Key Highlights of the MDI Gurgaon Research Week 2016

Case Methods Workshop (Two full days: May 30-31, 2016) Prof. Darren Meister, Faculty (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), Western Engineering & Ivey Business School, Canada

Research Methodology Workshop

Prof. Balazs Revesz, Faculty (Marketing), Szeged University, Hungary, Europe

Prof. Henrik B. Sørensen, Faculty (Strategic HRM), Aarhus University, Denmark, Europe

• Research Methodology Panel Discussions by the Renowned Researchers (In Process) 
• A Research Interaction with the Faculty from MDI’s International Partner Institutions in Europe and USA 
• A Research Interaction with Participating Faculty, MDI Faculty, MDI Fellow Scholars and International Faculty
• Interaction among the ISU PG level students from Indian Business Schools, and the Doctoral Fellows.

For Faculty and Doctoral Student Participation (How to Apply) 

• Submit an application with your academic credentials.
• Faculty and doctoral students are encouraged to participate and discuss their in-process business case studies with the invited faculty from USA and Europe.

Registration Fee for Participation 

• Faculty member participation: INR 10000 (USD200) 
• Doctoral scholars participation: INR 8000 (USD150)

Important Dates for Research Week 

• Last date to register with regular registration fee: May 20, 2016
• The candidates may send their intent and application to participate in the research week after the deadline. The applications after the deadlines will be subject to approval from MDI research week committee.

Accommodation (subject to availability)

• For students the lodging would be at INR 1000 for one week in MDI campus
• Superior option would be available at INR 1500 per day + service tax at MDI campus Research Week registration charges includes daily lunches, tea during breaks

i5 Summit is a one-of a kind collaboration between two premier institutes of India, IIT Indore and IIM Indore.

It the two day extravaganza numerous budding entrepreneurs and industry stalwarts converge to Ideate, Innovate, Inspire, Induce and Invest.

It’s a summation of events including:

• GetFunded!: The flagship international pitch-venture-raise funding event
• TATA i5: Organized by Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust to turn the best social ventures to reality
• Top 30 under 30 Awards
• Speaker Series
• Networking Meets
• Panel Discussions
• Workshops
• Competitions

Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys, Mr. Ritesh Agarwal, founder & CEO of OYO Rooms and Mr. Kunal Shah, co-founder of Freecharge, were among the many notable speakers in the event last year.

UnBoxed Coworking & MBASTAR

PRESENTS

Workshop on Digital Marketing 101

The workshop will cover the important aspects of Digital Marketing:

• Overview of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Search Engine Marketing (SEM) & ROI for Brands
• Social Media Optimization & Marketing Techniques (SMO & SMM)
• Online Reputation Management (ORM) & its impact on revenue
• Rise of Digital Sales Funnel

Who should attend:

• Entrepreneurs or Employers
• Freelancers working in IT or any other Domains
• Professionals looking for career in Digital Marketing
• Students or soon-to-be professionals

Workshop details:

• Date – Friday, October 21, 2016
• Time – 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
• Session Duration – 1 Hour 30 Minutes
• Discussion/ QnA – 30 Minutes
• Registration – Free
• Venue – UnBoxed Coworking
• Tickets – https://goo.gl/forms/2VrmaFNIRo5p5Dgt1

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad is organizing 2 days conference on the topic “Accounting Research”

Conference is open for all & is free

About the Conference:

The India Finance Conference 2016 (IFC 2016), the annual event of the Indian Finance Association, invites papers for its sixth edition to be held at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad from 18-21 December, 2016. The annual conference is jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC). Academics, researchers, doctoral students, and practitioners are invited and encouraged to submit research papers in all areas of finance.

Conference Themes:

• Theoretical and empirical asset pricing
• Corporate finance, capital structure and dividend policy
• Asset allocation and investment management
• Financial crises , systemic risk and macro-finance
• Quality of financial reporting and adoption of IFRS
• Corporate governance, executive compensation and ownership structure
• Computational finance and financial econometrics
• Financial risk analytics and management
• Market microstructure and algorithmic trading
• Financial policy choice, institutions and regulation
• Financial literacy and financial education

Submission Deadline

The IFC 2016 invites full papers for conference presentations and poster sessions. The deadline for submitting full papers under both categories through the conference website is 14 August, 2016.

Only full paper submissions would be considered.

Doctoral students and participants considering to present short papers/work-in-progress are encouraged to submit their work under poster sessions. Guidelines for poster size/length, with an example, would appear shortly on the conference website.

Submission Guideline                                                                                                   

We leave the document format to you, but be nice to the reviewers and do it as you would for a journal submission. PDF submissions are preferred. Anyone willing to submit a paper should complete registration before the submission deadline i.e., on or before 14 August, 2016. For paper submission, please visit http://indiafa.org/event/india-finance-conference-2016/?about=submit-paper

Review process

The manuscripts will be subjected to a blind review process. The decision of the reviewers will be final and binding.

Pre-Conference Tutorials

Tutorial sessions will be conducted on 18 December, 2016 by eminent academicians from India and abroad. Tutorials will be particularly useful for research scholars and academicians. Tutorial themes will be announced along with the program schedule.

Best Paper Award

There will be three best paper awards given at the conference. These will be the “Emerald – IFC 2016 Best Paper” awards. The papers will be chosen by a panel of experts from the papers presented at the conference.

The “Emerald – IFC 2016 Best Paper” awards will comprise of a cash award and a certificate and shall be presented on the second day of the conference, i.e. on 20 December 2016.

Registration

In order to register for the Conference you need to visit http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/ifcr/ and complete the online registration form. The registration fee is:

Pre Conference Tutorials, 18 December, 2016

• Indian Participants INR 2000
• Overseas Participants USD 50

Conference, 19 – 21 December, 2016

• Indian Academics INR 5000                (IFA Members INR 4000)
• Overseas Academics USD 200             (IFA Members USD 185)
• Industry Participants INR 15000        (IFA Members INR 14000)

 The deadline to register for the conference is November 30, 2016.

The registration fee for the event covers attendance, program kit, lunches, conference dinner and light refreshments. Accommodation is not included.

In case of cancellation of registration up to 15 working days before the event, a refund of the registration fee net of 10% processing charges shall be made. No refunds can be made for cancellations less than 15 working days prior to the event. All refunds will be processed after the conclusion of the conference.

AIMA’s 2nd Social and Digital Marketing Retreat, Scheduled for 19-21 January 2017 at Vivanta by Taj – Fort Aguada, Goa, will focus on generating revenues and developing the cutting-edge digital marketing capabilities. The retreat is Co-Chaired by D Shivakumar, Chairman & CEO – India Region, PepsiCo India Holdings and Rajan Anandan, Vice President, South East Asia and India, Google.

Social and Digital Marketing Retreat would be informal with knowledge and experience-sharing sessions and will bring together the CEO’s, CMO’s, Senior Marketing Professionals and Decision Makers from both the digital and the non-digital businesses for a dialogue with the CEOs and the innovators who are leading the growth of digital markets.

Some of the confirmed speakers at the retreat include:

• D Shivakumar, Chairman & CEO – India Region, PepsiCo India Holdings
• Rajan Anandan, Vice President, South East Asia and India, Google
• Govind Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, Freecharge
• Ajay Kaul, Chief Executive Officer cum Whole Time Director, Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd
• Anusha Shetty, Co-Founder & CEO, Autumn Worldwide

Be a part of India’s largest Digital Summit

The Flagship Annual Event of IAMAI – India Digital Summit incepted in 2006 has been the prominent digital event in the country. At this moment, the 11th Year summit is a perfect platform to discuss sweltering topics including Marketing, Technology Start-up, Mobiles, and other digital trends.

The digital world associates this event as one of the largest annual gatherings for the business leaders, industry veteran and marketers. This year the summit is expecting a footfall of more than 1300 delegates from the Senior and Mid-level management. The delegates are from diversified industry backgrounds such as Cloud, e-commerce, Travel, Mobile & Internet and Technology. The executives of leading agencies and digital experts from FMCG & BFSI brands, Payment Regulators are too participating at the summit.

The Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi is the oldest and one of the most respected B-schools in India. As a centre of excellence and a pioneer in management education, we have always believed in maintaining excellent relations with the corporate world.

As a step in that direction, the Faculty of Management Studies initiated FMS Fiesta, a programme which envisages participation from corporate luminaries, national leaders and prominent Business schools across the country. Fiesta started in 2005 as the Annual Management festival of FMS.

Fiesta promises to be an excellent platform for exchanging ideas and disseminating information. Fiesta is an anthology of the most diverse and challenging business games, paper presentations, case studies, workshops, B-Plan competitions etc. Known for its innovative and high quality events, conducted in the past – FIESTA is a management festival which has huge importance in the academic calendars of Business Schools across the country.

FICCI Digital Travel , Hospitality & Innovation Summit 2017 brings together global leaders, upstart innovators from the field of Travel, Hospitality, Technology & Marketing to secure new business opportunities, increase brand awareness and to network with the key stakeholders of the Travel & Hospitality Industry

Vision

To address the technological advancement in the field of Travel and Hospitality and also to facilitate communication and exchange of ideas and knowledge between key industry stakeholders, conglomerates, influencers and policy makers.

The premier Digital event in the country

The flagship annual event of IAMAI is the India Digital Summit. Since its inception in 2006, it has been the most prominent digital event in the country. The 12th Year of the summit will be a perfect platform to discuss intriguing topics that include – Marketing, Technology, Start-ups, Mobile and other Digital trends.

The digital world associates this event with being one of the largest annual gatherings for business leaders, industry veterans & marketers. This year, the summit is expecting a footfall of more than 1600 delegates from Senior and Mid-level management. The delegates are from diversified industry backgrounds such as Cloud, E-commerce, Travel, Mobile & Internet, as well as Technology. The executives of leading agencies and digital experts from FMCG and BFSI brands, as well as Payment Regulators will all be participating in this summit.