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INBUSH 2007 SNAPSHOTS
Highlights of Ninth Annual International Conference-INBUSH (International Business Horizon)
on
“Harnessing Happiness for Global Economic Growth through Innovation,
Competitiveness and Transformation”
from 21st – 23rd February 2007
Since its inception in 1999, Amity International Business School (AIBS) has already made an indelible mark in the world of International Business education, research and consulting. In our continuing search for excellence and new paradigms, we regularly conduct extensive research conferences to explore new dimensions and strategies for qualities and practices necessary to make the world a better place.
Research has proved that development has no meaning without happiness. In most of the developed economies, the cases of depression, suicide, fear, disappointment, loneliness and isolation after old age are very prominent. Even after working day and night to develop oneself along with developing the economy, a question remains in the mind of a true professional today: “Am I happy?” Interestingly, research studies also point out that out of every 10 top professionals, 6.8 are over stressed, have disturbed family life and are bringing up an unbalanced and frustrated society which is very harmful for the overall development of the world.
Keeping this in mind, with the blessings of Almighty, and the vision of our Founder President to make India a Superpower by 2030 by spreading happiness all over, we made a sincere attempt to further delve into this issue through our Ninth Annual International Business Conference on “Harnessing Happiness for Global Economic Growth through Innovation, Competitiveness and Transformation” from 21st-23rd February 2007 at our main Amity Campus in Sector-44, Noida, UP.
Overall the summit witnessed the presence of about 500 Leading Corporate Personalities, High Commissioners, Ambassadors and Top Executives of various Embassies, Top Exporters, Noted Academicians, Vice Chancellors, Directors and Deans from Indian & Foreign Universities, and Students from various Management Institutes
The inaugural ceremony was held on 21st February at 1400 hours in the presence of an august gathering of Prof. Susan Price, Acting Vice Chancellor, University of East London; Mr. Creon Butler, Minister & Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission, Dr. U.D. Choubey, Chairman & Managing Director, Gas Authority of India Ltd, Shri. V. Thulasidas, CMD, Air India Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, CSIR, Fellow, National Chemical Laboratory. Dr. Ashok K Chauhan, Founder President, Ritnand Balved Education Foundation (RBEF) welcomed all dignitaries, felicitated the advisory board members of AIBS and conferred the prestigious Amity Awards of Excellence to the guests of honour for their outstanding contribution in their respective fields.
In his inaugural address, Dr. Gurinder Singh, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Amity University, UP and Director General, Amity International Business School, presented the program outline explaining the rationale behind the chosen theme. He emphasized the importance of true happiness which breeds success and explained how success is not the true key for happiness.
The international research journal of AIBS, “Amity Global Business Review”, was released during the ceremony and presents an international forum for discussion of advancements in all areas of business and management. The Journal publishes high-quality research articles across all management functions dealing with global issues, practical experiences, pedagogical aspects including case research, country analysis, and other innovative areas.
The research depth and quality of the conference was reflected by the credentials of the speakers and research paper presenters whose thoughts, ideas, analysis and conclusions presented many new paradigms for the world of management. The first plenary session focused on “Innovation Challenges for Global Competitiveness with special focus on USA, Canada and European Countries” wherein H. E. Mr. Eric F. Ch. Niehe, Ambassador, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Mr Srinivas Polisetty, Head Innovation, Computer Science Corporation, Mr. S.P. Chaudhry, Executive Director (Retail), HPCL, Ms. Ann Marie Everitt, Exchanges Officer, US Embassy, Mr. Reggie Singh, Economic Officer, Embassy of United States of America and Mr. M. Prabhu, General Manager, JSW Steel Ltd. were the main speakers. The session was attended by renowned academicians and industry guests.
The second plenary session on “Rethinking Competitiveness: Survival Strategies with special focus on Asian and CIS Countries” was attended by distinguished speakers such as H.E. Mr. Yasukuni Enoki, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan, H.E. Prof. Saydakmal S. Saydaminov, Charge d Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Mahfud R. M. Rahiam, Charge d Affaires, Peoples Bureau of the Greate Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, H.E. Dr. Kheireldin Abdel Latif Mohamed, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of The Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Mr. Rashid Almulla, Charge D. Affaires, Embassy of the State of Qatar, Mr. Rahul Garg, Executive Director, Price Water House Coopers and Vice Admiral S. C. Bangara, PVSM, AVSM (Retd.), Naval Officer Commander -in – Chief.
The third plenary session focused on “Transforming for Sustainable Growth And Social Development with special focus on African and Latin American Countries” with the best of speakers again in H.E. Mr. Jorge Heine, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Chile, H. E. Mr. Pundit Maniedeo Persad, High Commissioner Trinidad and Tobago High Commission, H.E. Mr. S.K. Walubita, High Commissioner, High Commisssion of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Mr. Jose Vicente De Sa Pimentel, Ambassador, Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Jairam Ronald Gajraj, High Commissioner, High Commission of the Republic Of Guyana, Mr. Mohamed Yazid Bouzid, First Secretary, Embassy of Algeria, H.E. Mr. Mookheshssuuur Choonee, High Commissioner, Mauritius High Commission, Shri. Hardayal Singh, Income Tax Ombudsman and Mr. Amritanshu Prasad, VP-HR, Reliance Energy Ltd.
Over the three days, outstanding personalities were awarded for their exceptional performance across sectors based on our annual analysis of the ongoing in-depth research work at our institution. The main Valedictory Function was on 23rd February at 1100 hours where Prof. Roy Leitch, Chief Executive Officer, Interactive University, Edinburgh, UK was the guest of honour. However, awards were given in the earlier sessions as well keeping in mind the busy schedules of the awardees. These included “Award for Fostering International Diplomatic Relations” to country ambassadors, “Amity Academic Excellence Award” to N. Casimir Raj, Director, XLRI Jamshedpur, Dr. Sunder Ram Korivi, HOD & Professor, NMIMS University, “Amity Best Young Faculty Award” to Mrs. Nandita Sengupta, Asst. Professor, National Institute of Construction Management & Research; “Amity Corporate Excellence Award” the best of national and international companies such as Pricewaterhouse Coopers, JSW Steel Ltd., Tata Consultancy Services, AEZ Group, LML Ltd., Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. , Oswal Chemicals & Fertilizers, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Tropicana Enterprises Pvt Ltd., Britannia Industries Ltd., Dalmia Group, ITC Hotels, Sterlite Industries, ING Vysya Bank Ltd., Oberoi Group, Aditya Birla Group, Birla Corporation Limited, Bank of India, and Karvy Stock Broking Ltd.; “Export Promotion Excellence Award” to Export Promotion Council For EOUs and SEZ units; “Amity Excellence in Industry-Academia Interface” to Mr. Kunal Banerji, VP-Marketing, Ansal API, “Media Excellence Awards” to renowned media personalities such as Mr. Deepak Chaurasia, Aaj Tak, Mr. Rajat Sharma, Chairman, INDIA TV, Mr. Bhupendra Chaubey, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN-IBN, “Amity Excellence in Exports” to Exim Rajathi India Private Limited, Kanpur Plastipak Ltd. and Imtara Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
The final ceremony marked a grand conclusion to the mega conference with the participation of such exemplary achievers as Ms. Maneka Gandhi, Dr. Kiran Bedi, Ms. Chanda Shroff, Trustee, Shrujan and Ms. Akhila Srinivasan MD, Shriram Investments Ltd. The significance of all the awardees cannot be summarized as each and every one is truly inspirational and a role model for others to follow and meet their excellent benchmarks. Some of the stalwarts who were conferred awards were Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, IGNOU, Prof. Shyamal Kant Sanyal, Vice Chancellor, Jadhavpur University, Prof. Shekhar Chaudhuri, Director, IIM Calcutta, Prof. S. Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor, University of Madras, Dr.N.M. Kondap, Vice Chancellor, NMIMS University, Dr. C. V. Chavan, Director, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Dr. Roberto M. Arguelles, St. Louis University, Philippines, Dr. Manoj Kumar, IIM, Lucknow, Mr. G.K. Agarwal, Executive Director, NTPC, leading academicians from University Of East London, UK, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, Interactive University, UK, Mr. Jaspal Rana, Mr. Satinder Bindra, Bureau Chief, CNN, Ms. Shereen Bhan, Delhi Bureau Chief, CNBC-TV 18, Carl Zeiss, Mr. Senthil Kumar, Group Manager-Special Projects, Times Infotainment Network Ltd, 360 Degrees, high level managers of many leading companies such as J K Industries Ltd., Reliance Energy Ltd., McDonalds, Punjab National Bank, Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd., MRF Ltd., HDFC Mutual Funds, Nicholas Piramal India Ltd., NIIT Technologies, Moserbaer, Bajaj Allianz, Jet Airways etc.; councils such as Apparel Export Promotion Council and Wool & Woolens Export Promotion Council and leading journalists of the best of media organizations such as Zee News, Rashtriya Sahara, India TV, Total Telefims, Financial Express, The Hindu Business Line, Sahara Samay, The Indian Express, Radio City, Big 92.7 FM, Fever 104, All India Radio, Times Now, Dainik Jagran, Star News, Punjab Kesri, The Week, Navbharat Times, The Statesman, The Pioneer, Radio Mirchi, Times Of India, BBC News, Hindustan Times, CNBC TV 18 and Economic Times.
As part of the Conference, AIBS also organized three evenings that mesmerized all with their creativity, talent and ability to bring happiness in our lives. On 21st February there was a live programme of instrumental music, presented by Renowned Violinist, Anupriyaji and Internationally acclaimed musician Dr. Jogiswar Goswamiji. On 22nd February there was a soul stirring Ghazal evening by Ghazal Samrat, Ghulam Ali, who specially came from Pakistan to perform in this event. On 23rd February, there were cultural programmes like fashion show, song, folk dance and choreography competitions between the best teams of top institutions like IIT Delhi, Lady Shri Ram College and IIFT. These were followed by a grand Rock Show by the well known leading band “Them Clones”. Besides these attractions, there were parallel intellectually stimulating sessions of research paper presentations, case study competition, Business Quiz and Debate which witnessed the participation and spirited clash between the best of minds from the academic field.
We are sincerely grateful to all our distinguished participants whose special efforts will go a long way in “harnessing” the happiness that Amity wants to encourage, develop and disseminate among all. May God be with us in making India a Superpower and may everyone live a very happy and blissful life by touching the hearts of millions that they reach out to.
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