The Xavier School of Commerce, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XUB) here organised the first national conference on ‘Commerce in 21st Century: Innovations, Trends and Practices’ last week.
XUB Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Paul Fernandes inaugurated the conference. Principal Secretary to the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Niten Chandra joined the event as chief guest. CMA Prof Bhabatosh Banerjee and Prof Banikanta Mishra were the guests of honor.
The speakers were quite candid and passionate about the topic and shared their views on the changing trends and practices in commerce that we see in the present scenario. They strongly believe that commerce education will play a very important role in nation building and one cannot underplay the significance it holds.
A discussion on ‘Role of Commerce education in nation building’ was held. Research papers were presented by research scholars, delegates from reputed colleges and universities and by the students of School of Commerce in the technical sessions. School Dean Prof PK Mohanty also spoke.