Guest Lecture 1819

Invited talk by SKDRDP initiative Head

Dr. Manjunath from Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) addressed PGDM 2018-2020 batch on September 4, 2018. Dr. Manjunath gave an overview on the Micro-Finance initiatives of Dharmasthala – SKDRDP and its achievements. Further, he introduced the plethora of career opportunities to the youngsters to shape their careers in Micro-Finance. 
 
Highlighting the socially responsible initiatives by Dharmasthala, he emphasized the achievement of Shuddhaganga project, a unique community effort to produce pure drinking water in the villages by purifying the drinking water at source by a process called “reverse osmosis”.  
 
Dr. Manjunath invited SDMites to join hands with SKDRDP Project to make a career with contributing to society. 

Invited talk on Information Assurance

Dr. H. R. Rao, Professor, Computer Science, AT&T Chair Professor of ISCS, College of Business, the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA, delivered invited talk on Information Assurance on August 14, 2018, to the System Specialization students of PGDM 2017-19. Dr. Rao focused the talk on beyond confidentiality, integrity, availability - social and behavioural approaches to Information Assurance. 

Talk on ‘Solution Selling in B to B industry’

‘Whatever it was caught you where you are today is not sufficient to keep you there’ said Mr SVN Raju Marella, Marketing Head, Integrated Solutions of Sartorius Stedim, during the invited talk ‘Solution Selling in B to B industry’ delivered on August 7, 2018, to SDMites. The talk focused on ‘market’ from the - buyer's perspective, seller's perspective, and ‘buying influences’ from the perspectives of – organization, user, technical, economics. Mr Raju opined that ‘solution offering can include a combination of one or several product/services delivering a value which is unique and more than the sum of individual components’. The talk concluded with the discussion on the relationship – discussing the organization to organization, which is managed to add value; and, interpersonal - individual, how to behave with each other.

Invited talk by alumnus

Ms. Vekariya Helly Ramesh, the alumnus of PGDM 2009-11, was the invited speaker for the talk delivered on July 12, 2018. Ms. Helly spoke about the importance of personal finance and financial discipline in life. 
 

Talk on Business Analytics

The Day-4 of the Orientation Program 2018 had a distinguished speaker Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, Senior Professor and Chairman, Centre of Excellence – Business Analytics, IFIM Business School, Bangalore. Dr. Chandrasekhar introduced the highly contemporary topic- analytics and its application in various fields of Management. The speaker listed out specific areas where analytics will be of special use.
 

Talk on Team Collaboration

Mr. Ravi Bardia, Assistant Product Manager, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, Bangalore, was the speaker for the Distinguished Talk of Orientation Program 2018 scheduled on July 7, 2018. Mr. Ravi focused his talk on ‘Team Collaboration in the Workplace’.
 

Distinguished Talk by Mr. Ramesh Dasary

‘Employee empowerment in an organization is the key to progress’ said Mr. Ramesh Dasary, Business Transformation Consulting - HCM, Improwise, Bangalore, during the talk delivered to the second year PGDM students on July 7, 2018. The speaker referred to various allied aspects of Human Resources management in an organization.
 

Invited talk on Life and Career

‘Knowledge, skills and attitude are the three important resources in today’s day-to-day work and life’ thus said Mr. D.R. Nagaraj, CEO, NMS HR Solutions, Bangalore, during the invited talk delivered on July 6, 2018 during the Orientation Program 2018. Addressing the PGDM 2018-20 Batch, he discussed in detail about the important requirements an organisation looks for in an individual. The speaker also discussed on how to ensure that the life and the career go hand in hand.
 

Talk of Heritage City Mysuru

Mr. Krishnaswami, Chartered Engineer and Structural Consultant and octogenarian spoke about the heritage of Mysore during the invited talk delivered on July 6, 2018. Mysore has a rich heritage with developments on various fronts over the years.  
 
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