IIM Ahmedabad to Hold its Flagship Business Event 'Confluence 2007'

IIM Ahmedabad to Hold its Flagship Business Event 'Confluence 2007'
Theme: 'India Towards Economic Leadership'
On November 22-25, 2007

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Advisory Committee

In order to promote involvement of industry representatives, Confluence pioneered the formation of an Advisory Committee. This includes some of the top business and industry leaders in India who provide counsel and guidance for success of the event. The members of this year's advisory committee include: -

Mentor	Mr. Deepak Parekh	Chairman, HDFC Ltd.
Chairman	Mr. S. Ramadorai	CEO & MD, TCS
Member	Mr. Ajay Piramal	Chairman, Nicholas Piramal Ltd.
Member	Mr. Arun Maira	Chairman, BCG India
Member	Mr. Bakul Dholakia	Director, IIM Ahmedabad
Member	Mr. Deepak Satwalekar	MD, HDFC Standard Life
Member	Mrs. Elaben Bhatt	Founder, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
Member	Mr. N. Ravichandran	Faculty Advisor, Confluence 2007
Member	Mr. O. P. Bhatt	Chairman, SBI
Member	Mr. R. S. Sharma	Chairman & MD, ONGC
Member	Mr. Sumant Sinha	CEO, Aditya Birla Retail

Sessions

Confluence 2007 will consist of four sessions, each of which will have a focus area that reinforces the overall theme. The sessions are as follows: -

1. Challenges to Opportunities: This session will look at the challenges India faces in the current economic scenario, how these can be approached and transformed into beneficial outcomes and opportunities.

2. Sustainability & Inclusive Growth: The session will examine how best to incorporate the principles of sustainability, conservation and inclusive growth while still retaining the focus on economic growth.

3. Innovation & Entrepreneurship: This will look at how, in a dynamic business environment, innovation, the spirit of entrepreneurship, cutting edge practices and thoughts and leadership need to be cultivated in order to succeed.

4. Global Foot-prints: The recent development of Indian companies using an acquisitive inorganic route to expansion is analyzed and the importance of this approach to becoming an economic leader is examined.

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Contributed by -
Nitin Sundar,
Batch of 2008,
Secretary - Media Cell,
IIM Ahmedabad.

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