The EPGP at IIMB aims to nurture and empower the next generation of leaders. The student-driven seminar series is one of our key initiatives towards this goal. The seminars are designed to drive learning outside the classroom and encourage interactions with industry leaders and individuals from all walks of life. Speakers of repute, from recent start-ups to established organizations, address the EPGP students at IIMB during these sessions. This student-driven initiative ensures that speakers are from diverse backgrounds such as FinTech, Consulting, Bio-Technology, Human Resources, Start-up & Venture Capital, Finance, and more.
The following are the seminars happened till date:
Shenil Varghese Pudussery of Biocon Biologics addresses EPGP students at IIM Bangalore on Insights in Pharma and Biotech on 29th June 2022
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Former RBI Governor Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao addresses EPGP students at IIM Bangalore on Dilemmas in Central Banking, on 10th Aug 2022
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Khadim Batti, Co-founder and CEO, Whatfix, addresses EPGP students at IIM Bangalore on Leadership, Business Opportunities and Career Possibilities in SaaS on 3rd Aug 2022
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Johar Batterywala of Deloitte Haskins & Sells takes the audience through his insights on Consulting firm and careers during an EPGP seminar held on July 27
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Shailaja Iyer, EVP, Global CHRO and India Country Head at Incedo Consulting
Date: 21st July 2022
Shilaja Venkat Iyer, EVP, CHRO & India Country Head at Incedo. Addressed the batch on 'Leadership Beliefs: Winning in Digital Age'. Insights were provided on leadership attributes required for navigating and winning in the ever-changing landscape of the current digital era.
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Shenil Varghese, Head, Human Resource & Global Operations at Biocon Biologics
Date: 29st June 2022
Shenil Varghese Pudussery, Head of HR and Global Operations for Commercial and Branded Formulations at Biocon Biologics, addressed EPGP batch on the topic “Insights in Pharma and Biotech”
Shenil Varghese Pudussery, currently focuses on building organizations and driving performances by amalgamating people’s passion and processes. Amidst complexities of processes, he drives innovation by leveraging passion and cultivating leadership; with the goal of developing a cumulative organization potential that is multi-fold of the sum of individual potentials.
Batch learnt about nuances in pharma industry, experience of working across functions and 'Phygital' - Physical + Digital post pandemic.
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Pravat Jena, Managing Director at Accenture
Date: 28th May 2022
Pravat Jena, MD of Technology, Products at Accenture, addressed the EPGP batch on the topic “Navigating Career and Work Roles in Tech Consulting”
Pravat Jena, MD of Technology, currently drives business innovation and digital transformations with digital products such as Cloud, AI, and IoT. He is an industry stalwart with 25 years of diversified experience in Tech Consulting with industry leaders including IBM, Honeywell, PwC, and Ramco Systems.
The speaker elucidated the kernel of Tech Consulting, first-hand experience of working in Tech Consulting and working across application areas and use cases.
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Shahid Hussain, VP CEO’s Office at Aegon Life
Date: 4th May 2022
Shahid Hussain, VP Strategy CEO’s Office - Aegon Life, a Digital-only Life insurance firm, addressed the batch on “Fintech evolution and Careers.” Shahid worked with 2 Neo-Banking start-ups in Credit Analytics roles: One of them, Open Financial Technologies, became India's 100th Unicorn start up. He started his Fintech stint with Lendingkart, a leading Fintech lending startup, post his MBA from Indian School of Business.
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