Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 13: A two-day Annual Leadership Summit ‘Nirmaan 4.0’ was inaugurated today at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sirmaur Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh. This is the fourth edition of the Leadership Summit series which is named as ‘Nirmaan’.
Prof (Dr) Neelu Rohmetra Director IIM Sirmaur in her inaugural address shared her insights on the theme of the event ‘crucible leadership’. She elucidated on various aspects of effective leadership and the role of a leader in change management. She talked about her own journey and need for greater emphasis on diversity and women empowerment. She also commented on the dynamic environment of the modern corporate world which demands more commitment and willingness to shoulder responsibilities from a leader. She emphasized, “Leaders can be more effective if they can handle adversity and challenges systematically”.
The first panel of the day comprised of top notch executives such as Kiran Krishnamurthy, VP, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Debashish Ghosh, VP & Head – Human Resources, Berkadia India, Shantanu Dhar, CHRO, Hindustan Power, Pradipta Sahoo, Advisor to BOD, Bank of India, Malhar Barai, Head marketing, Tech Mahindra and Sandeep Shukla, GM, Jaquar. The Panel was moderated by Sunanda Banerjee, founder of CoEmerge. The panel contemplated the topic of “Changing Leader, Changing Organisation”. The Panel shared impactful insights with the students.
The second panel brought together excellent individuals like Bhuvana Subramanyan, CMO, Randstad India, Puneet Jain, vice president, Clarivate, Sudiip K Goswami, Director & GM, Dell Technologies, Dr Akhil Prasad, Director, Boeing, Sunil David, Regional Director, AT&T on the topic of “Leading Gen-Z”. Puneet Jain, vice president, Clarivate, moderated the session, and the panel shared incredible knowledge and anecdotes with the students.
The day’s third panel consisted of guests such as Pramod Gupta, Director, Valueonshore Advisors, Dr Rashi Gupta, founder, Vision Mechatronics Private Limited, and Anupam Dutta Director, Headway BPO Solutions and Vidya Bhushan Co-Founder, Daalchini Technologies. It was moderated by Anjali Gurmukhani Sharma, India Education Lead, Charter for Compassion. They discussed the topic of “Embracing Adversity”. They shared some valuable insights on how adversity could be used to create opportunities and create a new path for employment by leveraging technology.
The fourth panel of the day consisted of a highly talented panel of guests such as Dipashree Das, Lead Film Marketing, Global OTT Content Platform, Ashish Pratap Singh, CMO, Rehlat, Ashwini Saxena CEO, JSW Foundation and was moderated by Sudhansu Misra, CHRO, Tata Coffee. The discussion stressed the importance of change and preempting it by quoting various anecdotes and mentioning the speakers’ personal experiences.
The first day the Annual Leadership Summit of IIM Sirmaur was graced by speakers from various multinational companies. It was organized successfully with enriching knowledge discussions among the panels and the students of IIM Sirmaur.
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