IIM L Manfest 09 to focus on CSR, Leadership and Business Management

Based on the central theme of Sustainable Development: Fuelling the Future, Manfest 2009 aims to be bigger, better and more responsive to the ever-changing corporate scenario.
Eminent personalities such as Wilfried Aulbur, CEO and MD, Mercedes, Benz India; Dr. R.K Pachauri, Director General, TERI; Dr. Venu Srinivasan, Chairman and MD, TVS Motor Co. Ltd.; Mr. Shailesh Gandhi, Information Commissioner, GOI; Mr. Sudhanshu Sarronwala, CEO, Soundbuzz will address the conclave.

IIM L informs that Manfest 2009 is divided into four verticals: CSR initiative, Leaders Express, Business Events at Manfest 2009 and Beyond Business.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will create opportunities and generate improved performance while remaining accountable to the environment and society. The CSR initiative includes: Affirmation-The Social Conclave; Prerna-The Social Awards; C Trader and The Green Run-The Annual Manfest Marathon. Affirmation will engage an elite panel of members on a discussion on CSR and its importance in the current world. Dr. J.J Irani, Director, Tata Sons will be one of the eminent speakers.

Manfest has also launched its first Social initiative for the year: Prerna The Social awards. The awards are a means of identifying substantial work being done in the field of CSR and sustainable development.
The C Trader will simulate a scenario wherein teams will choose different industries with different carbon credit ratings. Participant teams will endeavor to build profitable plans from among the multiple choices of projects offered so as to obtain a mix of carbon credits and monetary profits.

The Green Run is Manfests annual Marathon which aims at raising funds for NGOs in Education field and increasing awareness of CSR. The participants of the marathon will be students, faculty and corporates.
Leaders Express-The Speakers Forum at Manfest will provide a platform for leaders to share their experience, knowledge and ideas with diverse audiences through Talk the Walk. Prominent thought leaders such as Wilfried Aulbur, CEO and Managing Director, Mercedes Benz India will grace the occasion.

The Sports Conclave will focus on the theme, Sports as an Industry in India Current Status and Future Opportunities. Anirban Das Blah, Former CEO, Globosport; Sukhwinder Singh, Senior Marketing Manager, All India Football Federation; Shantanu Chari, Marketing Head, Rajasthan Royals; Arunava Chaudhary, Founder, Indianfootball.com have confirmed their presence at the event.

The Corporate Luncheon will highlight the importance of leadership. Through several interactive sessions, leaders will get to interact with faculty members, students, alumni and representatives from the corporate world and engage in a stimulating conversation.

Another event catching the eye-ball is Business Events at Manfest 2009. The Flagship event will consist of -The Next CEO, Call for Arms The Battle of B-schools, Treatise The International Thought Challenge, and BizQuiz.
The Business Theatre will include events in focus areas of finance, marketing, strategy, operations and systems will test the participants competencies and skills against the very best from across the country. It is conveniently divided into different verticals, with each vertical being based on a particular industry. On this basis, Manfest will be presenting Marksmen The Marketing Vertical, Finesse The Finance Vertical, Infrarcade The Infrastructure Arena, Insurrection The Insurance Arena, and Systematrix The Systems Arena, among others.

Manfest goes online with events like Online Biz Theater which will include events like business quizzes, general quizzes and national debate giving a platform to the literarily inclined ones and Corporate Lords The IPL simulation.
The Budding Economist, Brand Wars, and simulation games such as the C-Trader, The E-Capitalist, and the Treasury Simulation Game will provide the missing piece of the gigantic jigsaw puzzle will be played under: Arcade-The On The Spot Arena.

To raise the adrenalin levels of one and all, Manfest will also take participants Beyond Business, where one will experience the other angle. The festival will include performances by well-known bands along with a high-profile rock competition under Hellraiser: The Rock Competition. The winner will get a prize money worth Rs. 1.10 lakhs. Manfest also presents Pronites which will consist of performances by premier musicians in the country. Manfest 2009 also promises to be different with a performance each in the genres of Ghazals, IndiPop and pure Rock.

The plethora of events at IIM Lucknow will offer a valuable opportunity to students from renowned B-Schools, in India and abroad to showcase their skills and prove their mettle. Manfest began in 1988 with a vision to provide a platform that brings together academicians, students and practitioners of management in an environment that fosters thought, deliberation and debate and where great minds and ideas of the future find expression.
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