NITIE presents Envision 2010 – The sustainability and environmental conclave

EnVision ’10 will be held on the 20th of August at the Peninsula Grand at Saki Naka, Mumbai.
The event starts with a case study competition where 6 teams across the B schools in India would make a case for green supply chain. This would be followed by the finals of EnQUIZitive – the green quiz competition where teams from FMS, IIFT, MICA and NITIE would vouch for the top honors.
The post-lunch session will have the much awaited panel discussion, The Sustainability Forum, on the topic “Green Products – from Rhetoric to Reality”

The eminent speakers that we will be having are:

- Mr. Ganesh Tripathy, Head-Safety, Environment, Sustainability & SHE Cluster Head-Unilever South Asia

- Mr. G. Udayabhaskar, GM (Env), Essar Group

- Mr. Niranjan Khatri, GM, ITC Welcomgroup

- Mr. Mr. Vijay Khole, GM, R&D, Mahindra & Mahindra

- Mr. Jaisingh Dhumal, Chief Manager, Technology Finance Group, ICICI Bank

- Mr. Sanjay Chavan, Principal Consultant, PE International

Envision is the flagship event of the PGDISEM students at NIITE – a course dedicated to Industrial safety and Environmental management at NITIE.
To book your seats at the event or for any clarifications, please contact
Mr. Terry Thomas
Convener Envision 2010
terrythomas.tm@gmail.com

NITIE annual IT conclave Litmus 2010 organised

’LITMUS’, the annual IT conclave of NITIE, was organized on Friday, 13th August 2010. It was the perfect amalgamation of the IT Industry and dynamism of business management. Organized by the students of NITIE’s dedicated IT management course, the Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management (PGDITM), the highlight of the event was “Biz Talk”, a panel discussion on “Leveraging India as a Consumer: The next big catalyst in Indian IT growth story”.

Mr. Amod Vijayvargiya – Director, Global Knowledge & Business Services, Capgemini; Mr. Anirvan Saha – Senior Manager, Cognizant Business Consulting; Mr. Dhiren Savla – Director, IT, CRISIL; Mr. Pradeep Erinjery – Chairman & CEO, Thirdware Solutions; and Mr. Rahaju Pal – Director, Enterprise Risk & Services, Delloitte formed the panel. As the stalwarts of the industry, addressed the topic, the audience gained considerable insight into the growing Indian IT industry and its high potential to portray India as a consumer.

“There is a huge potential for the IT sector in the Indian market can be unlocked. Projects like the Unique Identification Project and other e-governance initiatives are opening new avenues for the IT companies”, said Mr.Rahaju Pal. Mr. Dhiren Savla added, “… (India) has 65% of its population below the age of 35; the consumerism is going to increase tremendously in the near future. Indian companies have a great role in taking this growth to the smallest corners of the country.”

Among the inter-college competitions held during LITMUS 2010 were “Biz Warz”, the B Plan competition (won by students from Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Mumbai), “Sync Quest”, the case study competition (won by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi) and “Enigma”, the online quiz (won by FORE School of Management, Delhi). A total of over 500 students from across B Schools all over India participated in these events. Total prize money exceeding Rs 1 lakh was given to the winning teams.

This year, the sponsors for the event were Aditya Birla Group, Siemens, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Alok Industries. Apart from this, Technopak was the case study partner, MBAUniverse – the media partner, Prueba – the knowledge partner, Loot – the merchandise partner and Dare2Compete – the B-School event partner.

The article can be found at http://www.indiainfoline.com/BSchool/InFocus/NITIE-organizes-Litmus-2010-The-IT-conclave/591052

B Gyan on Disruptive Marketing

Guest : Ms. Kanika Saxena,Associate Vice-President/Head-Marketing – UTV Bindass

“Throw away your marketing books as marketing no longer is about outdoors, print, TV, Radio”.

Disruptive Marketing- the new mantra of marketing

When a session begins on this note, you are bound to be intrigued. And intrigued we were, as for the next two hours Ms. Saxena took us on a journey through the changing landscape of marketing. She began by emphasizing that the onus has shifted from “share of voice” to “share of conversation”, from monologue to dialogue, and then proceeded to show some wonderful commercials to drive home the point.

She explained that the era to market brands via Above The Line was long gone and how social media was trashing old concepts, breaking barriers and writing new rules.  From branding Yellow Pages to Burger King, from Apple’s ingenious marketing ways to Pepsi’s use of digital media to connect with its consumers, we learnt it all…and more. The key point throughout the presentation was on the role of social media as an extremely powerful tool to touch base with your consumers and we couldn’t agree with her more.

Ms Saxena interacting with the students

The discussion invariably shifted towards the marketing strategy of UTV Bindaas and there were some pointed questions asked about shows like Emotional Atyachaar. However none could argue to the fact that Bindaas had indeed broken through the clutter as far as youth content programs were concerned. It was a thoroughly engaging and exciting sessions and the marketing brains at NITIE were surely a delighted lot.

The session was preceded by quiz, organized by Preuba, NITIE quizzing forum and an ad-making competition for Bindaas channel. Both the events proved to be a great hit among the students. Eagerly looking forward to more of such “B-Gyan”.

Panel Discussion on “Indian Banking – An Evolving Landscape”

After the collapse of some of the biggest banking and financial companies worldwide, Team Samiksha tried to find out how the RBI regulated Indian Banking has been evolving steadfastly hand in hand with the growth of Indian economy. To hear from the horses’ mouth, the top-notch Banking honchos were invited to discuss on the theme “Indian Banking – An Evolving Landscape” on 5th February 2010.

The distinguished panelists who graced the occasion were
• Mr. Pramod Kasat, Director – Credit Suisse
• Mr. Abhijit Biswas, Director – Equirus Capital
• Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, DGM – Global Risk Management – ICICI Bank
• Mr. Aspy Engineer, Senior VP – Retail Banking – Axis Bank

The discussion was moderated by Mr. Akash Joshi, Deputy Editor, Financial Express.

The panelists captivated a packed NITIE auditorium providing insight on the nitty-gritty of their respective fields. They shared their experiences & viewpoints on the topic in their introductory notes. Mr.Kasat focused on the realm of Investment Banking on the basis of product and sector. He also provided valuable insights on the deliverables and experiences of an Investment Banker. Mr. Sanjay Agarwal spoke of the macro economic factors involving the economy and also delved into subtle details of Retail banking. Mr. Aspy Engineer elucidated on how the technology integration is changing the Banking industry and also emphasized the need to delight customers and provide valued add on services. Mr. Abhijeet Biswas clearly demarcated how the Indian banking scenario is different as compared to the American and European banking space and also the future growth and evolution of Indian Banking on lines of international norms and regulations.

The introduction was followed by a moderated discussion amongst the panelists on various topics like the future opportunities for the Indian Banking to fuel the growth of a rapidly growing and evolving economy, possible career paths in Investment banking, the new trends and norms arising out of alignment with global practices & other relevant topics. Students grabbed the opportunity to interact & asked some really insightful questions to the panelists.

The event was concluded with Team Samiksha expressing gratitude to the panelists for gracing the occasion & handing over mementos to commemorate the event. Team Samiksha will continue to foster closer ties with the industry keeping its motto in line,”Deliberations on Matters that Matter ”.

Consultancy –The Challenges, The Opportunities

The keenly anticipated NITIE event, Samiksha at NITIE brought together some of the leading luminaries from the Consulting industry, one of the most sought after functions in contemporary B-schools. Team Samiksha believes in taking the quest for knowledge beyond the confines of the classroom and help students stay abreast of the latest developments in the industry.

Panel discussion on Consultancy –The Challenges, The Opportunities

The consultancy sector has been hit hard by the global recession, as companies across the globe, look to curtail their expenses. Businesses have slowed down. Eminent personalities from the consultancy sector deliberated on the challenges that face the consultancy firms as well as the opportunities that lie ahead. The esteemed panelists included

• Mr. Anish Tripathi, Partner- Grant Thorton India
• Mr. Luca Ferro, Managing Partner-Value Partners
• Mr. Siddharth Kumar, Partner-Gallup India
• Mr. Sunil Bhave, Director-Fujitsu Consulting

Taking forward the Samiksha tradition, this edition of Samiksha not only proved its mettle of being a highly thought provoking session but also provided valuable insights on the consultancy sector.

Litmus – The annual IT Conclave at NITIE

LITMUS, the flagship event of the Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management Program, was organized on August 9, 2009.

Focusing on the need of IT in present business scenario, Litmus ’09 had its three major events:

Biz-Talk, a panel discussion round, was organized with a view to gain industry perspective on contemporary matters and their relation with Information Technology.
The topic of deliberation was:
“India’s Prowess in IT and China’s Strength in Manufacturing”
Can India parlay her success in IT services into the Manufacturing sector?

The esteemed panelists had an enlightening discussion on this topic in front of a packed NITIE audience. Various dimensions such as the countries’ education, political systems, industrial reforms and policies were pondered upon.
The Panel included:

 Mr. Pravin Kumar Vijay, Procurement Manager, Shell Lubricants
 Mr. Kunal Pande, Director, IT Advisory, KPMG
 Mr. Prantik Dasgupta, CMO, Aluminium Sector, Vedanta Resources
 Moderator – Mr. M.G. Arun, Deputy Bureau Chief, Financial Express
 Mr.Pradeep Erinjery, Chairman and CEO, Thirdware Solutions Ltd.
 Mr. Akhilesh Laghate, VP, Global Sourcing and Logistics, Hirco
 Mr. Mani Mamallan, CMO, C-Edge Technologies Limited

Sync-quest, a case study competition, received a live case from Greenway Ecodevelopers, a sister organization of Greenway International focused on sustainable development projects.

The event enjoyed a thumping response receiving close to 150 entries from various B-schools across India. After a thorough analysis of the solutions by the faculty members and industry specialists, five teams were shortlisted. These teams were then invited to present their solutions in front of the esteemed jury.
A team from SPJIMR Mumbai won the event whereas IIM Lucknow came in a close second.

Σ-NIGMA, the online quiz, consisted of two rounds:

Quizz-IT was an online elimination quiz under which participants were given a stipulated time period to answer a certain number of questions. The earliest teams to submit the answers qualified to the next round.
Itinerary Hunt was a hybrid of Quiz and Treasure Hunt. Spread across different locations on Wikimapia, the round entailed solving a string of clues, each pointing to the location of the next clue. A team from IIM Indore claimed the title and FMS Delhi was the runner up.

Litmus‘09 was successful in its intention of improving managerial competencies in the field of Information Technology. The cumulative efforts of the students of the PGDITM program certainly bore fruit. The students strive to maintain this level of competence in the years to come.