Manipal: The Management Conclave -2012

By Snehalatha, Udupi
Bellevision Media Network

Manipal, 16 Febraury 2012: Manipal Institute of Management ,Manipal organized a Management Conclave 2012, on the 15th of February, 2012. The Chief Guest of the function was Mr Prasad Raj Kanchan, President, Udupi Chamber Of Commerce and Industry, Guest Of Honor Mr. Muki Raghunathan, Founder and CEO, PepperSquare, Bangalore and Mrs. Renu Jayaram, Founder President, POWER, Udupi. The conference started with a tribute and homage to Late Dr. V S Acharya, Minister – Higher Education, Govt of  Karnataka.

Prof. P. Ramakrishna Chadaga the Director of MIM welcomed the dignitaries, followed by address made by Mr Muki Raghunathan, Ms Renu Jayaram and Mr Prasad Raj Kanchan. Five key sessions were the part of the conclave.
The  first key session was delivered by the Prof. T. R Shastri, Dean, ICICI Manipal Academy Bangalore. He spoke on the topic ‘International Banking - Issues and challenges’. He also spoke about the challenges which the International Banking Sector is facing in the present era of globalization. He discussed about it’s impact on Indian Economy. Later he talked about the career prospects for Management students in Banking sector.

 

 

 
The second key  session was taken by Mr.N V Durshan, Assistant General Manager and Principal, Syndicate Institute of bank Management Manipal. He addressed on the topic, ‘Risk Management as a Cutting Edge Tool For Indian Banking Industry’. The main idea of the session was to give the students an overview as to how the students can use the risk factorsto gain maximum profit through their management skills.

The third session was taken by Mr. Arun Prabhu, CEO, Intouch Analytics, Bangalore. He discussed the topic “Acquiring and Retaining Corporate Clients. The session covered the Challenges and issues faced by anEntrepreneur in retaining Corporate clients and the ways to overcome those challenges.

The fourth session  was addressed by Mr. Muki Raghunathan, CEO - Peppersquare who talked about ‘Lessons from Failure – Experience Sharing’. The discussion was based on the idea to give the students an insight as to how they can take failures as a stepping stone for success. The fifth session was taken over by Prof. P Ramakrishna Chadaga who spoke on the importance and relevance of team building and need to work in team was emphasized. He also explained how an individual can work in a team and deliver better result.

 
The session ended with a Vote of Thanks.