Xpressions'17, a flagship management-cultural fest of the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, concluded successfully on November 12.
Spread over three days from November 10 to 12, the fest witnessed a huge number of participants from several reputed institutions across India. Around 3,000 students participated in various events such as Gladiator, Helios, Goonj, Skill City, Aaghaz etc, and the final night, which had the Farhan Akhtar concert, saw a footfall of over 25,000 people.
The festival witnessed several rounds of business simulation games taking place. Gladiator finals saw A Vignesh as the first prize winner and Akash Jain as the runners up. The winners of Skill City were “Glamsters” and the runners up were “lightning Boltz”.
In addition, there was the Model United Nations event organized by Speak Up, XIMB’s oratory club. ‘Case In Point’, a case study competition organized by HR Association, judged the HR skills of participants. ‘Nirnay’, an in-house business simulation game conducted by X-Ops, XIMB’s operations committee attracted several participants. Goonj, a marquee singing competition lifted the spirits of the crowd. Paint@XIMB, conducted by Spicmacay chapter of XIMB showcased the students’ expertise in painting.
Flights of Fancy, a literary Society event witnessed enthusiastic participation. Parikrama, an online treasure hunt, organized by XSys, the Systems association of XIMB, kept the participants on their toes. Paint It Up, organized by XIMB’s
International Relations Committee, was particularly well-received. Its final round was a ‘Paintball’ round.
Vakritva, conducted by Social Responsibility Cell and Speak Up committees, emphasized on how management skills are utilised for the betterment of the society. HR Express also saw participation in huge numbers by HR management students. Fashion competition, Carnival De Vogue was enthralling.
Some of XIMB’s flagship case-study competitions, namely Maven and Case Connect were held. Urbaniac, a business model competition was conducted by the Urban Management functional committee, HabituX.
Besides a host of other events were also held. The curtains came down with Celeblitz, the celebrity night, held outdoors.