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Mr Rajive Kaul was the first speaker. He narrated small anecdotes about various incidents in his life that went on to make him the person that he is today. He advised the students to avoid making a tough decision based on just one opinion. The next speaker was Mr GNS Reddy. Mr Reddy spoke about […]
In the fair, products of companies like Mahindra & Mahindra, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. (PPL), ICICI Lombard and Piaggio were showcased. Care was taken to ensure that all the showcased products were ones that were specifically targeted at the rural consumer. At the same time, social concepts like public health and hygiene, sanitation and education were […]
The event was started with speeches by Dr Ramana and Prof Banikanta Mishra, faculty members at XIMB. They pointed out that corruption has now become rampant in our society and that it is up to us to make sure that we weed out this disease once and for all. A few students also spoke about […]
Keeping in mind the growing preference of the B-school community for online events, this year Xpressions had six online events. Flagship events like Kurukshetra (simulated business environment to test cross-functional decision-making ability), Skill City (a test of soft skills like communication, negotiation, conflict handling and resource management), Gladiator (an evaluation of a contenderas potential to […]
The discussion was started by Mr Ramesh, who at the outset said that he felt that social entrepreneurship and venture capitalism go hand-in-hand. He highlighted that the focus on the issue at hand is relatively new and it is only off-late that venture capitalists (VCs) are moving funds into Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs), in a big […]
Training programmes will be conducted so that the participants can act as trainers and facilitators for Targeted Interventions (TIs) amongst High Risk Groups (HRGs). Members of HRGs and even former participants of the LAMP programme will act as consultants for the STRC. The goal of the programmes operated by the STRC will be to train […]
The event started with the lighting of the lamp by Prof MN Tripathi, Faculty member at XIMB & moderator for the panel discussion and the various panelists. During the discussion, stress was laid on value oriented marketing strategies to tap the rural potential and understand the consumer preferences. Strategies like cutting down excise duties and […]
Ms Ellora Panda (Learning & Development, TCS) and Mr Suresh Chandra Nayak (VP & Head BBSR DC, EXILANT Consultants Pvt. Ltd) addressed the students on aManaging High Attrition Levels in IT Industry: The HR Challengea as part of the Systems module. Then, Mr Bhabani Mohanty (OD Manager, Novartis) and Mr Sameer Bali Hans (Centre Head, […]
The event started with the lighting of the lamp by the moderator, Dr DV Ramana, a faculty member at XIMB, and various panelists. The results of the paper presentation contest were then announced, with Hanish Yadav from IIM Kozhikode bagging the first prize, and Monica Jain and Vaibhav Kumar from XIMB netting the second. During […]
The students were addressed by participants including Mr SantoshMohanty (Head, Global Technology Excellence, TCS), Mr Arun Pingaley(Head, Product Management, Reveleus, Oracle Financial Services,formerly i-flex Solutions Limited), Mr Srinivasan Komanduri (OfficeManaging Director ,Consulting, Deloitte US Entities in India), MrSonjoy Mohanty (CEO – A Little World ), Mr Abhijit Sen (AVP, DivisionalManager & Bhubaneswar Center Head at […]