Horizons 2012- the Annual Management Conclave Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Horizons 2012- the Annual Management Conclave

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

The 13th edition of Horizons- the Annual Management Conclave of IIM Kozhikode organised by the Industry Interaction Cell was held from the 9 – 11th of November, 2012, with a host of speakers from domains ranging from Banking, Telecom, IT, Consulting, Venture Capital, Media, Advertising, Internet to Education, Healthcare, Non-Profit Organizations, Social Activism, Politics and Policy Making, who brought forth a multi-faceted discussion on the theme of the event- Ideate, Innovate and Integrate.

The inaugural day of the event was marked by the gracious presence of Mr. Shyam Srinivasan, MD&CEO, Federal Bank, Mr. Jitendra Kalra, CEO, Dr. Reddy’s Foundation, Mr. Chandan Ghosh, Chief, International Wholesale& Carrier Business, Dr.T.H.Chowdary, Founding Chairman and MD – VSNL and Karthick Sridhar, Director, Wockhardt Foundation. In his inaugural address, Mr. Srinivasan elaborated on the future landscape of the industry in India- Capital requirements, Regulations, Governance and Risk among others. While Mr. Kalra shared an inspiring story of how his organization helped increase the employability of 2,70,000 youths, Mr. Ghosh laid strong emphasis on innovation as a strategy for companies looking to make a quantum leap. Opening his speech in the middle of a standing ovation to his exemplary achievements, Mr. TH Chowdary discussed the Indian Telecom Industry. Mr. Sridhar touched upon the issues of access, affordability and availability in the context of Healthcare in India. A panel discussion on the topic "Diffusion of Technological Innovation in the Media Industry" was held later brought to light the various aspects of the role played by technology in the media industry. The discussion was ably moderated by Mr. Ashwin Punnen, Senior Editor of The Economic Times.

The Second Day of Horizons 2012 hosted Dr. Jai Prakash Narayan, political reformer and founder of Lok Satta Party, who held a very interactive session with the audience followed by Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, Rediff.com, who spoke on entrepreneurship in the information age. Mr. Subrata Bagchi, Partner, Deloitte Consulting drove home the message how risk and innovation go hand in hand. Mr.S. Subramanyeshwar, the National Planning Director with Lowe Lintas & Partners enlightened the students on branding. Later Dr. Paramita Banerjee, Associate Director of Programs at SAATHI- an organization working towards providing universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention and care addressed the students. Day 2 of Horizons ended with Battlefield, the management debate themed “It’s all about the money, honey, moderated by Professor A.F. Mathew.

The final day of Horizons was kicked off by Mr. Akash Gautam- motivational speaker and thought leader, followed by Mahesh Murthy, founding partner at Seedfund, India’s leading early-stage venture capital fund who also shed some light on new-age developments in marketing. Mr. Deepu Chandran - Director and co-founder at Innomantra and Mr. Sidharth Agarwal who is Director, Teach for India also held the audience captive with their insightful words. Last but not the least was Mr. Ankit Doshi, the creator of KiRa Education which runs the management education portal insideiim.com. The day ended with the Industry Interaction Cell, IIMK expressing gratitude to all the speakers who graced the occasion.[/b]