Events

Select top leaders from across the Indian business spectrum discussed various aspects of the country’s innovation culture at SBAC2020 this past Friday at the Taj Lands End. The meet was attended by the institute’s current post-graduate students, established business leaders, distinguished alumni and influencers.

The were four panel discussions each lasting an hour, speaking about the drivers, enablers, and challenges to inculcating a technology-driven, innovation-first culture in Indian businesses. The quality and insights of the keynote speeches to commence and conclude the conclave added further sheen to what was undoubtedly a successful SBAC2020 conclave. Every talk was further captured graphically on a white board by artist, Santosh Nair.

SPJIMR's Centre for Financial Studies (CFS) organised its third-panel discussion on the topic 'Savings - The Rocky Road Ahead' bought together some of the well-known people in the industry.  

The panellists included Mr Prateek Pant (Co-Founder-Head of Products and Solutions at Sanctum Wealth Management), Mr Suraj Kaeley (Former Group President, Sales & Marketing at UTI Mutual Funds), Mr Harsh Roongta (Investment Advisor), Pritam Kumar Patnaik (Business Head - Reliance Commodities Ltd. & Head PCG Sales). The session was moderated by SPJIMR Executive in residence, Mr Harsh Vardhan and SPJIMR Advisor, Mr Mohan Natarajan. The event was inaugurated by Head of CFS, Prof. Neeraj Swaroop.   

SPJIMR and IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a seminar that was inaugurated by Mr. Ashish Vaid, President, IMC; Mr. Ajit Mangrulkar, Director General, IMC and members of IMC CSR Committee. More than 50 people from CSR and NGO representatives attended the seminar where they got a comprehensive understanding of the Social Return on Investment (SRoI).

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s SPJIMR has set up a Centre for Financial Studies (CFS) to focus on research in finance and to help bridge the gap between industry and academia in a sector that is at the core of India’s growth story. 

SPJIMR’s Family Managed Business Programme inaugurated Batch 28 on Monday, September 23, 2019.  More than 100 participants attended the inauguration and orientation along with their mentors. The Chief Guest at the ceremony was Mr. Gautam Singhania, Chairman and MD, Raymond Ltd.
 

Enthusiasm and festivity marked the Teacher’s Day celebrations at SPJIMR where students came together to express their love and gratitude for their teachers. The celebrations comprised of spirited musical and dance performances by the students. Many members of the faculty joined in too. The winners of the photography competition – Spectacle, were felicitated. The event was organised by the cultural committee of SPJIMR.  

SPJIMR’s Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) hosted its annual business-academia conclave, Samavesh on September 7, 2019, at the SPJIMR auditorium. The theme for, this year was, ‘Impact of AI on driving business innovations’.

The 73rd Independence day celebrations at SPJIMR were marked by solemn reflections and spirited performances. The flag hoisting by the SPJIMR Dean, Dr. Ranjan Banerjee, in the presence of faculty and students, was followed by a cultural show of dazzling performances by the students and the Abhyudaya Sitaras.

Chief Guest Hon’ble Former President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the award at the 10th edition of the Indian Management Conclave, 2019 held in New Delhi on August 2 and 3, 2019. Chairperson of SPJIMR’s Post Graduate Programme in Development Management (PGPDM), Dr Rukaiya Joshi made a presentation about the recent innovations of the programme.

SPJIMR’s Abhyudaya celebrated the 11th year of its flagship event, Hastantaran on 30^th June 2019. It aims to foster social responsibility in its B-school students with its year-long mentorship programme in which the first year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) participants mentor bright, underprivileged children called ‘Sitaras’.