IMC Awards 2014, to be held in conjunction with IMC Conference 2014 in New Delhi on August 8-9, are all set to recognize the best-practices and successful initiatives by B-schools and Universities. The Awards will be judged by India’s most respected management educators including Dr Bakul Dholakia, Former Director of IIM Ahmedabad, and Dr Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Management – Indore. The nomination process is now open and B-schools can download the Nomination Form from IMC 2014 Website. Last date for nominations is June 7.
The inaugural IMC Awards 2013 received an overwhelming response with 50+ well known B-schools sending their nominations. Union HRD Minister Dr Shashi Tharoor presented IMC Awards 2013 to 10 worthy winners at a glittering ceremony on August 3, 2013 in New Delhi. The winning initiatives were documented in IMC Awards Compendium, which was shared with 1000 Institutions and educators in India.
IMC Awards 2014 Themes
The IMC Awards 2014 promise to be bigger and better, with greater participation from 100+ B-schools & Universities. Three contemporary themes have been chosen for inviting nominations.
Theme 1: Expanding Applicant Pool: Approaches that work
Theme 2: Rethinking What to teach and How: Innovations in Curriculum & Pedagogy
Theme 3: Deepening Industry-Institute engagement: New models for greater connect
More details on each of the themes are available on IMC 2014 microsite on MBAUniverse.com.
IMC Awards 2014 Jury Members
The Awards will be judged by India’s most respected management educators. Dr Bakul Dholakia, Former Director of IIM Ahmedabad will chair the IMC Awards 2014 Jury. Dr Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Management – Indore and noted thought-leader on Innovation Management will be part of the Jury. A few more distinguished thought-leaders will join IMC Awards Jury.
Much respected for his bold stance on the ‘Autonomy of Higher Education Institutions’, Padma Shri awardee Dr. Bakul Dholakia has been a major motivator and guiding force behind the expansion of activities at IIMA. Dr Bakul Dholakia is currently the Director of Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management, Ahmedabad and Advisor to Adani Group. He has been a Consultant to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank besides advising various National and International organizations. He has authored numerous books in Business Economics, Corporate Strategy, and Development Economics etc.
Dr Rishikesha T. Krishnan is Director and Professor of Strategic Management at the Indian Institute of Management Indore. He is a well known thought-leader in the Innovation area, having several books and papers to his credit. Dr Krishnan was a member of the faculty at the Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore from 1996 to 2013. Dr Krishnan writes extensively, and has more than 140 publications spanning outlets that include refereed journals, the popular press, case studies, book chapters, and books. Dr Krishnan’s books include ‘From Jugaad to Systematic Innovation: The Challenge for India’, and ‘8 Steps to Innovation: Going from Jugaad to Excellence’. Dr Krishnan has served on a number of committees set up by the Government of India, Nasscom and CII related to Innovation in India.
IMC Conference 2014
The 5th edition of Indian Management Conclave (IMC), to be held in New Delhi on August 8-9, 2014, will bring the best minds from India and abroad to discuss the conference theme – ‘Envisioning the Future’.
The keynote address will be delivered by Management Guru Dr Howard Thomas, Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore.
Dr Howard Thomas is a globally recognized thought-leader on the burning topic of Sustainability & Future of Management Education. His two recent books ‘The Business School in the 21st Century’ and ‘Promises Fulfilled and Unfulfilled in Management Education’ offer a fresh perspective on Sustainability of Management Education. He is a highly-cited scholar, who is a Fellow of the Academy of Management, USA, the British Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society and the Academy of Social Sciences.
IMC 2014 will host many other distinguished international speakers from US, Canada, China and Singapore.
Indian Management Conclave 2014 on Aug 8-9; Keynote by Dr Howard Thomas, Dean, SMU
Indian Management Conclave 2014: Dr Bakul Dholakia to chair IMC Awards Jury
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more updates on 5th IMC 2014 and IMC Awards 2014.
