Finance Continuum 2009 at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay Proves to be a Power-pack of Knowledge for Upcoming Finance Wizards

Finance Continuum 2009 at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay Proves to be a Power-pack of Knowledge for Upcoming Finance Wizards

Attended by stalwarts from the finance domain and abuzz with media attention, the students of Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management successfully conducted their Annual Finance Conclave - The Finance Continuum 2009. The Continuum is a rolling seminar series that is organized every year, by the students of SJMSOM, IIT Bombay.

Each Continuum brings together eminent speakers from the industry as well as academia. These seminars focus on issues and challenges faced by the Indian Industry. The students benefit from the valuable insights gathered during the interactions with the speakers. The seminars are well attended by delegates from prominent organizations, distinguished alumni, students from other B-schools and the various departments of IIT Bombay.

The Event

The Finance Continuum is hosted by Finesse, the finance club of SJMSOM. The theme for Finance Continuum 2009 was "Changing Global Financial Landscape: Opportunities and challenges for India" The event was inaugurated by Dr. Karuna Jain, Head of the Dept, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay. In her opening speech she spoke about how the School has been instrumental in nurturing technologically equipped future mangers. The event was graced by eminent speakers from all segments of the financial industry, culminating in a day of wholesome knowledge for the finance enthusiast. In all nine trend setters from the finance domain shared their views and insights with the students of SJMSOM, IITB through talks and a panel discussion. The honourable guests at the Continuum were -

Mr. Anup Bagchi, Executive Director, ICICI Securities

Mr. Somak Ghosh, Group President-Corporate Finance and Development Banking, Yes Bank

Mr. Ajay Garg, Managing Director and CEO, Equirus Capital

Mr. Nirakar Pradhan, Chief Investment Officer, Future Generali

Mr. Prachetas Raikar, Head, Global Banking Risk, HSBC

Mr. Abhijit Phadnis, Former Director, Head Finance Administration and Operations, Credit Suisse First Boston (I) and Ph.D. Scholar at SJMSOM, IITB

Mr. Naveen Gupta, Head, Private Bank Treasury, Standard Chartered Bank

Mr. Anant Rao, Dy. Head, Derivatives, SBI Cap Securities

Mr. Ananda Bhoumik, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings

Mr. Anil Nair was the moderator for the panel discussion. He is a Business Journalist and Executive Editor with United Business Media.

The Talks

The Keynote address was delivered by Anup Bagchi, Executive Director, ICICI Securities. His talk was centred on the key takeaways from the Global Financial Crisis. He stressed upon the need to identify and track the lead indicators to any crisis rather than focussing on the lag indicators.

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Contributed by -
Gunjan Gulati,
Member, Public Relations Team,
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay.

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