[G.S.Vasanth]

Hello Everybody,

My name is Vasanth Srinivasa; I am a student of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management course (2005-07 batch) at the Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai.

I am starting this thread to primarily inform all of you interested about the student activities at IFMR. IFMR is a premier management institute and an institute of National Importance (Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India) promoted by ICICI bank and the House of Kothari's and other corporates. It is one of the top 20 B-schools in India and also one of the top 5 B-Schools in Tamil Nadu.

The latest initiative by the students at IFMR is the Annual B-School event christened "Abhyudaya", which connotes Sunrise in Sanskrit. It is a 2 day event scheduled for the 18th and the 19th of February, 2006. Around 55 colleges have been invited all over the country, and there are many stakes to compete for.

This year the focus of the event is on "Rural Rethinc", which forms the theme for the highlight of this year's fest- the Industry Seminar. This theme has been chosen keeping in mind the increasing focus by the corporate houses on the rural sector of the nation.

I request you all to participate in the event and post your queries to:

abhyudaya2006@gmail.com

In case you wish to have further information about our Institute, you can write in to me on this thread or you could also mail me at

vasanth.srinivasa@gmail.com

Our Website address for the event is: www.ifmr.ac.in/abhyudaya

Please do visit it, and participate in the event.

Thank you.

[uleadin]

Is there a Life@IFMR thread somewhere on PG?

I'm not able to find it at all!

Cheers,

[crackcatoneday]

Hello!!

This thread has been dormant for a while now... But IFMR batch 09-11 is here to get it back in action and runnning...

Do pour in your queries regarding this wonderful institute. Will update about the major activities at IFMR in the subsequent post!

Cheers
Sourabh
(IFMR, Batch nine eleven)

[crackcatoneday]

Strides 09: Where the present and the future interact!

IFMRs inaugural national level entrepreneurship summit, Strides 09 is a unique initiative by The Entrepreneurship Club and The Colloquium Committee at IFMR. This daylong event consists of panel discussions and talks featuring young and seasoned entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs and other personalities who have made their own mark.

Every successful entrepreneur’s journey as a business leader is indeed an inspiring one. At the same time there are many young minds who want to make a difference and be job providers, at a time where the mass heads to be job seekers. Strides aims at bringing together these two groups and provide a forum for knowledge transfer and discussion.

As the name suggests, this is an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity; to think big, to turn their ideas into reality, to make their mark.

Following the objective of encapsulating journeys to success, the day long summit will comprise of various sessions, divided based on the following:
1.Choose: When is the right time to be an entrepreneur and how should one choose a field/sector?
2.The Big Idea and the Start (Panel Discussion): What efforts are needed to start up, difficulties one can face, what not to do while starring up?
3.Developing and Sustaining (Panel Discussion): Insights on importance of innovation, planning for growth.

Date & Time: 30th October 2009, 9 AM to 5 PM,
Venue: Vani Manal Auditoruim, Chennai


Speakers at Strides 09:
Mr.Manish Tripathi, Honarary Director, Mumbai Dabbawalas
Ms. Akhila Srinivasan, Managing Director, Shriram Investments Ltd
Ms. Richa Pande Mishra, CEO and Founder, eJeevika
Prof. Bobby Srinivasan, President, IFMR
Mr. Shreekant Jha, MD, PJ Commodity Ventures
Mr. Venkat Subramanian, Matchbox Solutions
Mr. Vijay Kamalakara, Director,Story Trails
Mr. Rama Rao, Managing Director, Spark Capital
Mr. Jayadev Gopalkrishnan, Senior VP - Retail Education, Manipal K12 Education
Mr. Venugopal Sanjeevi, Director, e-logistics
Mr. Sriram Ayer, CEO & Founder, Nalandaway Foundation
Mr. C. R. Rajan, President-Strategy, Murugappa Group

Note: There is no fee for participating at Strides. All participants will be given participation certificates.


For more details contact:
Paras Malhotra (Student Representative) : +91 9043585890
Email us: strides@ifmr.ac.in
Our website: www.ifmrstrides.info