A national conference on ‘Business Strategies for Emerging India was held by the School of Management of NIT, Rourkela. It was sponsored by MCl, UTI Mutual Fund, OCl Iron and Steel limited, Canara Bank, SBI, NMDC and ICSSR etc.
Chief guest Animesh N Sahay, CMD of Mahanadi Coal Fields limited, addressed the audience by quoting his experience on dealing with changes that business faces in day to day operations and highlighted the importance of formulating strategies that can be applied to achieve sustainable success. Guest of honour Siddhartha Das, Executive Vice President, UTI Mutual Fund, New Delhi spoke on the role of inclusive development through uplifting the marginal classes of the society through business development.
Key note speaker Prof Tridib Chakraborti, former Prof IIM, Calcutta, spoke at length about the contemporary role of business leaders in driving social welfare and profit together.
Prof KC Pati, Director I/C, NIT, Rourkela welcomed the delegates and spoke on the use of data science to predict and create strategies. Dr Chandan Kumar Sahoo, convenor of the conference, addressed the gathering and threw light on the objectives of the conference which were in line with Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Make in India’ upliftment. Dr Rajeev Kumar Panda, the co-convenor of the conference, gave the vote of thanks. On the occasion, chief guest Sahay was recognized with “Distinguished Business leader, 2015” by School of Management, NIT Rourkela.
The chief guest of valedictory function Borendra Jee, MD, OCl Iron and Steel limited, Rajgangpur, spoke about the prospects and opportunities in Indian economy and how business leaders should convert challenges into opportunities. Purna Chandra Panigrahi, Director (Personnel), MCl, was recognized with ‘Excellent Employee Relations leader, 2015’ by School of Management, NIT, Rourkela.