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The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honor of Zeus, the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the games were held in Olympia, a rural sanctuary site in the western Peloponnesos.

The Greeks that came to the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia shared the same religious beliefs and spoke the same language. The athletes were all male citizens of the city-states from every corner of the Greek world, coming from as far away as Iberia (Spain) in the west and the Black Sea (Turkey) in the east.

The sanctuary was named in antiquity after Mt. Olympos, the highest mountain in mainland Greece. In Greek mythology, Mt. Olympos was the home of the greatest of the Greek gods and goddesses.

 

22nd January to 24th January, 2016

Mr Devanshu Bhatia, CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) India Today Group visited IIM Kashipur for a guest lecture on the topics:
1) Journey of “Online” in India
2) Tools to market digitally and how to build them in branding strategy and the rise of ecommerce in India. He also talked about how digital marketing plays an important role in branding today.

A prominent Film Producer from Bollywood Mr. Tarun Rathi delivered a guest lecture at IIM Kashipur under the course on “Media & Entertainment Business”. Mr Rathi hails from Meerut, moved to Mumbai, the city of dreams to set up his own company ‘Rajnandini Entertainment Limited’ and started producing tele-films for Doordarshan and other Television channels. The serials ‘Urmila’ and ‘Kal Hamara Hai’ established him as
a prominent producer of tele-serials.

Quiz Club – IIM Kashipur in association with DBali presents Rumble in the Jungle 2.0

This is the biggest quiz of Uttarakhand and it’s being held in a jungle.

All the Quizzers are invited to be a part of the event.

Quizmaster : Krishnamurthi J
Prize Money : 1,00,000

On 3rd December, 2015, Reliance Communications Ltd CEO Mr Vinod Sawhny delivered a guest lecture on the topic “Digital disruption and its impact on the economy.”

He shared valuable insights and clarified various doubts of the students.

19 Days to Go

November 29, 2015

Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur organised the second day of the Leadership Conclave 2015 The event was sponsored by ICICI Bank and partnered by Reliance Industries Limited. It has caught the imagination of the corporate world as top leaders from companies like IBM, Reliance Industries Limited, ICICI Prudential, ABP News, Aramex International, JK Tyre & Industries Limited, Eveready Industries Limited and Wockhardt Limited, to name a few, made their presence felt.

Day 2 carried forward the enthusiasm that was set on the first day. The day began with a student’s presentation highlighting the achievements of IIM Kashipur and a video showcasing “Journey at IIM Kashipur” was played. Mr. TK Srirang, Head-HR, ICICI Bank sent an inspiring video message for the students, highlighting the exemplary work being performed by the students of IIM Kashipur in their esteemed bank.

The event was divided in to two different panel discussions. The first discussion was on the theme, “The Start Up culture”. Mr. Aniruddha Deshmukh MD and CEO, Mafatlal Industries Ltd, presented the key note speech. He emphasised on the bonding that exists amongst the stakeholders in a startup organisation and the motivation that leads people to leave the cushion of a high paying job to seek thrills and create value in a start up company. The keynote speech was followed by panel discussion which was moderated by Prof Rajat Sharma, and it comprised of Mr. Prem Singh, President – Global HR , Wockhardt Ltd, Mr. Anirudh Tripathy :- Managing Director , KPM Assets, Mr. B. Venkataramana:-  President – Group HR , Landmark Group and Mr. Sanjay Bhargava :- Managing Director, Samara Capital. The panel concluded that the start up culture is on the rise as more and more people and intrigued by it and the phenomenal value it provides to them. The entire eco-system has developed and is adept to nurture these start ups.

Mr Kamal Singh, Director General, National Human Resource Development Network delivered a keynote speech on his experiences related to industry and academic collaboration.

The speech was followed by a panel discussion. The panel comprised of Mr. Vikram Singh :- Commercial Manager – Purification , Johnson Matthey, Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, Eveready Industries, and Mr. Ravi Arora :- Managing Director , KPM Assets. The panellists discussed how the business environment in India has been transformed by economic reforms allowing globalization and Foreign Direct Investment. This evolved environment has put up some debatable questions like should the best global practices be borrowed or relevant practices be developed; Are the best practices universal around the globe; can business practices from the west be replicable in India?

The closing remarks were presented by Professor Somnath Ghosh, Dean (Academics) and Professor Gautam Sinha, Director IIM Kashipur. A vote of thanks was delivered by Professor Abinash Panda. The conclave left a big impressions and left students asking for more. It was a very enriching experience for the students and we look forward to the next edition.

 

November 28, 2015

Indian Institute of Management Kashipur started the two day conference by launching its flagship event-“Leadership Conclave 2015”. The event is sponsored by ICICI Bank and partnered by Reliance Industries Limited. It has caught the imagination of the corporate world as top leaders from companies like IBM, Reliance Industries Limited, ICICI Prudential, ABP News, Aramex International, JK Tyre & Industries Limited, Eveready Industries Limited and Wockhardt  Limited, to name a few, made their presence felt.

Director Prof Gautam Sinha along with the esteemed guests for the day inaugurated the conclave by the lighting of the lamp. In his welcome speech, Prof Gautam Sinha emphasised on the need to bridge the gap between academia and industry in today’s competitive world. This was followed by student presentation highlighting the achievements of IIM Kashipur and then video showcasing “Journey at IIM Kashipur” was played. Mr. T. K Srirang, Head-HR, ICICI Bank sent an inspiring video message for the students, highlighting the exemplary work being performed by the alumni of IIM Kashipur in their esteemed bank.

The event was divided in to three different panel discussions. The first discussion was on the theme, “From Agenda to Action-Meeting New Expectations”. Mr. Satyakki Bhatacharjee, Head HR, ABP News, presented the key note speech. He emphasised that action should not be limited to management; it should be extended to the individuals. He asked the students to develop risk appetite and set a career for themselves instead of becoming job seekers. The keynote speech was followed by panel discussion which was moderated by Prof Kampan Mukherjee, and it comprised of Mr. Rajiv Pal, AVP Marketing, Reliance Industries Limited, Mr. Anurag Goel ,Retired IAS Officer, Mr. Vijay Deshpande, VP & Head Human Resource , JK Tyre & Industries Limited.

The second discussion was held on the topic “Role of Technology in Today’s Corporate World” which began with a key note speech by Mr. Srijnan Sanyal, Head Strategy & Delivery, Asia Pacific, IBM. The panel comprised of  Mr Manoj Gupta,VP Sales(Uttarakhand Region), ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Mr Utpal Isser,ICICI Bank, Mr. Sanjay Dave,VP- HR Industrial Relations , Reliance Industries Limited,Ms. Dipti Das, Regional Manager HR – South Asia , Aramex International and was moderated by Prof Probir Bannerjee. The panellists discussed how technology has forced industry to rethink the way they have been traditionally doing business. Simultaneously, it is also forcing leaders to one-tune the way they manage and lead, and thereby, adapting to the new realities.

The third panel discussion was held on the topic “Boundary Spanning- How B-Schools Should Look Beyond Functional Leaders” which began with a key note speech by Prof Abinash Panda, IIM Kashipur.  The panel comprised of Mr. Gitan Shah,Banking and Capital Markets, Mphasis, Mr. Santanu Ghoshal, Vice President – HR , Schaeffler India, Mr. Vishal Dewan, VP North Zone, ABB India Ltd. and was moderated by Prof Abinash Panda. The discussion was focussed on the key challenge for a leader in India is to manage multi-cultural workforce. They also discussed about the challenge of managing the conøict arising out of cultural schism.  The panellists concluded that the challenge for any leader is to close this schism and bridge the boundaries across cultural groups. The need for such leadership is no longer a choice.

The first day of the conclave culminated with the felicitation ceremony for partners in progress and a mesmerising Bharatnatyam performance by Ragini Chandrashekhar organised by SPIC Macay.