So when CK Prahalad aced the list of thinkers which included tycoons like Bill Gates and super brands like Michel Porter, Jack Welch and Jim Collins, it certainly created a flutter in the world of management thinking. MBAUniverse.com, in tie-up with Thinkers 50, puts a spotlight on ideas that makes CK Prahalad the most influential business thinker of our times.

After Indian megacorps like Tatas, Mahindras and Wipros putting the Indian flag on international deal-street, CK Prahalad was recently named as the worlds most influential thinker by Thinkers 50, a respected global ranking of business gurus. Indias leading management portal MBAUniverse.com has officially tied-up with UK based Thinkers 50, to present the findings and learnings from this global ranking.

With this tie-up, MBAUniverse.com will publish the profiles and learnings from worlds leading business thinkers, every week.

The summit will hold the discussions focused on the theme Changing entrepreneurial ecosystem in India.

The summit will comprises of panel discussions, venture capitalists pitch and Eureka, the business plan competition and mentoring sessions.

However, the road to entrepreneurship is not a smooth one. It is filled with pains and self-doubts. A mentor can often help a budding entrepreneur with advice and by sharing personal experiences. It is with this thought that Indias leading management portal is providing its readers a chance to put their questions directly to successful entrepreneurs through our AskMBAUniverse.com platform.

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode will celebrate this on-going evolution of Business in India through its annual management and cultural festival Backwaters 2008. The theme of the event will be Evolution which will begin from January 11 to 13, 2008. IIM K expects more than 25 international B-Schools to take part.

The fest will host Reliance White Knight 2008 to bring the discussion around the theme Urban Development and also the launch of a media contest in collaboration with Sony Entertainment Television.

It was attended by Mr. Narayana Murthy, Chairman of Infosys; Mr. Thomas Anderson, Associate Dean, IIT, Chicago; Mr. Y.V Reddy, RBI Governor; Mr. Shailesh Rao, Google India Head among many others.

On December 14, Dr. Bala Balachandran, along with the Chief Guest and the other guests, formally inaugurated the festival by lighting the holy lamps. The inauguration function was followed by key-note speeches by Dr. Thomas Anderson, Mr Y.V.Reddy and Mr. Shailesh Rao.

The fair started on December 22, witnessed over 45000 walk-ins. Participant companies shortlisted almost 4000 candidates for interviews during the next 2-3 weeks.

Delhi witnessed job seekers from NCR as well as Jammu, Ludhiana and other parts of North India. 40% of professionals that walked in had more than two years of experience. It was a multi-industry job fair, with participating companies from IT, ITeS, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and many others.

The workshop was conducted at BIMTECH campus by Dr. Omprakash K Gupta, College of Business at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, USA and the founder of AIMS International.

Dr. Omprakash Gupta, while speaking at the workshop said, This step taken by BIMTECH will prove to be a milestone in the development of B-Schools. Internationalization is already on the agenda of the B-schools, but this focused effort will begin a new era all over the country.

Dr Kalam is now formally associated with FMS Delhi as an Adjunct Professor. The lecture was the first in a series of eight to ten lectures that shall be delivered as a part of the course Economics, Technology and National Development.

Students were enthralled with his presence. MBAUniverse.com captures the mood from the campus (Click here to see the pictures)
 

University of Delhi with his inspirational thoughts on role of Creative Leaders in transforming India during his first lecture at FMS on December 22, 2007.Dr Kalam is now formally associated with FMS Delhi as an Adjunct Professor. The lecture was the first in a series of eight to ten lectures that shall be delivered as a part of the course Economics, Technology and National Development. In his first lecture, Dr Kalam focused on Leadership Qualities and essentials requirements for a Creative Leader.