This F.D.P was devised to create a platform for discussion on the problem that a researcher may face during the application of Structural equation modeling (SEM). The F.D.P had also allowed the participants to discuss the current and contemporary issues with senior research community and academicians from different states of the country. The F.D.P was delivered by Dr. Neeraj Kaushik , who is one of the very known authority on different methods of Structural equation modeling (SEM).

The Conference was organized by Research Development Association in collaboration with Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce & Industry and In association with Jaipur Management Association.

Session was related to Research Paper and Case study competition.

The Conference had witnessed the participation of leading researchers from renowned universities and institutions all over the country who had shared their valuable research during the conference. 20 Research papers & Case Studies were presented by Research Scholars, & Faculty members in the track on “Sustainability, Innovation & Revolution in Accounting, Banking & Finance”. Best paper was awarded in each track.

The Session Chair was presented with memento at the end.

M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Information and Broadcasting, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, Jayant Sinha, Minister of State of Civil Aviation, Government of India, HarshavardhanNeotia, Vice President, AIMA & Chairman, AmbujaNeotia Group, Sunil Kant Munjal, President, AIMA and Chairman, Hero Corporate Service Ltd, T V Mohandas Pai, Senior Vice President, AIMA and Chairperson, Manipal Global Education Services, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, R C Bhargava, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, T V Narendran, Managing Director- Tata Steel India and South East Asia, Pramod Bhasin, Founder, Genpact and Chairman, The Skills Academy, Pranjal Sharma, Host - The Appointment, Zee Network, Vipul Parekh, Co-Founder, Big Basket, Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, OYO Room, Pranav Pai Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer, 3one4 Capital Vanitha Narayanan, Chairman, IBM India Private Limited, Manish Singhal, Founding Partner, Pi Venture, D Shivakumar Chairman & CEO – India Region, PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd , Pulak Ghosh Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Infosys Chair Professor, Presidency University, Kolkata Senior Fellow, Niti Aayog, Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Vir Sanghvi, Print and Television Journalist & Columnist, UstadAmjad Ali Khan, Sarod Virtuoso & Composer, Amaan Ali Bangash, Sarod Master & Composer, Ayaan Ali Bangash, Sarod Master & Composer, Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways, Government of India, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Government of India, among others.

First plenary session of day 1 highlighted the role of Government and Business. The day 1 proceedings included aPanel Discussionon: Starting Up India: Are Start-ups the Answer to India’s Economic Challenges? Also, a session on “Rise of the Machines: Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Automation on the Business” explored the scope of AI in business in near future. Strategies for a Data Economy were also discussed.

Day 2 began with an interesting theme -India in Asia: Is Soft Power Enough? A session “Plucking the Right Strings: Leading through Music “which kept the focus on whether business leaders can learn a lot about leadership from music and improve their performance by infusing elements of music in their thinking.

Eminent speakers, interesting & thoughtful discussions interspersed with relevant facts and deep debate on future of India across multiple dimensions made this summit a highly learning oriented & useful summit for all delegates.

He spoke about the 4ps of marketing in promoting own ventures through online medium and each participant had to pitch in for themselves to create an impression within 30 seconds (SPOT HAT). I got chance to speak on the linkage between "Person and Passion" as an innate quality to be successful leader.

The session had audience including HR consultants, NGOs, entrepreneurs and women leaders from organizations like Dell, IBM, Cipla and many more.

The session was coordinated by Ms. Runa Maitra, Ms. Anjali Khanna and the lead sponsor was Dr.S. Mohapatro, Director, Jaipuria Business School.

The conference was based on the following themes

• National Accounts
• Indian economy & Data Base
• Regional Accounts
• Social Sector

Each theme had eminent discussants engaged in observation, commentary, evaluation and suggestion. Each session was chaired by distinguished subject and area experts from Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Reserve Bank of India and senior academia from various universities. Each paper was discussed for about 40- 60 minutes. Most of the paper presenters were specialists and macroeconomic research analysts in CSO, NSSO, RBI, NCAER, IHD, IIPA based in every corner of India. The main purpose of the conference was to compile and collate information regarding National Income and Wealth for government record as in economic surveys and dissemination of the same. The topic of research paper was “Social Sector Accounting – A SWOT Analysis”. It was a learning experience for him as very senior experts present for the session threw tremendous light on new concepts pertaining to the subject deepening his understanding of the topic and his paper was reviewed to the fullest unlike previous conference presentations which are restricted to simple and brief question answer session.

The paper was well received by the session chair and audience. Apart from the paper presentation, Dr. Vijesh Jain also chaired one technical session at the conference and was one of the panel members of the panel discussion on the main theme of the conference.

A number of academics and scholars from national and international universities and educational institutes attended this 2 day conference. A number of students from other universities also presented their stories about their entrepreneurial ventures and discussed the success and failures of their projects. Some of these projects were very promising projects and got the attention of banks and other investors at the conference itself.

Spoke in the Session on "Entrepreneurship & Digital India” on 7-8th March 2017. As a Session Chair, it was great to see the wide variety of Papers by seasoned Academicians & Researchers and interact with them. Overall a good learning experience.

Sr. Professor of JMI, New Delhi was present as Co-Chair in this Session.

Total 17 papers were presented by the respective authors, Scientists, and Scholars from the areas of Soft Computing, IoT and Data Analytics.

Overall it was a great learning to interact with the researchers and understand their perspectives. Great learning experience to interact with, and listen young and experienced researchers about cross discipline researches and works. It was a happy moment to meet Ms Monika Arora the student of first Batch (1999), I taught at ITS.