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: 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:

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

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.

A Success Seminar by Mumbai Dabbawallas

The Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM), had recently organized “A Success Seminar” by Mumbai Dabbawalas at Sathya Sai Auditorium in the capital on 7th December, 2007 for the would-be management leaders. Mr. Pawan Aggarwal, CEO of Mumbai Dabbawallas started the session by the presentation and a documentary movie which showed their hardships and dedication towards their job throughout the day. This movie was an insight into the life of dabbawalas wherein they showed how a common man with his common skills can do an extraordinary job of serving others. They called themselves as the “annadattas”. The finely-tuned system earned them a Six Sigma rating from business magazine Forbes. Some key points were covered by him that they rely on low capital and use cycles, wooden carriages and local trains to achieve their target. There are several groups that work independently and network with each other to achieve one goal. There is no retirement age as such. People work as long as they want. The dabbawallas have a credit society which gets them through money crunches. He also discussed the process of delivering the dabba on time which goes like the first dabbawalla picks up the Tiffin from home and takes it to the nearest railway station. The second dabbawalla sorts out the dabbas at the railway station according to destination and puts them in the luggage carriage.  The third one travels with the dabbas to the railway stations nearest to the destinations. The fourth one picks up dabbas from the railway station and drops them of at the offices. The process is reversed in the evenings. It was a very enlightening and enriching experience for the IIPM students which shall help them a lot in making their future brighter.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

“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

“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.

“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.

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.