AICTE Chairman Prof. T G Sitharam to deliver Keynote Address at INDIAN MANAGEMENT CONCLAVE 2024 on Sept 20 at XLRI; 200 Directors, Deans, Editors Attending

AICTE Chairman Prof. T G Sitharam, a Reformer Promoting Growth of Management Education

Dr T G Sitharam is the Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). In his leadership, AICTE has taken many forward-looking steps including the integration of Under Graduate Management Education (BBA/BMS courses) within its purview and the release of model curriculum for BBA courses.

Prior to his appointment at AICTE Chairman in December 2022, Dr Sitharam was the Director of IIT Guwahati. He obtained his B.E from University of Mysore; Master’s from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Ph.D. from University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He has taught at University of Waterloo and University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.

AICTE Chairman Prof. T G Sitharam will be delivering the Keynote Address on September 20. He joins a confluence of distinguished speakers who are top Business Leaders and CXOs, Directors and Academic Leaders, Journal Editors and Researchers.

More than 200 Directors, Deans, Editors and Researchers are set to attend IMC 2024 at XLRI Jamshedpur.
Continue reading this article for theme, list of top speakers and key highlights.

IMC Theme “Identifying Contemporary MBA Roles & Competencies”
At 13th IMC 2023, held at SPJIMR Mumbai, a new multi-year theme, focused on ‘Business Value Creation in the Age of Disruption: Lessons for Management Education’, was initiated. Taking the discussion forward, the theme for 14th IMC 2024 is ‘Identifying Contemporary Roles & Competencies for Reshaping MBA Program’. The theme aims to identify contemporary in-demand roles being offered to fresh MBA graduates by large MBA recruiting sectors such as Business Process and Financial Services Consulting Firms, IT/ITES companies and Indian Global Capability Centres of large international companies, and Banking & Financial Services sector.

Mr Manish Sabharwal, Thought-leader & Vice-Chairman of TeamLease
Regarded as India’s leading thinkers on critical issues like education, employability and job creation, Mr Manish Sabharwal will be delivering the Keynote Address at IMC 2024. Drawing from his rich experience as a highly successful entrepreneur, and policy advisor to leading institutions such as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and NCAER, Mr Sabharwal will be speaking on the topic of ‘Future of Business & Work in India’. Mr Sabharwal is the Vice-Chairman of TeamLease Services, one of India’s leading staffing and human capital firm.

Mr Hemant Malik, Executive Director, ITC Limited: Mr Hemant Malik was appointed as a Wholetime Director on the Board of ITC in August, 2023. He is also the Divisional Chief Executive of the Foods Business Division of the Company. Mr Malik is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta.

Mr Prabjeet Singh, President, Uber India & South Asia: Mr Prabhjeet Singh is the President of Uber and is responsible for leading its Mobility business in three countries: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He joined Uber in August 2015 from McKinsey and Co. Mr Singh is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Ahmedabad.

Ms Rajkamal Vempati, Head Human Resources, Axis Bank
Ms. Rajkamal Vempati is the Head of Human Resources at Axis Bank, one of India’s largest private sector banks. In a career spanning more than 22 years, she has donned various hats successfully and carved a niche for herself in the industry. 

Many other CXOs from the IT, Consulting, BFSI sectors will join these speakers. In addition to powerful talks by Industry leaders, IMC 2024 will hold sessions that will be led by top academicians, editors and researchers. Let’s have a quick look at these highlights.

IMC Research Conference
To catalyse impactful research in the realm of business and management education, IMC International Research Conference (IMC-IRC) 2024 is being organized as part of IMC 2024. Original manuscripts were invited on the theme of ‘Advancing Management Education’ for six different tracks. With more than 125 abstract submissions in just 30 days from the announcement, IMC-IRC received a very positive response from the academic and research community. Authors from following institutions will be presenting their papers (Partial List): IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow, XLRI Jamshedpur, Tata Steel, IIM Rohtak, IIM Trichy, NMIMS University, IRMA Anand, Great Lakes Institute of Management, IIM Sambalpur, Symbiosis University.

IMC Award for Excellence in Management Education 2024
IMC Award for Excellence in Management Education, popularly known as IMC Awards, is a key highlight of the Conclave. IMC Awards are recognized as India’s most prestigious awards in management education. No registration or participation fee is charged. For IMC Awards 2024, more than thirty leading B-schools have registered to submit their Nominations on the award theme: Identifying Contemporary MBA Roles & Competencies: Initiatives by B-schools & Faculty. These institutions represent all leading centres of management education including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. Awards 2024 will be judged by India’s leading management educators and subject experts.

IMC Directors’ Roundtable
A key highlight of IMC Conclave is a power packed IMC Leader’s Roundtable where Directors from many IIMs, XLRI, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai, and a few other select institutions, will address the implications of changing Industry requirements on management education.

Delegate Registrations Closing Soon
Indeed, the fourteenth edition of India’s iconic management education conference, INDIAN MANAGEMENT CONCLAVE 2024 will see a confluence of Business Leaders and CXOs, Directors and Academic Leaders, Journal Editors, Researchers and more. IMC Conclave Delegate Registration is closing soon. Check details below.

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*Registration fee covers access to all conference sessions and participant’s material, including delegate kit, reading material etc. Accommodation is NOT covered.

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