The event was graced by luminaries, including Chief Guest - Mr. Nitin Saluja, Founder, Chaayos; Distinguished Guest - Shri Jagannath Sarkar, Member of Parliament; Dr. R.P. Chadha, Honourable Chairman, I.T.S – The Education Group and Shri Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman, I.T.S – The Education Group. The event commenced with the dignified tradition of lighting the ceremonial lamp, signifying the illumination of wisdom and the start of a meaningful occasion.

Shri Arpit Chadha, welcomed guests and emphasized dedication, hard work, and perseverance for personal and professional success.

Prof (Dr) Ajay Kumar, Director, I.T.S School of Management welcomed the dignitaries and presented the Institute’s Annual Report. Programme Chairperson Dr. Anusha Agarwal administered the Oath to the graduating batch.

Chief Guest, Mr. Nitin Saluja, delivered the convocation address, opening with the inspiring quote, “Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” He emphasized the importance of maintaining a growth mindset and the necessity of continuous progress, regardless of the circumstances.

Distinguished Guest, Shri Jagannath Sarkar urged graduates to embrace challenges with perseverance and innovation. Also, he emphasized spiritual growth and inner purpose.

Rank holders, meritorious students were awarded with medals and certificates for academic excellence by the dignitaries. All the awardees received diploma from the Chief Guest in person and embarked on their new journey into the professional world.

It was an occasion of immense pride and accomplishment for all the diploma awardees and their parents.

The Program initiated under the gracious presence of Sh. Surinder Sood, Director-PR, I.T.S- The Education Group; Dr. Ajay Kumar, Director, I.T.S School of Management; Distinguished Eminent Speakers Emeritus Prof.(Dr.) Devendra Pathak, ( Professor Emeritus & Chief Executive Officer, FORE Academy of Management Education); Ms. Ganga Nidhi Agarwal, (Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) & Air Force Officer, Former under Secretary G20 Secretariat MEA during Indian Presidency); Ms. Sadhana Karwal, (CEO & Co-Founder Brand Bazooka Advertising Pvt. Ltd); Mr. Ajay Prasad (Vice President – Aon Founder-B3 Galaxy); Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson-PGDM Programme, Faculty members and students of PGDM 2023-25 batch.

The inaugural session commenced with the welcome address by Dr. Ajay Kumar, Director I.T.S School of Management, enlightened the gathering with his words of wisdom and discussed the importance of self-determination and self-belief to progress in changing the environment of business. Dr. Ajay also accentuated the gap between theoretical learning and practical exposure to the students to face the challenges of corporate life.

Dr. Anusha Agarwal, in her address focused on the theme of reorientation programme and shared the complete programme overview with the students.

Sh. Surinder Sood, in his address to the students, discussed the importance of learning, unlearning and relearning in changing business environment. Sh. Sood also emphasized on the new paradigm of learning in the pandemic and post pandemic era, opportunities in adversities to meet out ever changing corporate expectations.

Prof.(Dr.) Devendra Pathak, addressed the students and discussed the importance of networking in corporate life. Dr. Pathak emphasized on setting clear goals in working life and developing different alternatives to achieve them. He discussed the importance of research skills, analytical skills and AI in value creation for the organizations.

Ms. Ganga Nidhi Agarwal, (OSD to Ministry of External Affairs) emphasized on the importance of out of  box thinking and leaving the comfort zone to get success in professional life. She also discussed the importance of punctuality, dedication and synergic approach for getting success in corporate world.

Ms. Sadhana Karwal, highlighted the programme's aim to connect academic learning with real-world demands. She emphasized understanding corporate behavior, gaining experience through campus placements, the importance of continuous learning and earning, and surrounding oneself with better individuals.

Mr. Ajay Prasad, emphasized the importance of HR and essential leadership skills, highlighting the need to nurture meaningful relationships. He advised being a giver rather than a seeker and surrounding oneself with genuine people instead of being overly competitive.

Towards the closure, the students were also felicitated by the dignitaries for maintaining 100%  attendance in PGDM IIIrd trimester.

At the end all the distinguished guests were presented memento and corporate gifts as token of gratitude and appreciation.The session was concluded with recitation of national anthem.

The session witnessed an active and engaging participation from all the students.

The summit was graced by stdwarts from industry and academia. And it witnessed participation of National and International  delegates along with the students from Polytechnic University of the Philippines, San Pedro Campus  .

The Inaugural ceremony was graced by the benign presence of distinguished speakers:

·            Chief Guest : Mr. Rajendra Shrivastav, Managing Director,  5B India Business;

·            Guest of Honour  : Mr. Amit Sinha Roy, VP & Global Head, Tata Communications;

·            Guest of Honour  : Mr. Ashish Agrawal, Director, Resurgent India Ltd;

·            Director PR : Shri Surinder Sood, I.T.S The Education Group;

·            Director : Dr. Timira Shukla, I.T.S School of Management;

·            Director : Dr. V. N. Bajpai, Institute of Technology and Science

·            Director : Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, IT Department & UG Campus

·            Chairperson PGDM Programme : Dr. Anusha Agarwal

The summit commenced with the address by Shri Surinder Sood, Director PR, I.T.S The Education Group. He warmly welcomed all the eminent speakers and shared his valuable insights on the focal theme with the audience. He emphasized that the participants should encourage an environment of query building and challenges themselves to gain new learnings. They should be attentive and take maximum learning from the vast experience and expertise of corporate veterans.

Dr. Timira Shukla introduced the theme of the summit and shared her valuable insights about the responsible and innovative businesses and their relevance in today’s scenario in her inaugural address. Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson PGDM Programme and Summit Convener provided the overview of the summit and the flow of the program.

Honorable Chief Guest of the inaugural session Mr. Rajendra Shrivastav, Managing Director, 5B India Business spoke about the importance of preservation of environment and he highlighted that how today’s generation has to work upon finding solutions to today’s innovations.

Mr. Amit Sinha Roy, VP & Global Head, Tata Communications, the Guest of Honour focused about difficulties for business to survive individually. He highlighted that sustainability is very important for all and for the economy all must adopt the strategy of reuse and recycle.

Mr. Ashish Agrawal, Director, Resurgent India Ltd., Guest of Honour, addressed the issue of profit- making business culture, which essentially runs on a philosophy of Take, Make and Waste. He appreciated the thoughtful theme of the event highlighting how Government is making strategies and policies to include responsible, innovation, equitable and sustainable businesses in future and it all starts with sensitizing the upcoming generations of managers and entrepreneurs towards the concepts and their need.

Mementos were presented to all the speakers as a token of remembrance and gratitude.

with the objective of providing a platform to the budding managers for sharing their first hand experiences, learning and ideas gained during their almost two months association with the corporate world in the course of their summer internship. The event had 40 participants from various management institutions from NCR and outstation locations share their presentations,through hybrid mode, based on their experiences and learning during summer internship.  All the presentations were evaluated on parameters like research methodology, analysis and findings, suggestions, logical flow and control over presentation etc.

The distinguished guest for the Inaugural Session included Shri Arpit Chadha, Patron and Vice Chairman, I.T.S The Education Group;Mr Josh Everett, CEO, Zinnia (India),as the Chief Guest; and Mr. Vivek Mittal, DGM, Gail (India) Ltd.as the Guest of Honour.

Honorable Shri Arpit Chadha, Vice Chairman, I.T.S - The Education Group conveyed his blessings for the competition and motivated all present to work towards its grand success.

Director (PR) Shri Surinder Sood mentioned that the best opportunities as well as the best brains are available in India. According to him, the biggest motivation is not success, but the fear of losing what you have succeeded in.

Chief Guest Mr. Josh Everett, CEO, Zinnia (India) explained that the summer internship will define what one can be in the future. Headvised the students to be curious, ask questions, stay hungry, not hold back, be comfortable with who they were, and to collaborate with others.

Guest of Honour Mr. Vivek Mittal, DGM, Gail (India) Ltd. shared his own experiences while he was an intern. He stressed on the importance of communicating with each and every person on the team; learning and implementing during the internship; and never giving up till the results are obtained.

Dr. Timira Shukla, Director,ITS School of Management welcomed all the participants. She spoke about work-life challenges and mentioned that SIP makes students work ready.

Dr. Puneet Kumar, Convenor of Anubhav 2023presented the overview of the programme and highlighted different dimensions of SIPs. He opined that the SIP competition provided a forum for bringing all such experiences on a common platform.

The competition witnessed presentations in different tracks, each track being judged by external judges. Dr. Dinesh Sharma, HoD, Department of Management, Gautam Buddha University; Dr. Vivek Soni, Faculty (Supply Chain and IT Analytics), FMS, University of Delhi; Dr Bhawna Narwal, Department of IT, IGDTUW, New Delhi; Md. Shamshad Siddiqui, Founder, KS Overseas, New Delhi were the session judges who also gave their inputs to the participating students.

Participants registering for  the competition were from various institutions including  Faculty of Management Studies, Institute of Rural Management, Jaipur; Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru; St. Francis Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai; Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies; Ajay Kumar Garg Institute of Management; IMS Engineering College; Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies, New Delhi; GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research Greater Noida;Bhagwan Parashuram Institute of Technology, GGSIPU; I.T.S. School of Management Ghaziabad and Institute of Technology and Science, Ghaziabad. 

The winners in the various categories were as follows:

1.      Marketing – Shikher Gupta (IMS Engineering College)

2.      Human Resource – Priya Gupta (RDIAS)

3.      Finance – Md. Zaki (Institute of Technology and Science)

All the winners received certificates and cash prizes in each category. The day proved to be a worthwhile learning experience for all the gathered students.

On day one of the conclave to explore global perspective, one of the sessions was devoted to  panel discussion I on “Next Generation HR Technologies” and panel discussion II  Strategies to Manage Demands of the Changing Workforce by the industry speakers respectively:

Session I had Mr. Neeraj Narang, Global HCM Strategy Director & APAC Lead, Oracle, who was the moderator for the session; Mr. Debargha Deb, Genaral Manager, DS Group; Mr. Tushar Neb, Deputy GM, Dabur Ltd.; Mr. Sudhanshu Padhy, Head COE & DGM L&D, HeroMotorCorp; and Dr. Manmohan Bhutani, Board Member & CXO, Confidential.

The panel discussion was based on the topic Next Generation HR Technologies.

·         Mr Narang spoke about the role of HR in the changing scenario.

·         Mr Deb addressed the topic with regard to functions like learning and development.

·         Mr Neb explained the use of the ATS or Applicant Tracking System.

·         Mr Padhy held forth on the use of technology and its rolein driving business.

·         Dr Bhutani rounded up the discussion by providing an idea about emerging technologies in AI.

Session II was moderated by Mr Piyush Govil, Visual Story Teller and Associate Director, HCM. The other distinguished speakers were Mr Agniwesh Thakur, Director, Human Capital Consulting, Deloitte; Mr. Kaushik Basu, HRBP, Bajaj Energy; Ms. Kalli Bhardwaj, Vice President, Accenture; and Mr. Shubhro  Goswami, HRBP - Talent Management, Cvent.

The panel discussion was based on the theme Strategies to Manage Demands of the Changing Workforce.

·         Mr Govil initiated the discussion by speaking about continuous learning, change and adaptability.

·         Mr Thakur broadened the interaction by holding forth on life values, principles and guidance.

·         Mr Basu delved into making learning more effective and the ROI from training.

·         Ms. Bharadwaj went into diversity issues in an organisation.

·         Mr Goswami completed the discussion by addressing the changing business scenario, changes in work force and being ready for the future with a positive intention.

The distinguished guest for the Inaugural Session included Shri Arpit Chadha, Patron and Vice Chairman, I.T.S The Education Group; Mr. Ravi Rajiv Upadhyay, Senior Director, Ameriprice LLP, as the Chief Guest and Mr. Govind Negi, Global Head, Talent Management, 3i Pillar Global as the Guest of Honour.

Shri Arpit Chadha, Patron and Vice Chairman, I.T.S The Education Group conveyed his blessings for the Conclave and motivated all present to work towards its grand success.

Director (PR) Shri Surinder Sood referred to the challenges posed by evolving technology while emphasising on the significant role of HR.

In his keynote address, Mr. Ravi Rajiv Upadhyay spoke about the importance of soft skills; development of AI in the pre and post Covid world; evolution of jobs in the corporate world; changing scenario with regard to AI, bots and remote work.

Mr Govind Negi highlighted issues like the changing landscape of work; automation of routine tasks;rise of AI in the decision-making process;the global shift towards remote work; technological adaptation; flexibility and access to global talent.

In her welcome address Dr Timira Shukla, Director, I.T.S School of Managementspoke about the opportunities and challenges presented by the advent of AI.

Prof. Durba Roy, Associate Vice President, Corporate Resource Centre, provided an overview of the day long Conclave and stressed on the fact that while the development of AI is unavoidable, it will not be able to match the value of human skills and interaction.

The deliberations sparked the imagination of the students in terms of the breadth and depth of possibilities with the application of the latest disruptive technologies.

The conference had an enlightening inaugural session followed by four technical session and two online Plenary session accompanied by global eminent speakers from France, Philippines, USA, Peru & UK. It was organized on two subsequent days, i.e. on 28- 29 April, 2023.

The event commenced with the virtual invocation of Goddess Saraswati. Prof. (Dr.) V.N. Bajpai, Director- I.T.S Ghaziabad warmly welcomed all the eminent speakers and shared his valuable insights on the focal theme with the audience. An overview of the conference and introduction of the theme was given by Conference Convener, Dr. Manoj Kumar Jha.

The inaugural session was graced by honorable Chief Guest Lt Gen A. K. Singh,  PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd),Former Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Additional Administration of Puducherry) Sainik Farms, Delhi. He deliberated on the unique aspects of leadership in a VUCA world. HE alluded that corporartes could benefit from employing a model that focuses on life and death decisions without limiting itself to simple profit and loss evaluations.

Guest of Honor Prof. S. K. Jain, Former Vice Chancellor, Sri Mata Vaishno Devi , University , Jammu, traced the development of innovation ni various fields, pointing out how the decreasing life cycles are having major implications for companies as well as consumers and &  Dr. Ravi Shankar, Professor, IIT Delhi invoked the concept of Triple Bottom Line stressing on the need to achieve the parallel objectives of economic growth, social benefit and environmental protection.

During the Panel Session-1, participants got enriched on the theme “Sustainability of Business in Volatile global Business Environment” by professors from IIM-A, IIM-I, IIM-K,IIM-Kashipur & others . The conference witnessed international Panel Session-2 on theme “Innovations , Agility and Sustainability in Global Business Environment” with academic luminaries from the USA, England, Vietnam, Romania and Peru.

For Panel- Session-1 , following were the expert speakers :

1.  Dr. V. K. Gupta, Professor  (Finance), IIM Indore

2.  Dr. G. Sridhar, Professor (Marketing), IIM Kozikode

3. Dr. K M Baharul Islam,Professor and Area Chair (Communication)Chair, Centre    of Excellence in Public Policy and Government, IIM Kashipur

4. Dr. Piyush Sinha, Professor,IIM Ahmedabad

5. Sh. Ravi Ranjan Mishra, Director,(Advisory Services),IFCI Government of India, N Delhi

6. Dr. Suman Pathak, Professor, MATS Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Banglore

The session was moderated by Sh. Ravi Ranjan Mishra, Director( Advisiory Services) , Govt. of India.

For Panel Session-2, following renowned Experts deliberated on the given theme-

·         Prof. Justin Paul, Professor, University of PR, San Jaun, PR, USA, Distinguished Scholar,IIM Kerala,Editor in Chief- International Journal of Consumer Studies, Editor- EMR, AE-EMJ & Top Journals 

·                     Dr Tran Thi Hong Ngoc,Head of Department of Natural Resources and Environment Management, An Giang University, Vietnam,

·                     Prof. Alex Tabarrok,   George Mension University,   Fairfax, Virginia

·                   David Wittenberg,ISME College of Management and Entrepreneurship, Mumbai, Visiting Professor at USA, UK and South East Asian Countries

·                     Adriana Burlea-Schiopoiu, Professor, University of Craiova, Romania

·                     Prof. Ivan Ivan Muniz Rothgiesser, Director ACCEDU, Universidad Andres Bell, Peru

·                     Dr. Nikkie Grover, CEO NG EDUWISER PVT LTD, India, Dubai, Singapore, Canada

The International Conference witnessed 4 tracks of presentation for 2 subsequent days. The heartening feature of the conference was substantial participation and presentation of academicians, researchers and business professionals with thought provoking concepts and ideas on the Focal theme in diverse areas of Management and Information Technology.

The International Conference-2023 was  thus concluded with the Valedictory session presided by eminent guest Sh. Bhagirath Singh, Vice Chancellor  Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay, Shekhawati  Univ, Sikar, Rajasthan and declaration of best paper award  of  all tracks and felicitation to awardees with certificate and trophy. Prof. (Dr.) V N Bajpai presented virtual plaques to all the eminent guests as a token of gratitude.

The event began with the auspicious lamp lighting ceremony and invocation of Goddess Saraswati. The program commenced with the welcome address of the Director Dr. V.N. Bajpai as he welcomed all the dignitaries and deliberated upon the India’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem and the role of students in taking the nation ahead through it.

Honorable Chief Guest of the inaugural session Mr.PankajKankar,CTPO - AJIO, Reliance Retail , Former CTO, Lenskart.com emphasised on the power of belief to face failures and importance of Social Entrepreneurship (ESG), Democratisation, AI, GIG economy.

Ms.Sonal Mehta, Sr. Vice President, Resurgent India Ltd as the Guest of Honour briefed on 3 main pillars of startup preparation: JOSH, HOSH, ZID. She also talked about digital transformation for startups; leveraging technology and innovation.

Mr. Shiv Kumar,Sr. Director (IT) / Scientist, Head of Division- Bio-Technology & Central Information Commission as Guest of Honour, spoke about how Innovation, Technology, Startup, and Entrepreneurship are interconnected.

Keynote Speaker Mr.NeelabhPathak, Program Manager, Startup and Incubation Cell-IIT Kanpurmotivated the students to not stop just because of one failure rather keep planning, implementing, and working hard.

The inaugural session was followed by a power pack panel discussion on “Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Competitiveness comprising of:

Sr. Prof. CK Sabharwal, Managing Director ISK Biosciences India Pvt. Ltdas the moderator of the session initiated the discussion by sharing some of his work experiences working with different institutions and ministries. He emphasized on understanding entrepreneurship with a combination of science, art, attitude, hard work, passion, and mindset.

Mr. SantoshSrivastava, founder & CEO KSKT Agromartshared some real-life examples on Entrepreneurship about mind set and attitude. He advised participants for taking a calculated risk, having perseverance and putting blood and sweat into the idea.

Mr. Ravinder PS Bakshi, Chef Entrepreneur & Founder The Art Cullnaire, suggested students not to be scared of failures as to succeed you must fail, fail fast and restart. He suggested students to learn from failures, be humble, be honest and be fast.

Mr. Sacheen Gandhi, Founder & CEO Healthceopia Wellness Pvt Ltd., emphasized upon getting a brand value. His ideas about strong entrepreneurship are to always remain in touch with the network and not to change the track.

Ms. NituMohanka,Founder -WE rise,emphasized on 4 value systems-Goals, Belief System, Purpose and Strategy which are core for any entrepreneur’s success. She also discussed that learning process is continuous and it is important to connect with the purpose behind the solution of the problem.

Mr. Amar deep Bajpai, Founder Webicom Group talked about at never giving up, trying hard and win with regular attempts. He advised students to focus on health by taking the example of Steve Jobs.

The beauty of the summit was evident from the way the audience kept peppering the sessions with different questions to the panellists and the speakers enlightening remarks on the same. The sessions were highly interactive and participants appreciated the ideas delivered by the speakers.To give students a platform to experience realistic and practical dimension of entrepreneurships the summit was then followed by Business Plan competition in the post lunch session.

At the end of the event, Dr. V.N Bajpai presented Plaque to all the honorable speakers as a token of remembrance and gratitude.