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NITIE Mumbai/Avartan-2014/Press Release/05-11-2014

During the 15th edition of Lakshya event, Lakshya Business Visionary Awards were

awarded to Shri. Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG Group and Dr. B.R.Shetty,Founder and

CEO UAE exchange, CEO and MD NMC Hospitals and Neopharma. The awardees are those

icons of the industry, who by their exemplary vision and extraordinary leadership have

changed the course of the Indian economy.

Dr. B.R.Shetty described about how he constructed his business solely in UAE. Mr. Shetty

emphasized on cleanliness and social service, he quoted that money is not everything and in-

fact money is not needed in running a business, what it takes to run a business is a strong

determination and passion for the work.

Cherishing its glory, this year NITIE has felicitated Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Former Director

General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Ex-

chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India with its first ever Lakshya Distinguished

leader award.

Every year NITIE felicitates Empressario Entrepreneur Awards to entrepreneurs who

make a mark for themselves in this world. The award for the Most Inspiring Entrepreneur

was conferred upon Mr. Amit Mittal, Managing Director, A2Z Group. Most Promising

Entrepreneur Award was conferred upon Mr. P.S. Talesara, Chairman and co-founder,

Pyrotech Electronics Pvt Ltd. Both of them have shown the courage to live their dreams and

built the path for others to follow.

The inaugural edition of Supply Chain Management Conclavewas conducted in which two

eminent personalities namely Mr. M.M Singh Chief Mentor, Maruti Suzuki Pvt Ltd and Mr.Mahendra Agrawal, Founder and MD Gati Ltd. were present. They mainly focused on current

supply chain scenarios of their respective organizations and also discussed issues on how in

future battle between organizations is going to change into battle between their respective

supply chains.

Power Talksprovided an exclusive opportunity for the students to hear the words of wisdom

by Dr. R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India. In his talk, he

mainly focused on doing basic research and talked about implementation of research in doing

development in-order to develop technology. He also emphasized on how R&D can be useful

for an organizational growth for any type of industry.

Another flagship event of Avartan 2014, Prerna Business Meetbrought together eminent

leaders of India Inc. such as Dr. Abhay Firodia, Chairman Force Motors, Mr. K.B.S

Anand, M.D. and CEO of Asian Paints Limited, Dr. Kamal K. Sharma, Vice Chairman

Lupin Limited, and Dr. Chandan Chowdhury, MD Dassault Systemes. Their discussion

rested on this years topic: "Roadmap to India's progression: Attractive but challenging

market".

For the second time in a row, NITIE Finance Conclave 2014was orgasized with the themeof Indian Banking and Finance Sector The way forward. Keynote Speakers for this

years conclavewere Mr. Sunil KakarGroup CFO, IDFC Ltd, Mr. K.V SrinivasanCEO,


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Reliance Commercial Finance, Mr. Aalok Gupta - Country Head, Retail Banking Risk

Management, Yes Bank, Mr. Deepak S. Chande - CFO, Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd.

On The Job Achievers Contest (OJAC) is an unparalleled event encouraging Industry -

Institute and Industry-Industry interaction in which an eminent Jury panel evaluates and

envisions the challenges tackled by teams from various organizations. Companies across

sectors such as Manufacturing, FMCG, Banking, Consultancy, IT, Pharmaceuticals,

Automobiles etc compete for the best project award. OJAC was conducted for 5 different

modules, namely, Industrial Engineering; Supply Chain Management; General and HR

Management; Systems and IT Management and Operations Management, and witnessed

participation from corporate giants like Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Maruti Suzuki, Dell,

Madura, pepsi-Co, General Mills and many more.

Events like the Business plan contest, Avezha (entrepreneurial workshop), Dapprendre

(entrepreneur talks) organised by Empresario were marked by large crowd of enthusiasticstudents. The mission of these events was to provide a professional workspace and idea

laboratory facilitated by eminent speakers, where budding entrepreneurs can develop new

business identities in a secure, non-competitive environment of open communication and

synergistic potential.

Prominent speakers for these events were: Mr. Ajeet Khurana, CEO at IIT Bombays Society

for Innovation and Entrepreneurship SINE, Mr. Nitin Mukaddam, Strategic advisor of

Localbaniya.com and CEO of NM consulting, Mr. Naval Ahuja, CEO of

Exchange4Media, Mr. Jaspreet Saluja, Co-Founder of Housing.com, Mr. Sudipta

Mukherjee, Zonal Manager Bank of India, Mr. Rajesh Pednekar, Distribution Head of

Pfizer India, Mr. Srinivas Rao, CEO of Prizm payments, Mr. Prabhkiran Singh, Co-founder

of Bewakoof.com and Mr. Ansul Gupta, Co-founder of Box8.

Other events at Avartan like Summer Project Contest (SPC) aiming at unearthing the best

summer projects across the areas of SCM, Marketing, Finance, Consulting and IT and

LakshwizCase study competition for students in modules of SCM, Finance and Marketing

encouraged students to dig out their managerial skills.

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day ended with a similar interactive talk session titled Cita-De-La-Preranawhichsaw Mr. Sanjay Khanand Mr. AyazMenon. Mr. Sanjay inspired students by his lifetime

experiences from film industry while Mr. Ayaz put his view on eminence of sports in life and

also encouraged students to be enthusiastic.

Other events that were a part of the grand fest included the likes of Strategy-Myntra

Paradigm an HR case challengel; Sync-Quest, IT case study by Congnizent and Engauge,

event on EHS and Sustainability which aims to promote forward thinking in social and

environmental responsibility; Synergy: Smart city Challenge, Green Lantern with theme

Sustainability as a driver for Business Innovation and Growth

Avartan unites industry stalwarts, academicians, managers, NITIE PG and Fellow students

leading to qualitative networking and a healthy exchange of ideas and knowledge. The


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celebrations reaffirm the fact that NITIEs golden streak in theindustry will never fade away.

NITIE will continue making our country proud in the future like it has done so far.

NITIE ALUMNI MEET- Sansmaran 2014

NITIE, since its inception in 1963, has made its own mark in the industry. Today whenNITIE celebrates 51 successful and joyous years of existence, it is represented in every sector

of the industry by alumni who hold positions of leadership and responsibility.

In line with the Golden Jubilee Celebration, NITIE organized its Annual Alumni Meet

Sansmaran 2014 on 15thNovember 2014 at Hotel Ramada, Mumbai. Sansmaran 2014 is an

earnest endeavour by the Institute to express gratitude and affection towards its alumni and to

keep the spirit of fraternity and belonging alive. It is an attempt on our part to present our

alumni a platform for achieving meaningful interactions, thoughtful endeavours and life-long

relationships. It is, simply, our way to welcome them back to their alma-mater, welcome

them back home.

The event, this year, kicked off with an interaction session between the alumni and the

students, followed by the Annual General Meeting. A CEO Conclave on the topic,

Digitisation: The Big Explosion was organized in the post lunch session. The Felicitation

function was held in the evening, to honor the:

Distinguished Alumnus Award Winners

o Mr. Ananthram M. Kini - PGDIE 8, VP-Operations, Johnson and Johnson

o Mr. C. J. Karira - PGDIE 8, MD, Javick Impex (P) Ltd

o Prof. Ashok K. Pundir - PGDIE 10, Professor and Dean - Student Affairs and

Placements, NITIE

40 years completion (PGDIE-2) batch (1972-74)

Silver Jubilee (PGDIE-19) batch (1987-89)

10 years completion batches

o PGDIE-32ndbatch: completion year 2004

o PGDIM-9th batch: completion year 2004

o PGDISEM 2stbatch: completion year 2004

o Fellow: completion year 2004 batch

o MDP: completion year 2004 batch

In continuance with the initiatives taken last year, the momentous occasion was also markedwith the launch of NITIEs alumni magazine titled - AlumNiti. The day-long event ended

with a cultural program for the alumni, followed by dinner.

The alumni and the students look forward to yet another edition of this enlightening event

and can be rest assured that the tradition would continue for years to come.


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Lakshya Business Visionary Award & Empresario Entrepreneurship Award ceremony (held on Oct 14,

2014)(Left to Right- Prof. A. K. Pundir, Dean, Students Affairs & Placements, Padmashree, Dr. B.R.

Shetty, Founder & CEO, NMC Healthcare, MD & CEO UAE Exchange and Founder MD & CEO of

NeoPharma, Prof. (Ms.) Karuna Jain, Director, NITIE Mumbai, Mr. Amit Mittal, MD, A2Z Group & Mr.

P. S. Talesara, MD, Pyrotech Technologies)

Prerana Business Meet (held on Oct 13, 2014) (Left to Right- Prof. A. K. Pundir, Dean, Students

Affairs & Placements, Mr. K. B. S. Anand, MD & CEO, Asian Paints Ltd., Prof. (Ms.) Karuna Jain,

Director, NITIE Mumbai, Mr. Kamal K. Sharma, Vice-Chairman, Lupin Ltd. & Dr. Chandan Chowdhury,

Dassault Systemes)


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Mr. R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of Indiareceiving momento from

Prof Ashok K Pundir - Dean Students affairs and Placement

Mr. Sanjay Khan receiving momento from Prof Ashok K Pundir - Dean Students affairs and

Placement


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Lakshya Distinguished Leader Awards (Left to Right- Prof. A. K. Pundir, Dean, Students Affairs &

Placements,Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Former Director General CSIR, , Prof. (Ms.) Karuna Jain, Director,

NITIE Mumbai,Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Ex-Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India)

Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia receiving momento from Prof Ashok K Pundir - Dean Students affairs

and Placement


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A Band performing during the Head Bangers Arena Event - Arohan

A Band performing during the Head Bangers Arena Event - Arohan


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Mascot greeting Director NITIE Prof. (Ms.) Karuna Jain

Captured moment during Volleyball - Josh

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