The major objective of this conference for participants was to attain knowledge about various sectors and areas of businesses, mainly; changes in policies, the role of technology, globalization, and disruptors in the marketplace. We look forward to hosting many such value-adding conferences, workshops, knowledge sessions, and guest lectures for the betterment of our students.”