Event: Seminar on Union Budget (08-09) The Growth Perspective
Date: 19th February 2008
Venue: IIPM Tower I, Khar (West)
The Panelists:

Mr Sujan Hazra- Chief Economist, Deputy Head Research, Vice President (Anand Rathi Securitites Ltd. )

Mrs. Sangeeta Pandit- Chartered Accountant (P D Kunte)

Mr. Ajit Deshmukh - Founder & Managing Director (Wizarth Advisors)

A seminar on Union Budget was organized on 19th Feb 2008. The motive was to bring into the light the various growth sectors of the economy and the steps that can be taken by the government in order to allocate the money in the best possible manner.  In general, the Budget was discussed in three parts — the overall economy, direct taxes and indirect taxes. It included selected growth sectors like Agriculture, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Chemical etc. Also various Growth prospects available in growth areas. This was followed by open interactive session were students put forward their questions.

Event: Seminar on Pricing Strategies
Date: 6th December 2007
Speaker: Prof. Skander Esseghaier

The students of “Indian Institute of Planning & Management” Mumbai had a seminar on “Pricing Strategies” which was conducted on 6th December’07 by Prof. Skander Esseghaier an Assistant Professor of Marketing, with an appointment at the Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania.

The workshop designed by the speaker was to equip with the concepts, techniques, and latest thinking bearing on pricing issues, with an emphasis on ways in which you can help your firm to improve its pricing.

The first session of the workshop covered fundamental conceptual frameworks needed for formulating pricing strategies.

The second session of the workshop covered the fundamental of pricing engineering and specific ideas that can be used to help your firm improve its pricing strategies.

The third session of workshop was devoted to an in depth discussion of pricing & consumer psychology.

Event: Startegy Summit Titled Value Based Leadership
Date: 29th November 2007
Venue: The Leela Kempinski, Sahar, Andheri East
Speaker: Prof. Richard Barrett

IIPM, Mumbai students had an exclusive session with Prof. Richard Barrett on 29th November, 2007 at The Leela Kempinski, Sahar, Andheri East.

The speaker believes that in an age of increasing global and local competition, the ability of an organization to build a corporate culture that attracts and retains talented people is rapidly emerging as the most important criterion for financial success. Executives and employees are searching for organizations that will support them in their personal and professional growth. They want to work for companies that are not only great places to work, but are also socially responsible and embrace sustainable development. They want to feel a sense of alignment between their personal values and their company values. There is significant evidence to suggest that organizations that focus on values alignment are the most successful financially.

Event: Hr Strategy Summit
Date: 22nd October 2007
Venue: Intercontinental The Grand, Sahar
Speakers: Mr. Robert Fuller & Mr. Michael Podolinsky

The students of “Indian Institute of Planning & Management” Mumbai had a seminar on “HR Strategies” which was conducted on 22nd October, 2007 by Mr. Robert Fuller - the president of National Speakers Association-MN and “Honorary Member” of NSA-Australia & Mr. Michael Podolinsky the former physicist, former president of Oberlin College, “citizen diplomat ”and author.

Mr. Robert Fuller enlightened the need for the next generation Democracy lead by the institutions in the 21st century, through the concepts of racism and its implications for society, business, and leadership.

Mr. Michael Podolinsky defined motivation as an act to “DO SOMETHING YOU LOVE TO DO”. He advocated the idea of having more than one passion in life varying with the growth of an individual. He also discussed on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which is the element for the organization that helps them develop the world around us.

The Speakers concluded that building up relationships and trust are more difficult than making money in life. Also the leader should lead from actions and not by words.

Event: Global Outreach Program
Speaker: Dr. Thomas frey
Date: 16th august 2007
Venue: inter-continental the grand

The students of “Indian Institute of Planning & Management” Mumbai had a seminar on “The Future of Business” 8D View ,which was Conducted on 16TH August 2007 by Dr. Thomas Frey, the Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the Da Vinci Institute, specialist in the future of technology and its impact on business and society.

The seminar was designed to help the students understand the eight dimensions of the future and give them the tool to unlock the powers to shape the future of their business.

He enlightened the session by discussing the process of launching new businesses and technologies with several unique methodologies for helping inventors and entrepreneurs to think through their primary competencies and build a profitable business model.

Event: Global Outreach Program
Speakers: Prof. Ritch Davidson & Prof. Carla Reiger
Date: 19th April 2007
Venue: The Grand Sahar Intercontinental

The students of “Indian Institute of Planning & Management” (Mumbai & Pune) had an exclusive session which was inducted by Mr. Ritch David Son & Ms. Carla Reiger of Internationally renowned Playfair Organisation.

The session was enlightened on fundamental of introducing the concept of fun at work. The presenters shared different views and ideas to keep an employee motivated as well have fun at their work place.

They also conducted management games to give a practical experience of understanding concept of fun at work which made the session more interactive.

The seminar was concluded by showing examples of different organization how they manage to have fun at work with their employees.

TOPIC: HAIR FEST
DATE: 6th October 2006

The Indian Institute of Planning & Management, Mumbai hosted “Hair Fest 2006” at Purple Haze, Bandra (West).
As a part of IIPM Mumbai’s academic curriculum, students are involved in planning, organizing and executing various activities. To further the same ideology, IIPM Mumbai students organized “Hair Fest 2006”. The event had an array of activities like, A seminar on “The Business of Hair Care” by a panel consisting of Ms Adhuna Akhtar- Director b:blunt, Sr. Hairstylist Kingsley Gomes- Senior Hairstylist b:blunt , Dr. Apoorva Shah- Tricologist Richfeel, Mrs. Arpana Punwani- Consultant, India Training Head, Schwarzkopf and Mrs. Rashetha Hegde- Key Accounts Manager, Wella.
The objective of the seminar was to bring to light the new age perspective of hair and hair care businesses. Dr. Apoorva Shah enlightened the enthusiastic students with a series of facts & myths about hair. With his funny anecdotes he not only had the students in splits, but also enforced the importance oh “Hair Care’ more than “Hair Fashion”. Panelists like Mrs. Adhuna Ahktar on the other hand believed that Hair dos and hair styles are an imperative part of our personality. Her work in Movies like Dil Chahta Hai and Don showcase how characters in Bolloywood distinguish themselves from each other by their hair styles. Mrs. Arpana Punwani & Mrs. Rashetha Hegde discussed the scope of new career opportunities for Post Graduate students in the emerging Hair Care Industry which is growing at a very rapid rate.
The Seminar was followed by a live demonstration. While Mr. Kingsley Gomes demonstrated how a few snip snaps can change your personality. Ritesh- Stylist to Hrithik Roshan, exhibited a few hair dos for various occasions.  The Grand Finale was the fashion show performed by the students of IIPM, Mumbai to showcase various hair styles for different looks like Funky, Casual, Traditional, Corporate and Indo Western. To make the event exciting and entertaining a range of prizes were awarded by Juice Hair, Maybelline & Kaya Skin Clinic to students for The Best Hair Do, Most Funky Hairstyle, Best Corporate Look, Best Dressed etc.

The entire experience was truly amazing and different not only for the students but also for the guests whose presence made this event a success

TOPIC: BRAND YOU
DATE: 6th October 2006

In our everyday MBA lives we use a lot of corporate jargon without really understanding its relevance. The seminar on “Brand You”- Sponsored by Exide; showed how these jargons can be put into practical use. The panelists were five amazing women who had successfully made themselves brands.
The first of panelist was a mother-daughter team, Poonam Soni and her daughter, Kriti Soni-Bhatia. Poonam Soni is the CEO of Poonam Soni Signature line Pvt. Ltd. She is a pioneer in the field of designer jewelry and has changed the entire Indian mindset of buying jewelry as an investment. The next prominent speaker was Sathya Saran, ex Femina brand maker and current chief editor of ‘ME’, a weekly magazine from DNA. She was the name and face that created a brand identity for Femina. Aruna Mookhey, the proud mother of Ms. World Yukta Mookhey also graced the occasion with her presence. She is the founder of Rivet Consulting. She has conducted workshops for individuals and corporate on “communicating effectively”, “Business etiquette” and “Personal excellence” since 1998. The next speaker was a woman who needed no introduction. Leena Mogre, is a name synonymous with health and fitness. Her aim is to help every individual attain their true fitness potential.” She trains the minds and bodies of several celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Vidya Balan to name a few. She was the CEO of the very well known Gold’s Gym and has now launched her own gym.

These rousing presentations were followed with an equally exciting question and answer session which led to a lot of self-introspection and cleared many misconceptions. The seminar left every one with a belief that our dreams and passions can definitely be transformed into successful and fulfilling careers - A “Brand.”