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International Economics Conference 2015


SDMIMD organized a two day International Conference on Global Economic Growth and Sustainability: Challenges & Prospects on November 20-21, 2015. The Conference was inaugurated by Dr. Stephen ARO-GORDON, Professor & Head, Financial Mathematics, Baze University, Nigeria. Dr. Stephen, in his inaugural address emphasized the need for sustainable development through microfinance initiatives. He suggested that ‘wealth of nations’ would need to be complimented by ‘health of nation’ if the growth has to sustain in the long run. Mr. Francis Kurian, Asst. Vice President, Navia Markets Ltd (Trade Plus), Chennai also graced the occasion. Mr. Kurian highlighted the role of capital markets in spearheading the economic growth. He emphasized that with the merger of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with SEBI, opportunities for investment commodity markets have opened up exponentially. The conference was attended by 244 delegates from across the world including countries such as Bangladesh, Nigeria, Iran, Philippines and Botswana and more than 160 research papers were presented and deliberated across the two days.
Speakers of International Economics Conference 2015

Inaugural Speaker - Dr. Stephen Aro-Gordon Department Chair, Base University, Nigeria	Dr. Md. Shah Alam Professor, Dept. of Accounting & Information Systems Rajshashi University, Bangladesh	Dr. M.Indira Professor of Economics University of Mysore, Mysuru

Mr. Shekar Viswanathan Vice Chairman & Whole-time Director Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd	Dr. B. S. Suran Managing Director NABARD Financial Services Ltd	Dr. K.S. Madhava Rao Professor- Statistics University of Botswana , BOTSWANA

Dr. Rangan Vardhan Founder Chairman Micrograam	Mr. Francis Kurian Asst. Vice President, RMS & Client Dealing Navia Markets Ltd, Chennai, India	Valedictory Speaker - Mr. Ajay Nanavati Former Managing Director, 3M India & President, Grey Gurus Management Advisors LLP

Talk on IT and Knowledge Outsourcing by Mr. Kulkarni

Mr. Anant Kulkarni , who owns Chestnut India Solutions Pvt Ltd, Mysore addressed the students of SDMIMD regarding IT Outsourcing on December 12, 2015. Besides discussing the models and strategies adopted by Indian IT outsourcing companies, the speaker also explained the processes involved in KPO with emphasis on Medical Coding. Mr. Anant’s talk also helped the participants understand the opportunities that exists in Medical Coding /Billing, Rural BPO etc.

Blood Donation Camp 2015

"The blood you donate gives someone another chance at life" thus said Dr. N.R. Parasuraman, Director, SDMIMD, inaugurating the Blood Donation Camp 2015 on Thursday, December 10, 2015. In his address said 'SDMites are always seen coming forward with great enthusiasm, to address social issues whenever the situations call for the same'. The event was a reinforcement of the principles for which SDMIMD stands and the social responsibility attitude demonstrated by the students.

Under an event organized by HDFC Bank, SDMIMD hosted a blood donation camp at the Institute with the medical support from Rotary Chandrakala Hospital Mysore. A large number of students donated blood on the occasion.

SDMIMD was ‘HR Hub’ during International HR Conference


‘Human Resource Management, as a function, needs to emphasize on revolutionary, transitional and transformational change’ said Mr. Richard Lobo, Senior Vice-President & Head - HR, Infosys Ltd, while delivering keynote address at the inaugural function of 4th International Conference on Managing Human Resources at Workplace on December 4, 2015. Mr. Lobo talked about the contemporary challenges faced by HRM, such as, disruptive technology and innovation. He stressed on the challenges of managing the millennial workforce and the role of private networks in managing people. Dr. Mousumi Sengupta, Conference Chair, presented the conference theme and stated that HRM is expected to play the role of the strategic business partner in todays’ organizations. Director Dr. N. R. Parasuraman welcomed the gathering and emphasized on the need of empowering HRM in organizations. The two-day conference had several invited lectures and panel discussion with eminent corporate leaders and academic speakers. The conference was attended by 250 academic scholars and HR practitioners from India and countries, such as, Bangladesh, Iran, Maldives, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, UAE, and US. The conference created a forum to discuss and deliberate on contemporary HR topics, such as, Human capital management, emotional intelligence, HR and sustainability, Green HRM, HR Analytics, competency mapping, HR Accounting, HR scorecard, managing talent pipeline, and so on. Mr. Umesh M., Director - Human Resources, SPAN Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd; Mr. Praveen kamath, Global Head - Talent Transformation, (BPS division of Wipro Limited); Mr. Dinesh H.S., Learning and Development, Country Lead, Hewlett-Packard; and, Mr. Sarosh Ghandy, Former Managing Director, TELCON, were among the key technical session speakers at the International conference. Mr. Thrishuli B., Head HR, Janalakshmi Financial Services Bangalore; Cdr. Manjunatha S., Head – Centre for Technology & Engineering Applications, L & T Ltd., Mysore; and Dr. Stephen ARO-GORDON, Professor & Department Chair - Financial Mathematics, Baze University, Nigeria; were the panel member for the discussion on the theme of the conference. Dr. Debashis Chatterjee, Former Director IIM Kozhikode & Professor IIM Lucknow delivered the valedictory address on December 5, 2015.
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Speakers of 4th International HR Conference

Keynote Speaker - Mr. Richard Lobo Senior Vice-President & Head - HR Infosys Ltd	Mr. Umesh M Director - Human Resources SPAN Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd	Mr. Praveen kamath Global Head - Talent Transformation (BPS division of Wipro Limited)

Mr. Dinesh H.S Learning and Development Country Lead, Hewlett-Packard	Mr. Sarosh Ghandy Former Managing Director TELCON	Mr. Thrishuli B Head HR Janalakshmi Financial Services Bangalore

Cdr. Manjunatha S Head – Centre for Technology & Engineering Applications, L & T Ltd., Mysore	Dr. Stephen ARO-GORDON Professor & Department Chair - Financial Mathematics Baze University, Nigeria	Valedictory Speaker - Dr. Debashis Chatterjee Former Director IIM Kozhikode & Professor IIM Lucknow

Workshop on New Directions in HRM Tools and Techniques

A One-day Pre Conference Workshop on ‘New directions in HRM tools and techniques’ was organized at SDMIMD on December 3, 2015. The workshop was designed to provide a general overview on contemporary tools and techniques in the field of Human Resource Management and covered contemporary topics, such as, emotionally intelligent leadership, IT is managing HR, Data analysis in HRM, and, Quality tools in people management. The workshop attracted nominations from various educational institutions and corporate.

Dr. Mousumi Sengupta, Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta, Prof. Mohamed Minhaj, Prof. Rajendra Todalbagi, and, Dr. Srilakshminarayana, G. conducted the workshop sessions. The workshop organized as part of 4th International Conference on “Managing Human Resources at the workplace” scheduled on December 4 & 5, 2015, was coordinated by Dr. Sunil M.V.

Talk on 'ERP' by Mr. Sanjai of SAP

Mr. Sanjai K, Head, Asia Pacific & Japan, SAP Solution Delivery Center, was at SDMIMD on December 3, 2015 to deliver invited talk on ERP. The talk focused on cloud, big data analytics and the future of ERP. Mr. Sanjai interacted with the students and shared his insights on emerging trends in the ERP space with them.

Pratigam 2015 – SDMites Alumni Meet

SDMIMD Alumni Meet - Pratigam for the year 2015 started with an invocation by Mr. Sharath Deshpande of PGDM 2015-17 batch. Dr. H. Gayathri, Deputy Director welcomed SDMites and stated that Alumni are pillars of an institution. Dr. Gayathri called SDMites as ‘Valued Ambassadors’, committed for extending support formally and informally towards the growth of the institution. Dr. N. R. Parasuraman, Director in his address stated that the alumni are the stakeholders of the institute. In this address, Dr. Parasuraman gave a glimpse about the situation of B-Schools in the country and shared the activities of SDMIMD. He appreciated the effort of SDMites in making one among the Top 50 B-Schools in the country by B-School Surveys and for CRISIL A** rating. In his speech, Dr. Parasuraman highlighted the increase in quality research output from faculty, process for EFMD and ACBSP international accreditations and the activities of the institute. Mr. Arun Padaki, President of Alumni association called upon SDMites to organize meet regularly at different chapters and share ideas through official portals of the institute available on social media. Mr. Padaki opined that such meets and idea sharing will help in launching new initiatives for and of the institute.

The inaugural session was followed by interactive session with current students. The post lunch session had the alumni meeting and discussing the way forward for the alumni to make their presence and contribution felt for the growth of the Institute Overall Pratigam 2015 was a memorable Alumni Meet.

SDMIMD recognized for its academic rigour

Higher Education Review (HER) has ranked SDMIMD as "Management College of the Year 2015" under 'College for Academic Rigor' category. A consistently revised curriculum that has been complemented by frequent guest talks and other events have made SDMIMD to secure top position in Academic Rigor. SDMIMD's belief in imbibing Indian values and ethos to the students by building the right attitude, modesty, ethics and constant interaction with the social sector, has added to the academic qualities. These qualities have made SDMIMD a regular destination for many campus recruiters in the country. SDMIMD has been listed among 'Top 20 B-Schools' for the 'Management College of the Year 2015' in the October 2015 issue of HER.

Guest lecture by Dr. Enrico C. Yee, Jr.

Dr. Enrico C. Yee, Jr., Chair, Department of Business Administration, College of Governance and Business, University of South-eastern Philippines addressed SDMIMD students on the principles and practices of Corporate Finance. He detailed the current practices adopted by Companies in Philippines. Dr. Enrico suggested that the principles of managing funds by companies can also be adopted by students to manage one's finances. His talk a brief account on the type of industries operating in Philippines, the Government's policies on FDI, the opportunities and challenges of doing business in Philippines.