Program Agenda
| Day 1, Monday, December 20, 2021 | |
| 08.30-09.30 am | Conclave Registration |
| 09.30-11.15 am | Inaugural Session Welcome Address Mr Amit Agnihotri, Founder & Convenor, Indian Management Conclave; Founder, MBAUniverse.com Host Address Dr Rajesh Chakrabarti, Director, MDI Gurgaon Inaugural Address by Guest of Honour Mr C P Gurnani, MD & CEO, Tech Mahindra International Keynote Address Dr Anant Agarwal, Founder & CEO, edX; Professor, MIT Special Addresses Dr Caryn Beck-Dudley, President and CEO, AACSB International Dr Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Dean,School of Business, University of Washington Bothell |
| 11.15-11.45 am | TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.45 am-01:00 pm | Plenary 1 Topic: The Right MBA Class Mix CXOs are constantly examining managerial and leadership characteristics that can identify and define future business leaders in this era of disruption. According to World Economic Forum, Innovation, Self-management and Working with People are the key skills for the future leaders. ‘Learnability’ is also being referred to as an important ‘meta-skill’. So, what is the ideal MBA Class-Mix that assembles students who will further B-school’s vision and aid peer-learning? While framing the admission policy, how should they be assessed for both cognitive and non-cognitive human dimensions? This Session will discuss how B-schools should think about getting their Class-Mix right. Session Chair: Dr Ranjan Banerjee, Dean, BITSoM Mumbai Speakers: Dr Sundaravaradhan Venkatesh, Professor, SME, Shiv Nadar University Mr Dibyendu Bose, Senior Director of Admissions, Indian School of Business (ISB) Mr Amit Khanna, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Mr Matt Symonds Co-Founder, Fortuna Admissions & Centre Court MBA & Masters Festivals Mr Gaurav Srivastava, Regional Director – South Asia, Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) |
| 01.00-2.00 pm | CONCLAVE LUNCH |
| 02.00-2.45 pm | IMC Award for Excellence in Management Education 2021 Theme: The Right MBA Class Mix Getting the Class-Mix right is one of the biggest challenges for B-schools. First challenge is to secure enough demand. Then comes the second challenge of framing admission policy and criteria for selecting students that fit the desired profile. This year’s IMC Award Theme invited B-schools to share their Innovative initiatives taken to draw the right student-mix. Jury reviewed nominations from many B-schools and selected following Finalists to share their initiatives with IMC Delegates. Based on these final presentations, Jury will select the best for IMC Awards, to be presented at the Valedictory Session by Chief Guest. Jury: Dr J K Mitra, Former Dean & Professor, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi (Jury Chair) Dr SR Singhvi, Former Faculty, IIM Indore, MDI Gurgaon, IMI New Delhi & IMT Ghaziabad PRESENTATION BY FINALISTS All names in alphabetic order of respective B-schools Case Title: GIM ‘LEADS’: Lookup for Exploratory Analysts in Data Science: Evolving search towards the right class mix of data-savvy management students Institute: Goa Institute of Management, Goa Presented By: Dr Ratish Bhat, Chair PGDM (BDA), Goa Institute of Management, Goa Case Title: The Right MBA Class Mix Institute: Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) Bangalore Presented By: Prof. Zenia Nanra, Assistant Professor, Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) Case Title: Learners’ Community Mix Approach (LCMA): Jaipuria’s Tryst with Mission Driven Student Mix Institute: Jaipuria Institute of Management Presented By: Dr Prabhat Pankaj, Director, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur Case Title: SamaWEsh – A Peer-to-Peer Learning Platform (for PGDM Healthcare Students at WeSchool) Institute: WeSchool, Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai Presented By: Dr Anjali Kumar, Associate Professor – Healthcare Management, WeSchool, Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai |
| 02.45-04.00 PM | Plenary 2 Topic: Student Engagement & Learning Methods Born after 1996, Generation Z are the digital natives who learn differently given their affinity to technology and the social context. While they deeply value learning as a key component of their individual growth, their preferred modes of learning are different from previous generations. Many of them prefer need-based learning that is done just-in-time for solving a specific problem through a combination of online platforms. So, how does faculty engage students and deliver a great learning experience? This session will discuss this fundamental challenge faced by the educators. Session Chair: Dr Prafulla Agnihotri, Dean, Vijay Patil School of Management Mumbai; Founding Director, IIM Tiruchirappalli Speakers: Dr Suresh Ramanathan, Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Dr Monica Khanna, Director, K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai Dr Madhu Veeraraghavan, Director, TAPMI Manipal Mr Rafael Gonzalo Corral, Co-founder, Power MBA, Spain Ms Amy Memon, Regional Head, AACSB International |
| 04.00-04.30 PM | Special Session Topic: Behavioural Assessment of Personal Skills & Qualities for MBA Admission: Global Experiences Speakers: Dr Patrick Kyllonen, Distinguished Presidential Appointee, Educational Testing Service (ETS) Dr. David Klieger, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Educational and Career Development, ETS |
| 04.30-05.00 PM | TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
| 05.00-06.00 PM | Special Session Panel Discussion: Celebrating MDI – What makes it the Academic Leadership Incubator? One of the salient contributions of MDI Gurgaon to the management education ecosystem in India has been the academic leaders it has proffered to IIMs and many other leading institutions. This session celebrates this unique contribution and also aims to discuss the challenges and opportunities of academic leadership development in Indian context. Speakers : Dr Anup K. Singh, Director General, NIRMA University Ahmedabad; Former Professor at MDI Gurgaon Dr Bhimaraya Metri, Director, IIM Nagpur; Former Professor & Dean at MDI Gurgaon Dr Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur; Former Professor and Dean at MDI, Gurgaon Dr Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, IIM Tiruchirappalli; Former Director of MDI Gurgaon All names in alphabetic order |
| 06.00-06.45 PM | Special Session: IMC Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation IMC believes that Alumni are the best ambassadors for Indian Management Education. IMC Distinguished Alumni Awards (IMC DDA) are presented to outstanding business leaders every year, who had graduated from an Indian business school and are making a national and global impact. This session will honour IMC DDA 2021 Awardee and will host their acceptance speeches. IMC DAA 2021 is presented to XIMB Alumnus Mr Ravi Kumar S, President, Infosys Special Address by Mr Ravi Kumar S Topic: Changing Global Business & Skills Landscape: Implications for Management Schools |
| 06.45 PM onwards | GALA DINNER |
| Day 2, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 | |
| 09.00-10.00 AM | MasterClass Topic: Future of Leadership Development in a Hybrid World. Speaker: Dr Das Narayandas, Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School |
| 10.00-11.00 AM | Plenary 3 Topic: Student-led B-school: A Leadership Conundrum? A student-led B-school is buzzing place where students are all charged up and have created their own high performance Culture, which passes on from batch to batch. These students see themselves as co-owners of key processes like Placements, Admissions and Learning Experience. Indeed, at times, the Student approach can be at odds with Leadership and Faculty. Students may focus on the immediate, here and now, while the leadership may think of long term. So how does B-school leadership tread the path cautiously? How can they create an atmosphere where students are co-owners of the key processes? This session will discuss this intriguing challenge faced by the Institution leaders. Session Chair: Dr Janat Shah, Director, IIM Udaipur Speakers Dr Srinivasan Iyengar, Director, JBIMS Mumbai Dr Atish Chattopadhyay, Director, JAGSoM Bangalore Dr Rama Velamuri, Dean, SOB, Mahindra University Hyderabad |
| 11.00-11.30 AM | TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.30-1.30 AM | B-School Director’s Roundtable Topic: NEP 2020 and Standalone B-schools – Structure, Opportunities, Challenges The Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 on July 29. The new policy, which replaces the 34 year old policy of 1986, aims to pave way for transformational reforms in education systems in the country. NEP 2020 also says that Affiliation of Colleges is to be phased out in 15 years and a stage-wise mechanism is to be established for granting graded autonomy to colleges. Over a period of time, it is envisaged that every college would develop into either an Autonomous degree-granting College, or a constituent college of a university. So how should Standalone B-schools like IIMs and leading PGDM B-schools evolve to meet the policy requirements and the market opportunities? This session shall include discussion on following important issues: Challenges in Implementation of NEP 2020Multidisciplinary Education & Launch of Undergraduate ProgrammeGraded Autonomy & Regulatory ModelDeveloping Research Eco-SystemSkills Industry Needs Guest of Honour & Session Chair: Dr Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE Speakers: Dr Ajit Parulekar, Director, Goa Institute of Management Dr H Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH; Alternate President, EPSI (Session Moderator) Dr N R Parasuraman, Director, SDMIMD Mysore Mr Narayanan Ramaswamy, National Leader – Education and Skill Development, KPMG in India Mr Raghav Gupta, Managing Director, India and APAC, Coursera Mr Shreevats Jaipuria, Vice Chairman, Jaipuria Group Dr Vishal Talwar, Director, IMT Ghaziabad All names in alphabetic order |
| 01.30-02.30 PM | LUNCH |
| 02.30-03.45 PM | Valedictory Session Valedictory Address by Chief Guest Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog Presentation of IMC Award for Excellence in Management Education Presentation of Accreditations by AACSB International to: IIFT New Delhi: Presented to Dr Manoj Pant, Vice-Chancellor, IIFT MDI Gurgaon: Presented to Dr. Rajesh Chakrabarti, Director, MDI Gurgaon XLRI Jamshedpur: Presented to Prof. N Rajkumar, Associate Dean, XLRI Delhi-NCR All names in alphabetic order |
| Program Ends with Tea/Coffee |
