IIMS PGP Placement 2023-24

Business Leadership Summit The theme sets the platform with India leading the charge and the role of enterprises in contributing to this new international order. Learning on the Green Turf, a one-of-a-kind event that IIM Shillong pioneered 13 years ago brought together the corporate realm and professional athletes to network, share ideas, and engage in strategic discussions on the green. This year,the field was honored by the presence of ten distinguished individuals including Harpreet Duggal,Co-founder &Managing Partner at Vivtera; Hrishikesh Damle, Managing Director & CEO of Atrimed Pharmaceuticals; Krathish Bopanna, Founder Director of SalCorp Health Technologies Limited; Manpreet Sachdev, Founder and CEO of Elite Group; Pratik Potnis, CEO & CTO of BrainCellls; Rakesh Rajora, SVP-Transformation at Intelligent Automation Wells Fargo; Sachin Khanna, Director at SHIKRILDS; Shalini Sankar, National Head at Laqshya Media Group; Sriman Naarayan S, Partner-Technology Consulting at EV; and Vignesh Hebbar, Founder and CEO of Leap. The event was inaugurated by the distinguished SBI Chairperson, Shri Dinesh Kumar Khara who engaged virtually with students at the Business Leadership Summit. He emphasized India as a promisingmarket poised for substantial growth in today's evolving economy. He also elaborated on how India's hosting of the G20 has firmly positioned it within the landscape of revamped global progress. Ms. Sudha Natrajan, the keynote speaker, spoke about how India is in a prime position with all of the main drivers of growth to drive the economy of the Global South. She expanded on how India plays a pivotal role in the Global South, and encouraged the participants to be change agents. She pointed out that when one is asleep, India is expanding with enormous potential to grow and flourish. After her opening remarks, the stage was prepared for panels featuring experts from various fields. The Finance panel featured industry luminaries such as Anshul Arzare, Managing Director, Yes Bank Securities, Vinod Keni, Managing Director of Peachtree Ventures, and IIM Shillong's own Associate Professor of Economics Amit Prakash Jha, along with moderator Pankaj Doval, National Editor, TOI. They delved into a crucial discussion on "Advancing Financial Inclusion Through Technology: Opportunities and Challenges." This session explored the potential of technology in enhancing financial inclusion and how India has the first mover advantage. The Systems and Analytics Panel featured Ranjani Mani, Global Analytics Leader, Atlassian, Mr. Amitkumar Srivastava, Head,AI Unit,Fujitsu India,Shwetabh Sushil,Director,Myntra, Vignesh Kumar, Director, Cisco, and Mr. Rachit Pradhan, Director, Zee5. The panelists engaged in a discussion on “AI Renaissance: Navigating Generative Intelligence.” The session highlighted the importance of adopting a problem- first approach, ethical considerations in AI applications, and the integration of AI with Quantum technology. IIM SHILLONG SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED THE 14TH EDITION OF LEARNING ON THE GREEN TURF IN TANDEM WITH THE 6TH CHAPTER OF THE BUSINESS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, 2023. THE THEME OF THE CONCLAVE WAS “EVOLVING HORIZONS OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH: NAVIGATING THE CONFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY, TALENT, AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT.”  34 Indian Institute of Management Shillong