Annual Business Conclave ‘Udgam 3.0’ begins at IIM Sirmaur

Director IIM Sirmaur Prof (Dr) Neelu Rohmetra inaugurating Annual Business Conclave in the Institute.
Director IIM Sirmaur Prof (Dr) Neelu Rohmetra inaugurating Annual Business Conclave in the Institute.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 19: The third edition of the Annual Business Conclave of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur was inaugurated today.
This conclave is named as “Udgam 3.0” and is organized by “Markaizen – The Marketing club” and “SCOPE – The Operations club” of IIM Sirmaur. The two-day conclave is a forum where academia meets the industry and the corporate veterans accumulate their experience, expertise, and energy to bring forth solutions to modern-day business problems. This year’s theme of the conclave is “Envisioning the PhyGital Future”.
The event was inaugurated with lamp lighting by the chief guest of the Conclave, Professor (Dr) Neelu Rohmetra, Director IIM Sirmaur. The day one of the Conclave was online as well as offline while the day two of the Conclave will be held in online mode.
In her address, Prof Neelu Rohmetra reflected upon the journey of how Udgam became an integral part of the institution from its inception. She shared her perspectives on the theme of the event “Envisioning the PhyGital Future”. She advised students to be more responsible for their values while finding solutions to the complex problems in any organization. She emphasized upon the quality of contributions that a budding manager should aim while making larger difference in the society.
The keynote speech was delivered by Radhika Kalia, Managing Director, Reverse Logistics Group, Noida. Later, in the first panel, Namita Tiwari (Senior Manager Digital & Content Marketing, Tata Communications), Ritesh Ghosal (Chief Growth Officer Aasnaa, Chief Growth Officer GRPS Labs and Growth Advisor Cutting Chai Technologies), Soumitra Dhankar (Solution Consulting Manager, Adobe India), Manan Shah (Director Marketing India, Truecaller) and Rohit Lamba (VP – Sales and Marketing & Head Branding, Jindal Steel & Power Limited) delibrated on the topic “The PhyGital way to serve customers – leveraging space, time and technology”.
In the second panel, Amod Vijayvargiya (Vice President & Global Operations Leader, Genpact), Ashok Sinha (Supply Chain Director, Cummins Inc – India Engine Business), Radhika Kalia (Managing Director, Reverse Logistics Group), Munishwar Srivastava (Associate Vice President, Wow! Momo Foods Pvt Ltd.) and Ramkesh Jangra (Head of Supply chain – SCC, Ericsson), held discussions on the topic “Operating PhyGitally – new, norm or necessity?”.
The event was a breath of fresh air for the students of IIM Sirmaur being the first offline event organized after the pandemic. Throughout the conclave, the panelists discussed various topics ranging from digitization, technological advancement, the potential of PhyGital world and the future of the current corporate world. The first day of the conclave was interactive and engaging where the speakers participated in open discussions with all the students and gave their insights.