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Centre for Public Policy to host National Conclave on Disaster Management on 7-8 July
Two-day conclave to strengthen coordination mechanisms during disaster situations
03 July, 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Indian Railways, will host a two-day National Conclave on Disaster Management on 7-8 July 2026.
The event will commence on 7th July with ‘Exercise SAMYUKTODDHARA 2026’, a multi-agency disaster response exercise to be conducted at the Indian Railways Institute of Disaster Management (IRIDM), Bengaluru. The exercise will simulate complex railway emergency scenarios, providing a realistic platform for joint planning, coordination, and response among multiple stakeholder agencies.
The conclave on Day 02, at the IIMB auditorium, will bring together policymakers, railway officials, disaster management professionals, emergency responders, and subject-matter experts to deliberate on emerging challenges, share best practices, and discuss strategies for strengthening disaster resilience.
The conclave aims to strengthen inter-agency coordination, enhance operational preparedness, and promote a unified approach to managing railway-related emergencies and major disaster scenarios. Through realistic simulations, knowledge-sharing, and collaborative dialogue, the event seeks to advance a resilient, technology-enabled, and integrated disaster management ecosystem for Indian Railways and its partner agencies.
The event is expected to witness the participation of more than 300 delegates, representing Indian Railways, the National Disaster Management Authority, State Disaster Management Authorities, State Governments, the National and State Disaster Response Forces, Fire and Emergency Services, Police, Health Departments, Civil Defence, and other key stakeholder agencies.
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Centre for Public Policy to host Eighth Foundation Day Lecture on 09 July
Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, to deliver the address on the Centre’s 26th Foundation Day
25 June, 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at IIM Bangalore will host its Eighth Foundation Day Lecture on 09 July 2026, from 4:00 PM onwards, at the IIMB auditorium. The lecture on ‘Modernising the Official Statistics System — Creating the Backbone of Sound Public Policy’, marking the Centre’s 26th Foundation Day, will be delivered by Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India.
Established in 2000 through a partnership between the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and IIM Bangalore, the Centre for Public Policy is an independent, public interest-oriented policy think tank dedicated to research, teaching, training, and capacity building. Over the past 26 years, the Centre has advanced policy thinking and practice by promoting equitable, inclusive, and sustainable solutions to challenges in governance and public administration.
CPP undertakes evidence-based research across diverse domains, including innovation, regulation, policymaking, administrative and organisational reforms, public-private partnerships, and the application of information technology in government. It collaborates with a broad range of stakeholders, including Central and State Government agencies, legislative bodies, national and international academic institutions, policy organisations, non-governmental organisations, industry partners, and civil society.
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Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), is spearheading reforms to strengthen India’s official statistical system, including coordinated development across Central and State agencies. A senior IAS officer with more than three decades of experience, he has held key leadership positions at the state, national, and international levels, working on initiatives spanning digital agriculture, digital identity systems, direct benefit transfer programmes, infrastructure development, foreign direct investment (FDI) policy, and urban development.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Garg served as Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and as Chief Executive Officer of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). His distinguished career also includes tenures as Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and the Department of Expenditure, as well as Advisor to the Executive Director at the World Bank.
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Centre for Capital Markets & Risk Management to conduct certificate programme on Bloomberg Database on 9 & 10 July
Two-day hands-on training on financial data analytics, market intelligence and Bloomberg Terminal applications
9 June 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Capital Markets and Risk Management (CCMRM) at IIM Bangalore will conduct a two-day Certificate Programme on the Bloomberg Database on 9 and 10 July 2026, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Designed as an intensive, hands-on learning experience, the programme will introduce participants to the Bloomberg Terminal, one of the world's most widely used platforms for financial data, market intelligence and investment research. The workshop aims to equip participants with practical skills in navigating Bloomberg's extensive database and applying its tools for financial analysis, market research and data-driven decision-making.
The Bloomberg Terminal is considered an industry standard across financial services, investment banking, asset management, consulting, and research. At IIM Bangalore, it serves as a key resource for students, faculty and researchers engaged in academic research, financial market analysis, and investment-related studies.
The workshop is delivered through a guided learning format that combines conceptual understanding with hands-on terminal training. Participants will gain exposure to Bloomberg's capabilities across asset classes and learn how to access, interpret and analyse financial information in real-world contexts.
Key areas covered during the workshop include:
Bloomberg Terminal orientation and navigation
Global financial markets, data sets and news intelligence
Equity, fixed income and currency market analysis
Macroeconomic indicators and economic growth tracking
Firm-level financial analysis and financial analytics applications
Portfolio construction, benchmarking and performance evaluation
Risk assessment and opportunity analysis using Bloomberg tools
Participants will also explore Bloomberg's learning modules and analytical functions by gaining practical experience with tools widely used by finance professionals and researchers worldwide.
As part of the programme, participants will receive two days of instructor-led training and continued access to the Bloomberg software and laboratory facilities for up to five days following the workshop to enable practice and exploration of the platform's features.
Since its introduction, the programme has been conducted across multiple cohorts and has been well received by participants seeking deeper exposure to financial markets and professional-grade analytical tools.
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Research & Publications Office to host seminar on ‘Misspecified Large Stochastic Anonymous Games’
Prof. Aniruddha Ghosh, California Polytechnic State University, to deliver the session on 9th July
2nd July, 2026, Bengaluru: The Research & Publications Office at IIMB will host a research seminar titled ‘Misspecified Large Stochastic Anonymous Games’, delivered by Prof. Aniruddha Ghosh, California Polytechnic State University, on 9th July 2026, at 4.00 PM, in Classroom P-21.
Abstract:
We propose a framework for analyzing strategic interactions with misspecified models when the player space is large and anonymous. Many economic environments involve large populations of agents whose strategically interdependent decisions generate aggregate feedback, while agents interpret this feedback through potentially incorrect models. Existing frameworks for large anonymous games capture the strategic role of aggregate behavior, while Berk–Nash equilibrium captures steady-state behavior under misspecified learning. We combine these two perspectives by motivating a new solution concept: Cournot–Berk–Nash equilibrium. In this framework, agents optimize relative to potentially incorrect models of the distribution of consequences generated by aggregate behavior, while beliefs are disciplined by aggregate feedback. We establish existence and purification results and illustrate the utility of the framework in strategic environments where aggregate outcomes provide feedback that agents interpret through misspecified models.
Speaker profile:
Aniruddha Ghosh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at the Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests are in microeconomic theory.
Webpage link: https://aniecon.github.io/
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Data Centre & Analytics Lab to host 16th edition of the Business Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Symposium on 10th & 11th July
Academicians, industry leaders and AI Innovators to discuss applications of Analytics, ML, AI, Generative AI and Agentic AI in various disciplines of management
5 June, 2026, Bengaluru: The Data Centre and Analytics Lab (DCAL) will host the 16th edition of the Business Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) Symposium, on 10th and 11th July 2026, at the IIMB Auditorium.
The last date for registration is 1st July 2026. For registration and more detailed information, please visit: https://dcal.iimb.ac.in/BAI_Symposium_2026/
About BAAI Symposium 2026
As part of the symposium, working professionals and students of the Executive Education Programme ‘Business Analytics & Artificial Intelligence’, Batch 16, will be presenting 13 LIVE projects (in the Analytics domain). The symposium is also open to BAAI 17 participants who have enrolled for the upcoming batch. These projects have been developed in partnership with various organizations on real-life problem/data, across multiple industries, including Energy, Agriculture, Waste Management, Airlines, Fashion, Healthcare, Automation, Marketing & Sales, IT & AI Services, and Cybersecurity. The projects utilize advanced data science and analytical models, multi-agent systems and generative AI workflows. These projects will provide details on the problem statement, approach, outcome and impact. Expert speakers from the industry will cover a range of relevant topics from technology to business, opportunities and challenges.
The symposium will provide the perfect forum for industry professionals, aspiring AI enthusiasts and academics alike. It will be an apt platform to understand the applications of Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI and Agentic AI in various disciplines of management, and how they are being used for solving domain and sector specific problems.
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Research & Publications Office to host seminar on segmentation of watermarked texts generated by LLMs
Dr. Soham Bonnerjee, University of Chicago, to lead the session on 10th July
2 July, 2026, Bengaluru: The Office of Research & Publications at IIMB will host a research seminar titled ‘Fast segmentation of watermarked texts from large language models through epidemic change-points framework’ on 10th July 2026, at 11.00 AM, in Classroom K-21 at the Institute campus. Dr. Soham Bonnerjee, University of Chicago, will lead the session.
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With the growing use of large language models, concerns over content authenticity have spurred a variety of watermarking schemes. These schemes use secret keys to detect machine-generated text while remaining imperceptible to readers. Detection typically reduces statistical hypothesis testing for the presence of watermarks, a topic that is now well studied. In contrast, the finer-grained task of localizing which segments of a text are watermarked is much less explored; existing approaches often lack scalability or guarantees of robustness to paraphrasing and post-editing. We bring a new perspective to this segmentation problem through the lens of epidemic change-points and, by exploiting this connection, propose WISER, a novel and computationally efficient watermark segmentation algorithm. We establish finite-sample error bounds and consistency for detecting multiple watermarked segments in a single text. Complementing these theoretical results, our extensive numerical experiments show that WISER outperforms state-of-the-art baseline methods, both in terms of computational speed as well as accuracy, on various benchmark datasets embedded with diverse watermarking schemes. Together, these theoretical and empirical results position WISER as an effective tool for watermark localization and illustrate how classical statistical ideas can yield theoretically valid and computationally efficient solutions to a modern problem of immediate importance. Based on joint work with Sayar Karmakar (University of Florida) and Subhrajyoty Roy (Washington University in St. Louis).
Speaker profile:
Soham Bonnerjee recently completed his PhD in Statistics at the University of Chicago, advised by Wei Biao Wu. His research lies at the intersection of time series, statistical learning theory, and inference under complex dependence, with recent work on large language models, stochastic optimization, and reinforcement learning. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
Webpage link: https://sohamb01.github.io/index.html
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Centre for Software & IT Management (CSITM) to host panel discussion on Navigating India's New Cyber Reality
Speakers to discuss emerging cyber threats and strategies for building cyber resilience on 14 July
30 June 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Software & IT Management (CSITM) at IIM Bangalore will host a panel discussion titled 'From Known Unknowns to Hidden Threats: Navigating India's New Cyber Reality' on 14 July 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:45 PM at the Institute’s auditorium.
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As India accelerates its digital transformation across industries and public services, organisations face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats that demand proactive security strategies and resilient digital ecosystems. The panel discussion aims to explore emerging cyber threats, evolving security challenges, and practical strategies for building cyber resilience in an increasingly digital world.
The panel features a line-up of speakers, including Kavitha Kadambi, Former Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Infosys; Vijayeendra Purohit, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Infosys; C. Vamsi Krishna, Joint Commissioner of Police (West Zone), Bengaluru City Police; Prof. H. R. Rao, AT&T Chair Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio; and Dr. Shubhashis Sengupta, Managing Director and Senior Technology Research Executive, Accenture.
The session will be moderated by Prof. Jang Bahadur Singh, Information Systems and Analytics area, IIM Tiruchirappalli. An alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Prof. Singh's research focuses on digital inclusion, business analytics, information systems, and the application of artificial intelligence for managerial decision-making.
Participants will gain insights into emerging risks, best practices in cyber governance, and strategies for strengthening resilience against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The event is open to students, faculty, researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, and members of the public interested in understanding the opportunities and challenges shaping India's cybersecurity ecosystem.
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Kavitha Kadambi, Former Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Infosys, brings over three decades of experience in information security, technology-led business transformation, and cyber risk management. She has been recognised as one of India's leading cybersecurity professionals and received the Cybersecurity Person of the Year (Women) award in 2023.
Vijayeendra Purohit, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Infosys, has nearly three decades of leadership experience at Infosys, where he has led enterprise technology and communications before assuming the role of CISO, overseeing the company's global information security strategy.
C. Vamsi Krishna, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police (West Zone), Bengaluru City Police, is a certified ethical hacker and cyber information security professional. A 2009-batch IPS officer, he has played a significant role in strengthening cybercrime investigation and technology-enabled policing.
Prof. H. R. Rao, AT&T Chair Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Information Systems Frontiers, is internationally recognised for his pioneering contributions to information systems, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, decision support systems, and information assurance. His research has received global recognition, with more than 30,000 scholarly citations.
Dr. Shubhashis Sengupta, Managing Director and Senior Technology Research Executive at Accenture, is a technology researcher and innovator specialising in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, software engineering, and distributed systems. He holds over 55 granted patents and has authored more than 70 research publications.
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Research & Publications Office to host seminar on trade secret protection and advertising strategy on 17 July
Prof. Kapil Tuli, Singapore Management University, will deliver the session
6 July, 2026, Bengaluru: The Office of Research & Publications at IIMB will host a research seminar titled ‘The Impact of Legal Protection of Trade Secrets on Advertising Spending: Insights from the Recognition of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine’ on 17th July 2026, at 2.00 PM, in Classroom P-21 at IIMB. The session will be led by Prof. Kapil Tuli, Singapore Management University.
Abstract:
Protecting trade secrets is important for firms and policymakers because they are critical assets for firm performance and valuation. Extant research, however, seldom examines whether increases in trade secret protection have an impact on firms’ marketing actions to leverage their trade secrets, even though trade secret protection has limited value if firms cannot leverage them. Drawing on the attention-based view of the firm, this study proposes that stronger protection of trade secrets is likely to lead to higher managerial attention to leveraging trade secrets, resulting in higher advertising spending. The study tests this proposition by exploiting the staggered recognition of the inevitable disclosure doctrine (IDD) by U.S. state courts, a legal development that protects trade secrets by restricting employee movement to rival firms. The results show that firms headquartered in states that recognize IDD significantly increase their advertising spending. Consistent with the proposed contingency framework, the results also show that the positive effect of IDD recognition on advertising spending is weaker for firms with CEO duality but stronger for younger firms and firms in industries with higher peer advertising spending. Post hoc analyses show that increases in advertising spending following IDD recognition are associated with higher firm sales.
Speaker profile:
Professor Kapil Tuli is Deputy Dean (Research) and Lee Kong Chian Professor of Marketing at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University. He is completing his term as Co-Editor of the Journal of Marketing Research. He received his Ph.D. in Marketing from Emory University and is widely recognized as a leading scholar in marketing strategy. His research spans customer relationship management, marketing theory, and the financial impact of marketing initiatives, with publications in premier journals including Management Science, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and International Journal of Research in Marketing. His contributions have been recognized through numerous honors, including the Varadarajan Award for Early Career Contributions to Marketing Strategy Research, election as an EMAC Fellow, and multiple long-term impact awards from the Journal of Marketing.
Webpage link: https://faculty.smu.edu.sg/profile/kapil-tuli-1606
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IIM Bangalore to host Oral Health India Summit on 20 July
Public health experts to advance dialogue on oral health policy, workforce challenges and health system integration
24th June, 2026, Bengaluru: IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with the Institute of Public Health Bengaluru, will host the Oral Health India Summit on 20th July 2026 from 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM at the IIMB campus.
The summit seeks to catalyze discussions on oral health – considered a critical yet often overlooked component of public health systems in India and other low- and middle-income countries. Despite the high and growing burden of oral diseases, oral health remains inadequately integrated into primary healthcare systems and broader non-communicable disease (NCD) strategies.
Bringing together policymakers, researchers, academics, practitioners and health system experts, the summit will examine oral health issues that enter policy agendas and what this means for implementation, access and outcomes. The event will also serve as a platform for knowledge sharing among early- and mid-career researchers, students and professionals working at the intersection of oral health, health systems and policy reform.
To register your participation, please click HERE.
The day-long summit will feature four thematic sessions focused on key challenges and opportunities in the sector.
The opening panel on Oral Health Policy and Agenda Setting will explore the political, institutional and systemic factors that shape oral health policymaking in India, including the role of evidence, advocacy and policy entrepreneurs.
A second session on the Dental Workforce will examine workforce planning, regulation, public-private dynamics and opportunities for integrating oral healthcare into primary healthcare teams.
The third session will focus on the Integration and Implementation of Oral Health in Primary Health Care, addressing challenges related to financing, governance, service delivery and the role of frontline health workers in expanding access to oral healthcare.
The summit will conclude with a discussion on the Commercial Determinants of Oral Health, exploring how industries such as sugar, tobacco, and ultra-processed foods influence oral health outcomes, as well as the policy and regulatory responses needed to address these challenges.
By fostering dialogue among diverse stakeholders, the Oral Health India Summit seeks to contribute to a stronger evidence base for policy action and support efforts to integrate oral health more effectively into India's public health agenda.
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Prof. Mukta Kulkarni to deliver IIMB Chair of Excellence seminar on Identity and Inclusion in Organisations
Research seminar to be held on 24 July from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
22 June, 2026, Bengaluru: The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore will host an IIMB Chair of Excellence seminar on ‘Identity and Inclusion in Organisations’ on 24 July 2026, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, in Classroom N-201 at IIMB.
The seminar will be led by Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, Dean, Programmes and faculty of the Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management area, who held the IIMB Chair of Excellence position from June 2023 to May 2026.
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Abstract
The session will examine how organisations shape experiences of identity, inclusion, and inequality, drawing on research across disability, neurodivergence, and broader processes of social change. Through her work, Prof. Kulkarni will explore how individuals navigate organisational norms, construct identities, and respond to exclusion in contemporary workplaces.
The discussion will also highlight the role of organisational narratives, practices, and institutions in either sustaining or challenging inequalities, while reflecting on the possibilities for fostering inclusion, solidarity, and meaningful transformation within organisations.
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Centre for Teaching & Learning to conduct Cohort VI of Nurturing Future Leadership Program from 27th to 31st July 2026
Supported by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, the NFLP is aimed at helping faculty members in the early stages of their careers become effective academic leaders
4 June, 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) will conduct Cohort VI of the Nurturing Future Leadership Program (NFLP), supported by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, from 27th to 31st July 2026 at the IIMB (Bannerghatta Road) campus.
Programme objective and structure
The five-day residential programme is aimed at assisting and guiding faculty members in the early stages of their careers to emerge as effective academic leaders. The sessions will cover diverse facets of effective leadership, such as leadership and team building, institutional legal aspects, building centres of excellence in academia, fostering equity and inclusivity, communicating for ROI, strategic planning, creating a sustainable society, and digital learning, among other relevant topics. These will help equip the participants with skills in decision-making, problem-solving, shared governance and institutional benchmarking.
There will be five sessions per day, to be conducted by senior IIMB faculty using lectures (including video-based), in-class activities, case discussions and peer learning sessions. To foster holistic growth, the programme will also include components on yoga, mindfulness and cultural immersion. On successful completion of the programme, the candidates will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Eligibility criteria
Participants must be full-time faculty at centrally funded institutes, state public universities/institutes and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
Please note that as per the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Education, the first preference will be given to faculty members from Centrally Funded Institutions (CFIs) for about 50 percent of the total number of seats. The second line of preference will be given to faculty from the state public universities and about two to four seats will go to faculty from private HEIs.
Registration process
Eligible faculty members from recognized institutions should be duly nominated by the Directors/Vice Chancellors/Heads of the Institution and should upload the nomination letter on the MMTTC portal (https://mmc.ugc.ac.in/).
For more information on programme fee and accommodation, please click here.
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Centre for Software & IT Management (CSITM) to host Student Innovation & Product Summit (SIPS) on 30 July 2026
Registration open until 06 July; undergraduate students invited to showcase technology-driven solutions at the national-level competition
29 June, 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Software & IT Management (CSITM) at IIM Bangalore will host the Student Innovation & Product Summit (SIPS) 2026, a national platform that brings together students to foster innovation, collaboration, and product thinking. The summit provides undergraduate and engineering students from recognized colleges and universities across India with an opportunity to showcase technology-driven solutions that address real-world challenges through functional prototypes.
For registration and details: Student Innovation & Product Summit (SIPS) 2026 - 2026
Last date for registration is 06 July, 2026 at 12:00 AM IST.
Themes:
SIPS 2026 invites participants to develop innovative solutions under one of three themes: AI & Intelligent Systems, Digital Trust & Infrastructure, and Tech for Impact. Teams comprising one to three members, including inter-college teams, are eligible to participate, with each team permitted to submit one project under a single theme.
Competition Structure:
The competition will be conducted in three stages. The first round, scheduled from 7–8 July 2026, requires teams to submit a seven-slide PDF presentation outlining their problem statement, target users, proposed solution, technical architecture, expected impact, and team details. Based on innovation, technical excellence, feasibility, product thinking, and real-world impact, the top 18 teams from each theme (54 teams in total) will advance to the second round. The PDF should be submitted in the format TeamName_Theme.pdf.
The second round, to be held from 10–17 July 2026, will require shortlisted teams to submit a four-to-five-minute recorded video pitch (Google Drive link with access enabled), an updated project deck (PDF uploaded to the same Google Drive folder), and a prototype demonstration link, where applicable. The evaluation will focus on prototype maturity, technical depth, communication, product thinking, feasibility, and real-world impact. Following this evaluation, the top seven teams from each theme will qualify for the Grand Finale.
The Grand Finale, scheduled for 30 July 2026 at the IIM Bangalore campus, will bring together the finalist teams to present their working prototypes before a distinguished jury comprising IIMB faculty members and industry experts. Each team will deliver a five-minute project presentation (Presentation + Live Prototype Demonstration), followed by a five-minute jury question-and-answer session. The summit will conclude with the announcement of winners, prize distribution, and networking opportunities.
Projects will be evaluated on multiple dimensions, including problem relevance, innovation and originality, technical excellence, prototype readiness, feasibility, product thinking, real-world impact, and presentation quality.
SIPS 2026 aims to foster innovation by providing young technologists with a national platform to demonstrate their software solutions, receive expert feedback, and strengthen their product development capabilities while addressing contemporary societal and technological challenges.
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Corporate Board Leadership: Two-day refresher-cum-professional capacity building programme from 20th to 21st August
To be hosted jointly by Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, programme to focus on enhancing board effectiveness and sustainability-led leadership
7 July, 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability (CCGS) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) will jointly host a two-day refresher-cum-professional capacity building programme on, ‘Corporate Board Leadership’ from 20th to 21st August 2026, at the IIMB campus. The high-impact leadership development programme has been curated for Board members, senior leadership, Independent Directors and C-suite executives/key managerial personnel, enabling them to recalibrate their governance approach in alignment with evolving regulatory expectations and dynamic boardroom realities.
To register, please visit: https://registrations.ficci.com/fffcbl/online-registration.asp
The key objectives of the programme are to re-examine governance models, strengthen Board effectiveness, adopt enhanced crisis management readiness, build technological capability and align governance with value creation.
The programme uniquely blends industry perspective with academic rigor, research excellence and practitioner-led pedagogy, offering a powerful platform to enhance board effectiveness, organizational resilience as well as stakeholder trust. The Certificate programme, to be delivered by IIM Bangalore faculty as well as industry and regulatory experts, will provide strategic insights and contemporary governance perspectives; actionable frameworks for boardroom excellence, and immersive discussions and peer learning.
The expected outcomes from the programme include strengthening governance effectiveness; advancing sustainability-led leadership; building future-ready board capabilities, and unlocking long-term stakeholder value.
For more details about the programme, please contact:
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Monika Bhutani, e-mail: monika.bhutani@ficci.com.
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IIMB to host XXI International Conference on Public Policy & Management from 2-4 September
Organized by the Institute’s Centre for Public Policy (CPP), this year’s edition is themed ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’
6 January, 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at IIM Bangalore will host the XXI International Conference on Public Policy & Management from 2nd to 4th September 2026, at the IIMB campus. The upcoming edition is themed ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
Each year, the interdisciplinary conference draws scholars representing diverse perspectives on public policy issues and provides a forum for showcasing the latest developments in policy research and practice. It also hosts pre-conference activities, academic sessions, topical policy debates, workshops, panel discussions and practitioner-oriented discussions on contemporary topics in public policy and management.
The international forum is ideal for academicians, students, research scholars, policy practitioners, lawyers, NGO professionals and anyone with an interest in public policy.
The organizing committee of this year’s conference comprises Prof. Gopal Naik, Senior Fellow, Chairperson and Jal Jeevan Mission Chair Professor at the Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore; Prof. Arnab Mukherji, Chairperson, Master of Management Studies (Public Policy) – PGPPM and faculty of Public Policy at IIMB; Prof. Soham Sahoo, Chairperson of the Public Policy area of IIMB; Prof. Rajalaxmi Kamath, Chairperson, Internal Committee and faculty of the Public Policy area of IIMB, and Dr. Anjana Dube, Chief Policy Officer at CPP.
Conference theme: Atmanirbhar Bharat
This year, under the broad theme of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, the conference will explore a range of interconnected sub-themes that focus on strengthening domestic capabilities – across institutions, industries, technologies and human capital – so that India’s development is driven by resilience and innovation. Advancing this vision requires rethinking regulatory, administrative and policy frameworks, furthering ease of doing business, enhancing human capabilities, and addressing implementation challenges ex-ante. Evidence from India and abroad on development policies, technological adoption, supply chain resilience, and governance innovations including AI tools, provides valuable insights, as do learnings from ongoing schemes, missions and programs aimed at manufacturing, digital empowerment, livelihoods, and public service delivery.
From building stronger primary healthcare systems and reducing dependence on external medical supply chains to empowering MSMEs, enhancing agricultural value chains, deepening digital public infrastructure, improving labour markets, and enabling climate-resilient development, the pursuit of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ spans diverse and critical themes. The call for papers invites theoretical, empirical, and case-study-based research addressing these issues and others, contributing to a growing body of knowledge that explores how self-reliance can be advanced across India’s economic and social landscape. Advancing this vision requires rethinking regulatory, administrative and policy frameworks, and addressing implementation challenges ex-ante. Evidence from India and abroad on industrial policy, technological adoption, including AI tools, supply chain resilience, and governance innovations provides valuable insights, as do learnings from ongoing schemes, missions and programs aimed at manufacturing, digital empowerment, livelihoods, and public service delivery. Submissions not falling within these themes, but otherwise related to public policy topics, are also welcome.
For more details on the conference theme, event details, etc., please click HERE.
Conference Venue:
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore – 560076
Contact Information:
Email: cppconference[at]iimb[dot]ac[dot]in
Phone: +91 80 26993051/3323
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Call for Papers: IIMB-CCGS International Corporate Governance & Sustainability Conference 2026
Conference invites research papers on corporate governance and sustainability; paper submissions open until 22 July
03 July, 2026, Bengaluru: The Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability (CCGS) at IIM Bangalore invites paper submissions for the International Corporate Governance & Sustainability Conference 2026 to be held on 20 and 21 November 2026 at the IIM Bangalore campus.
The two-day international conference aims to provide a platform for researchers, academicians, industry leaders, policymakers and practitioners to exchange ideas, discuss emerging trends and challenges, and foster research in the fields of corporate governance and sustainability.
CCGS has invited submissions of original theoretical, empirical and applied research papers on a broad range of themes, but are not limited to: Geopolitical, economic, supply chain risk and corporate governance; AI, Data Analytics, and Machine Learning: Technology & Governance; Bridging Management and Law for a Responsible Corporation; Corporate Governance and Executive Leadership; Internal & External Mechanisms of Corporate Governance; Corporate Governance in Today’s Business Environment; Board Diversity; Governance for sustainable value creation; Governance in Startups, family business & SMEs; Managing the right balance: Shareholders and Stakeholders; Role of Auditors and Institutional Investors; Corporate Disclosures & Reporting Practices; Environment, Social and Governance; and Enterprise Risk Management, Cyber Security & Governance.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
All submissions and communications should be sent to ccgsconference@iimb.ac.in
Submissions should be original and complete manuscripts in English and in PDF format. They should begin with a title page that includes the names, e-mail addresses, and affiliations of all authors as well as a 200-word abstract and keywords. A blind PDF copy of the paper should also accompany the submission. All the submitted papers will be reviewed by a panel of Conference Committee Members.
IMPORTANT DATES:
The last date for paper submission is 22 July, 2026.
The expected date for sending the Accept/Reject decision by the Committee is 19 August, 2026.
Designed in a workshop format, the conference will encourage in-depth discussion and constructive feedback on accepted papers. In addition to paper presentations, the programme will feature keynote addresses, distinguished speaker sessions and panel discussions by leading academics, industry experts and government representatives.
Travel & Accomodation
The selected paper Presenters will have to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. IIMB would help provide details on nearby hotels. For information about the conference, please write to: cpccgc@iimb.ac.in
Programme Committee
The conference is chaired by Prof. Padmini Srinivasan, Chairperson, Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability and Professor, Finance & Accounting, IIM Bangalore. The Programme Committee comprises Prof. Srinivasan Rangan, Finance & Accounting area, Prof. Varun Jindal, Finance & Accounting area, Prof. Anil Suraj, Public Policy area, and Prof. Sai Chittaranjan, Strategy area at IIM Bangalore.
For registration: https://enidhi.iimb.ac.in/
The participation fee will be waived for the selected Paper Presenters. The conference is also open to delegates from industry, academic institutions, and the student community. Registration is currently open.
About the Centre
The Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability (CCGS) at IIM Bangalore was launched in 2003 as a platform for two-way debate and sharing of ideas between academics and practitioners. The Centre has engaged with boards and senior executives and helped establish the highest standards of corporate governance, sustainability, and responsible business practices across the private, public, civil society, and not-for-profit sectors of business, commerce, civic, and social activities.
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IIM Bangalore to host 2026 edition of India Strategy Conference from 13-15 December
Call for proposals now open for South Asia's premier strategy research forum, jointly organized by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and ISB
10 June, 2026, Bengaluru: IIM Bangalore will host the India Strategy Conference (ISC) 2026 from 13th to 15th December 2026. Recognized as South Asia's largest annual gathering of strategy scholars and doctoral researchers, the conference is jointly organized by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and the Indian School of Business (ISB).
The 2026 edition will be convened under the theme, 'Ecosystems and Strategy: Leveraging Entrepreneurship, Institutions & Technology', bringing together leading scholars from India and around the world to examine how firms, entrepreneurs, institutions and technological systems are reshaping competitive advantage in an increasingly interconnected global economy.
The conference is being chaired by Prof. Suresh Bhagavatula, Chairperson, BBA DBE and faculty of the Entrepreneurship area at IIMB, and Prof. Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi, faculty of the Strategy area at IIMB, alongside Prof. Anirvan Pant and Prof. Ramya T. Venkateswaran of IIM Calcutta.
The call for proposals is now open. The submission deadline is 16th August 2026.
Call for proposals
The global economic landscape is increasingly defined by the emergence of complex ecosystems. From the rapid growth of digital public infrastructure to the rise of regional innovation hubs, firms no longer compete in isolation. Success now requires navigating a unique confluence of interorganizational networks, agglomerations, national and pan-national regulatory institutions and actors, academic institutions, R&D labs, and venture capital. The conference theme explores how strategy and entrepreneurial activity interact with institutional contexts to create, sustain, and reconfigure competitive advantage in a rapidly transforming competitive landscape. We invite researchers to explore how firms orchestrate internal and external resources to navigate institutional complexities and leverage these ecosystems for strategic advantage and entrepreneurial activity.
By bringing together researchers, educators, and practitioners from across disciplines and geographies, India Strategy Conference 2026 seeks to advance meaningful dialogue on these evolving phenomena and strengthen engagement within the global community of strategy scholars and practitioners.
ISC 2026 welcomes original manuscript proposals that are empirical (qualitative or quantitative), conceptual or purely theoretical in nature and employ strategic management and entrepreneurship theories to investigate the role and impact of ecosystems on strategy, entrepreneurship and strategic decision-making. Proposals carrying out simulations, systematic literature reviews or meta-analyses on the topic are also encouraged. Submissions aligned with the conference theme may address, but are not limited to, the following:
How do firms interact with and shape their institutional environments to achieve sustainable competitive advantage?
How do entrepreneurial ventures leverage local and global ecosystems to overcome institutional voids in emerging markets?
What role do formal and informal institutions play in shaping the competitive dynamics and governance of platform-based ecosystems?
How do firms reconfigure their business models and resource portfolios to integrate into emerging "green" or sustainable ecosystems?
In what ways does the interaction between government policy (non-market strategy) and private entrepreneurship drive regional competitive advantage?
How do incumbents adapt their corporate strategies when disrupted by agile, ecosystem-backed entrepreneurial entrants?
What are the unique scaling and funding challenges faced by new ventures operating within nascent technological ecosystems?
How does the orchestrator role in an ecosystem differ between traditional business groups and modern digital platforms?
How do institutional shifts, such as regulatory changes or geopolitical alignments, necessitate the decoupling or realignment of global strategy ecosystems?
What role does strategic human capital play in bridging the gap between entrepreneurial firms and institutional stakeholders within an ecosystem?
Submission tracks
Track 1: Conference Theme (Ecosystems and Strategy)
Track 2: Business & Corporate Strategy
Track 3: Technology, Innovation & Digital Transformation
Track 4: Internationalization & Global Strategy
Track 5: ESG, Non-Market Strategy & Sustainability
Track 6: Family Business & Corporate Governance
Track 7: Entrepreneurship
Track 8: Leadership, Organization & Human Capital
Types of sessions
ISC 2026 invites submissions to the following competitive formats:
Format
Research Stage
Description
Paper Session
Developed
This session is suitable for submissions with a clearly developed research question, theoretical framing, empirical design, and findings (or expected findings). Each session will have about 6 paper presentations, including Q&A and feedback from attendees.
Common Ground Session
Early-Stage
This format is suitable for early-stage research work and involves highly interactive sessions centered on a shared theme. These bring together 5–8 related proposals, audience members, and a facilitator for discussion rather than sequential presentation.
Poster Presentation
Nascent
This format is suited for nascent research and emerging ideas. This format allows for visual dissemination and informal networking with peers and senior scholars.
Original proposals should:
Not exceed a total of 7 pages or about 4000 words, inclusive of figures, tables, references and all other material.
The proposals should use single spacing and not less than 12-point font.
References are required and must be included in the proposal document using APA style.
Proposals should include a) Title, not exceeding 100 characters including whitespaces, b) abstract, not exceeding 125 words.
Proposals should not include author names to maintain confidentiality in the double-blind review process.
The proposals should be submitted directly to the India Strategy Conference 2026 portal. The submissions will be peer-reviewed and select proposals will be published in the conference proceedings (an option will be provided to withdraw from the proceedings). Participants are welcome to volunteer to participate as session chairs and reviewers by contacting the track chairs directly.
For more details on submission guidelines, please read the submission rules on the conference website.
For registration details, accommodation information and other conference-related updates, participants are encouraged to visit the official conference website.
Conference website: https://indiastrategy.org/2026/
Pre-Conference sessions
Complementing the research presentations, ISC 2026 will host a series of special and pre-conference sessions that bring together scholars, practitioners, and academic leaders. These include practitioner dialogues, career conversations with distinguished academics, a directors' panel on advancing global strategy scholarship, and a doctoral consortium designed to provide mentorship and developmental feedback to emerging researchers. The sessions are intended to create opportunities for deeper engagement, professional development and cross-sector learning.
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Call for Submissions for the Eighteenth IMR Doctoral Conference to be held on 11–12 January 2027
IIMB invites PhD paper submissions from May 4
04 May, 2026, Bangalore: The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), through IIMB Management Review (IMR) and the Office of the Doctoral Programme, announces the eighteenth edition of the IMR Doctoral Conference (IMRDC 2027), scheduled to be held on 11 and 12 January 2027 at the IIMB campus. The conference invites full paper submissions from doctoral students in management from India and around the world.
Over the years, IMRDC has evolved into a premier doctoral colloquium in Management Sciences, known for fostering high-quality academic exchange and collaboration. A distinctive feature of the conference is its “one exclusive discussant per paper” format, which enables participants to receive detailed, constructive feedback from leading faculty, strengthening the rigour and contribution of their research.
The conference is open to doctoral scholars from India and abroad across all major disciplines in Management, including Decision Sciences, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance & Accounting, Information Systems, Marketing, Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Management, Production & Operations Management, Public Policy, and Strategy.
Submissions will undergo a rigorous multi-stage review process conducted by a Faculty Review Committee. Papers shortlisted through this process will be invited for presentation at the conference and will be assigned expert discussants. Selected papers will also be considered for publication in IMR, subject to author approval and successful completion of the journal’s review process.
IMRDC 2027 will feature invited talks, workshops, and panel discussions by eminent academics. Doctoral students whose papers are selected for final presentation will be awarded full IMRDC scholarships covering domestic air travel, accommodation, and hospitality for the duration of the conference. An IMRDC Best Paper Award will be conferred based on the recommendations of the Conference Chairs, discussants, and the Faculty Review Committee.
Past editions of IMRDC have seen participants go on to publish in leading academic journals and secure faculty positions at premier institutions in India and globally.
Important Dates
Registration & Submissions open
4th May 2026
Deadline for submission of full paper
12th July 2026
Conference dates
11th & 12th January 2027
Eligibility
The conference is open to doctoral students who have commenced research on their theses.
Only one paper per student is allowed; while co-authorship with faculty is permitted, the paper must be presented by the doctoral student at the conference.
The paper should not have been published, or accepted for publication, in any academic journal.
Only full paper submissions will be considered. Papers should be submitted to https://imrdc2027.iimb.scholarit.net in the prescribed format.
Submission Format
IMRDC-Scholarit submission page: When you make a submission, please ensure that all the fields in the information page are filled correctly. This would include:
Title of the paper
Keywords
Topic/Subject area
Abstract (200 words)
Details of authors which include first name, last name, email, phone number, affiliation, and country.
Details of the authors’ names and affiliation should not appear in the main manuscript.
Full paper (without author identifiers):
The full paper submission should contain the title of the paper, the 200-word abstract, the keywords, and clearly outlined literature, methodology and results sections. The paper should be uploaded as a pdf file.
The paper, inclusive of tables, figures, references, and appendices, should be submitted as a single document and should not exceed 8,000 words.
References should be in APA style (The following link can be used for guidelines - http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/ )
The paper must be formatted in Times New Roman, 12-point font with double line spacing and 1" margin on all sides.
Authors must submit a nomination letter from the concerned thesis advisor/faculty member. The letter should comment on the contribution of the paper to the student’s research agenda, especially for students not at an advanced stage of their research. The nomination letter should contain the signature and affiliation details of the advisor, along with the official seal.
Submissions not following the above format will be desk rejected.
Submissions will be put through an originality/plagiarism check.
For details and regular updates about the conference, visit https://www.iimb.ac.in/imrdc2027/
Conference Co-Chairs
Professor Maya Ganesh, Production and Operations Management, IIMB
Professor Varun Jindal, Finance & Accounting, IIMB
About IIMB Management Review
IIMB Management Review (IMR) is the flagship, quarterly journal of IIM Bangalore. It is a peer-reviewed, Elsevier Journal available through ScienceDirect®. IMR is listed on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List and indexed on Scopus and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). IMR is a Gold Open Access journal, supported by IIMB.
Addressed to practitioners, researchers, and educators, IMR provides managerial insights in all the core business functions, with a special emphasis on emerging economies. We invite you to view the journal at https://www.iimb.ac.in/imr/index.php.
CONTACT DETAILS:
For any queries, contact the Conference Secretariat at imrdc2027@iimb.ac.in
All email queries should bear the subject line: IMRDC 2027
IMRDC Secretariat / IIMB Management Review, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560 076, Phone: 91-80-26993099
Website: https://www.iimb.ac.in/imrdc2027/
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