Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 13: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu hosted the campus finale of HULT prize.
HULT Prize is an annual competition that crowd-sources ideas from top university students after challenging them to solve a pressing social issue around topics such as food security, water access, energy and education, and the campus rounds were conducted by the International Relations Office of IIM Jammu, in partnership with HULT Business School, United Nations and EF Foundation First.
The event was graced by the presence of Sharad Vivek Sagar Founder and CEO at The Dexterity Global Group, Forbes 30 Under 30, Santosh Parulekar Co-Founder and CEO at Pipal Tree Ventures Private Limited, Ananteshwar Singh Director of Product Management, Chegg Inc. and Sandeep Chatterjee CEO, ISCEA and Director-Deloitte as judges.
Dr Aakash Kamble, Chairperson International Relations Office, delivered the welcome note and highlighted on the goal for this year, which is “Food for Good”. He emphasized on the importance of implementation of sustainable food practices to address the burning issue of food scarcity due to the rapid growth of population.
Dr BS Sahay, Director IIM Jammu, highlighted the contemporary issue which budding managers and business professionals need to address in order to actualize a sustainable ecosystem.
The event concluded with vote of thanks delivered by Dr Aakash Kamble.