INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, CONFERENCES & SEMINARS
Ready for the World
Read for the World
In a globalised society, where developments in one market can make an impact across continents, it is important for students
to have a good exposure to global trends and practices. The PGDM programme offers a wide range of opportunities to
participants to interact with global businesses and the best of global B-schools.
L'Oreal Brandstorm (Paris)
A team of PGDM students from SPJIMR won the L'Oreal International Brandstorm Finals held in Paris in June 2013. The SPJIMR
team comprising of Ujjwal Chaddha, Mitali Parekh and Himanshi Dandona, all second year PGDM students, not only
represented SPJIMR, but also India at this international
platform. The team was up against a stiff competition
from 37 international teams during the semi-finals
round.
The SPJIMR team made it to the top three along with
the teams from France and Greece. In the finals held at
Grand Palais, Paris, the team overcame the stiff
challenge to win the coveted title. Apart from the
trophy and prize of 10,000 Euros, the SPJIMR team also
won the award for the “Best Integrated Marketing
Communication Campaign”.
The process of L'Oreal Brandstorm Competition lasted
some six months, a period which saw over 10,000
teams from across the world compete in this
prestigious competition. More than 200 teams from
India participated and only four of these made it to the
Indian National Finals.
St. Gallen Symposium (Switzerland)
The St. Gallen Symposium is the world's premier opportunity for intergeneration debate on issues of management, politics
and civil society. The 42nd edition's theme was “Facing Risk”. Reputed names from the world of business and politics such as
Jean-Claude Trichet, former President of the European Central Bank, Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace and
Josef Ackerman, CEO of Deutsche Bank participated and shared their views. SPJIMR students Chirag Heda and Abhineet
Rawat were among the few selected to represent India at the St. Gallen Symposium.
HPAIR (Harvard University, USA)
Six participants from SPJIMR – Aditya Narang, Jayajanani Pattabhiraman, Nishant Chawla, Rajas Abhyankar, Shruti Khuntia
and Sneha Bopaiya -- were selected for the
prestigious Harvard Project for Asia and
International Relations (HPAIR) 2012. With
the theme of "Cross Cultural Connections:
Weaving New Silk Roads", delegates had the
chance to explore pertinent issues
concerning the Asian region including
foreign policy, public health, environmental
issues, media and entrepreneurship through
plenary sessions, panel discussions,
seminars, and case-studies.
4th NUS Stock Pitch Competition
( Singapore)
Khushboo Sharma, Srihari Santhakumar and
Amish Shah represented SPJIMR at the 4th
NUS Asian MBA Stock Pitch Competition in
Singapore hosted by the Centre for Asset
Management Research & Investments
(CAMRI). The forum provides top MBA participants in Asia to compete and showcase their equity research and stock-picking
skills in front of a panel of distinguished judges from the investment industry.
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