St.
Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous), Bangalore, in association with the
Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) conducted an
International Seminar on the topic: “INDIA- AN INCREDIBLE BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT DESTINATION”- A MYTH OR REALITY on Friday, 19th August,
2016.
The
Inauguration was graced by various eminent personalities and renowned people
from the field of commerce like Mr. Shashidhar, Chairman, Industry Committee, FKCCI.
The Keynote speaker was Mr. N Parthasarathy, the Secretary General of FKCCI. We
were also graced by the presence of Her Excellency-Foreign Consular
General of Israel to India, Ms. Yael Hashavit who spoke about how a strong partnership
can be forged between the start-up capital of the world, Israel and India.
The other dignitaries present were, Rev. Fr.
Anthony Joseph, SJ, Rector and Vice President of Bangalore Jesuit Educational
Society and Rev. Dr. Daniel Fernandes, SJ, the principal of SJCC.
Rev. Fr. Anthony
Joseph, SJ and Her Excellency, Ms. Yael Hashavit released the Compendium consisting of
18 Research Papers written by various individuals and experts from the
industry. The Seminar saw participation of more than 180 students,
academicians, corporate delegates and research scholars, including, international
participants from UK, Afghanistan, South Korea, Uganda, Nepal and Ivory Coast.
The inauguration session was concluded
with the vote of thanks by Mr. Raj Sadhwani, HOD of the BBA Department of SJCC,
who thanked the dignitaries for sharing their findings, and everyone else who
contributed towards making the seminar a success.
The first session was a panel
discussion based on start-up India, moderated by Mrs. Uma Reddy, Chairperson,
Technology & Innovative Committee, FKCCI and the Founder and President of
eMERG. The session began with Mrs. Uma addressing the audience and introducing
the panelists. The panelists included Mr. Sandeep Singh, Software Developer for
Samsung Technologies, Mr. Jacob Crasta, the founder of ‘Envirosystem Pvt. Ltd’
and Mr. Ankur Bhasin, the founder of ‘Bhasinsoft India’. Each Panelist spoke
about their experience as an entrepreneur and the start-up culture followed in
India. It was followed by a Q&A session where participants got a chance to
interact with the panelists.
The paper presentation, post lunch,
was moderated by Dr. Lily David, Dr. Mohan Philip, Dr. Himachalapathy and Dr. Raja
Jebasingh. The participants through their presentations gave their insights on
the topic of the seminar. The main topics covered were Rural Marketing, Public
policies for growth, Business tourism, Human Resource Management, Indian Start-ups,
Behavioral Finance, etc. It threw light on the problems faced by our country
and the various policies of the government.
The next technical session mainly
revolved around the theme ‘India as an Investment Destination- 2020, Challenges,
Opportunities and Possible Scenarios’. It was presided by Dr. Rajaram, Head of
the English Department with over two decades of teaching experience.
Participants were divided into 12 groups and had a round table discussion with
one or two members from each group speaking about their research.
The Valedictory Ceremony included
presenting the delegates with certificates and mementos and a presentation of a
summarized report of the day’s proceedings. Mr. K. Ravi, the Senior Vice
President of FKCCI addressed the gathering and the seminar was concluded with a
vote of thanks by Ankita Chatterjee, the BBA Co-coordinator of SJCC.
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