The paper was authored by Prof. Vijesh Jain along with the second author Dr. Susana Costa e Silva, from Catholic University of Porto, Portugal. In addition to the paper presentation Prof. Vijesh Jain also participated in 2 pre conference workshops on – Research writing and SEM.

The conference is part of a series of PAN IIM World Management Conferences and was 4th in this series. The next conference will be held at IIM – Lucknow. The theme of the 4th conference was – India – towards better governance. A total of 125 research papers from across the world were selected for presentation at the conference. Several parallel track of paper presentations were held at the conference. The highlight of the conference was the keynote address during the inaugural of the conference by by Prof. Peter Ronald deSouza, of Center for the study of Developing Societies along with Director, IIM A, Prof. Ashish Nanda, followed by a panel discussion by 16 directors of different IIMs in India. Several foreign professors, researchers and industry persons attended the world conference.

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank), in its endeavour to promote and facilitate India’s trade and investment, periodically brings out research publications focusing on various countries, regions, and industries as also macroeconomic issues of relevance to international trade. With the increasing significance of the role of exports in supporting employment, Exim Bank felt the need for undertaking a Study to map the inter-linkages between exports and employment. Such kind of analysis has been conducted by institutions in other countries, such as the US Department of Commerce (for USA), and the European Commission (for Europe). A Study titled “Inter-linkages between Exports and Employment in India”, has recently been completed by Exim Bank. Exim Bank conducted the Seminar based on the theme of the Study, during which the findings of the Study was presented.

The Seminar was held at Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

The seminar was organized by Edge Institute of Financial Studies (EIFS) Pvt. Ltd. EIFS conducts "Wealth creation and other areas in Stock Markets and encourages people to start investing in the Stock Market for building Wealth and contributing to the economy as a whole. This seminar was a true enabler for equity market enthusiasts and for those who believe in the power of equity markets to create long term wealth.

Main speaker was Mr. Varun Malhotra, Director - EIFS Pvt Ltd., an Alumnus of Washington University in St Louis, USA and IIM-Ahmedabad, who has successfully completed all 3 levels of CMT (Charted Market Technician - the only Technical Analysis Program recognized by New York Stock Exchange) and CFA Program (Charted Financial Analyst, USA). He has delivered lectures on Investing in Financial Markets, Portfolio management, Retirement Planning, Technical Analysis for Financial Markets and Financial Management & Accounting in various Government & Private Organizations.

About the Seminar: The seminar will be helpful not only for beginners but also for seasoned market professionals. The Seminar will start with the basics of Investing & will gradually bring more depth into the topics. Some key expected takeaways for you will be:

Solving the Stock Market puzzle: What to buy, when to buy & when to sell. Speaker emphasized the importance of buying ETF’s and holding it for long duration to reap handsome gains.

Investment Psychology: Identifying bubbles in financial markets and remain cautious during the times of extreme euphoria that leaves lot many investors trapped in the market.

Sectors that can outperform the broader market in near future. He spoke at a length on, about the role of technology that will affect our lives in the future and also emphasized that the companies who develop better technology will be the driving forces of capital market in the near future.

How Investing in the Stock Market can create passive income and can be alternate to fixed pension plans.

How small investments with the help of compounding can create substantial wealth through compounding technique.

How to create your own Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) for future liabilities / requirements.

ICMC 2016 aimed at international relevance and encouraged case writers from all over the world to participate and share their experiences on a platform created for academicians, practitioners, consultants, research scholars and students of management studies. The event focussed on the central theme of “Case Development to Encourage Transformational Learning.”

Keynote speaker for the session was Trevor Williamson from The Case Centre. Trevor emphasized on the case teaching method as one of the important pedagogical tools in management teaching. He focussed on teaching through a process of transferring a case idea into a teaching case, a teaching note and a teaching plan.

The Conference has been a great platform to learn, share and connect with delegates from all over the world.

This training was focused on the working of software for the digital evaluation system of AKTU Lucknow developed by IntelligiExam Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Bhushan Verma was the key resource person for the demonstration of this training programme. Mr. Verma demonstrated and discussed the latest updated version of software for the digital evaluation to the participants in interactive manner . At the end of training Mr. Verma handled the queries raised by participants of different colleges from Ghaziabad.

Definitely this training will help us to conduct digital evaluation assigned by the AKTU Lucknow smoothly

The objective of the event to discuss, deliberate and understand the success, challenges and future opportunities for young entrepreneurs for promoting quality Research, collaborations between Industry & academia to address the future needs & challenges.

The first edition of MeltingPot2020 Innovation Summit – the largest innovation focused conference in this part of the world was a resounding success. The 2-day summit saw the convergence of over 500 top minds from industry and academia representing over 1 Million researchers and students in their campuses on one hand and over 100 Billion USD of market capital in the companies that they represent on the other. The audience comprised Chancellors, Vice Chancellors and Research Heads from leading universities from India, Indonesia and the Middle East and CXOs and decision makers from organizations having a global footprint.

Over 45 top-notch speakers from Silicon Valley, Indonesia and India enthralled the audience and inspired them on the path of innovation. There were 15 knowledge rich sessions during the Summit featuring subject matter experts, entrepreneurs and innovators from India and abroad. The sessions focused on innovation in the field of emerging technologies like IoT, Big Data, Renewable Energy, Auto & Material Science, Payment and Financial Innovations; brought to the forefront innovations in Primary and Higher Education and showcased new thinkers and innovators in the field of education, sport and social activism.

This was an innovation led conference that brought together leading institutions, schools, corporations, Innovators and successful entrepreneurs, policy makers and education promotion societies to a single platform. This conference was an opportunity to meet and interact with Thought Leaders, Industry Leaders, CXO’s and eminent Academicians.

During 02-days event focused discussions on key research areas including "IoT, Data Science, Big Data, FinTech, EdTech, Healthcare, Renewable Energy, Automotive & Material Sciences" were discussed.

Thanks to my Institute for giving this opportunity to participate in Great experience to meet, interact with seasoned scientists, many Young & successful Entrepreneurs and speak in this event.

The theme of the conference centred on the changing dynamics of the recruitment industry and how the human resource professionals can implement the best practices in order to nail the very best of talent pool.

The two-day event witnessed presence of HR professionals, corporate leaders, recruiters, academicians, thought leaders and speakers specifically from the HR industry.

Inaugural session was presided over by Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and managing directors. Speakers included MadhaviLall, Head HR, Deutsche Bank, PrithviShergill, CHRO, HCL Technologies, and Mr. SaugataMitra, Group Head, HR, Mother Dairy Pvt Ltd.

The introduction was followed by the first panel discussion of the day titled, “A Journey from Classroom to Boardroom”. Speakers and moderators of the session included Ms MadhaviLall of Deutsche Bank, Ms Neeti Sharma, Co-Founder Team Lease, Prof. Amit Mookerjee, Dean and Head, IIM Lucknow, Noida Campus, Dr. Jitendra Das, Director, Fore School of Management and Mr Rajeev Kumar, Global Head, Campus Hiring, Wipro Limited.

“Transforming HR for Strategic Talent Management” was the focus area of the second session. The session was presided over by leaders like Dr. Sandhya Chintala, VP NASSCOM and S Radha Chauhan, President and CEO, Department of Electronics and Information Technology.

Third session of the day, focused on the concept of “Onboarding andEngaging Talent in the Digital Age”. Speakers and moderators of the session comprised Mr PrithviShergill of HCL, Ms Pooja Malik, VP, HR, AnandAutomotives Ltd, Ms Kiran Singh, GM, Corporate HR, Mother Dairy, Mr. UnmeshPawar, Global HR MD, Accenture and Mr.Wallace Shah, Director and Country Head, Lausanne Hospitality Consulting.

On the second day, the following sessions took place - Panel Discussion on:‘How Technology is changing the Landscape of Talent Acquisition’. Moderator was Mr. SreekanthArimanithaya, Managing Director, CSC India & Global Lead- Workforce Management,CSC. Panelists were Mr. PremleshMachama – MD, Career Builder IMr. Prashant Bhatnagar – Senior Director, People & Culture, Hike Messenger Mr. M. V. S. Murthy – Chief – People Office, nFDIL (A Future Group Company) and Ms. RinkuKaul – Managing Director, Talent Supply Chain, Accenture. Second session was on ‘Emerging Trends in HR’chaired by Ms. Ester Martinez , CEO & Editor-in-Chief at People Matters.

Conference concluded with Panel Discussion& Closing Plenary on:

‘Empower HR through Apprenticeship’.

It was a good learning experience for the faculty members.

India “Telecom conference 2016” is India’s leading international ICT platform for the global community to connect, debate, network and share knowledge. India Telecom had jointly organized by the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & industry (FICCI), with support from several prominent industry associations.

To improve ease of doing business in India a Simplified Proforma for Incorporating a Company Electronically (SPICe) e-form is to be implemented by December this year. The main objective of launching this e-format was to provide speedy incorporation related services within a stipulated timeframe, in line with international best practices, said Mr. Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India.

As the Chairperson at the plenary session on ‘Ease-of-Doing Business: NexGen Reforms’ at the India Telecom 2016 organized by the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and FICCI, Mr. Abhishek said that the existing INC-29 was not being used; hence SPICe will be the sole, simplified and versatile form available for incorporation of a company in India. Mr. Abhishek said that India ranked 130th in the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Business’ ranking, an improvement of one rank from the last year, which meant there was a long way to go. Hence the government was working towards dismantling complex processes to create a business-friendly climate in India.

Speaking about the recently released ease of doing ranking of the states, Mr. Abhishek said that a feedback mechanism would be included in the state rankings. The state ranking reflected that the Centre and state governments were working in tandem to improve the business climate in the country. Elaborating on the various initiatives undertaken by the government, Mr. Abhishek said that efforts were being made to reduce physical touch points between the government and private sector interactions with the use of technology to expedite the process of granting licenses and clearances.

The panelists at the session were Mr. P Balaji, Director – Regulatory, External Affairs & CSR, Vodafone India Ltd; Ms. Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director, Facebook -India, South & Central Asia; Ms. Chandrima Sinha, Vice President, Invest India; Ms. Swati Rangachari, Chief of Corporate Affairs, Sterlite Technologies Ltd.; Mr. R.K Upadhyay,Director, Virtual Network Operators Association of India (VNOAI); Mr. Pankaj Mohindroo, President, Indian Cellular Association and Mr. Vikram Tiwathia, Deputy Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India.

The session was moderated by Mr. Ashok Sud, Secretary General, Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India (AUSPI).

The two-day India Telecom concluded with an Open House Session, where Mr. J S Deepak, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India; Mr. N Sivasailam, Additional Secretary (T), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, along with other senior DoT officials addressed the questions raised by delegates.

Overall it was a new learning experience for all of us.