Bengaluru: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru is all set to host its Annual Management Conclave – ‘Alchemy 2017’on 8th&9th September, 2017. The Management Conclave provides a quality platform for highly esteemed speakers from various sectors of the industry to come together and give keynote addresses to management students bybecoming a part of stimulating panel discussions. This year, the Conclave is structured around the theme‘Vivartanam Bharate’which means ‘Transforming India’.
India is presentlyundergoing change. Today, it is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. But, will it be able to sustain its growth in this financially progressive and technologically driven environment? With this uncertainty in our minds, we are making an attempt to question industry experts about their views on the same. The theme aims to take forward the dialogue on how effective the tools of transformation have been over the years and questions what the future holds for us.
Keynote Speakers:
1. Mr. Rajat Jain, Executive Vice-Chairman, Neva Garments Ltd., Non-Executive Director, Xerox India
2. Mr. Sunder Madakshira, Head- Marketing, Adobe India Pvt. Ltd.
3. Mr. D.K. Hota, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.
4. Mr. Ram Manohar Reddy, Author and Former Editor, The Wire/EPW
Alchemy is structured around three panel discussions on some burning questions surrounding the business world today.
Panel 1:Technological Singularity
Can machines think? What will be the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on the future of our country?This panel discussion aims to throw light on how the industries are adopting automation and machine learning to change the way they work and deliver superior value.
Panel 2: Bankable India?
Financial Inclusion will help in capitalizing on the demographic dividend and including businesses previously unaccounted for. Or will it? This panel discussion is an attempt to understand how financial inclusion will change the current business scenario in India. What should the businesses do to remain relevant in the market?
Panel 3: GST – Good and Simple Tax?
It is said that GST is the single biggest reform in India since independence. But is it?
This panel discussion topic is an attempt to understand the implications that GST will have on the Indian economy and to analyse how it will complement other Indian Government policies that are aimed at boosting the economy.
Alchemy 2017 teaser: http://bit.ly/2eAqdqe
Glimpse of Alchemy 2015: http://bit.ly/2wvDbvu
