message from director - imt dubai graduate vol 6.pdf · stepping out of imt and taking up ventures...
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MESSAGEFROMDIRECTOR
DearAlumnus,The strength of any educa6onal ins6tute is determined by itsAlumni! Your associa6on with IMT Dubai, that began as astudentcon6nuestogrowfromstrengthtostrengthasthealmamaterof the ins6tute. I amveryhappy tonote that theDubaichapterofIMTDhasbeenac6ve.Yourpresenceineventsattheins6tuteaswellasyourefforttoreachoutandhelp,inyourownway,wheneveryourassistancewasrequiredbearstes6monytoastrongrela6onshipwithyouralmamater.Iamhappytosharewithyouthattheyear2014-15havebeenevenIul for IMT D. We have hosted some prominent eventssuchasThirdAIM-AMAShethFounda9onDoctoralConsor9umand an Annual Conference of The Emerging MarketsConference Board Emerging Markets in January 2015. ThesewerewellaLendedby55facultymembersfromworldoverand44 doctoral students. Among other noteworthy developmentsfor the Ins6tute were; an ini6al accredita6on of anotherUndergraduate program B.Com in Accountancy from CAA,Ministry of Higher Educa6on and Scien6fic Research; theaccredita6on of BSBA by ACCA(the Associa6on of CharteredCer6fied Accountants) and exemp6ons obtained fromCIMA(CharteredIns9tuteofManagementAccountants)forourBSBA, MBA and Execu9ve MBA programs. These exemp6onswillenableourEMBAandMBAgraduatestojoinCIMAthroughanacceleratedroute.
MESSAGEFROMDIRECTOR
Inourefforttoincreaseopportuni6esofinterna6onalexposurefor our students, we signed Double-degree agreements withpres6gious universi6es such asMIT/ZLC, Strathclyde BusinessSchool,andArizonaStateUniversity in theUS.ThreestudentsarepursuingtheirsecondyearinASUthisyear.Alongside with these developments at the Ins6tute level, ourstudentshavecon6nuedtomakeusproud.Ms.Krishnapriya&Ms.Shru6Suresh,ourMBAstudentswereselectedfortheInter-University Paper Presenta6on Compe66on on “Promo9on ofIndia - UAE bilateral trade” conducted under the aegis ofConsulateGeneralofIndia,Dubaiandwereadjudged“Winners”ofthiscompe66on.Pleasedokeepsharingwithusany importantdevelopments inyourprofessionalandpersonallifeviawri6ngtousthroughthealumni portal.We are very keen on increasing our interac6onwithyou.Ilookforwardtomee6ngeachoneyouintheupcomingAlumnimeet, and seek your inputs on con6nuous growth anddevelopmentofIMTD.
MESSAGEFROMCHAIRPERSONAlumniRela6ons
I am glad to connect with you through this NewsleLer. ThisnewsleLerprovidesyoumessagesandar6clesfromthefaculty,students and alumni and updates on events organized in yourAlma mater. This year, IMT Dubai has organized Interna6onalConference on Emerging Markets and American Marke6ngAssocia6on’sDoctoralConsor6um.Youwouldbeproudtoknowthat IMT Dubai faculty members have been very ac6ve increa6ng knowledge through their publica6ons. To be in touchwith the industry, IMT Dubai keeps up with the tradi6on oforganizing guest lectures, seminars and industrial visits. Toimpart training to execu6ves in the industry, a list ofManagementDevelopmentProgramsarebeingoffered.Likepreviousyears,wehaveac6vepar6cipa6onfromalumniinproviding inputs to improve the engagement with alumni andmentoring the students. This year, we successfully conductedthe reunionof first batchof IMTDubai (Class of 2006) -Milan-2014inIMTDubaicampus.Through this newsleLer, I would like to thank you for all yourpar6cipa6oninthealumnievents.IlookforwardtoseeyoubackatIMT.Iwishyouallthebest!Dr.K.AbdulWaheed
MESSAGEFROMFACULTYMEMBERS
IMTDubaiisfortunatetohaveanalumninetworkthatspansacrosstwo ins6tu6ons IMT Ghaziabad and IMT Dubai who are very wellplaced inorganiza6ons in theUAEandneighboringGulfcountries,theyareanimportantpillarofstrengthforIMTDubai.IwishallIMTAlumniandalsotheAlumnicommiLeeofIMTDubaiallthesuccessintheirpresentandfutureendeavors.Dr.SantanuRoy
The Alumni commiLee at Dubai worksclosely with the alumni of IMTGhaziabadandIMTDubaitoensurethatstudents get the best of both worlds.Theobjec6veofthiscommiLeeismuchmore than just maintaining a healthyrela6onship with the alumni. It isensured that the Alumni work closelywith the budding entrepreneurs andmangers to help them achieve theirgoalsthroughguestlectures,knowledgesharingsessionsetc.We welcome you to be part of thea l umn i i n i6a6ves and a c6ve l ypar6cipateinthem.Dr.VimiJham
The A l umn i a r e v e r y impo r t an tstakeholdersofanyacademicins6tu6on.Itisthereforeofutmostimportancethattheyareintegratedintotheacademicprocessesof the ins6tute including curriculadevelopment where they could provideimportantindustryinputs,placements,andinternships, guest lectures, mentoring ofstudentsandalsoprovideother invaluableinputstotheseprocesses.
MESSAGEFROMFACULTYMEMBERS
With successful accomplishment to host Expo 2020, today’sbusiness environment in Dubai is all the more op6mis6c withaggressive business plans across sectors. A mul6cultural workenvironmentencompassingdiversifiedworkforceinfirmsacrosssectors are the key to approba6on of sustained compe66veadvantage.It differs invariably from compe66ve advantage in terms ofeffec6ve crea6on and u6liza6on of intellectual capital. Theutmostimportanceofanyorganiza6onistoeffec6velyu6lizetheindividuals’ competency and also to ins6ll the right agtudethrougheffec6vepeoplemanagementprac6ces. Inthiscontext,a firm’s challenge is of two fold. Firstly, how to retain thehighpoten6al human capital? Secondly, how to mo6vate theseindividuals to ac6vely par6cipate in “Organiza6onal Learning”process to constantly support self, peers, subordinates,supervisors, managers and the leadership team. By doing so,firmsacclaimthestatusof‘LearningOrganiza6on’andconstantlystrive to fuel the learning culture. ‘Organiza6onal Learning’assists the organiza6on in enhancing the intellectual capital tomeetthedemandsofcrea6vetension. Appropriate“KnowledgeStrategies” interlaced with human resource prac6ces enableindividualstocontributeto learningculture,which inturn leadstobeLerindividual,teamandorganiza6onalperformance.Dr.ArunPrasad
MESSAGEFROMALUMNICOORDINATOR
Weat IMTDubai,aremakingcollec6veandconsciousefforts to
achieveourgoalof“ExcellenceinEduca6on”.Ouralumniarethe
prideandpres6geofourIns6tute.TheOfficeofCareerServicesis
commiLed and facilitates networking with the alumni and
bringingthemclosertothestudentsbyorganizingworkshopsand
lecturesand facilita6ngone-on-one interac6onswith thosewho
have‘beenhereanddonethat’,allthewhilebelievingthatsuch
interac6ons help in forging a long-term symbio6c rela6onship
between the ins6tu6on and the industry. Addi6onally, this also
providesplentyofopportuni6estothestudentcommunitytotest
their business acumen through Live Projects offered in various
domains.
ThealumninewsleLer,‘TheGraduate’hasbeenhighlysuccessful
inconnec6ngandmaintainingconnectbetweentheIns6tuteand
thealumni.But, thiswouldbe incompletewithout incorpora6ng
inputsfromyourside.Youarealwayswelcometocomeupwith
sugges6onstomakethiseffortevenmorefruiIul.
Mr.ShaikhYazan
IMTDubaibelievesinshapingitsemergent
cu l ture around four noda l hubs :
Leadership, Innova6on, Values and
Excellence (abbrevia6ng to LIVE) – which
are prominently reflected in its corporate
iden6ty.
FACULTYINTHENEWS(Publica9ons)
• “Mappingvulnerability:Howemerging
marketsrespondtomul6na6onals”
-Dr.AjayKSingal
• “Anempiricalexamina6onoftheinfluence
ofcorporatevisiononinterna6onaliza6on”
-Dr.AjayKSingal
• “Workingcapitalmanagementand
profitabilityrela6onship-evidencesfrom
emergingmarketsofUAE”
-Dr.AnupamMehta
• “Accountsandauditunderthecompany’s
act2013” -Dr.T.P.Ghosh
• “Companies(amendment)bill2014”
-Dr.T.P.Ghosh
• IssuesinImplementa6onofFixedTime
FixedPriceSoqwareProjects:AnIndian
Case -Dr.SantanuRoy
FACULTYINTHENEWS(Publica9ons)
• “Towardsustainabledevelopmentof
economicsub-sectors:CaseofIndian
Sericulture” -Dr.SantanuRoy
• RankingR&DIns6tu6onsofIndia:An
Applica6onofDEA-Dr.SantanuRoy
• Web2.0TechnologiesandIndianIT
ServicesCompanies:AnImpactAnalysis
-Dr.SantanuRoy
• “Themillionairesclub:Poisedforgrowthin
theUnitedArabEmirates”-Dr.VimiJham
• “Organiza6onlearners’competenceto
overcomeorganiza6on'slearninginer6a:a
conceptualframework” -Dr.ArunPrasad
• “Organiza6onallearning:Aroadmapto
evaluatelearningoutcomesinknowledge
intensivefirms” -Dr.ArunPrasad
• “Strategicfulcrumforaknowledge-based
economy:Aconceptualknowledge-HR
archetype” -Dr.ArunPrasad
The dance performances, the acts, themusic from the DJ wars and the rockshows, the gaming compe66ons and thelikewerealwaysontheradar.Theglitzandglamour during the fashion show madesure that the audiencewas glued to theirseats. All in all, the events ensured a funfilled couple of days to every personassociatedwiththeevent.Theenthusiasmfilled event has become a part of thecollege calendar as well as tradi6on. Thearray of events made sure that theycovered all areas of management; be itstock trading, marke6ng, public rela6ons,innova6onorethics.
VAUDEVILLE–2014CompiledBySahilChhabra,DCP2014-16
Vaudeville is the annual fes6val of IMTDubai that isnothing shortofa spectacleofanevent.Itwouldbeunderra6ngtocallitjustafes6valoranevent;itisastage,aplaIorm,a launchpadfor theyouthwhoaregoingtostepintobigshoestomorrow.Thefes6valtookplaceonthe6thand7thofMarch,2014forthelastacademicyear.Itwas a parallel display of corporate andcultural extravaganza.While the day hadstudents all suited up, drilling anddisplaying strategies and ideas into thejudges;theeveningwasabreezybreathercomingacrossasanunwindingsessionofsorts.
MILAN–2014CompiledBySayan6Bose,SMBA2014-16
Theywereprompted tocomeonstageandtalk to the juniors about their journeyaqersteppingoutof IMTand takingupventuresas new corporates. On a lighter note, thealumni were engaged into entertainingac6vi6es like quiz and treasure huntfollowed by a match of tug of war on theIMT ground. Aqer a vote of thanks thealumni were asked to proceed for dinnerservedondecoratedtablesinthelawnweretheyreminiscedoftheir6meinthecampuswhilegushingovertheirluckofbeingsparedfromthemessfood.TheeveningendedwiththeAlumnicommiLeewishingtheverybestto their seniors once again so they canachievemorelaurelsandmakeIMTproudofthemwhile also ins6lling thehopeofmanymorereunionsintheyearstocome.
Wecanallagreethatfarewellshurt,butcanalso agree that it leaves us with theconsola6onandhopeofareunionwhereallcan gather together to relive the nostalgia.IMTorganisedMILANfor thebatchof2012pass outs. A fun filled evening where thealumnididnotonlyget tomeeteachotherbut also could interact with the juniorswhom they had delivered the IMT batonbefore proceeding to glorify the brand ofIMTinthecorporateworld.Thecampushadbeenadornedwith lights in theprepara6onof the evening. The event started with amundane registra6on process, from wheretheyweretakentotheiroldlecturehallsandseated for a welcome speech by Dr. K.Waheed followed by Dr. J. Moorthy. Thealumni were treated with videos on theirIMTlegacy.
MENTORSHIPSESSIONSCompiledByPrateekGula6,SMBA2014-16 &RichaAgrawalDCP2014-16
Students are full of doubts right now as being afresher. So these kind of sessions really removethe tension from their minds. They also gavesome insights about crea6ng a web portal justsimilar to IMT Ghaziabad so that was a goodsugges6on and we are already implemen6ng it.With this portal Alumni will not have to sharetheirpersonalphoneNo.andonlyofficialemailidis available and is accessible to whosoever logsinto theportal. They also gave a jus6fied reasonthat Alumni don’t turn up because collegeapproachesalumniwithonlyplacements in theirmind.Regardingthevenue,alumnilovecomingtocampus,butit’stoofarfromthecity,soitwouldbebeLer if themee6ng isorganizedsomewherein the city in a hotel or ball room. Formalmeetcan be organized in Campus and informalmee6ngs canbedone inhotel. Foroneyear theinformalmee6ngscanbefreeofcostforalumni,topromoteCultureofMee6ng.
Ithinkthesesessionsareveryhelpfulforthecollege.As with the help of these sessions alumni of thiscollege is also in touch and they interact with eachother. With these sessions we can increase theinterac6on between the alumni. When they talk toeachother thentheircontactsalsogrowwhichhelpus indirectly to improve our contacts as being analumni they can help in internship opportuni6es. Inthe previous mee6ng the alumni discussed withinthemselves how to improve the link betweenstudents and alumni. They also asked studentspresentover there thatwhatall needed tobedonefor bridging contacts between students and alumniandhowcanthesesessionbehelpfultostudents.Wecan have mentorship session later on aqer theinterac6on between them. This mentorship sessionhelp the students to clearall theirDoubts regardingjabaspectsinDubaiandlivinginDubai.
Mr. Avaneendra Mishra, analumnus from the batch of 2008was at IMT Dubai Campus tomo6vate the students with hisentrepreneurial exper6se andadvise the students on enhancingtheworkingofvariouscommiLeesat IMT.Hehadbeenamemberofthe Placement and AdvisoryCommiLee in 2008-2010. Hecu r ren t l y heads Sa le s andMarke6ng department of his ownventure - Vibes Communica6ons,inIndia.
Mr. Mishra explained the importance ofnetworking in professional life and layemphasis of building beLer and strongerrela6onswiththealumni.Heelucidatedontheaspects of associa6ng with the industryexperts including exposure to diverseperspec6ves and experiences. He also layemphasis on developing a sharper focus onone’s goals and the courseof ac6on requiredtoachievethesame.Headvisedthestudentsto learn specific skills and knowledge thatmight be relevant to achieving theirprofessionalobjec6ves.Hefurtherinspiredthestudentstohonetheir leadershipabili6esandallow for increased self-awareness and self-discipline. The students were deeply inspiredbythisvaluableinterac6on.
MENTORSHIPSESSIONSByMr.AvaneendraMishra,AlumniBatch2008-10
ALUMNISPEAKLifeatIMT–ByPrityBaleja,AlumniBatch2011-13
“Lifeisn’tamaLerofmilestones,butmoments”.IMT has givenme good & bad 6mes. The bestpartwasthatbad6mesdidn’tlastlong.Thefirstsemester was great, an overwhelming learningexperience. The cases/assignments/projects –Ohmygod!Madeusworkdayandnightwithnosleep!!! The second semesterwasa good start.By now we knew each other. It was easier tostart this semester. The third & the fourthsemester seemed to be tough. We had tochoose our fields. Since I had taken Finance, Ihadatough6medoingthepresenta6ons.HowIwonder how I passed all the exams. From the6meIhadjoinedIMT,Ihadlearntalotofthingsboth said and unsaid: most of it being to mybenefit. IMT is like aplayground, you justneedto play your game the right way. It will surelylead you to victory.Maybe back then I did notrealize why we are doing what we were. Buttoday when I look back, each and everythingseems to be learning for me today. Late nightwalks with friends, ea6ng Maggie at 2 am,hangingoutonweekends.ThetwoyearsofmyLife@IMTwillalwaysbespecial tome. IMThasgivenmea lot forwhat Iamandwhere Istandtoday.ItgivesmeimmensepleasuretodaywhenI receive a call from “IMT” (the phone numbers6ll savedonmymobile) andwhen I amcalledforeventsasAlumni. It really isagreat feeling.It’sbeen1andhalfyear Ihavegraduated fromIMT,butthememoriesassociatedwithitares6llsofresh.
STUDENT’SENLIGHTMENT
ExchangeExperienceBy:AarushiSharma,SMBA2013-15
IMTDubaihasgivensomanyexperiencesinlifebutit’salwayssaid“Thebestisyettocome”. The last 4 months of my life was one of themost remarkable and exci6ngjourneyforme. Ihadappliedforanexchangesemester inFranceat IESEGSchoolOfManagementandthatwasthebestthingIMTgaveme.WithalotofsupportfromDrSujitandDrRajeshatIMT,IdecidedtotakeupthischallengeandtraveltoFranceforan exci6ng yet challenging third semester experience in France. IMT gave usknowledge,skillandexposuretodifferentfieldsinMarke6ngwhiletheexperienceatFrancewasanaddedadvantagetoit.Interna6onalexposure,crossculturalexperienceandfromano-oneinFrenchlanguagetoabeginnerinFrench,mademeshineandflywithcolors.FromroamingallaroundEuropeandmee6ngnewpeople,todiscoveringdifferent jobopportuni6es inEurope, thisexchangeprogramgaveme themo6ve tomylifetosucceedmore.Allinall,theexperiencewasoverwelhmingandIhopethisjourneyhasmadememoreconfident,opportunis6s,passionateandop6mis6cinlifeahead.ThankstoIMT-Dubai!
DCPExperienceBy:AkshayBirdhi,DCP2014-16
In this day and age where B-Schools in India are trying to offer the perfect MBAexperience, IMT Ghaziabad’s Dual Country Program stands out as one of the bestcoursesaroundwhichprovidesthestudentsabusinessmanagementdegreewithaglobalperspec6veaLachedtoit.Spreadacross2yearstheDualCountryPrograminits first year gives the students an opportunity to apply tools and businessmodelslearnt from a highly experienced and renowned faculty which includes professorsfrom IIM’s andXLRI. Thiswhile staying at thebusiness and commercial hubof theworld that Dubai has become. For the second year the students move back toGhaziabad,India.TheDualCountryProgramgivesthebuddingbusinessprofessionalsthe advantage of having knowledge of two regions which are at the moment thefastestgrowingbusinessmarkets in theworld.Placewhere theworldwants tobe;Dubai which is also the home for Expo 2020 is a city where the world’s biggestorganiza6onsandcompaniesare segngupbase; citywhichprovides the students,countless opportuni6es to kick-start their managerial careers.The Dual CountryProgramnotonlyprovidestherealGlobalMBAexperiencebutalsooffersstudentsarecrea6onaldes6na6onlikenoother.OhandthenthereisTheBurjKhalifaaswell.
SPORTSWEEKATIMT
BASKETBALL
IfitisaboutendtoendexcitementthentherearefewsportsthatcanmatchBasketballinthisaspect.IMTDubai’steamwascaptainedbyHimanshuSaigalfromSMBA13batchandRajatUpadhayaledDCP’steam.
In spite of the scorching heat and moun6ng pressure of academics, the IMT DubaiSportsMeet2014wasmetbykeenpar6cipantsandhundredsofexuberantspectators.TheSportsMeetwasorganizedbytheSportsCommiLeeofIMTDubaifrom19th–22ndSeptember2014and includedvariouseventsofBasketball,Cricket,Volleyball,Tug-of-War,TableTennisandFrenchCricket.
TABLETENNISThe most popular indoor game witnessed many enthusiasts in the Table TennistournamentattheIMTDubaiSportsMeet2014.Theeventwentthroughvariousleagueandelimina6on rounds and culminatedwith thrillingfinals forbothmenandwomenpar6cipantsVOLLEYBALLThebaLlewasforthegloryofbecomingchampionsandalsofortheunflinchingloveforthegameofvolleyball.Aqer thefiercecompe66on in thegroupstages,only theDCPandtheMBA’14batchreachedthefinals
SPORTSWEEKATIMT
FRENCHCRICKET
Historywas inthemakingon19thSeptemberat the Central field of IMT-Dubai with theadvent of French cricket, which is looselybased on cricket but with different rules toengagegirls.
TUGOFWAR
The rules are simple - two teams directlypiLedagainsteachotherinatestofstrength.It has been prac6sed since ages in ancientEgypt,Greece,andChina&IMTDubaicampuswitnessed this athle6c contest between 4teams-10playersineachteam,whohauledattheoppositeendsoftheropeforthedecisivebaLleofsupremacy
CRICKET
When it comes to crea6ng euphoriaand gegng the crowd on its feetCricket probably has no parallel. IMTDubai’s sportsweek saw Cricket beingorganized from 17th September-24thSeptember. I t was a knockouttournament
FOOTBALLItwasablizzardofsorts,everynightofthe Sport’sWeek, as the game of the6tanswas played non-stop between 8& 11. The Football tournament,organized by Prakhar Gupta & TariqKler–Mba’13,tookawaythebreathofthecheeringcrowdas6 teamsbaLleditoutfortheul6mateposi6on.
MANAGEMENTDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMSATIMTDUBAI
WearepleasedtoannouncethatIns6tuteofManagementTechnology,Dubai,islaunchingtheManagementDevelopmentPrograms(MDP’s)
MANAGEMENTDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMESOPENMDPTITLES(2015-16)
S.NO. PROGRAMMETITLE FACULTY Dura9on/Date
1 CompanyValua6on:NuancesandTechniques
DrMahendraRaj, 3daysDrRajesh, June9-11DrSujit
2 Interna6onalFinancialRepor6ngStandard(IFRS)TrainingProgramDrAnupamMehta 4days April15-18
3 IFRSforSME’sDrAnupamMehta 2days Sept29-30
4 FinancialStatementAnalysisforBusinessDecisionsDrAnupamMehta 2days 27-28May
5 CustomerRela6onshipManagement:MaximizingPoten6al
Dr.J.Moorthy, 2daysDr.R.Saxena, Oct18-19Dr.VimiJham
6 ExcellenceinMarke6ngofServices
Dr.K.A.Waheed, 2daysDr.R.Saxena, 29-30Nov.Dr.VimiJham
7 SixSigmaGreenBeltCer6fica6onProgramDrArvindSeth 5Days April16-20
8 Analy6calModelsforSupplyChainAnaly6csDrShantanuRoy, 2daysDrRahulPandey August19-20
9 StrategiesforBuildingSustainableOrganiza6onsDrAjayK.Singhal 2days May6-7
10 StrategicManagementofBusinessUnitsDrAjayK.Singhal 3days April7-9
11 DevelopingStrategicThinkingDrAjayK.Singhal 2daysDrShahina May20-21
12 StrategicHumanResourceManagementandLearningOrganiza6onsDrArunPrasad, 2daysDrAjayK.Singhal April29-30
13 Cer6fica6oninAdvancedCompensa6on&BenefitsProgramDrArunPrasad 2days April22-23
14 Nego6a6onSkillsforLeadersandManagersDrGitaBajaj, 3daysDrArunPrasad September8-10
15 InterpersonalCommunica6onforPoten6alLeadersDrGitaBajaj, April27-28DrArunPrasad
16 InterculturalCommunica6onforHarves6ngDiversityDrGitaBajaj, 3daysDrKir6Khanzode Nov10-12
17 BusinessForecas6ngDrPranabPani 3days Dec8-10
18 SalesTraining DeepakDayal
19 DoingBusinessinUAEDeepakDayal 1day 15-Apr
20 RaisingFundsforGrowthDeepakDayal 1day 26-Feb
EMERGINGMARKETSCONFERENCE2015
Ins6tute of Management Technology – Dubai, proudly hosted the “2015 AnnualConference of The EmergingMarkets Conference Board” in co-ordina6on with IMTGhaziabad.TheConferenceheldfromJanuary20-22,2015onIMTDubaicampus,wasinstrumental inbringingdiversepeopleacross theglobeandtheirdiversemarke6ngideas under one roof, providing them a perfect plaIorm to portray their ideas andstrategies.Theconferencewasco-chairedby:- Prof. Naresh K.Malhotra, Senior Fellow,Georgia Tech CIBER& Regents’ ProfessorEmeritus-Dr.BibekBanerjee,Director,IMTGhaziabad;AcademicMentor,GroupIMT-Dr.JanakiramanMoorthy,DirectorandProfessor,IMTDubai-Dr.JagdishN.Sheth,EmoryUniversity,USA;Founder,AcademyofIndianMarke6ng - Dr. V. Kumar, Georgia State University, USA; Co-Founder, Academy of IndianMarke6ngThis conference is an aLempt to bring the academicians and prac66oners on acommonplaIormfordiscussingissuesrelatedwithemergingmarkets.Theissuecoretoenteringandsucceeding inemergingmarkets is radicallydifferentno6onofvalueamongtheconsumers i.e.whythisconferencechosethetheme‘RedefiningValueinEmergingMarkets’. The intellectual contribu6onsmade to this conference highlightthemanner inwhichbusinessesareand can improve theirofferings tomatchvalueexpecta6onsofconsumersinemergingmarkets.
EMERGINGMARKETSCONFERENCE2015
Thisconferencesucceededinsolici6ngcontribu6onsfromacrossthefivecon6nents.Alarge number of contribu6ons from emergingmarkets including South Asia indicateeagernessamongintelligentsiaandindustryintheseregionsforadop6ngacustomercentricfocus.Thecontribu6onsfromdevelopedworldreflecttheirgrowinginterestinemerging markets and serious intent at understanding these. PlaIorms like thisconferenceprovide a plaIorm to these two sets of contributors to sit together anddiscussissuesfortheirmutualbenefit.This conferencewas instrumental in bringing together the efforts of IMTDubai andIMTGhaziabad inmaking the conference a grand success. Special Thanks to all thefacultymembersofIMTGhaziabadinvolvedinthisconferencewhowereworkingonthisforalmostayeartomakeitagrandsuccess.
ALUMNI COMMITTEE IMT DUBAI
AnuragMohantyChahatDogra
LoukikHuilgolkarShashankSharmaSonalikaLakra
ShashankSTiwariRichaAgrawal
AarushiSharmaSahilChabra
ApoorvPandeyYogeshKumarAakri6GuliaPrateekGula6HansikaGoel
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