Program Type: PGDM

IMI-Kolkata Hosts its 4th Annual B-School Fest Confero 4.0

Saturday 13th February, 2016 saw much buzz and excitement at the IMI-Kolkata Campus as the B-School prepared itself to host its 4th Annual Pan-India Fest Confero 4.0. The event saw active participations from famed institutions across the country such as NMIMS Mumbai, IIFT Kolkata, Welingkar Mumbai, Army Institute of Management Kolkata, among others. Confero 4.0 2016 boasted of numerous flagship as well as filler events, where all the competing teams participated with much enthusiasm and gusto.

Confero 4.0 commenced with the lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest for the day, Mr. Sanjeev Nandwani, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India. The other dignitaries present on the dais included Dr. Arindam Banik, Director IMI-Kolkata, Dr. Paramita Mukherjee, Dean IMI-Kolkata, Dr. Chanchal Chaterjee, Faculty and Student Relations IMI-Kolkata. The Chief Guest for the day Mr. Nandwani in his inaugural address took the audience on an insightful journey where he touched upon several economic and political factors post the liberalization era that has changed the dynamics of our nation. He spoke on the essentials of having a competitive spirit and how it can do wonders to change our nation. In his inspiring words, Mr. Nandwani challenged the audience, especially the youth push their boundaries and in doing so create a legacy for themselves. With these influential words, he declared Confer 4.0 2016 open.

The first event for the day was a panel discussion on the topic ‘Vision 2025’, led by an eminent panel of distinguished judges from diverse backgrounds tha included the likes of Sujoy Roy- senior Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather, Nitu Jaiswal- Head – Marketing, Membership and Insights at Wal-Mart India Pvt. Ltd, Aditya Shastri- Head of Filmed Entertainment at B4U, Abhishek Sharma- Commercial Director, Strategic Business Leader, Consumer Goods/FMCG.

Dr. Mohua Bannerjee, the moderator for the discussion set the tone for the discussion by quoting Tagore’s, “…where the mind is without fear…” as she introduced the topic to the gathering present. Mr. Abhishek Sharma spoke on his perspective on Vision 2025, bringing with him his wealth of experience in the FMCG sector as he spoke of its futuristic implications in the next few decades.

Mr. Aditya Shastri, Head of Filmed Entertainment, B4U with his discussion on Singularity and its ability to change life as we know it, challenged and enthralled the audience. Nitu Jaiswal spoke from her experience in the retail sector and shared her insights on how charming the customers would be key to success even in 2025.

Mr. Sujoy Roy shared his insights on the changing face of advertising with its implications in the future. Advertising would become redundant in 2025 and instead Communications would be the mantra.

Vision 2025 called for an enlightening session that left the audience enthralled as well as entertained.

The panel discussion was followed by a plethora of management events from across various disciplines such as Marketing, Finance, Entrepreneurship and the likes. The Flagship events included Markathon– marketing event, Leadership Quest– HR event, Rann Kaushal– Strategy event, Next Business Idea– Entrepreneurship. Confero 4.0 also proudly hosted its first set of cultural events which included, Ostinato– Band Competion, Xprance– Dance, Haute-Couture– Fashion Show. Apart from these there were numerous filler events that brought in much excitement and fun to all the participants. The winners of all the events laid claim to exciting prizes upto Rs. 20000. After a gruelling yet exciting day of intense of competitions, the students finally let their hair down, dancing to popular music numbers and thoroughly enjoying themselves at the DJ night that followed.

Confero 4.0, 2016 provided the students, both participants and organisers not only the opportunity to prove their mettle but also a hands-on experience in the field of Management.

On a much awaited Friday evening, experienced a huge gathering to witness an extremely insightful session by the word’s most efficient organization in terms of time management, commitment and work ethics- The  . One of the best example of efficient supply chain management, The Mumbai Dabbawalas are a hundred years old network where 5000-odd dabbawalas deliver 200,000 hot meals a day, from homes to offices on time, every time. Speaker Subodh Sangle addressed the crowd by introducing their legacy of- 125 years of uninterrupted food delivery system. He stated that in their race against time, their uniqueness is based on their multilevel coding system of different coloured alphanumeric codes to help them identify their source and destination faster. Despite of facing myriad hurdles like unpunctual customers, physical distance, crowded trains, Mumbai traffic, their quick presence of mind and efficient management skills come to their rescue and help them maintain their punctuality. It’s a logistics company that functions without fuel and technology and is a  achiever in business management method. He also shared stories of love, success and saved marriages circulating across the city of  all in a humble dabba. The Mumbai Dabbawalas is also recipient of several awards and recognitions and have their name listed in the for being best in time management. Belonging to Varkari Samaj who believes in “Anna Dan Mahadan” they have taken an initiative in philanthropist activitiy named “Share my Dabba” to serve the under privileged children with food. He stated that their mission statement is short and simple being “Grahak Bhuka Na Rahe”, The Customer Should Not Remain Hungry! With this the floor was open to discussion.

Invitation is part of an agreement signed with Chinese university

Waking up at sunrise every morning, two teams of enthusiastic students from IMI-Kolkata are preparing to participate in themen’s and women’s volleyball games at the South and Southeast Asia College Students Culture and Sports week, which will be held from May 22 to May 31 at Kunming, China. IMI-Kolkata is the only Indian business school that has been invited to participate in this international tournament organised by the Kunming University of Science and Technology.

Students of IMI-Kolkata are greatly excited to be representing India in the games. They are participating in the tournament as part of a cooperation agreement IMI-K signed with the Kunming University of Science and Technology, China, which allows for student and faculty exchange, research and other developmental activities.

Faculty in-charge Dr Sarojakshya Chatterjee, who is accompanying the team to China, said: “The team’s spirit and enthusiasm are to be seen to be believed.” The team’s accompanying coach, Sabu Francis, himself an accomplished player and former captain of the Indian volleyball team, said the teams were preparing very hard to meet the Chinese challenge.

The team’s executive officer, Karabi Bhattacharya Rao, said that she was looking forward to not just winning, but also to an exchange of ideas and culture between Indian and Chinese students. Dr Arindam Banik, Director, IMI-Kolkata, said that such invitations demonstrated the global linkages of IMI-Kolkata, which are developed by the institute’s ability to develop and disseminate knowledge driven by its focus on research, teaching, consulting and training.

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Invitation is part of an agreement signed with Chinese university

Waking up at sunrise every morning, two teams of enthusiastic students from IMI-Kolkata are preparing to participate in themen’s and women’s volleyball games at the South and Southeast Asia College Students Culture and Sports week, which will be held from May 22 to May 31 at Kunming, China. IMI-Kolkata is the only Indian business school that has been invited to participate in this international tournament organised by the Kunming University of Science and Technology.

Students of IMI-Kolkata are greatly excited to be representing India in the games. They are participating in the tournament as part of a cooperation agreement IMI-K signed with the Kunming University of Science and Technology, China, which allows for student and faculty exchange, research and other developmental activities.

Faculty in-charge Dr Sarojakshya Chatterjee, who is accompanying the team to China, said: “The team’s spirit and enthusiasm are to be seen to be believed.” The team’s accompanying coach, Sabu Francis, himself an accomplished player and former captain of the Indian volleyball team, said the teams were preparing very hard to meet the Chinese challenge.

The team’s executive officer, Karabi Bhattacharya Rao, said that she was looking forward to not just winning, but also to an exchange of ideas and culture between Indian and Chinese students. Dr Arindam Banik, Director, IMI-Kolkata, said that such invitations demonstrated the global linkages of IMI-Kolkata, which are developed by the institute’s ability to develop and disseminate knowledge driven by its focus on research, teaching, consulting and training.

International Management Institute – Kolkata in association with Center for International Economics, University of Washington, US organises:

Economic Integration and Economic Growth

On

May 28-29, 2016, Seattle

Papers will be presented on the following topics:

• US-Asia economic relations.
• Free trade agreements or negotiations in the Asia-Pacific region, such as TPP, RCEP, AFTA, and APEC.
• The “One Belt One Road” initiative.
• The roles and functions of international organizations, such as ADB, WTO, World Bank, IMF, and AIIB.
• Monetary cooperation and coordination among countries.
• Rise of the renminbi and its internationalization
• Economic growth experience of various countries and the “middle-income” trap.

They say, ‘All good things must come to an end’. These lines quite aptly echo the sentiments felt by Team IMI-Kolkata at the recently concluded ”South and Southeast Asia College Student Culture and Sports Week” hosted by Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunan Province, China.

The Sports meet that was held from 22nd-31st May, 2016 was hosted on an extravagant scale and saw active participation from Universities across Southeast Asia. A total of 20 teams of nearly 500 staff and students from countries such as Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan and China’s Yunan province participated in the Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Men’s and Women’s Volleyball games.

IMI-Kolkata had the privilege of being the only business school from India to be invited to participate in this international tournament. The tournament is a result of a Student and Faculty Exchange Program that IMI-Kolkata has with South and Southeast Asia College, Kunming. Under the able guidance of Team Manager Dr. Sarojakshya Chatterjee, Executive Officer Mrs Karabi Bhattacharya Rao and Coach Mr. Sabu Francis, IMI-Kolkata’s team participated in the Men’s Women’s Volleyball tournament and were required to play a series of four games against teams from Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Yunan and Kunming’s own home team. Despite the fact that they were unable to win the tournament, the resilience, determination and grit shown by Team IMI-Kolkata throughout the tournament was indeed remarkable. While the competition was tough and the stakes were high, true sportsmanship and team spirit were the order of the day.

Kunming University also organised a cultural event where the students were treated to a scenic tour of the astoundingly beautiful Stone Forest, Yunan province. The 270 million year old natural heritage site is breathtakingly beautiful and home to many legends and folklore, the most of popular of them being the legend of the beautiful Ashima who was turned into stone and whose memorabilia in the form of naturally formed rock sculpture stands witness to her legend.

During this time the students also had the opportunity to attend a guest lecture by Professor Yan Deng, Vice Dean and Professor Aijing Song on, ‘The Impact of Chinese Culture on International Business’ and ‘International Retail in the Chinese Context’ at the School of Economics, Yunan Normal University. This 2 hour session proved to be extremely insightful and highly relevant much to the delight of the students as it provided a platform for a deeper understanding of Chinese culture and its influence on World Economy. Post the lecture the students were provided with certificates for the same. This surely proved to be the icing on the cake.

The two-week event came to a grand conclusion with a vibrant and exuberant cultural program that saw participants performing various cultural acts representing their own country. Not to be left behind, students of IMI-Kolkata put up a mesmerising show entertaining the audience with a dance performance that aptly showcased the vibrant and cultural melting-pot that is India.

With new-found friendships and bonds, memories to cherish for a lifetime and a first-hand international exposure, Team IMI-Kolkata started its journey back home on the 30th June, 2016.

The International Yoga Day which is celebrated every year on 21st June marks the importance of acknowledging India’s oldest traditional practice of Yoga and Meditation. ‘The Altruist’ Club of IMI-Kolkata,on this occasion conducted an active Yoga workshop for the students, faculty and staff. The two-hour session was conducted by Ms.Mohua Nandi , a Yoga instructor and a Speech Therapist who worked with “The World Yoga Society” for ten years along with Mr. Sanjay Chatterjee, a physiotherapist and a FIFA licensed football coach.

The workshop kick-started with Ms Mohua Nandi giving insights on the therapeutic benefits of yoga and the inner peace gained by practising meditation. Different yoga positions like Bhujangasan, Pawanmuktasan, Padmasan, Makarasan were introduced to the participants. She also suggested different yoga asanas to cure people suffering from ailments like Spondylitis, Breathing problems, Gastritis, Joint problems. The workshop ended on a relaxing note with some breathing exercises and meditation.

This initiative by IMI-Kolkata was taken to emphasise the importance of adopting Yoga as a part of their lifestyle and established the fact that Yoga is not just about getting rid of health ailments but is a guarantee of physical, mental and spiritual well being.