Abhivyakti 2017, a rural management conclave organised by the Rural Manager’s Association of XUB (RMAX), was held by the Xavier School of Rural Management here on Sunday.
The speakers for the first session were Sarabindu Mohanta (Product Head, Indian Oil), Partha Deb (Power Economist, GE Power), Harish Raghu (Managing Director, SaGgraha Management Services Pvt. ltd) and Benjamin Mathew (Head of Strategy, MART). The topic of discussion was “Rural Innovation – India’s vehicle to overcome Global Roadblock”.
Dean of Xavier School of Rural Management Prof Kajri Mishra inaugurated the conclave. Prof T Kumar, moderator of the discussion, opened the forum by stressing on the macro perspective of rural innovation.
The first speaker of the session was Mr. Sarabindu Mohanta. He talked about innovation and the importance of its marketing. He also stressed on the importance of bridging the gap between rural and urban market and highlighted on how to bring about a change in rural economy and the challenges we face while doing so.
The second session was attended by students, faculty and guest speakers with equal enthusiasm. Prof Kushankur Dey started a talk on “What is Innovation and its purposeIJ”
Both sessions were followed by an interactive question and answer session with the audience. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Deepak Kumar Mishra. “Abhigyaan” a bi-monthly newsletter by RMAX was released.