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The theme of this year’s conclave was “Re-imagining Opportunities in the Shadow of Uncertainty: An Emerging Economy Perspective”.
Prof. Saroj Mahapatra, Director of KIIT School of Management, introduced the Industry Engagement Activities of KSOM and set straight the conclave context. He spoke about the different types of fiscal stimulus given by the governments of many countries and unravelled its impact at macroeconomic, microeconomic as well as individual levels.
In the welcome address, Prof. Jnyana Ranjan Mohanty, Registrar, KIIT Deemed to be University expressed his views regarding the conclave theme and mentioned the significance of reforms and policy changes taken under Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Prof. Sasmita Samanta, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of KIIT Deemed to be University, flagged the importance of innovation in her inaugural address, She mentioned that disruption is inevitable, and only design can make a difference. Citing views of thought leaders, she visualized the emergence of a new normal situation. She emphasized the need for an ecosystem of researchers to combat such a situation whenever it arrives.
Mr Vikram Gupta, who is the Founder and Managing Partner of IvyCap Ventures Advisors Private Ltd. was the keynote speaker. He spoke about the positive trends in India related to the GST collection, Fintech and different financial policy initiatives. He mentioned how the Indian currency has remained stable and shared his views concerning Venture Capital. He felt India being the 3rd largest start-up ecosystem with substantial global investments coming in; the future's growth opportunities are immense.
Prof. S N Mishra, Dean of KSOM summarised the discussions along with the Vote of Thanks.
Inaugural Session:
The inaugural session was followed by two panel discussions which Prof. KK Ray facilitated.
The first panel discussion was on – "Re-imagining Value Creation – Innovation and Agility in the Financial Markets". The panel comprised of Mr Sovan Mandal, Chief Business Officer – India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) who moderated the discussion. The other esteemed panellists were:
- Mr Siddhartha Dash, Executive Vice President -UTI AMC Ltd.
- Mr Sabyasachi Rath, CEO and Executive Director – Karvy Financial Services Limited
- Mr Swarup Mohanty, CEO -Mirae Asset.
The panel discussed the various financial sectors operation and allocation of resources and how to re-think value creation. The panellists spoke about the Mutual fund industry, Debt market, MSME segment, Fintech and the innovation and agility in each sector that can drive value creation. They also shared their views on the regulatory perspective in the current scenario and its impact.
The 2nd Panel Discussion theme was- "Re-imagining Economic Reforms – Planting Seeds for Long-Term Growth". The moderator and speakers of the discussion were:
- Mr Kalur Srinivas, Senior Vice President – IDBI Capital Markets and Securities Ltd
- Mr Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman – Inditrade Group of Companies (JRG)
- Mr Siddharth Sanyal, Chief Economist- Bandhan Bank
- Ms Hina Kamra, Executive Vice President of Edelweiss Real Estate Fund
- Mr T.N. Sivasubramanian, CFO – Shibaura Machine.
Panel Discussions:
The panel discussed the affect of Covid-19 on India's growth and stated the significance of demand-side support in the near to medium-term for economic revival. The board believed that there is a need for rapid infrastructural development and emphasized the availability of long term capital to achieve it. The panellists also shed light on the reforms in the financial sector and debated the areas of reforms beneficial for the economy and the places where a lot more has to be done.
The conclave delegates had a general view that though the economy has suffered and challenges, the government is taking initiatives to mitigate the situation and brighter days are ahead.
The second half of the conclave consisted of 8 workshops for the students with topics related to Start-up Funding, Digitization of Financial Services, MSMEs, Investor Psychology, Revival of Financial health of the Economy, Capital Flows to Emerging Economies as well as Stock Market Investment.
This was one of four national-level conclaves annually organized by KIIT School of Management in finance, Marketing, HR and Business Analytics to bring the students closer to industry. This year's Finance conclave gave students an opportunity to interact with leaders and policymakers from across the nation. The conclave created a platform to connect industry academia, professionals, and students.
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