SJMSOM holds its annual continuum seminar series

21st July 2009

The students of Shailesh J.Mehta School of Management successfully conducted their annual continuum series for  Finance and marketing. The Annual Finance Conclave – The Finance Continuum 2009 and the Marketing continuum were held on the 18th and the 19th of July respectively. The Continuum is a rolling seminar series that is organized every year, by the students of SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. These seminars focus on issues and challenges faced by the Indian Industry.

The Finance Continuum was hosted by Finesse, the finance club of SJMSOM. The theme for Finance Continuum 2009 was “Changing Global Financial Landscape: Opportunities and challenges for India” The event was inaugurated by Dr Karuna Jain, Head of the Dept, Shailesh J.Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay. The event was graced by eminent speakers from all segments of the financial industry, culminating in a day of wholesome knowledge for the finance enthusiast. In all nine trend setters from the finance domain shared their views and insights with the students of SJMSOM, IITB through talks and a panel discussion. The honourable guests at the Continuum were -Mr. Anup Bagchi, Executive Director, ICICI Securities; Mr. Somak Ghosh, Group President-Corporate Finance and Development Banking, Yes Bank; Mr. Ajay Garg, Managing Director and CEO, Equirus Capital; Mr. Nirakar Pradhan, Chief Investment Officer, Future Generali;Mr. Prachetas Raikar, Head, Global Banking Risk, HSBC; Mr. Abhijit Phadnis, Former Director, Head Finance Administration and Operations, Credit Suisse First Boston (I) and Phd Scholar at SJMSOM, IITB; Mr. Naveen Gupta, Head, Private Bank Treasury, Standard Chartered Bank; Mr. Anant Rao, Dy Head, Derivatives, SBI Cap Securities; Mr. Ananda Bhoumik, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings; Mr. Anil Nair was the moderator for the panel discussion.

The Keynote address was delivered by Anup Bagchi, Executive Director, ICICI Securities. His talk was centred on the key takeaways from the Global Financial Crisis. He stressed upon the need to identify and track the lead indicators to any crisis rather than focussing on the lag indicators. He discussed about the impact that consumption and saving behaviour have on the entire economy. “Never lose the opportunity in a crisis”, was his key message. He said that developments in the real economy and the financial markets point to a period of moderation.

The Marketing Continuum was hosted by Marktrix, the marketing club of SJMSOM. The theme for the Marketing Continuum 2009 was “New Age Marketing - Challenges and Strategies”. The event included discussions, lectures and business games covering a wide range of topics like relationship marketing, rural marketing, interactive marketing, experiential marketing & technology marketing.

The ker speakers at the event were, Mr. Paritosh Joshi, CEO, Star CJ Network India Pvt. Ltd; Dr. (Mrs.) Pragnya Ram - Group Executive President, Corporate Communication, Aditya Birla Group; Mr. Sudhanshu Vats - Vice President, Hindustan Unilever Ltd; Ms. Darshana Bhatt, Marketing Head, Loop Telecom; Mr. K V Sridhar - National Creative Director, Leo Burnett India; Mr. Niteen Bhagwat, Executive Director and CEO, Cogito Consulting. The key note address delivered by Mr. Paritosh Joshi was centred on New Age Marketing theories and practices. He spoke about the shift of companies towards customer empowerment and co-creation.