According to IIM-A, the objective of the conference is to provide forum to present and discuss research in marketing related to Emerging Economies and to facilitate sharing research based knowledge among academicians and practitioners on several other areas of Research in Marketing.

Prof Piyush Kumar Sinha and Prof Prathap Oburai, faculty member sat IIM-A, are leading the conference.

According to ABS, over 600 students from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and J&K participated in this fest.

Various management experts including Mr. Hirdesh Madan, (Head-North, Bulls Eye); Prof. S.P.Singh,(former chairman,UBS, Chandigarh); Dr. K.K. Mangla,( former chairman, Chandigarh); Mr. Sunil Kumar (Alumnus, IIM, Ahmedabad); Dr. S.V. Malhotra,(Ex-H.P.U, Shimla) and Dr. Parveen Kataria (Gold medalist, UBS) gave an advice to the students for the aspects of management education.

This programme is designed for managers at all levels who would like to enhance their influence, both within their organizations and externally with other organizations, by sharpening their communication abilities.

On the occasion, IIM-C auditorium will see all the euphoria and cultural extravaganza comprising a session of hour-long musical evening. The programme would be inaugurated by Dr Shekhar Chaudhuri, the Director of IIM-C, with his key-note address.

Leading Rabindra Sangeet exponent Lopamudra Mitra and folk singer of Bengal, Swapan Basu would share the evening in mesmerizing the audience with their respective school of songs.

The graduating class consists of working executives from 22 countries including Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Korea, China, Hong Kong, USA and Singapore.

He was speaking at the CII - UKIERI seminar on Addressing the Skills Imperative through the UK-India partnership at the British Council, New Delhi on May 28, 2008.

The programme is offered in collaboration with the worlds largest professional consulting body, Canadian Association of Management Consulting (CAMC). According to information shared by SMOT with MBAUniverse.com, under the collaborative initiative 3 faculties from CAMC and SMU will visit SMOT this fall to offer 108 hours of class in various most current topics in management.

Born and educated in India, Mr Sarin is credited with the turn-around of British icon Vodafone, and making Indias largest foreign direct investment when it bought out stake in Hutch last year. MBAUniverse.com profiles the man and his long inspirational journey: from the classrooms of IIT-Kharagpur to becoming one of the top corporate leaders of the world.

Mr Arun Sarin, aged 53, graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur with a degree in Engineering in 1975. In 1978 he gained a MS in Engineering and a MBA from the University of California, at Berkeley.

Budding entrepreneurs from Jamnalal Bajaj Institution of Management Studies will showcase their ideas during BizOrion that starts on Saturday.

Ten business ideas have been shortlisted from diverse sectors like food, agriculture, IT, health, education and telecommunication among others. These plans will be put up to top corporates and industry stalwarts.

Bizorion aims at fostering innovative business ideas and giving birth to leaders who can move the nation at large and create more job opportunities.

According to the information shared by National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) with MBAUniverse.com, the three and a half day workshop is designed by IIT-B and Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), which will benefit individuals or institutes who are in the process of setting up a business incubator and wish to learn the mechanics of its smooth operation.