XXXVI Annual Convention - 2009
Established in 1973, Department of Business Economics is one of the leading centres of excellence in Management Education and Business Research. Master of Business Economics, the flagship course of the department is designed on the lines of a similar programme offered by the Harvard Business School.
The Annual Convention is a highlight of the Department’s activity calendar. It provides a platform for interaction between industry and academia with distinguished industrialists, policy makers, professionals and academicians putting forth their views.
The annual publication “The Business Economist” is also launched on the day of the Convention. It is a compilation of research papers and articles pertinent to the theme of the convention. The journal is circulated among a large number of business houses, professionals, academicians, business schools and eminent personalities.
The XXXVI Annual Convention will be held on 29th September 2009 at Hotel Le Meridian, New Delhi from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
The theme is “India 2020: Shaping a Brighter & Safer Future”. The day is divided into four sessions namely:
• Future of Government Policies & Private Sector Participation
• Redefining Business Practices: A Step towards Financial Stabilization
• New Age Marketing Strategies: Targeting the Reluctant Consumer
• Actionable Analytics: Future Scope from Management Perspective
These sessions will cover issues across fields as diverse as policymaking, finance, marketing and analytics. The speakers will analyse the future of Indian economy and business in the context of these particular areas.
The speakers who have confirmed their presence till now are:
• Mr. Atul Sharma, Vice President, Exchange4Media Group
• Mr. Harshwardan Varshney, Senior Vice President, Indiabulls Securities
• Mr. Sunder Muthuraman, Managing Partner, Meritus Analytics
• Mr. Abhijit Das, Chief Trade Officer, UNCTAD
• Dr. Lalit B. Singhal, Director General, Export Promotion Council - EOU & SEZ
• Mr. Bhavya Sehgal, Assistant Vice-President, Evalueserve
• Dr. Hemant Chadha, Financial Expert, Ministry of Finance (DEA)
The XXXV Annual Convention (2008) was held on 29th and 30th September, 2008. The theme for the same was “Leveraging Global Change: Managing Turbulence in Indian Economy”
Some of the speakers were:
• Mr. Arvind Virmani, Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance
• Mr. Anil Bisen, Director, Planning Commission
• Dr. Renu Kohli, Senior Economist, IMF
• Mr. Raman Uberoi , Director, CRISIL
• Mr. Samiran Chakraborty, Chief Economist, ICICI Bank
• Mr. Ramesh Krishnan, Supply-Chain Head, Pantaloons
• Mr. Prasad Narasimhan, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile
• Mr. Rahul Bhalla, Vice President, IBM
