Knowledge Week at JBIMS-Mumbai Commences with Annual Business Convention, 'Strategym'

Knowledge Week at JBIMS-Mumbai Commences with Annual Business Convention, 'Strategym'

20th October 2008 marks the start of a week in JBIMS which will go down in the annals of history as a week that brought to the fore-front the intellectual capability of JBIMS student fraternity and its close link with the corporate world. The week consists of

'Strategym' - JBIMS' annual business convention, 'Marketing Maestro' - JBIMS' entrepreneurial event, 'Samanvay' - JBIMS' annual corporate symposium, and 'Prayaag' - JBIMS' annual inter B-school corporate festival. These 4 events form the vertices of a knowledge quadrilateral at the centre of which is JBIMS.

'Strategym' is a platform for the students of JBIMS to apply their knowledge and business acumen to find solutions to contemporary management issues. Some of the papers presented in the past have been adopted by renowned corporations like LIC, UTV & Birla Sun Life Insurance. Strategym 2008 will be held on 20th and 21st of October at ITC Grand Maratha, Mumbai. Continuing with the tradition of raising the bar each year, this year will see an array of papers from diverse sectors. Among the 8 finalist selected from the elimination round, papers like Social Security in India & Weather Derivates aim to introduce new concepts in India while papers like Economic Foot Printing & Diagnosing Corporate Sickness aim to provide newer method to analyze a company. Papers like Reorganizing Indian Retail, Indian Railways, Home Equity Liquidation and Connecting Bharat suggests improving and leveraging on the already present infrastructure. Strategym 2008 is expected to be a truly enriching journey for everyone involved.

'Marketing Maestro', the entrepreneurial event of JBIMS, will be held on 22nd of October aims to test the strategizing and exploring skills of students. The event will be judged by Mr. Arun Sehgal, the man behind Winning Edge, an organization spread across 7 countries. The game would require the participants to set-up a trading enterprise with a unique and innovative team name. It is expected to be a "Funtrepreneurial Adventure" for everyone.

'Samanvay', which was incepted last year, has been successful in bridging the gap between the corporate world and the student fraternity right from the first year. Last year saw the likes of Dr. J..J. Irani, ED, Tata Sons, Mr. Sanjay Nayar, CEO, Citigroup India, Mr. Ravi Mohan, MD, Standard & Poor's South & South East Asia Office, gracing the occasion. The theme for Samanvay 2008 is "Hope: In Today's Age of Turbulence". It will be held at the BSE Convention Centre on 23rd October. This year will witness stalwarts like Mr. Arun Maira, Director, Boston Consulting Group, Mr. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Partner, Rare Enterprises, Mr. Sameer Sain, CEO & MD, Future Capital Holdings, and Mr. Sudip Bandyopadhyay, CEO, Reliance Money, interacting with the students. Samanvay 2008 will be not only a very informative, but also a very interesting symposium for the future business leaders by the current business leaders.

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Contributed by -
Sameer Dohadwala & Vishal Desai,
The Corporate Relations Committee,
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai.

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