AIMA to hold annual Directors Conclave on Spirit of Entrepreneurship

The theme for this years conclave is The Spirit of Entrepreneurship, and is scheduled on February 17, 2009 in New Delhi. Dr Dilip K Bandyopadhyay, Vice Chancellor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, will deliver the Inaugural address and noted entrepreneur Mr Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Co-Founder & CEO of Naukri.com will deliver the keynote address. MBAUniverse.com, Indias leading management portal, is the Official Management Portal of the Conclave. Commenting on the theme of the Conclave, AIMA said, As India integrates itself with the global community and emerges as a growing economy, the importance of entrepreneurship as a catalyst for inclusive and sustainable growth has come to the forefront.

Accordingly, entrepreneurship has come of age as a business interdisciplinary subject area and should be at the heart of business education. The years conclave is aimed at drawing attention of B Schools and Industry towards the need of transformation of management education from academics to business orientation.Some of the other noted speakers at the Conclave include Mr Anand Sudershan, MD & CEO, Manipal Education Society, Mr. K.R. Arya, ED, National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development, Prof C S Venkata Ratnam, Director, International Management Institute, Mr Pravir Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Govt of India, Mr George Eapen, Academic Programme Director, European Centre for Continuing Education, INSEAD, Prof. Dr. Uday Salunkhe , Director , Welingkar Institute of Mgmt Development & Research, Mumbai, Dr Thomas P John, Chairman, T.John Group of Institutions, Mr Suhas Gopinath, CEO & President, Globals Inc. , Mr Santosh Desai, CEO, Future Brands, Prof M M Pant, Ex Pro Vice Chancellor, IGNOU and Mr P Dwarkanath, Director Group Human Capital, Max India Ltd.AIMA Directors Conclave is an important part of the annual management calendar.

The 11th Directors Conclave was themed on the topic of Globalization: Issues & Challenges for Indian B Schools and the 10th Directors Conclave was focused on Emerging Contours of Business: Issues & Challenges for B-Schools.Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for highlights from AIMA Directors Conclave.