SEMINARS

Speaker: Mr. Uttam Kr Roy, Sr. Finance Manager-Tata Steel Ltd.
Date: 24th January 2009
Topic: Analysis of Financial Statements
Total Student: 40

Mr. Uttam Kumar Roy, the Sr. Finance Manager at Tata Steel Ltd., delivered a lecture on how to analyse corporate Financial Statements. Second trimester students, with an inclination towards Finance were present in a large number to attend the session and take back quality learning from the interaction. He started the lecture by explaining the importance of Accounting, “as it provides the economic information necessary for making investment decision”. He pointed that in current scenario for a clear understanding of how a business is doing financially and planning for the future, a fairly thorough understanding of financial statements is essential. He went on to explain the checklist of issues to consider while analyzing financial statements and illustrated the finance function in the global context. Elaborating further, he revealed information on how finance as a function is used to focus on Cost Control, Operating Budgets or Internal Auditing. He highlighted the challenges faced by the corporate finance department of Tata Steel when they acquired Corus of UK. To sum it up, he stressed on the fact that finance managers can make or mar the successful journey of an organization, hence they must delicately balance the financial opportunities they offer with the strategic opportunities and challenges presented by operating in multiple institutional environments, each of which has its own legal regime and political risks. At the end of the session, it was a great learning experience for all the students.

Speaker: Mr. Niranjan Khatri, GM, ITC Welcomgroup
Date: 23rd January 2009
Topic: Eco Design
Total Student: 40

Mr. Niranjan Khatri, the GM of ITC Welcomgroup delivered an interesting lecture on Eco Design. He started the lecture by explaining the essence of Eco Design in modern product driven corporations. He defined it as an approach to design a product with special consideration for the environmental impacts of the product during its whole lifecycle. However, eco design is not only a design for the environment but also a design to provide good quality life for the user, while reducing waste, emission of toxicity, and ecological footprint. He illustrated the ideal design that a building should have in order to meet the standard of eco design is to be made in a manner which consumes less energy and contributes to the lowering of environmental impacts. He also discussed matters of global environmental importance such as global warming, increasing population, decreasing and depleting natural resources, amongst others. He highlighted his Eco Mantra covering 4R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink) and 4P’s (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) in the context of global business scenario. He expressed serious concern on effective and efficient use of natural energy resources and emphasized on producing enough to fulfill the needs of every human being of the world.

Speaker – Mr. Rajpal Duggal, MD – Discount Circuit
Date – 22nd January ‘09
Topic –Future of Retail with New Formats
Total Students - 30

Some 30 PG students of the Delhi campus got an opportunity to attend an exclusive session by Mr. Rajpal Duggal, Managing Director of Discount Circuit, an upcoming electronic retail chain in the NCR zone. He deliberated on the topic “Future of Retail with New Formats”. He commenced the session by a presentation on the new and innovative retail formats as well as the existing ones. He explained the existing retail scenario with details of the challenges faced by the retail industry. He made the session very interactive through quizzes and interesting anecdotes. At the end of the session, it was a great knowledge sharing experience for most of the students.

Speaker: Mr. Anurag Batra, Chairman - Exchange4media
Date: 21st January 2009
Topic: Ingredients to be a Successful Entrepreneur
Total Student: 40

Mr.Anurag Batra, the Chairman and Editor-In-Chief of Exchange4media, delivered a captivating lecture on “Ingredients to be a Successful Entrepreneur”. He emphasized the importance of an Entrepreneur as a Futurist as he has to think ahead of his times, one who needs to envision for the sake of his team and make himself prepared for what is expected in the future. During the lecture, he pointed out that under the current scenario, every manager needs to carry out the role of an entrepreneur in being innovative and try taking risks for the betterment of his organisation. He pointed out that there have been instances wherein many entrepreneurs have encountered success after facing various failures. Entrepreneurial success is all about growing in confidence from failures without losing the vision or the passion for excellence. During the lecture Mr. Batra also shared his experience on entrepreneurial journey. He stressed on the fact that entrepreneurs don’t like debates; however they do like action. At the end of the session, students were so captivated that they made a beeline to discuss with Mr. Batra on a one-on-one basis.

Speaker – Ms. Sonam Kabra, Freelance HR Counselor
Topic – Recruitment and Selection
Date – 17th January ‘09

Ms. Sonam Kabra, a freelance HR Counselor and faculty member at one of the B-Schools in the city, lectured a select few students at IIPM New Delhi on Recruitment and Selection. Discussing various issues in the process of Recruitment and Selection, she even explained students on how one should prepare himself to face an interview. During the session, she discussed the different types of interview engaged by companies to bring out the best of the prospective candidate and explained how to tackle such situations during any interview. She stressed on areas like dress code, attitude, etc.

Speaker – Mr. Anup Sethi, HR Manager, Modi Enterprises
Date – 17th January ‘09
Topic – Role of HR in a changing Business Environment
Total Students - 40

Around 40 students of IIPM New Delhi attended an interactive session addressed by Mr. Anup Sethi, HR Manger of Modi Enterprises on “The Role of HR in a Changing Business Environment”. He made the session very interesting by explaining the different challenges faced by the HR Manager in different kinds of organizations under such a tough situation. He elaborated how HR as a function plays a very vital role in the upbringing of an organization as it is in charge of nurturing like a mother. He also explained that HR as a functional specialization offers equal opportunities to both male and female employees. Inspiring the students to choose HR as a career option, he explained the various scopes of HR covering staffing solutions to HR Payrolls to HR for Talent Management, etc. At the end of the session, it was a great learning experience for the students.

Speaker – Mr. Ramesh Chauhan, Chairman-cum-MD, Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd.
Date – 14th January ‘09
Topic – Building Everlasting Brand Equity

In an exclusive session with the students of IIPM, New Delhi, Mr. Ramesh Chauhan, the veteran entrepreneur and current Chairman of Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd, discussed how to build everlasting brand equity. He started his lecture with a brief description of a brand and then gradually went on to explain how he built Limca and ThumsUp. He explained the students the positioning strategies of both these brands when they were a part of the Parle kitty and how the positional strategy of the Coca Cola group has deteriorated the brand value of these two soft drinks brand. He then went on to elaborate the history of Bisleri and how it was made the number one brand of bottled water in the country. Students enjoyed every bit of the lecture delivered by Mr. Chauhan and asked him several questions regarding his brands, his visions and his future strategies.

Speaker – Mr. Vinay Maheshwari, AVP, HT media ltd.
Date – 10th January ‘09
Topic – Consumer Connect

Around thirty IIPM students attended a guest lecture session by Mr. Vinay Maheshwari, Assistant Vice-President, Hindustan Times Media Ltd. on “Consumer Connect.” Mr. Maheshwari discussed the various branding exercises that media brands engage into to build their brand image. He even outlined some of the responsibilities of a Brand Manager in nurturing the brand that he / she is working for. Explaining various facets of Consumer connect, Mr. Maheshwari pointed out how any branding initiative requires deft planning and at the same time flawless implementation to have the optimum match the expectation of the target customer.

Speaker – Mr. Ajeet Chauhan, VP (HR), Nirula’s Group
Date – 9th January ‘09
Topic – Role of HR in Mergers & Acquisitions
Total Students - 50

50 students of IIPM New Delhi had an interactive session with Mr. Ajeet Chauhan on role of HR in Mergers & Acquisitions. The lecture covered the case history of “the changes in the management of Nirula’s Group” since Navis Capital Partners acquired the Nirula's Group of Companies.

He explained students how the new team at Nirula's undertook a massive brand revamping exercise and without disturbing the identity of Nirula's Group retained the USP of the brand in terms of wide menu choices and affordable prices.

He shared the company’s aggressive expansion strategy that aims to achieve a national presence by opening 150 new restaurants in the next 3 years. He also explained students how Nirula’s has prompted a brilliant idea to keep all its employees together. In a bid to bind together every employee at Nirula’s, the company has started a social networking site so that each and every employee may stay in touch with each other at every point of time, thereby increasing the interactivity of its employees and bringing them closer to the company.

Speaker: Mr. Harsh Wardhan, CEO-Terra Force
Date: 3rd January 2009
Topic: Need for Security Management in modern organizations
Total Student: 60

Mr. Harsh Wardhan, the CEO of Terra Force Securities, delivered an engaging lecture on the increasing need for Security Management Systems in modern organizations. Ripping apart all preconceived myths regarding securities as a low-grade outsourced activity, Mr. Wardhan established how imperative the function is, at par HR, Finance or Marketing. He started the lecture by explaining the importance of Security, “as the most important tool for Risk Management and Loss Prevention”. He went on to explain the growing market potential of Private security in India and illustrated how the new age security service providers are equipped with the right mix of quality Manpower and advanced Technology. Later, his colleagues provided students with vital information on Technological Aspects in Surveillance, stressing on various Electronic Security systems and their importance. Elaborating further, they revealed information on how private security forces are trained to combat terrorism as a support element to the government forces like police and CRPF, as there is always a shortage of the required numbers of personnel. To sum it up, Mr. Wardhan stressed on the fact that security of industrial, commercial and residential establishments is a matter of major concern for every organization around the country, hence it is most important that every budding IIPM manager gets to understand that Security Management needs to be considered as another functional domain of any organization.

Date: 4th September, 08
Name of the speaker: Mr. T K Arun - Editor, Delhi Edition of The Economic Times,
Dr. Amir Ullah Khan - Director, India Development Foundation,
Prof. K K Srivastav - Head, Faculty of Business Economics, IIPM
Topic: Is the Indian Economy overstated?

IIPM, New Delhi in association with the IDBI Bank, hosted a seminar for B-School students to find solutions to the question “Is the Indian Economy overstated?” The seminar was addressed by an elite panel consisting of Mr. T K Arun (Editor, Delhi Edition of The Economic Times), Dr. Amir Ullah Khan (Director, India Development Foundation) and Prof. K K Srivastav (Head, Faculty of Business Economics, IIPM).

Offering the key note address, Mr. Arun highlighted the apathy faced by the rural economy and the rural mass against the privileges offered to the urban populace. In true journalistic tone, he said, “Over the years, various government agencies and bureaucratic systems have regularly contributed in systematically ruining the rural economy.” He also shared with the audience how in the past, religious tolerance for minority groups was ingrained in the fabrics of society, which unfortunately has not been the case currently. He emphasized the need to educate the rural mass and make them financially independent by making micro-finance easily available to them.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Amir Ullah Khan commented, “It is really disturbing to see that till today, even after 6 decades of independence, the percentage of college going youngsters who actually finish college is very low. Count with it the huge gender bias that has mushroomed all over the country – be it in education or at the workplace - this will not help in the multi-dimensional growth that we are looking forward for India in the 21st century.” He also exposed the charade behind inflation much to the delight of the audiences. “Much needs to be done for the education sector if India has to grow strongly,” he added passionately.

Convening the entire session, Mr. K K Srivastav enlightened the audience with interesting economic facts and figures.

IIPM truly cares for the intellectual net worth of its students and this exercise was another striking example in this regard. Through this seminar, IIPM reemphasized its academic supremacy in the field of management and economics; as such events have become a regular affair at the institute. To make this seminar more wide based, their were students from other institutes as well, which included the FORE School of Management, MDI, Gurgaon, amongst others.

Press

Education Times 4th September 2008

Date: 7th Feb, 08
Name of the speaker: Mr. Harsh Juneja
Designation: Marketing Head
Company Name: Tata – Tel Services
Topic: Telecommunications new services and devices
Total strength: 60

Fall winter 07-09 batch students attended a guest lecture by Mr. Harsh Juneja, general manager at Tata Telecomm. A well versed and intellectually blessed individual who shared his knowledge about Tata Telecom’s new services and devices. Tata also proved their presence in telecom industry by introducing new technologies. The telecom sector has planned to launch new services like EVCON, which tracks WAP, increase the speed of mobile internet from 124kb to 124 mb. At the end of the day students were enthralled by the guest lecturer.

Date: 4th Feb, 08
Name of the speaker: Mr. Ajay Kumar Raman
Designation: General Manager
Company Name: Qualitech India Consultants Ltd.
Topic: One minute Management
Total strength: 60

“Service without quality is what human without brain” is what Mr. Ajay Kumar Raman, Managing Director, Qualtitech consultants enlightened in his guest lecture to the fall winter batch. He took an interesting session, ripping apart all the misconceptions that they had on quality of services. He pointed out that total quality management in an organization has undergone a sea-change in the new millennium. He also focused on the methods of maintaining the quality of product as well as service. He also pointed that delivering a product is not the goal of a marketer but keeping in mind the needs of the consumer by delivering after sales service. On the whole, students enjoyed the session and also got a clear picture of the service industry.

Date: 2nd Feb, 2008
Speaker: Mr. Rohit Rellan, Senior Manager (Marketing & Ad Sales), Webaroo
Topic: Social Networking Sites
Total Students: 47

Mr. Rohit Rellan from Webaroo delivered a guest lecture on “Social Networking Sites”. He explained students the fundamentals of the popular sites like Orkut and Facebook, the genesis behind the working of such sites were explained by him. Taking the lecture ahead the students contented their queries by interacting with him. Overall, it was a fun cum learning sermon for the students. Our students were overwhelmed by his experiences. It was equally grand for Mr. Rellan to address the students at IIPM.

Date: 1st Feb, 08
Speaker: Ms. Sadhna Shanker, Income Tax Commissioner, New Delhi
Topic: Development Communication
Total students: 60

Ms Sadhna Shanker delivered an engaging lecture on the “Development Communication” detailing various aspects of the communication in family programmes, public health centre et al. and even orienting students with the problems of family planning programmes at emergency. Students were enthralled by the speaker as the lecture was made very interesting with occasional quizzes. She started her lecture by introducing the students to the basic concept of development communication and differentiated urban marketing from rural. She also explained what the Changes in Practices of Communication are like, use data to set goals and strategies, define target audience, research barriers, benefits and perceptions. She ended her guest lecture by explaining the Strategic Communication Model through P process which includes strengthening capacity, participation et al. On the whole it was a highly engaging session for the IIPM students.

Date: 1st Feb, 08
Name of the speaker: Col. P K Bajaj
Designation: General Manager
Company Name: Premiersheild – Risk Management Company
Topic: One minute Management
Total strength: 60

Col. P K Bajaj from Premiersheild – Risk Management Company took an interesting session with the students on the topic One Minute Management. He pointed out that management practices has undergone a sea-change in the new millennium to one minute management. It no more involves those same monotonous activities but includes various innovative practices where management is trying to involve their employees in the company practices. He also focused on one principal that never make employee feel that they are wrong rather say the way they have done the job is wrong. He also emphasized that always praise your employees. In nutshell, Students enjoyed the session very much.

Date: 1st Feb 2008
Speaker: Mr. Suman Kumar, C.S., SMC Trading Online
Topic: Presentation of Share Market
Total Students: 113

Mr. Suman Kumar delivered an engaging lecture on Share Market. He oriented the students orientin with concepts of capital investment and various hidden notions of share market. Students were enthralled by the speaker as the lecture was made very interesting with occasional quizzes. He started his lecture by introducing the students to the basic concept of sensex and nifty elaborating on the various types of commodities currently existing in the Indian Share market. Then he explained the features of market capitalization. He concluded his speech by explaining the tax implications and briefly spoke about the role of shares in the current boom in the market indices. On the whole it was a highly winning session for the IIPM students. They were so captivated that even the other students at IIPM wants to experience it and the students already present there wants undergo the session once again.

Date: January 29th, 2008
Event: Indiatimes Strategy Summit
Speaker: Mr. Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing, London Business School
Topic: Marketing Innovation
Total Students: 240

It was a great opportunity for the students from the first year to attend the lecture of Prof. Nirmalya Kumar, who delved into an interesting topic – marketing innovations. The lecture started with a 20 mins video on how ZARA became one of the most sought after lifestyle brands in Europe based on innovative marketing strategies. He discussed finer aspects of Supply Chain Management and various cost-saving strategies incorporated by ZARA to get a major leverage in the market over its nearest competitors H&M and GAP, who are lagging far behind it in the European market.

Date: January 29th, 2008
Event: Guest Lecture
Speaker: Mr. Devinder Sharma, Chairman-Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security
Topic: Politics of Indian Agriculture
Total Students: 60

Mr. Devinder Sharma, the award-winning journalist cum writer was on campus to deliver a lecture on how the Indian Agricultural system has been unnecessarily politicised. He shared with the students some of his research findings on food and trade policy. He has also authored two books - "GATT and India -- Politics of Agriculture" (1994) and "In the Famine Trap" (1997). Being the Chairman of a New Delhi-based Think tank, Forum for Biotechnology & Food Security, he introduced topics on the impact of biotech seeds in cotton and other Indian crop segments. He also shared his thoughts on various trade policies and restrictions faced by Indian farm products in the international markets. It was an engrossing experience for the students.

Date: January 25th, 2008
Speaker: Mr. Joy Mukherjee, Vice President (PR and Communications),FIITJEE
Topic: How to brand your service
Total Students: 120

3 sections of the Fall Winter batch attended a lecture by Mr. Joy Mukhejee, Vice President, PR & Communications, FIITJEE. He delved into a very interesting area, wherein he discussed the nuances of branding strategies in a service driven organization. He highlighted it categorically that since in the service sector one doesn’t get to see the physical product, hence it is very important to brand the service delivery with perfection. A good branding strategy would definitely put the player way apart from the others. He even cited various real life cases covering FIITJEE and its branding strategies, helping the students to really understand the practical aspect of the branding strategies. He also talked about various other aspects of branding covering brand mindset, brand aesthetics and brand promise.

Date: January 23 rd, 2008
Event: Masti Ki Pathshala (a Branding and Marketing Event)
Total Students: 80 (UG students)

Students from the Undergraduate Programme were taken to an exhibition cum seminar titled Masti Ki Pathshala, which was organized by CERI – Centre for Events Research International at Epicenter, Gurgoan. Although the event went on for 3 whole days, our students visited the event on just one of the days. The event was packed with seminars, exhibitions, internship contests and other promotional activities, that were going on side by side at the venue, covering various aspects of Sales Promotions and Event Management. There was participation from the biggest names in event design, exhibition producers, travel & accommodation facilitators from all over the world. Through the event, the students got to interact with many of the exhibitors who discussed various issues regarding branding, event management and sales promotion.

Date: January 21st, 2008
Event: CNN-IBN “STATE OF THE NATION” (Television Chat Show)
Panelists: Smt. Renuka Chaudhary (Union Minister for Women Empowerment, Govt. of India), Dheeraj Cherian, Feroz Gujral, Yamini Iyer (Socialite), Yogendra Yadav (Famous Psychologist)
Topic: Women in 2008
Total Students: 40

IIPM students were invited to be a part of a Live Chat Show on CNN-IBN titled “State of the Nation”. The program was shot at the Jesus & Mary College premises and was hosted by Sagarika Ghosh the CNN-IBN anchor. The domain of discussion was “WOMEN IN 2008”.
The discussion was basically held on the premise of the survey conducted jointly by CNN-IBN, Indian Express & CSDS. They took a sample size of 4000 women across various towns, cities and villages. The discussion was held on the following topics:

Women insecurity and increasing cases of molestation and rape.
Women sexuality and her bodily desires – pros & cons
The women and her career orientation.
Marriage as an institution – pros and cons
Beauty and its co modification in market driven economy.

In a nutshell, the message that the chat show wanted to convey women in 21st centaury have become an agent of social change and men should be kind enough to accept and acknowledge this crude fact.

Date: January 19th, 2008
Speaker: Mr. Hari Nair, Asst. Vice President (HR),Sona Koya Steerings
Topic: Changing paradigms in Industrial Relations
Total Students: 120

Mr. Hari Nair from Sona Koya Steerings took an interesting session with the students from the first year, ripping apart all the misconceptions that they had on Industrial Relations. He pointed out that industrial relations has undergone a sea-change in the new millennium. It no more involves those same monotonous activities, whereby the IR Manager had to deal with the striking labor unions. These days, it is more strategy oriented, through which various factory level problems are sorted through mutual discussions and fulfillment of each other’s commitment. He highlighted the challenges in other areas of HR and how various aspects of HRD are being introduced in IR with an intention to help the workers improve on their performance.

Date: January 18th, 2008
Speaker: Ms. Vidhya M. Iyer, Consulting Associate, Saita Consulting
Topic: Career Options in HR Consulting
Total Students: 60

Ms. Vidhya M. Iyer, a Consulting Associate at Saita Consulting, was here on IIPM campus to deliver a guest lecture on Career options in HR Consulting. She started the lecture with the emerging role of consultants in the field of HR and how HR as a domain is being given huge importance by India Inc. she also covered the roles and functions of an HR consultant citing specific cases, pointing out how external consultants get into the shoes of the corporate HR practitioners in determining in-house employee performance for the client companies. She also elaborated her views on various KRAs that an employer looks forward to in the prospective employee. She ended her lecture covering how organizations should ensure leadership, growth, stability and thrust of innovation using finer aspects of HR practices.

Date: January 18th, 2008
Speaker: Mr. Satyen Parkash, Associate Producer, Star News
Topic: The Importance of Being an MBA
Total Students: 60

Mr. Satyen Parkash from Star News delivered a guest lecture on how MBA students should aim to become an entrepreneur more than a mere manager, managing some operation for some other company. He talked about how MBA education is just a skill enhancing tool and students should lurch on the opportunity in brushing up many of their skills that would help them in excelling in their professional career ahead. It was a very interactive session, wherein he organized some role-plays based on specific case studies related to operation level decision making. He even spent a considerable amount of time counseling students regarding various career options for an MBA in the media and entertainment domain.

Date: 16, 17 and 18th Jan, 2008
Event: Partnership Summit (organized by CII, Gurgaon Chapter)
Total Students: 20

20 IIPM students of FW 07-09 attended the partnership summit which was organized by CII, Gurgaon Chapter during this month. Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal, ex-President CII and Co-Chairman of the summit and Chairman, Hero Corporate Services Ltd, announced the key outcomes of 'The Partnership Summit 2008', organized jointly by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India, Government of Haryana and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). He outlined nine 'Key Take Aways' from the summit, which had 146 bilateral and ministerial meetings, 1004 'Business meetings' among the delegates, 9 Plenary Sessions and 12 Networking Sessions. The Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr. Kamal Nath, also present for the Summit, announced a contribution of Rs 15 crores for the exhibition and convention centre to be set up in Haryana.

During the valedictory speech, Mr. Munjal confirmed that India and Singapore is going to start a 'Strategic dialogue' to facilitate more business between the two countries. He also announced CII’s plans of organizing 'India @ 60' in Singapore this year, and Singapore would build 'Skills Development Institute' and an 'Eco-City' in India. He informed that India and Indonesia and, India and Australia are also setting up various Joint study groups (JSG) to study the possibility of Free Trade agreements. Mr. Deep Kapuria, Chairman CII Northern Region & Chairman and Managing Director, Hi-Tech Gears Ltd, said that this forum has been able to discuss issues of multilateral trade negotiations from the perspective of the developing countries and LDCs, which are fast becoming low cost manufacturing centers. The summit provided informal platform for frank discussions between countries and businesses. The summit provided an ideal forum for business-to-business interaction.

Date: January 15th, 2008
Speaker: Ms. Neha Kaul, Sr. Relationship Manager, Merrill Lynch
Topic: Mutual Fund and Capital Investment
Total Students: 60

Ms Neha Kaul delivered an engaging lecture on the Mutual Fund sector detailing various aspects of the same and even orienting students with concepts of capital investment. Students were enthralled by the speaker as the lecture was made very interesting with occasional quizzes. She started her lecture by introducing the students to the basic concept of mutual fund elaborating on the various types of mutual funds currently existing in the Indian financial market. Then she explained the features of mutual funds and market capitalization. She ended her guest lecture by explaining the tax implications and briefly spoke about the role of mutual fund in the current boom in the market indices. On the whole it was a highly engaging session for the IIPM students.


Mr. Pawan Aggarwal CEO of Mumbai Dabbawallas	Mr. Pawan Aggarwal sharing thier management principles	Mr. Pawan Aggarwal Addressing IIPM students at Sathya Sai Auditorium	IIPM Faculty and Students Enthralled by Mumbai Dabbawallas	Prof. U C Tiwari and Mr. Pawan Aggarwal

A Success Seminar by Mumbai Dabbawallas
Date: 7 December, 2007
Speaker: Mr. Pawan Aggarwal, CEO, Dabbawalla Association
Venue: Satya Sai Auditorium
Total students: 850

In an interactive seminar, addressed by Mr. Pawan Aggarwal, the CEO of the famous Mumbai Dabbawalla Association, students from IIPM Delhi got an opportunity to understand the various management principles that the Dabbawallas are so proud of. Mr. Aggarwal, who has acquired a PhD after researching extensively on the Mumbai Dabbawallas, enthralled the students with a high decibel presentation. He chalked out how the Dabbawallas have sustained a 100% customer satisfaction not for the past 10-15 years, but in the past 100 years success and also shared their principals and work philosophy that they are not working for six sigma accreditation but they are working to satisfy their customers at SATHYA SAI AUDITORIUM. The presentation started with the history of dabbawallas includes History that they are started in 1890 and named themselves NMTBSA. Some major points were covered by the CEO. Then he shared their disciplines and code of conduct which made them so big and successful today. DISCIPLINES include No Alcohol Drinking during business hours, Wearing White Cap during business hours, Carry Identity Cards, No Leave without Prior Notice. Majority of dabbawallas are illiterate but they are marketing themselves by distributing pamphlets in the “Dabba” or with a Sticker, Tag and Sample Piece of Goods with “Dabba”. After the presentation he played a documentary movie which showed the hardships of the Dabbawallas that how they are satisfying their customers. The session ended with the Q & A round where IIPM students asked very intellectual questions like are you planning to come in Delhi? It was a very enlightening and enriching experience for the IIPM students which will help them a lot in making their future brighter.

Press

ET Empower 11th December 2007


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Telecom event	Shri A. Raja Hon. Minister for Communications & Information Technology at Telecom event	Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Hon. Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology at Telecom event

Telecom event

On 12th dec, 2007 150 IIPM students got an excellent opportunity to attend a telecom event at vigyan bhawan. It was organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The event started at 9:30 sharp by the welcome address and then the event was inaugurated by our honorable prime minister Dr. manmohan Singh. The event followed by the presentation related to the technology advancement and India’s contribution in the technology and sciences. The event ended by the speech from our honorable prime minister. Then he pressed the red button which is kind of signal to start the technology exhibition at pragati maiden from 12th to 15th dec,2007.IIPM students then enjoyed the refreshments provided by the FICCI.


Mohinish Sinha, MD idiscoveri and Arvind Pandit, Associate Director The Hay Group	Avantika Susan Nigam , Asoke. K. Laha, Indranil Das, Mohinish Sinha, and Arvind Pandit,	Panel Discussion organised by The Human Factor Club, IIPM, New Delhi	Panel Disussion on HR consulting in India at PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (organised by IIPM)	Avantika Susan Nigam - Lead Consultant, Hewitt Associates, Asoke. K. Laha - CEO InterraIT

IIPM Delhi holds HR Consulting Symposium at PHDCCI

The Lakshmipath Singhania Auditorium at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi, was witness to a very interesting and lively affair on Tuesday, December 4th. The event in question was a panel discussion, which focused on the Human Resource (HR) Consulting Scenario in India, and pondered over the scope of this function in the current Indian context. This discussion was held by the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New Delhi, in association with The Human Factor, and the stationery partner 3M (the makers of Post It).

For the uninitiated, IIPM is one of the largest business schools in India at present, working through 9 campuses across 7 Indian cities, and a student base of over 7000. The Human Factor is an HR journal published by IIPM. The Human Factor has recently been reworking its content to suit the dynamic environment and needs of Indian industry professionals.

The panelists for the discussion included Mr. Arvind Pandit (Associate Director and Operations Manager for The Hay Group), Ms. Avantika Susan Nigam (Lead Consultant with Hewitt), Mr. Asoke K. Laha (President and MD of Interra Information Technolgies) and Mr. Mohinish Sinha (MD of iDiscoveri Enterprise). Mr. Indranil Das (Editor of The Human Factor, and Head – IIPM’s Executive Education Programmes) was the Moderator for the event, and he ensured that the panel dealt with all concerns faced by Indian clients with respect to HR Consulting today.

All panelists have had enriching and varied experiences in HR Consulting, and hence were able to provide different perspectives all throughout, keeping the energy maintained. The discussion flowed smoothly, and covered various other components, such as the need for customization of consulting services for the Indian market, the latest tools and methodology used by HR Consultants nowadays, and the major differences between HR Consulting and HR Outsourcing.

Press Articles

1.	Education Time	10 / December / 2007
2.	Express Newsline	5 / December / 2007


A Guest Lecture by Prof. Marco Casanova

A Guest Lecture By Prof. Marco Casanova

50 IIPM students of spring summer batch on 19th dec, 2007 got an excellent opportunity to attend a guest lecture by prof. MARCO CASANOVA on importance of integrated brand management and brand relationships. Prof. Marco Casanova is a professor of marketing at Bern University and also the managing director of branding institute, Bern University. The session started by the presentation by prof. Marco Casanova about the classical brand management view and brand essence. Prof. Marco Casanova was very excited and thrilled to answer the question by the IIPM students. In nutshell, this lecture increased the knowledge base of the students.


A Guest Lecture by Prof. Krohmer

A Guest Lecture By Prof. Krohmer

50 IIPM students of spring summer batch on 19th dec, 2007 got an excellent opportunity to attend a guest lecture by prof. KROHMER on the role of emotions in marketing communication. Prof. Krohmer is a professor of marketing at Bern University and also the managing director of branding institute, Bern University. The session started by the presentation by prof. krohmer about the motives and involvement of the customers behind the product. Prof. Marco Casanova was very excited and thrilled to answer the question by the IIPM students.


A Guest lecture by Mr. Umesh Arora	Mr. Umesh Arora Addressing IIPM students	IIPM students

Supply Chain Management
Dated:15th Dec 2007

To continue with the legacy of our guest lectures, this time we had none other than Mr. Umesh Arora, an MBA from NITIE, threw light on the topic “Supply Chain Management”. Having an experience of 9 years he said that Supply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies. He also emphasized on the fact that the ultimate goal of any effective supply chain management system is to reduce inventory. Mr. Arora informed students that there are two main types of SCM software: planning applications and execution applications. Planning applications use advanced algorithms to determine the best way to fill an order. Execution applications track the physical status of goods, the management of materials, and financial information involving all parties. His lecture was an eye opener for all and each student was delighted and thankful to him.


Students with Prof. Eric Meadows engrossed in lecture ...

Business Intelligence
Dated: 14th Dec 2007

Sky was never a limit for IIPM and this time it has gone further ahead by crossing the geographical boundaries as IIPM invited Dr. Jamie Mustard along with Prof. Eric Meadows from Deakin University Australia. He enhanced students knowledge on the topic “Business Intelligence “. He not only talked about its significance in today‘s world but also talked about its origin since the early 19th century. The students were overwhelmed with the knowledge imparted to our students by him.


Guest lecture by prof. Skander Essegaier

Guest lecture by Prof. Skander Essegaier

50 IIPM students of spring summer batch on 13th dec, 2007 got an excellent opportunity to attend a guest lecture by prof. Skander essegaier on pricing strategies. Prof. Skander essegaier is an assistant professor in marketing with an appointment in the Wharton University. The session started by the presentation of prof. Skander about upcoming and existing pricing strategies which can help marketers to bridge the gap with the customer satisfaction. He also explained the Gap model and what the factors are which effects pricing of a particular product. Prof. Skander was very excited and thrilled to answer the question by the IIPM students. In nutshell, this lecture increased the knowledge base of the students.


Guest Lecture by Prof. James Tooley

Guest lecture by Prof. James Tooley

50 IIPM students of spring summer batch on 12th dec, 2007 got an excellent opportunity to attend a guest lecture by prof. James tooley on social entrepreneurship in Indian education. Prof. James tooley, PhD, is a professor of education policy at the New Castle University. The session started by the presentation of prof. tooley about the education system In various countries and what are the outcomes of the privatization of the colleges on the education systems. Prof. James tooley was very excited and thrilled to answer the question by the IIPM students. In nutshell, this lecture increased the knowledge base of the students.


"Great Institute, Excellent Students” – Mr. Anand bhatiya

Interactive Session On “Upcoming Business Opportunities & Investing With Market Trend”

It was held on 2nd dec, 2007 by the ace team where 50 IIPM students were invited from spring summer batch 2007-09 to attend a guest lecture on “upcoming business opportunities and investing with market trend”. The guest speaker Mr. B.B Sharma spoke on “infrastructure development of petroleum industry to private players”. He also emphasized on what has happened to the market after stepping of the biggest companies like reliance et al. He also focused on how entrepreneurs in India can try their hand in petroleum industry. He also visualized the scope of MBA’s in petroleum industry. The other distinguished guest speaker Mr. Anand Bhatiya enhanced IIPM student’s knowledge on the growth of export and trade in India. He discussed the key points of export network change & the various ways to come up for the appreciation in rupee value. He concluded with the various aspects of export in India.


Indu Prakash Singh, National Theme Leader, Addressing the IIPM Students		Indu Prakash Singh, With IIPM Students

“Urban Poor”
23rd November 2007

Indu Prakash Singh, National Theme Leader, Shelters & Housing (Urban Poor/ Informal Sector) with ActionAid International –India, the holder of the “Person of the Year, 2003” and co-author of Delhi: A Tale of Two Cities and four other publications enlightened the IIPM students with his views on “Urban Poverty”. He let know all students that while rural poverty has declined significantly in Asia, urban poverty has been rising. Because urban poverty is different in nature from rural poverty, there is a concern that the approaches to poverty reduction that were developed for rural areas may not work in cities and towns. He characterized the extent of urban poverty using the three dimension of poverty: lack of income, lack of access and lack of power. He said, “Urban poor need better conditions for their work, including in the informal sector, better infrastructure and


Mr. Lokeshav Narang, (Free Lance Trainer and Motivational Speaker)		Mr. Lokeshav Narang, Addressing IIPM Students

“Dreams, Desires and Aspirations”
20th November 2007

A Guest lecture on Dreams, Desires and Aspirations was organized by IIPM Satbari Campus, New Delhi. It was a wonderful experience where the Management Students understood the relevance of the Bhagwat Gita in the modern day world. Mr. Lokeshav told the students that in today’s world, we are so busy, that we often tend to forget our culture and although we are studying management but we till date haven’t realized the very fact that Lord Krishna and Mahatma Gandhi were such great leaders. Mahatma Gandhi is known as a national leader but today only we realized that he was a great management leader as well. Students also got to know the meaning of “samarpan”, and its importance today, not only does it gives patience but also makes you feel safer. It makes you loyal and down to earth.It increases your patience level like ocean. It brings a natural purity in your relationship whether it is your parents, colleagues etc. The speaker also talked about how the shlokas have changed their meanings in the modern day context which is not right and so it is important that you understand the right meanings of these shlokas and implement the same in your lives. It was a good experience for the students to know about the things which all of us today have forgotten due to our so called modern day busy lives.

“India Everywhere- Opportunities and Challenges”
20th November 2007

Yet another week of educational seminars at IIPM and this time none other than Dr. Amir Ullah Khan, faculty IDF Research, visited as the guest lecture. A graduate in Electronics Engineering from the Osmania University he talked on the topic,” India Everywhere- Opportunities and Challenges”. He believes today, India’s appeal stretches from Wall Street to Broadway; from Capitol Hill to Cannes. Policymakers, Economists, Businessmen and Journalists - all are univocal in their opinion - India is everywhere. The prevailing global environment and sentiment towards India presents a unique opportunity to secure disproportionate attention towards India.


Ms. Monica Ospina,(Director O Trade, Canada) Addressing IIPM Students		IIPM Students at Ms. Monica Ospina's Lecture

“Entering Foreign Markets: Market Entry Solution In The Global Trade System”
6th November 2007

The students of IIPM, New Delhi had an opportunity of attending a guest lecture by Ms. Monica Ospina, Director O Trade, Canada. She was here, at IIPM to deliver her thoughts on globalization and its impact on the globe. It encouraged the students to ‘think global’. She discussed about the world trade system, regional trade agreements, impact of globalization on developed and developing countries et al. She also discussed matters of global environmental importance such as global warming, increasing population, decreasing and depleting natural resources. She expressed serious concern on effective and efficient use of natural energy resources and emphasized on producing enough to fulfill the needs of 6 billion population of the world. She appealed to the various corporate behemoths of the globe to take initiative and work for the social upliftment of the people of the world. Ms. Monica was also proactive in suggesting the techniques to find new markets and penetrate existing markets with world class products. She talked about the WTO; G20 Nations et al made us know basic functioning of these trade regulatory organizations. Ms. Monica also spoke about the trade relations of India and Canada. The students got to know why and how free trade agreements are made and worked upon. It was a great experience and a great interaction too for the students, they learnt a lot from her about the work mechanism of world trade, especially after globalization.


Mr. Rajesh Tripathi Addressing IIPM Students		Mr. Rajesh Tripathi,(Dy. General Manager (HR), Panacea Biotec)

“Recruitment and Compensation Benefits”
3rd November 2007

The students of “The Indian Institute of Planning & Management” New Delhi had a Guest Lecture session, which was conducted by Mr. Rajesh Tripathi, Dy. General Manager (HR) who gave the students knowledge regarding how we should face an interview, what all problems one has to go through while giving an interview. It was an interactive session with the students discussing, how to tackle various questions asked in the interview. The lecture was useful and informative, it was interesting to know that something like a person’s dressing sense can change the attitude of the interviewer and also can drastically change the future of an individual by making him land in a big company at a good post. Mr. Tripathi gave the students knowledge about real and practical work environment. The students were fascinated with the discussion. As the session continued more curiosity was built amongst the students. Speaker asked the students to think about themselves as brand and think the way they think about a brand and product in marketing. That is through 7P’s. He gave 7P’s for HR which are very innovative and self explanatory in nature, a must for every management student to know, SEVEN P’s OF HUMAN RESOURSE (HR); PERSON, POSITION, PLACE, PROMOTION, PEOPLE, PROCESS, PRESENTATION. Mr. Tripathi concluded his lecture by suggesting the students that they should look for Total reward rather than Total remuneration, candidate should always give priority to non-financial rewards, relational rewards than financial, transactional rewards because financial reward will always come with performance and the criteria for looking out for right rewards segment in respect of companies is to target yourself with which company and position yourself.


Lt. Col. P.K. Baja, (General Manager (HR), Premier shield)		“IIPM Students Turning Into Leaders”

“Effective Leadership”
26th October 2007

The students of “The Indian Institute of Planning & Management” New Delhi had a Guest Lecture session, which was conducted by Lt. Col. P.K. Baja, General Manager (HR). The lecture taught the students that working for earning a living is not the only purpose of life. The purpose of life is to gain happiness and enjoy the work one is doing. Col. Baja made the students aware of the ways and means through which they can achieve happiness and passion at work. He gave them some secrets of success, the ways through which an individual can achieve happiness and tips to one minute management. The lecture was fascinating; it taught the students that making yourself happy as well as people around you is very important in life. If one goes on seeing the learning’s from the lecture then they are enormous and cannot be completed easily. It also included how can a person achieve happiness from very small things in life which if we bring in our daily life give us and people around us immense happiness. Secrets of success are no rocket science they are small simple means and one minute management is one of them. To become different from others, you should have some qualities which others don’t have. It is not necessary to prove yourself by doing different things, we can prove our ability by doing the same things differently from others. It is very important to have these kinds of guest lecture to understand the basic ethics which we are forgetting nowadays, we all know these ethics like never cheat anyone, always speak truth, help needy people, try to be happy and make others happy etc., but we never bother to think of these matters in our life. Apparently these are the things, which appear as obstacles in our path of success in our life and hamper our progress.

That’s why these are really important to take care off.


Mr. Hem ant Gelatin, (Director Client Servicing) of Perfect Relations		IIPM Students

“Customer Relationship Management”
24th October 2007

The students of “The Indian Institute of Planning & Management” New Delhi had a Guest Lecture session conducted by Mr. Hem ant Gelatin, (Director Client Servicing). The lecture taught the students that Customer Relationship Management is a process or methodology used to learn more about customers' needs and behaviours in order to develop stronger relationships with them. According to Mr. Galatia, there are many technological components to CRM, but thinking about CRM in primarily technological terms is a mistake, the more useful way to think about CRM is as a process that will help bring together lots of pieces of information about customers, sales, marketing effectiveness, responsiveness and market trends. He even discussed a concept of Par Stock – is established over a period of time to meet demand and also maintain it, he also discussed the concept of Public Relation. Mr. Gelatin made the students understand that CRM helps businesses use technology and human resources to gain insight into the behaviour of customers and the value of those customers. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) refers to the methodologies and tools that help businesses manage customer relationships in an organized way, in today’s world this has become the best practice to retain customers. The speaker added value to the subject by explaining the entire concept on a strategic and conceptual approach to effective customer relationship management. It was an interactive session where the students got a chance to learn the actual basis of customer relationship management. Mr. Gelatin summarized the session by saying that CRM is empathizing with your customer and giving him value product.


Mr. Seamier Kalian (Head Sales, Max New York Life)		“Oooooooops! I thought that was my goal”

“Goals And Desires”
17th October 2007

A Guest lecture on meaning of Goals & Desires was organized by IIPM Satbari Campus, New Delhi. The speaker of the event talked about GOAL, DESIRE, MISSION and PLANNING. Mr. Kalian focused on the importance of goals and desires in our lives. He explained the difference between the two, according to which goals are targets, which we keep in our lives to what we personally want to achieve. Goals is in our hands (control), Desire on the other hand is not in our control. It is basically a prayer to what we want. Our desire is also dependent on others. Desires are those wants which we want to fulfill and goals are something we live for. When one sets a goal, he or she should make sure that the efforts made to achieve the goal should be honest. If one changes the goal then he never had it anytime. Goal doesn’t change, the means adopted to achieve them can. He gave an example by saying “I want to become a president of AMERICA” this is my desire not my goal because it is difficult or we can say that impossible to become the president of the other country. There was continuous interaction between students and Mr. Kalian where he resolved their queries; he made them understand how desires could be turned to goals and how they can achieve their goals. In the end he suggested the students that start planning on the short term period basis because it will be helpful for you to assess your self.


Cdr. S.S. Kumar, (Sr. Vice President, Shri Lal Mahal Group)		Cdr. S.S. Kumar, Addressing IIPM Students

Retail Management
16th October 2007

The students of “The Indian Institute of Planning & Management” New Delhi had a Guest Lecture session with Cdr. S.S. Kumar, Sr. Vice President at Shri Lal Mahal Group who shared his knowledge and his experience in the retail market with the students. The speaker covered all the aspects of the Retail Management, he talked about things like Retailer’s plans for the festive season, what makes some retail businesses so successful at pleasing customers and how this information increase sales by 50 %, Cdr. Kumar also discussed with the students that how organized retailing with modern technology can guide the economy along, cut costs, curb avoidable losses, increase production and employment as well as make available products to consumers at competitive prices. He also shared his views on how the big retailers with deep pockets are roaming the Indian landscape. Shoppers Stop, Pantaloons, Trent, Pyramid, Hyper city, etc have set up their own Department Stores, Specialty Stores, Discount Stores all with a view to wooing the consumer. Going by the well-known adage: "Big Fish Eat Small Fish", one would have expected the local grocer or the Mom-and-Pop Stores to have vanished from the retail set-up.


Mr. Parminder Singh (Handwriting Expert)		“Let’s get attentive”

“Handwriting Analysis”
15th October 2007

The students of “The Indian Institute of Planning & Management” New Delhi had a Guest Lecture session, which was conducted by Mr. Parminder Singh, Hand Writing Expert. It was an interactive session with the students discussing, how handwriting can be used as a tool to discover your personality. The lecture was useful and informative, it was interesting to know that something as small as handwriting can drastically change the future of an individual. The students were thrilled as well as amazed with the discussion. As the session continued more curiosity was built amongst the students. Mr. Singh explained that what type of formation of alphabets describes different characteristics of the person’s nature as well as how can just a mere change of the formation of these alphabets can lead to the change in an individual as a whole, this was something which was not only unique but hard to believe as well. He also told how even the slant and curves in the formation of alphabets can transform a human being. It was a fun filled session in which the students not only understood themselves but also there friends, as each student wrote ten lines on a piece of paper and Mr. Singh made them exchange the sheets with their friends. On the basis of which the students analyzed the handwriting of their friends. It was a wonderful experience for the students they loved listening to him and knowing the art of handwriting. “Does the HR industry now trust handwriting more than Individuals oral communication”?

IIPM Organizes the ‘THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FORUM’

‘Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other’, this is what a maverick entrepreneur should always keep in mind. As always stimulated to spread the prevailing and advanced knowledge to the generation of today, The Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM), one of the leading management institutes in the country had recently organized “Thought Leadership Forum” at The Qutab Hotel in the capital today for the would-be leaders of management.

The ever dynamic and competitive world patiently waits for our wits, talents and abilities to grow sharper. These would grow more sharper when we put our mind, thoughts and actions in the right direction and grab the right opportunity at the right time. IIPM has never let this opportunity shun away and has given its students the right platform to explore and boost their learning abilities keeping pace with this dynamic business world and help them DARE TO THINK BEYOND!!

The theme of the Forum being “Making of Maverick Entrepreneur” attracted a host of high profile speakers to share their views and perspectives on Leadership and Entrepreneurial aspects with IIPM Delhi students and faculty members. This is one of the biggest events out of the series of Forums scheduled to be organised by IIPM in the coming months.

Over the course of the day, the students were able to listen, discuss and meet the speakers at the Power breakfast and interactive session. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Congress Spokesperson – a revolutionary trailblazer, through his inspirational speech shared his views on ‘Vision: India 2025’. In his speech he elatedly shared “India is a land of traditions and possesses high value systems. Though the true picture of the Indian Scenario shows various drawbacks in different fields- be it in the field of education, legal, health, corruption etc. , but India still has a very good growth prospective and has the vision of being a developed country in the coming few decades. We have to keep in mind that – in order to discard away the drawbacks, corrective measures and actions have to be implemented and operated along with a mix of new and flawless measures. The true and effective initiatives of the leaders of today would surely make India the best place in the world.”

Apart from this, the environment became more knowledgeable and interactive through the breakaway sessions from Mr. Saurabh Shrivastava, Chairman, Xansa India; Dr. Shikha Sharma, Dietician; Mr. Bill Adams, Leadership Trainer and Mr. Rohit Magnani from Hindustan Times.

The students had an opportunity to participate in an extremely focused and interactive Forum. Besides plenary sessions and panel discussions, an exciting CII Young India Video presentation was shown at the end of the session. CII has promoted “Young India” campaign, wherein they have projected the need and awareness of Entrepreneurship and leadership to the young generation of today.

The Young Speak…
Indian Institute of Planning & Management proudly hosts the members of Xth Commonwealth Study Conference organized by CII

On March 24, 2007, the Indian Institute of Planning & Management in association with CII welcomed 16 select delegates for a brief session on “Working together for inclusive growth and development". Said Prof. Nitin Ralhan of IIPM that it was indeed a matter of pride for IIPM to host the delegates for a visit at their campus, who were primarily in India for the Xth Commonwealth Study Conference 2007. After a warm welcome of the guests in the true Indian tradition of ‘Tilak and Aarti’, the delegates were escorted by the faculty for a quick campus tour.

For interaction with 200 of the brightest of students at IIPM, the delegates were taken to an auditorium within the campus area. The underlying theme of the conference was to analyze the impact of industry and commerce on people and their environment and thereby interpret this basic theme to reflect the prevailing concerns at the time. Comparing India with what it was a decade ago, all the guests well appreciated the pace at which India is developing. One of the delegate from Mauritius, Reeaz Chutto, quoted, “The country has changed dramatically. I have traveled around the world, and I feel while the rest of the world is static, India has move on to prosper.”

Elaborating upon the best practices in business, social development and corporate governance in various sector, whiling addressing to the to-be-MBAs to empower them with cutting edge knowledge, Robert Kuloba, the Assistant Director with the Research and Corporate Planning at Kenya University, elucidated, “In Kenya, the problem is that while everyone talks, no one walks the talk. While in India, corporate leaders are proactive and they tend to develop their own strategies.”

Philippa Kehoe is a part of the delegate touring India under the said conference from Australia who is on her first visit to India, said, “The infrastructure has phenomenally improved but I am still too surprised to notice that the basic instinct is still missing.” Quoting an example she explained, “While I had just finished dinner with some friends and collogues at a Connaught Place hotel when we heard a noise outside of a cyclist in a pool of blood. People surrounded him but they just watched him in agony and not event bothered to call an ambulance for him. However, back in Australia, we learn about first aids in schools.”

Their discussion revolved around balancing short term and long term goals of the nations, role of Corporate Sector and NGOs in creating sustainable models of development and addressing to cultural diversity. “We are here to understand the challenges faced by India. India’s potential is huge”, said Mark Lang, a Canadian who works with Telus.

After a 2-hour interactive session with the students, the delegates interacted with the Dean (Academics) IIPM, Prof. Prasoon Majumdar and the Chair - Global Outreach Program, Prof. Siddharth Nambiar on the current growth and development in India and also the dynamics involved behind the same. Said Prof. Majumdar, “The prime focus of the event was to bring together young achievers and future decision makers in industry and government from different parts of the world, and give them a rich and complete experience of regional history, rich cultural heritage and quest for integration with the global economy. I am glad to interact with the young leaders from various parts of the country and acknowledge their interest to study India as a fast developing economy.”

Sharing the dreams and aspirations of the leaders in Business and Politics, the Dean of IIPM, Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri, elatedly said, “It was undeniably a great privilege for us to host the young leaders from diverse spheres across the globe. I acknowledge their visit and interaction with the students and faculty at IIPM campus from the core. This global conference will provide yet another opportunity for India to be the focal point of discussions in the business world as companies and organizations nominate their young leaders to participate in this global conference.”

The Students actively participated for this enduring interactive session study to the best practices in business, social development and governance. The alumni of the Commonwealth Study Conferences through the years include John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, Naina Lal Kidwai, Deputy CEO, HSBC Ltd, Jamshed J Irani, Director, Tata Sons, among many other such prestigious names. The importance of this two-week intensive experience sharing and learning process can be ascertained from the fact that the Hon’ble President of India has in principle accepted to participate in the Closing Session of the Conference.

Press Articles

1.	Education Time	5 / Feb / 2007
2.	The Hindu	25 / March / 2007
3.	The Tribune	26 / March / 2007
4.	Metro Now	26 / March / 2007

Mr. Alok Mehta
Brand Manager
Nokia India (N Series)

29th November 2006

Mr. Alok Mehta presented an overview of Nokia’s entry and expansion strategies in India. In the past one decade, Nokia has emerged as one of the most recognized brands in India, surpassing some of the Indian business conglomerates in terms of revenues. Mr Mehta described the marketing strategies of Nokia in India and examines how the Nokia brand has become synonymous to mobile phones in the country. While Nokia considers India as one of the most important markets for its future growth, the company has been facing stiff competition in the recent years from Korean players like Samsung and LG. He highlighted Nokia’s strategies to compete with Korean companies and its product expansion plans in the near future

According to Mr. Alok Mehta, by 2010, the mobile phones industry in India will be driven by voice, multimedia and mobile services for organizations. The teledensity in India was estimated to increase to 18.2% by March 2009, with mobile subscription rising to 148.77 million by that time. In many instances, the cell phone has become the only basic telephone link of a household/enterprise in India, rather than a landline phone. It was turning out to be more economical and efficient than fixed line telephones. So, there was great scope for further expansion with reduction in the cost of ownership...


Mr. Suhel Seth	Mr. Sandy Hooda	Mr. Pankaj Munjal

Guest Lecture on “Public Relations and Advertising”
Speaker: Mr. Samir Kapur – Corporate Communication Head -ESPN

“Knowledge, experience, intellect, wisdom, exchange of ideas and value addition is what academics is all about in the world of management. IIPM, New Delhi took yet another initiative to provide its students world class exposure to theories in practices as we invited Samir Kapur – The corporate communication Head “ESPN” to interact with IIPM post graduate batch. This time the topic for discussion was Public Relations and advertising. Mr. Kapoor showered his magic over the young management students who dare to dream it and do it in times to come. As the lecture included intense explanations and discussions starting from the basics of PR to its application in the industry and its edge over advertising. All eyes were on the multimedia presentation as Mr. Kapur explained what is PR, implications of PR, How it is more credible than advertising. The intriguing case study on reviving the image of Cadbury

by virtue of PR, getting the consumers confidence back, the role that PR played in re storing the image of the company was the highlight of the day. Also there were discussions related to certain companies like Pepsi, Coke, Infosys and Starbucks and the way these companies implemented PR tools to build their image in the market over a period of time. Students really loved the session as they commented that “The entire session was an eye opener for us, we are amazed to know that companies managed to restore 80-85% of their sales by virtue of PR only”. Mr. Kapur the man of the moment commented “It was fantastic to interact with young management students of IIPM as these are the kind of initiatives which complement theories with practical experiences and application in the industry. Well, that’s what you term as a WIN WIN SITUTATION……………….
Take up the challenge… with a positive attitude and a passionate zeal”
Gurus speak at an E2 Seminar in IIPM Delhi

New Delhi: The E2 (Economy & Entrepreneurship) Club at IIPM Delhi had recently organized a seminar for its students at its Tower I Auditorium on September 27, 2006. The seminar had a distinguished panel of speakers comprising the likes of Mr. Pankaj Munjal, MD, Hero Cycles, Mr. Suhel Seth, Communication and Marketing expert and Mr. Sandy Hooda, a Delhi based venture capitalist. The seminar, titled, “Entrepreneurship: Views and Avenues,” was attended by over 250 students from the PG Programme, apart from various senior faculty members of the likes of Prof. Naveen Chamoli, Prof. Jaydip Dutta Gupta, Prof. Abhishek Bhattacharya, Prof. Neeta Tripathi, Prof. Anuj Ahuja, amongst others.

During the seminar, Mr. Pankaj Munjal elucidated how the Hero Group has reached its peak and has dominated the two wheeler market for over four decades, even when its founders never had any flashy MBA degree against their names. It was the level of sincerity, hard work and focused dedication that has created an iconoclastic organization. The mantra preached by Mr. Munjal was, “Failure is the best feedback that leads to success, hence accept failure first and learn how to overcome it in due course of time.”

Mr. Sandy Hooda, a highly successful, young entrepreneur himself, who has made a mark of himself as an even more successful venture capitalist, by turning his investments into a profitable venture, had lots of practical experience to share with the audience. He pointed out, “Today, India is the most lucrative business destination as the country is the fastest growing free market democracy. The future of India’s entrepreneurial growth lies in its youth.” He stressed on the mechanism of identifying business ideas which are either untapped or businesses which can be run or managed differently. That would give every Indian enterprise an edge over the rest in the world.”

Mr. Suhel Seth was the final speaker of the day. An icon, in his own right, he presented his real life case of how, he along with his dear friend, Late Shunu Sen, started off India’s first Marketing Consulting firm, Quadra. He exemplified how he had to sell off Quadra to the WPP Group, not because he was in short of funds, but how as an entrepreneur, he wanted his brand to grow under a bigger mother organization. This is when he stated, “An entrepreneur needs to take decisions beyond his own emotions. He need not claim his creation to be a baby and hug onto it, just because he created it, but needs to see how it grows further on…” Mr. Seth preached some mantras to the students, which were: “Entrepreneurship is not about ideas it’s about unbridled ambition blended with confidence and values. There should be three dimensions to an entrepreneur’s life - high levels of integrity, power to absorb the challenge of risk and ability to forecast the future in a more organic and defined manner”.

Overall, the seminar was a great learning experience for the students, who gained enough confidence and motivation, before they actually planned to venture out in the world to become an entrepreneur themselves.
IMF and World Bank experts address IIPM Students in Washington, DC
Viewed live by students across all 7 IIPM centres through videoconferencing

New Delhi, October 06, 2006: An elite group of 60 IIPM students, representing all the seven Indian centres (Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai) of The Indian Institute of Planning and Management, attended an exclusive seminar on October 5, addressed jointly by a panel of senior economists from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Washington, DC. This seminar is a part of the institute’s unique international program, the Global Opportunity and Threat Analysis.

The seminar, titled “India’s Growth: Surprises, Idiosyncrasies, Anomalies and Challenges” was addressed by Mr. Arvind Subramanian, Mr. Brian Pinto, Ms. Priya Basu and Mr. Deepak Mishra Also present for the seminar was Mr. Shantayanan Devaranjan, Chief Economist (World Bank’s South Asia Region). The seminar was divided into four sections to cover the following key issues: “Why India’s growth is like nobody else’s?”, “How can India grow so fast with such high fiscal deficit?”, “Will infrastructure and the financial sector constrain India’s future growth?” and “India’s rapidly-growing states: What lessons for lagging states?”

Praising the initiative taken by IIPM, Mr. Devrajan commented, “It is always a wonderful experience to interact with students from India, as they are well versed with the topics that we intend to speak on. It was an equally great session today and I found the IIPM students very interactive and inquisitive.”

According to Prof. Prasoon S Majumdar, Dean Academics (All India), IIPM, “Our uniquely designed GOTA programs intend to give our students an optimal exposure in terms of how global economy works, how corporations run businesses under various economic systems, how world organizations and leading institutions perceive India’s growth in the coming years. Through this visit at the World Bank premises, the students have gained a lot of fresh insights, that would help them in presenting white papers on their return. I thank both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for their support in the same.”

Apart from a trip to the World Bank, these students have also received invitations to visit various other institutions and organizations in the United States. This includes a lecture tour to NYMEX - the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange and the Trading Forum for Energy and Precious Metals, UCA Global (New York) an Entrepreneurship development organization in the US, Dow Chemicals and Sanofi-Aventis, two of the world’s leading pharma giants and the Citigroup amongst others.

The seminar at World Bank also served as a massive technological platform for the institute, as arrangements were made to make the seminar come live to all students from the institute’s 7 campuses across India, through videoconferencing. This enabled the remaining students of the institute also to be a part of the seminar, without being physically present in Washington DC, USA.

The students at these campuses also participated during the seminar through questions and feedbacks, sent directly to Washington DC.

‘Managing Employees Ideas for Performance’
Date :- May 2005.

“A Paperless World”: By Mr. David Ramsey, O’ Neil Software

Good to Great: In search of Corporate Excellence

Corporate Governance: By Mr. S. K. Gupta, VP, DCM Ltd.
Date :- October, 2004.

            The Speaker were:
            Dan Sandhu - Vertex
            Navyog Mohnat QAI
            Sanjay Diwan - Avaya Global Connect
            Ajay Sud - Confluence Integrated Services
            Rajnish Rohtagi – Solutions Integrated Services
         Date :- September 2004.

Competency Mapping: By Mr. G.K.Sinha, EVP (HR), Pepsico.
Date :- July 2004.

Knowledge Management: By Dr. Charles Savage, Father of Knowledge Management.
Date :- Sep2003.

Convergence: Financial consolidation
Date :- June 2003.

India’s Management Dilemma: by Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri
Date :- Feb 2003.

ROLE OF ‘IMF’ IN INDIA: Addressed by Mr. James Gordon, Senior Resident Representative (India) IMF. Date :- Apr 2002.

WTO & Globalization
Date :- Dec 2002.

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