Adding more fire-power to a star-studded speaker panel, PepsiCo Chairman Mr D Shivakumar will deliver a keynote address at 5th Indian Management Conclave (IMC) 2014 on August 8. Meanwhile, the nomination process for IMC Awards 2014 is open for B-schools & Universities to participate to till June 7.
Shiv, as he is popularly known in corporate circles, is much respected for his marketing & business acumen, and also for his keen interest in management education trends. Donning his corporate hat, this IIM Calcutta alumnus, will share the changing expectations of businesses from B-school graduates and his vision for MBA education.
Mr Shivakumar was appointed as Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo India in December 2013. Before Pepsico, Shiv was with Nokia for eight years, running India and then the Emerging Markets operations. He has run over 34 brands in his career across Unilever, Philips and Nokia. He was awarded the “Most Distinguished Alumnus award” from his alma mater IIM Calcutta in 2011, the award he cherishes the most.
Mr Shivakumar is on the Board of Governors of IIM Ahmedabad and an Independent Director on the Board of Godrej Consumer Products.
Mr Shivakumar joins the company of many illustrious speakers including Dr Howard Thomas, Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore and Philippine Academy of Management Chairman & the Dean of prestigious Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Manila Dr Ricardo Lim who will be addressing the 5th Indian Management Conclave in New Delhi.
IMC 2014 will also be addressed by CEOs & Heads from AACSB International & EFMD Brussels. IMC 2014 will also host many other distinguished speakers from B-schools in US, UK, Canada, China, Singapore, Dubai and many other international MBA education destinations.
IMC Awards Nomination Process is now open
Meanwhile, the nomination process for IMC Awards 2014, to be held in conjunction with IMC Conference 2014 on August 8-9, is gathering steam. More than twenty leading B-schools from all parts of India have begun the process of submitting the Award Nomination Form.
Awards will be judged by highly respected MBA educators -- Dr Bakul Dholakia, Former Director, IIM Ahmedabad; Dr Rajan Saxena, Vice Chancellor, NMIMS University and Dr Rishikesha Krishnan, Director, IIM 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.
IMC Awards 2014 Themes
Three contemporary themes have been chosen for inviting nominations. They are:
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
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. Rajan Saxena, Vice Chancellor of NMIMS University, Mumbai and Dr Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Management – Indore and noted thought-leader on Innovation Management will be part of the Jury.
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 IMC Awards 2014 promise to be bigger and better, with greater participation from 100+ B-schools & Universities.
More details on Speakers and Themes are available on IMC Awards 2014 microsite.
Also Read:
IMC 2014: AIM Manila Dean Dr R Lim to address; Awards nominations open till June 7
IMC Awards 2014: Dr Rishikesha Krishnan, Director, IIM Indore joins Jury; Nominations process open
Indian Management Conclave 2014: Dr Bakul Dholakia to chair IMC Awards Jury
Indian Management Conclave 2014 on Aug 8-9; Keynote by Dr Howard Thomas, Dean, SMU
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