X-Post October 2013 | Page 16

Guest Talks In the past 2 months, XIMB saw many industry stalwarts come down to the campus to share their experiences with the students. Some are listed below:  On July 15,PGDM-BM 2013-15 had an interactive session with Mr Girish Shetty, the Head of Consulting, Cognizant Business Consulting. In this hour long event Mr. Shetty spoke about the CBC culture and how it has helped CBC stand out in the crowd and create a niche for itself. He also spoke about the “two-in-a-box” model and how it has helped CBC reduce cost and sustain business transformation.  Mr. Sribatsa Das, Founder & CEO, Business Compass LLC came down to the XIMB campus on the 26th of June this year to hold an interactive session with the students of PGDM 2013-15. He spoke about how credit rating system works and also about his revolutionary product, the Altman Z score+ model, that can help predict bankruptcy in advance.  Xops organized a guest talk with Mr. Jyoti Das. He is an XIMB alumnus and is 15 currently serving as the Director, Information Technology (Supply Chain), Intel Corp. Mr. Das discussed about supply chain management and its importance as a success factor for a business. When asked by the students what he thought was the formula to become successful, he asked them to identify their strength and build their brand on it.