After introducing their Executive MBA degree program for working professionals in March, the IIM Sambalpur welcomed their first Executive MBA batch through a virtual inauguration event.
The session was graced by distinguished guests including chief guest, Chairman – Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd., Mahindra First choice Wheel Ltd. & Mahindra Steel Service Centre Ltd, Rajeev Dubey and guest of honour and keynote speaker Director-HR, Samsung Electronics Sandeep Tyagi.
The welcome address was given by Director, IIM SambalpurProf Mahadeo Jaiswal while introduction of the Executive MBA Program was made by Prof Shikha Bhardwaj. There are 54 students in the first batch of the two-year programme. They have come from diverse sectors from Banking and Finance to IT & ITEs, manufacturing and several others. SBI, ICICI, AXIS, TCS, Deloitte, Amazon, IBM, JK Cement, Tata Steel, Alstom, Ministry of Home Affairs are some organisations whose employees are a part of the first batch of Executive MBA. The average work experience of the students is 9.7 years, and they are working as mid to senior level executives in their respective organizations. There are two students from Germany in the mix.
Chief Guest Dubey said, “My congratulations and salutations to all those who are embarking on a fascinating journey. I am sure it will be a journey of magic, mysticism, learning, unlearning, relearning, discovery, and fun. In this new normal what organisations require is proactive decision making at various points of the value chain which means the concept of leadership has to change." Tyagi said, “The onset of Omnichannel mode of selling (a combination of Online and Offline mode) from digital to phygital is the new mantra. It connotes that digital is going to be synchronized with offline mode of selling. India is expected to add 140 billion turnover in terms of online shopping."
