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SCMC at IIMB concludes Day 2 of 9th Biennial Supply Chain Management Conference
Keynotes and panels explored the future of logistics through the lenses of policy reform, decarbonization, and geopolitical disruption

SCMC at IIMB hosted 9th Biennial Supply Chain Management Conference 2025
The Day 1 sessions focused on this year’s theme: Geopolitics, Sustainability, and GenAI

Bharat ZET Policy Advisory Consultation Session held at IIMB to accelerate zero-emission transport in India
Industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers convene to shape India’s roadmap for Zero-Emission Transport under the e-FAST India initiative

Executive workshop on Circular Economy, EPR, and Carbon Accounting held at IIM Bangalore
The session was led by the Institute’s TCI–IIMB Supply Chain Sustainability Lab

ESG has reimagined conventional business success: Sustainability & Material Compliance Conference at IIMB
Sector specialists point to regulation, product circularity, and digital transformation as pathways to long-term market competitiveness

IIMB’s Supply Chain Management Centre hosts talk on ‘Strategic Trade Controls’ in the high-technology sector

“You cannot run a successful business in a failing society”: Nitin Paranjpe, Non-Executive Chairman, HUL

Day 1 of the International Sustainability Conference 2025 sets a decisive tone for ESG and climate action discourse

Date	Event	Keynote Speakers
06-Feb-2025	Supply Chain and Distribution: Building Blocks and Bottlenecks	Moderator: Chand Das – Startup Mentor, Angel Investor & Former CEO, ITC; Panelists: Surya Kanta Dash – VP, Supply Chain Management, Reliance Retail; Rahul Dogar – Managing Director & Co-Founder, Holisol Logistics; Balamurali Krishnakumar – AVP, Strategy, Shadowfax

Date	Event	Keynote Speakers
5–6 - Jan - 24	8th Biennial Supply Chain Management Conference – Innovative Strategies for Sustainable and Digital Supply Chains	Mr. M. S. Ganesh (General Manager – Capacity Supply Chain & Provisioning, Microsoft Azure); Prof. Milind Dawande (Mike Redeker Distinguished Professor of Operations Management, University of Texas at Dallas); Prof. Saravanan Kesavan (Professor of Operations & Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
25-Aug-2023	Conference on Trends Shaping the Future of Supply Chains in Atmanirbhar Bharat

Date	Event	Keynote Speakers
20-Jul-22	Conference titled "Maintaining safety and quality in the perishable food supply chain using technology	Over ten senior speakers from FSSAI, National Centre for Cold-chain Development(NCCD), McDonald's, Mondelez, Tim Hortons India, Snowman Logistics Limited, Tagbox, Sakurafresh Beverage & Food, Pescafresh, Big Basket, Rebel Foods, Chai Point and AT&T
15-Oct-22	Webinar on “Women in Supply Chain: In a league of their own”	Panelists -- Ms. Ushasri Tirumala - Senior Vice President & General Manager, & Manhattan Associates -- Meenakshi Arun Subramanian, Director - Strategy & Transformation, Azure Cloud Supply Chain, Microsoft -- Seema Mohanty, Global Supplier Manager, Bayer -- Prof Hema Swaminathan, IIM Bangalore

Date	Event	Keynote Speakers
08-Oct-21	Panel Discussion on Digital Technologies in Supply Chain	Panelists -- Dr. Radha Krishna, Head – Supply Chain Innovation Lab -(U.S. and India) Intel -- Mr Sunil David, Regional Director – IOT India and ASEAN, AT&T Global Network Services India Pvt Ltd -- Dr Praphul Chandra, Founder, Koinearth \|Professor, Insofe
17-18 Dec 2021	Seventh Biennial Supply Chain Management Conference	Keynote Talks −−Prof. Ananth Raman, Professor of Business Logistics at Harvard Business School −−Ms. Cari Shim, VP-SCM, Intel −−Nithin Chandra, Partner, A.T. Kearney −−Prof. Sunil Chopra, Professor of Operations Management at Kellogg School of Management
22-Nov-20	Panel Discussion on Supply Chain Disruptions	Panellists -- K K Mishra, Director, Ministry of Railways -- Ushasri Tirumala, Sr VP, Manhattan Associates -- Sonny Kunnakkat, Head Global Engineering Services, Applied Materials -- Prof Jitamitra Desai, IIM Bangalore
11-Dec-20	Panel Discussion on Supply Chains in Atmanirbhar Bharat	Panellists -- Vikram Mansukhani, COO TVS Supply Chain Solution Ltd -- Vijay Wadhwani, Head SCM, Relaxo Footwears Ltd -- Venkatesh Seshadri, CII -- Prof Jitamitra Desai, IIM Bangalore

Date	Event	Keynote Speakers
17-May-19	Best Practices Meet	Speakers -- Prof. Gopal Naik -- Session speakers comprised business leaders from Walmart Labs, Dell Technologies, BPCL, TVS SCS, Manhattan Associates and HPCL.
23-Aug-19	Panel discussion on "Contours of a Logistics Policy in India"	Keynote Speaker -- Mr. N Sivasailam, Special Secretary, Logistics, Department of Commerce GOI, Panellists -- Panel comprised Industry practitioners in leadership roles from CONCOR, RIVIGO, JBS Group and Prof. Jitamitra Desai,
03-Sep-19	Workshop to ‘Explore cost-reduction strategies for Electric Vehicle batteries’	Keynote Speaker --Prof. Haritha Saranga
14-Feb-20	Supply Chain Startup Solutions (S³) inaugural Conference	Speakers -- Dr Radha Krishna, Head SCM Innovation Lab, Intel India -- Ramakrishnan S, Chief General Manager, IMM & PPP, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai -- Dr. Sabesan, Head – Knowledge Management, TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited -- Vijay Kasi, Sr. Principal, Supply Chain Practice, A T Kearney

Date	Event	Keynote Speakers
20-Apr-18	Best Practices Exchange Meet	Keynote Talks −−T.R. Parasuraman, Dy Managing Director, Toyota Industries Engine India (TIEI) -- Keynote Talk −−Renny Chako, Senior Manager, Manhattan Associates −−A Sathiyanarayanan, Chief Manger, SCO BPCL −−S Govindarajan, Business Head – Strategic Account, TVS Logistics Services Limited
10-11 Dec 2018	Sixth Biennial Supply Chain Management Conference	Keynote Talks −−Prof. Milind Sohoni, ISB −−R. Manoj, Joint Secretary, GoK and MD & CEO, ReMS −−Ushasri, Sr. VP & GM, Manhattan Associates −−Prof. G Raghuram, Director, IIM Bangalore
22-Feb-19	Retail Industry Conference	Speakers −−Prof Ashis Mishra (Marketing) −−Sanjeev Siotia, Sr VP & CTO, Manhattan Associates −−Prof. U. Dinesh Kumar (DS) −−Jeff Demenkow, VP, Professional Services Organization, Manhattan Associates −−Prof. Seema Gupta (Marketing)

Date	Event	Keynote Speakers
17-Dec-17	The Best Practices Exchange Meet	Expert speakers from Intel, Transystem Logistics International, Citius Project Portfolio Consulting and IBM

Date	Event	Keynote Speakers
17-Mar-17	The Best Practices Exchange Meet 2017	Keynote Speakers --Prof. G. Raghuram, Director, IIMB -- Rajesh Srinivasan, Director – Technical Support, Manhattan Associates -- Dr. Dattatrey Kulkarni, Sr. Principal Engineer and Sr. Director of Consumer Innovation Centre, Intel -- Satish Kumar, Lead – Transportation & Integrated Logistics Solutions, TVS Logistics Services -- Selvaraj Vadivelu, AVP – Business Operations, Sasken Technologies Ltd -- Kishore Gupta, Associate Director, IBM Procurement Services
15 and 16 December 2016	Fifth Biennial Supply Chain Management Conference	Keynote Speakers -- Professor R. Srinivasan, Director In-charge, IIMB -- Professor Sridhar Seshadri, Deputy Dean Operations and Area Leader Operations Management at Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad
16-Dec-16	Workshop on ‘Building Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains in India’	Keynote Speakers -- Professor R. Srinivasan, Director In-charge, IIMB -- Krishna Byre Gowda, Minister of State for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka -- Dr. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog

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