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Industry Interface

Over the years, Department of Management has undertaken an extensive continuum of Industry Interface activities like Management Colloquia, Management Development Programmes, Consultancy and Customized In-Company Programmes. We have industry experts coming to ASB every year not only from India, but also from the world bringing with them immense valuable information in the form of their experience from the industry they worked in, the culture of their country and the learning’s which give our students an edge over those from most other reputed institutions.

Management Colloquia

Industry professionals over the years have been visiting Department of Management and sharing their valuable knowledge which they have gained over the years. They act as a colossal source of knowledge. This way the students get an industry exposure through the speaker’s experience. The industry experts who have visited the campus in the past few years include:

2020-21 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

2020-21

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Dr. Harish Kumar Visiting Professor, Amrita School of Business	Investment Strategies in Equities	13-02-2021
Mr. Rahul M. K. General Manager, Operations Reliance Trends	Breaking the Bulk – Journey from Mandi to Click	06-02-2021
Mr. Monish Shah Senior Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Limited	Fin-tech Revolution and Money Circulation	17-09-2020
Mr. Vinay Mohan COO, NZIA, Singapore	The Future of Digital Value	15-09-2020
Ms. Dipti Deshpande Associate Director & Senior Economist, CRISIL Ltd.	Monetary and Fiscal policy responses to Covid induced Economic crises	05-09-2020
Dr. Sashi Sivramkrishna Director, Foundation to Aid Industrial Recovery	Macroeconomics & Modern Money	03-09-2020
Dr. Amalendu Jyotishi Professor, School of Development, Azim Premji University	The Evolution of Money	01-09-2020
Dr. A. V. Arunkumar Consulting Economist and Development Researcher	The oil economy of Middle East and its implications	25-08-2020
Mr. Subramanian Krishnan	Interview skills for Business Professionals	25-02-2020
Mr. Subramanian Krishnan	Effective Presentation Skills: A key Business Competency	24-02-2020
Mr. Minoor Manmadhan L & D Certified trainer and Psychometric Analyst	Self-employed Cross-Cultural Communication and Etiquettes	20-02-2020

2019

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Mr. Satish Kumar Menon, Head of Research & Development unit, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Sharjah, UAE	The importance of implementing the paths of self-realization in real life	24-10-2019
Mr. Unnikrishnan D., Assistant General Manager, Geojit Securities	How real time trading of shares in stock market is done?	23-10-2019
Mr. Krishnakumar M., Manager-Marketing & Brand Development, Lawrencedale Agro Processing (India) Pvt Ltd.	Stress Handling	19-10-2019
Mr. Harikrishnan M. R., Area Sales Manager, Bajaj Auto Finance Limited	Importance of Internships	12-10-2019
Dr. Bala Prasad, Retd. Special Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India	Sustainable Development Goal	22-08-2019
Dr. Bala Prasad, Retd. Special Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India	Leadership and Strategic Management	19-08-2019
S. Madhav, Financial Advisor	What should be done to fit in the corporate industry	01-08-2019
Ms. Babita George, Principal Consultant, Banking & Finance, TEGS Consulting LLC, Dubai, UAE	Life after College	26-07-2019
Prof Muraleedharan. S Retd Associate Professor Economics, Retd Associate Professor Economics, Maharajas College Ernakulam	Budget Analysis	06-07-2019
Mr. Shambhunath Pradeep Team Manager, Operation Division, Amazon	Life at Amrita & Amazon work culture	22-06-2019
Mr. Pranesh Annamalai Sales Manager, UST Global	Myths that MBA students typically have when they join a B-School which hinder their growth potential.	15-06-2019
Dr. Dorothy Siaw-Asamoah Clinical Assistant Professor, Organization and Human Resources, School of Management, University at Buffalo	Interactive sessions on learning, identifying one’s strengths and leadership. She also gave a comparative analysis on the learning practices in the other parts of the world and India.	18-02-2019

2018

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Dr. Minta Thomas Post Doctoral Researcher at Fred Hutch, Gretaer Seattle	Applications of Machine learning algorithms	10-11-2018
Mr. Balagopal Padmakumar, Lead-West Region at brand-comm, A Madison World Company	Brand Communication in the Modern Era	06-09-2018
Mr. Sumesh Ramankutty, Vice President, Media Strategy and Operation, SBI	Digital Marketing in Banking Sector	06-08-2018
Ms. Sulakshana Unnikrishnan, Clinical Psychologist	Stress Relief	29-06-2018
B. Balakrishnan, Senior Management Professional	MBA – Basics, Expectation, Qualities, Industries, Information System	23-06-2018
Mr. Vincent N. P., Chief People Officer, Motivational Speaker, Digital Transformation Thinker	Digital Transformation	19-06-2018
Mr. Bibek Ray Chaudhuri, Asst. Prof. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata	Trade in ASEAN countries	16-03-2018
Mr. Vijaya Mohan Pillai, Faculty, CDS, Trivandrum	Faculty, CDS, Trivandrum	08-02-2018
Mr. Christo George, Chairman and Managing Director, Hykon Group of Companies	Entrepreneurship	05-02-2018

2017

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Dr. Peter, Visiting Faculty, Amrita Centre for Economics and governance		31-10-2017
Mr. M K Chandrashekaran		15-10-2017
C.A. Jayaprasad Ramakrishna, Financial Controller in PNG of QBE Insurance	Diverse career choices and career opportunities for MBA students	13-10-2017
Capt. K. A. Pillai, Retired Captain (INDIAN NAVY)	Motivational Talk	15-09-2017
Mr. Salil Pillai, Senior Manager – Customer success, Middle east & Gulf, Software-As-A-Service Suite, Oracle	Recent Technology and Career Choice	14-07-2017
Mr. Varghese Cherian, Director – Osmosis Australia	Starting your own business	13-07-2017
Mr. Amlan Ray, Head , Education Business – Jain TV, New Delhi	Indian Trade and its Global Perspective	08-07-2017
Sri. K. Sathyan (District Judge), currently Member Secretary, Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA)	How to be “socially responsible” as managers	06-07-2017
Mr. Madhu V Ganesh, Country Head India/Bangladesh and Sri Lanka of VICI	Skills and Aptitude for a Successful Career	27-06-2017
Mr. Amit Antony, Head – Human Resources (India), Fragomen Immigration Services India Pvt. Ltd	Identifying skills, interests, career preferences	21-06-2017
Mr. Lenny Abrao, Group Director- Abraogroup of companies	Logistics	19-06-2017
Mr. Lenny Abrao, Group Director – Abrao group of companies	3PL (Third Party Logistics)	19-06-2017
Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India	A Discussion On Indian Economy And The Economic Survey 2017-18	14-03-2017
Mr. Yukio Ohara- GM (India Operations), Mr. Kochat Narendran- Head Bengaluru Branch, Mr. P. Harikrishnan- Assistant Manager (Sales)	Logistics	22-02-2017
Dr. Staffan Lindberg, Professor emeritus, Lund University, Sweden	Science, innovation and learning	11-02-2017
Mr. Balraj Nair, Senior Manager Information Services —Cargo & Ground Handling in Qatar Airways	Data Analytics	20-01-2017
Mr. Balraj Nair, Senior Manager Information Services – Cargo & Ground Handling in Qatar Airways	Importance of Analytics in current scenario, Artificial Intelligence and IOT technology	20-01-2017

2016

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Mr. Mahesh Narayan, Senior Manager at Accenture Analytics group	Data Analytics	04-09-2016
Mr. Frankur D. Jayan and Mr. Sreejith V.	GST	31-08-2016
Mr. Nikhil A. B., Chief Digital Marketing Officer, South Indian Bank and Mr. Madhav Manmohan, Regional Digital Marketing Officer (Ernakulum Region), South Indian Bank	Digital Banking Overview	20-08-2016
Ms. Sudha Sudeep, Senior Education Promotion Officer, Nuffic Neso India, Chennai	Interaction with Students	26-07-2016
Dr. Harish, Fund Manager	Basics of Stock Investing	25-07-2016
Mr. Dony Peter Director and Lead Life Coach at Petersons Leadership Consultants	He highlighted the importance of value creation, idea generation and personal goal setting through his extremely engaging session with our MBA students.	04-02-2016
Mr. Jidhun Mohan and Ms. Nanda Nambiar Alumini of Amrita School of Business, Kochi.	Interaction with students	28-01-2016
Mr. Sujith Ravindran, Co-Founder of Being at Full Potential.	Spirituality and Management	18-01-2016

2015

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Dr. Enamul Haque Professor, East–West University Dhaka, Bangladesh	Research Methodology	30-12-2015
Mr. Narayan Sharma Operations Management Consultant	Effective Project Management	24-12-2015
Ms. Tanie Thomas District Mission Coordinator-KUDUMBASHREE	Community based organization of poor and local self government the dynamics of space	11-11-2015
Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan Director of Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage	Significance of leading a useful, purposeful, fruitful and meaningful life. He also emphasized the relevance of observation and listening for MBA students.	01-11-2015
Mr. Sajan Roy Regional Sales Manager, Tata Capital	Whatsapping in Financial Services	19-10-2015
Dr. Diana Wais Executive Coach and Leadership Facilitator	Environmental Problems	09-09-2015
Mr. Pravin Vijay Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Flytxt	Data Analytics Club	04-09-2015
Dr. Kewal Gupta, Visiting Faculty, Amrita University	Millennium Developmental Goal	24-08-2015
Mr. Dileep Choyappally Group Manager – HR (Learning & Development) at IBS Software Services	Role of MBA in IT Firm	10-08-2015

2014

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Mr. Anish Nair ERP Techno Functional Consultant, Microsoft Dynamics GP	Enterprise Resource Planning : Opportunities and Challenges	March 10
Ms. Mrunmai Joshi IAS, Assistant Collector, Kochi	Interaction with students	March 10
Paul Couchman Head of School, Management and Marketing, Deakin University, Australia	Role of Informational Technology	November 28
Anju Bist Visiting Faculty, Amrita University	Rural Fellowships	November 21
Suraj Mohan Market Intelligence, SEBI	SEBI as a regulator	November 20
Amit Antony HR Head, Ernst & Young	Organization Culture and Organization fit	November 1
Pradeep Chandrasekharan CEO, Finmark Trainers	Financial Market Shares and the Stock Exchange	October 17
N. Sriram Managing Trustee-Samridhu Foundation, Chennai	Sustainability	September 03
Dr. P. K. C. Bose Managing Director and CEO, Saertex India Private Limited	Managing Business Communication	August 23
Mr. Kalyanasundaram Head – Business Excellence, Omnex India	Quality Management	August 16
Ms. Indu Menon Social Anthropologist, Kara Ventures	Entrepreneurship	August 02
Dr. Ajaykumar	Basics of Marketing	July 07
Mr. A.P.Madhu Cost Accountant & Management Consultant	Strategic Cost Management	February 15

2013

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Prof. Chandrasekharan	Basics of Marketing	December 7
Prof. Rajesh IV	The Relationships	November 14
Sanjit Ravi	Managing the transition from college to corporate	October 26
Andrine Mendez	Digital Marketing	August 20
Mr. Nair Nandakumar	Project Management	August 19
Dr. Paul Couchman Head of School Management and Marketing Deakin University, Australia	Entrepreneurship in Natural Resources	July 29
Nobel Laureate Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri Senior Adviser to Yale Climate and Energy Institute (YCEI) Chairperson of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Ex-Director General of TERI Ex-Chairman of The Governing Council of the National Agro Foundation (NAF) Founding Director of YCEI.	Green Campus Initiative (through A-View)	July 25
Mr. Deigo Guidi Director and Founder, Irribizia Consulting An alumini of Insead Social Entrepreneurship Programme	Social Innovation and sustainability	June 24

2012

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Mr. Lakshmanan H Khimji Ramdas LLC, Muscat	The Corporate Life	February 3
Ms Preetha Doctoral Candidate, Department of Management Studies Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Consumer Insight Mining: Understanding New Media in Marketing	February 2
Dr. Ananta Kumar Giri Associate Professor Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai	Transformative Harmony	February 1
Dr.Sam Pitroda Currently Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations An Inventor, Entrepreneur and Policymaker	Interacted with MBA Students via A-view	February 1

2011

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Mr. Riju Viswanath Managing Partner Best Bakery Group of Companies	Values in Corporate Life	December 16
Mr. Pradeep Menon Director Quadrant Risk Management Middle East FZE	Information Systems: Career Opportunities for MBAs	December 13
Mr. Vivek Menon Head of Marketing,Corporate Solutiond EMEA Jones Lang LaSalle, London	General Interaction: Choosing and sustaining the right career path	December 09
Dr. A.S. Menon Psychologist and HR specialist	Stress Management	November 23
Mr. Litto Palathingal Advocate, High Court of Kerala	How to overcome Stress	October 21
Mr.Krishnan Subramanian Soft skills consultant	Self Awareness, Interpersonal Skills, Interview Skills, GD	October 01-03
Dr. K.K.Jayan Head, Training and Development, Kochi Refineries Ltd.	Team Building and Leadership	September 12
Dr. Diana Wais Entrepreneur and Executive Leadership Consultant	The factor that predicts success in business	September 06
Dr. Karmeshu Dean, JNU	Modelling diffusion innovation and its applications	August 25
Mr. George Mathew Manager, Business Standard, Kochi	Scope and Future of MBA	June 27
Mr. M. K. Krishnamoorthy Regional Manager (Results and Market Development Wing), The Times of India, Kochi	Importance of media in the present business scenario	June 26
Dr. U. Krishna Kumar Director, ASAS, Brahmasthanam	Emotional Intelligence	Mar 7
Prof. Jayaprakash Dept of Visual Media & Communication	Importance Visual Media and Communication	Feb 25

2010

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Mr. Pratyush Prasana Open Innovation Manager Xerox Corporation, Chennai	Innovation in Product Management, Marketing, Sales and About the Ample of Opportunity in the Field of Product Management	March 20
Mr. Sankar M/S Assyst International Ernakulam	Enterpreneurship	March 15
Prof. G. Thimmalah Ex-planning Commission Member Prof. R. S. Deshpande Director, ISEC Mr. Ravindran Fin.Controller, Target Mr. Vishweshwara Sr.Director, Deloitte Tax	Insight of Indian Budget	March 15
Mr. C. J. Mathews Development Commissioner Special Economic Zone, Cochin	Operation of Special Economic Zone	March 12
Mr. Krishnankutty GM – Corporate Relations Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	Preparation for Placement	March 11
Mr. Raghu Ramachandran COO, Asianet	Media Selling	February 22
Dr. Sanjay Banerji Dean, Amrita School of Business	Supply Chain Management	February 03

2009

NAME OF THE GUEST	TOPIC	DATE
Br. Kailash Amrita TBI	Overview of TBI Programs at Amritapuri Campus	December 22
Dr. Sanjay Banerji Dean, Amrita School of Business		December 05
Ms. Madhushree Sarkar Senior Manager, Accenture Services Pvt Ltd., Bangalore	Industry’s Expectation from Management Studies	December 05
Mrs. Leela Menon Veteran Journalist, Social Activist Editor, Janmabhoomi Newspaper	Women Empowerment	December 04
Mr. Vijay Menon Orator and Management Expert	Swami Vivekananda and Human Excellence	October 27
Br. Abhayamrita Chaithanya Pro-Chancellor Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham		August 01
Dr. Sanjay Banerji Dean, Amrita School of Business	Tripple Bottom Line	July 30
Mr. Venugopal C. Govind Managing Partner M/s. Varma & Varma Chartered Accountants, Ernakulam	Emerging India – Challenges and Opportunities	July 23

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