Future managers at MDI-Gurgaon are following the famous quote by Albert Camnus “You cannot create experience, You must undergo it” in letter and spirit in the 3 day Management Convention at MDI Gurgaon. Marching on with the live projects and case studies to connect to the industry, students at MDI will focus on conducting research in collaboration with industry through an event called Delphique. The 18th edition of management convention DELHIQUE at MDI Gurgaon is going to be held from November 21 to 23, 2014. Chief Guest for this year’s edition is Mr. Manoj Kohli, Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises. Mr. R.S. Sharma, MD & CEO, Jindal Power and former Chairman NTPC would be gracing the Dinner Ceremony.
The convention will be graced with the presence of notable leaders such as Dr. R.K. Pachauri - Noble Laureate;, Dr. Ravi Ajmera - CAO, Deutsche Bank; Mr. Manoj Piplani - MD and Site President, Citigroup;, Mr. Oscar DeMello - Country Head, Hay Group; Ms. Renana Jhabvala - Padma Shree.
“We are very excited for this year’s edition. We have 11 research panels and MD level of speakers gracing the panel discussion.” says Aanshu Chadha, Secretary of the event.
Apart from the usual placements and guest lectures, students are doing live projects and case studies to connect to the industry. They help corporate solve real issues through live projects, perform market research on their behalf and also conduct high quality research on emerging areas. Consequently, students gain rich managerial insights on companies ranging from some start ups to global leaders in various domains.
At the core of this convention is the MDI students’ work on research projects offered by various corporate, jointly mentored by professors and industry stalwarts. The work culminates into a three day event where experts of respective domains participate in panel discussions and offer some stimulating thoughts stemming from findings of the research.
For this edition, MDI students are going to work with the leaders of the industry. With Western Union, students are going to focus on Online Payment Gateway Service for Cross-Border Transactions. In the fast growing infrastructure domain, Lafarge is partnering with the research topic How to target the growing Indian infrastructure market. For Britannica Encyclopaedia, the students are doing an extensive market study on Internet usage in Schools. In the IT domain, students would work on How safe is data on cloud for Aricent. The students will Benchmark HR practices across the energy sector for Hero Future Energies. Some of the other research partners are Ernst & Young, Coca-Cola, Michael Page, ZS Associates and dutch based Royal DSM. Cognizant is partnering with the convention for the 4th consecutive year with a case study challenge. Not to forget the entrepreneurship spirit that this b-school keeps promoting, they have a B-Plan competition as well supported by MIDAS, a not-for profit organization supporting entrepreneurs. Other incubators e.g. The Indian Angel Network, Sternfisher and 91springboard are reviewing the business plans. Research, Review and Resolve has been the core idea behind such live projects.
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