Schedule

A finally curated agenda of events that brings together academicians, scholars, practitioners as well as policymakers onto one platform to discuss avenues to become catalysts for people development and societal advancements.

Thursday, 11 January 2024

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Registration & Tea/ coffee (ABE Foyer)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Track slot 1: Parallel sessions
Venue: NAB and ABE

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

LUNCH: (Area in front of ABE)

Post - Lunch  

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 

Inauguration of the Conference. Venue: Auditorium, ABE
Invocation and Lighting of the Lamps
Welcome Address: Dr Ajit Parulekar, Director, GIM
About the Conference: Dr Sushanta Mishra
Keynote Speech: Dr Pawan Budhwar
Vote of Thanks: Dr Neeraj Amarnani
Presentation by EBSCO (10 minutes)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

High Tea

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Directors Panel on Developing Responsible Leaders for the Industry. Venue: Auditorium, ABE
  • Dr Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, IIM Tiruchirappalli
  • Dr Vinita Sahay, Director, IIM Indian Institute of Management, Bodhgaya
  • Dr Vishal Talwar, Director, IMT Ghaziabad,
  • Dr Varun Nagaraj, Dean, S P Jain Institute of Management & Research
  • Dr Suresh Ramanathan, Dean, Great Lakes Institute of Management
  • Moderator: Dr Ajit Parulekar, Director, Goa Institute of Management

Friday, 12 January 2024

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM 

Registration (ABE) & Tea/Coffee

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Track slot 2: Parallel sessions
Venue: NAB and ABE

Special Interest Panel Discussions
  1. The State of HRM in and out of South Asia. Moderator: Dr Mohan Thite, Editor, SAJHRM. Venue: CR5
  2. Indigenous Indian Management. Moderator: Dr. Ramya T. Venkateswaran, Professor, IIM Calcutta. Venue: Boardroom

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM 

High Tea

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Meet the Editors. Venue: Auditorium, ABE
Prof. Daniel Muzio, Editor Journal of Management Studies
Prof. Elizabeth Rose, Editor, Academy of Management Collections
Prof. Pawan Budhwar, Editor-in-Chief, Human Resource Management Journal
Prof. Gary A Ballinger, Member, Editorial Review Board, AIB Insights
Moderator: Prof Sushanta Mishra, Professor, IIM Bangalore

LUNCH 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM (Area in front of ABE)

Post - Lunch  

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM 

Track slot 3: Parallel sessions
Venue: NAB and ABE

Paper Development Workshops
  1. JMS (CR 5)
  2. AIB Insights (AIC Boardroom)
  3. Business & Society (CR 12)
Special Interest Panel Discussions 3. Adapting EdTech, OpenAI, and Online Learning for Management Education. Moderator: Prof. Devendra Kodwani, Vice Chancellor’s Delegate-International & Post Graduate @ The Open University. Venue: CR5
Paper Development Workshops
  1. JMS (CR 5)
  2. AIB Insights (AIC Boardroom)
  3. Business & Society (CR 12)

Panel Discussions

4. Adapting EdTech, OpenAI, and Online Learning for Management Education. Moderator: Prof. Devendra Kodwani, Vice Chancellor’s Delegate- International & Post Graduate @ The Open University (CR18)

Panel Discussions

4. Adapting EdTech, OpenAI, and Online
Learning for Management Education.
Moderator: Prof. Devendra Kodwani,
Vice Chancellor’s Delegate-
International & Post Graduate @ The
Open University (CR18)

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

High Tea

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Panel Discussion on Disruption in Higher Education

Dr Bhimaraya Metri, Director, IIM Nagpur Dr K. Rangarajan, Head, IIFT Kolkata Prof Ajit Parulekar, Director, GIM Prof D P Goyal, Director, IIM Shillong Moderator: Prof Sebastian Morris, Goa Institute of Management

Special Interest Panel Discussions

4. Curating Open Academic Fora: Towards Improved Institutional Arrangements for Scholarly Dialogue and Exchange. Moderated by Ms. Anupama Kondayya. Venue: CR18

5. India As a Global Supply Chain Partner and Market for Incoming FDI: Benefits, Concerns, and Obstacles Moderated by Prof. Farook Contractor, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Business School. Venue: CR5

Panel Discussions

5. Curating Open Academic Fora:
Towards Improved Institutional
Arrangements for Scholarly Dialogue
and Exchange. Moderated by Ms.

Anupama Kondayya
6. India As a Global Supply Chain
Partner and Market for Incoming FDI:
Benefits, Concerns, and Obstacles
Moderated by Prof. Farook
Contractor, Distinguished Professor,
Rutgers Business School

Cultural Evening
Followed by
Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony. Venue: Plaza

Saturday, 13 January 2024

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Registration (ABE)

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Track slot 4: Parallel sessions
Venue: NAB and ABE

Workshop on Women's Circle Professional Development: Coordinator: Dr Jyoti Bachani, Saint Mary's College of California. Venue CR5

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

High Tea

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Valedictory Session. Venue: Auditorium
Address by Dr Ramadhar Singh
Conference Report: Dr Kingshuk Sarkar
Concluding Remarks: Dr Sushanta Mishra

LUNCH 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Optional half day excursion to Goa

Conference Venue