IIM World Management Conference concludes at Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur

NEW DELHI: The ninth PAN-IIM World Management Conference (WMC) was held at Indian Institute of Management (IIM Sambalpur). A number of thought-provoking panel discussions, including IIM directors’ panel, accreditation panel and CHRO panel, were held in the four-day conference. AICTE chairman TG Sitharam delivered the valedictory session where he spoke on the topic ‘Initiatives to shape leaders and drive world’s third largest economy’.

The IIM directors’ panel was focused on ‘Building managerial capacities to enhance collaboration between industry and society’. IIM Sambalpur director Mahadeo Jaiswal, IIM Kashipur director Kulbhushan Balooni, IIM Bangalore director Rishikesha T Krishnan, IIM Nagpur director Bhimaraya Metri, IIM Jammu director BS Sahay and IRMA director Umakant Dash took part in the panel discussion. They spoke on various topics for enhancing collaborations between society and industry as well as effective management practices.

The conference witnessed as many as 712 active participations across various categories, including 18 participants for the doctoral consortium, 29 contributors presenting case studies with teaching notes, and 665 submissions in the form of extended abstracts for research, conceptual papers and full papers.

Mahadeo Jaiswal said, "The ecosystem at IIM Sambalpur, centered around the principles of Innovation, Inclusiveness, and Integrity, which has significantly contributed to our distinctiveness. Our commitment to inclusiveness prompted a notable change in our admissions policy to strive for a better gender balance.”

TG Sitharam emphasized the pivotal role of the country in the 21st century. He said, "We are entering an era where India will be a global leader. Quality, skilling, and leadership are our key weapons, and this conference has fueled our fire to forge a brighter future."

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Discussion on digital governance

On Day 2 of the conference, the keynote address on ‘Digital governance and public policy’ was delivered by Odisha fire and emergency department director general Sudhanshu Sarangi. The CEO panel discussion was held on the topic ‘Develop strategies to address challenges of implementing ESG initiatives’. The conference was attended by Sachin Trivedi, director, Deloitte Consulting; Ratnesh Jha, executive director, UN Global Compact; Shraddha Danani, a tech-entrepreneur; and Keshav Rao, director (personnel), MCL Auditorium. During the start-up round table discussion, Maninder Singh Bawa, Gaurav Kedia,. Deepak Sharma, Shristi Arora and Pradip R Subramaniam shared their entrepreneurial journey, the challenges and opportunities.