Indian Institute Management Udaipur is going to host the third edition of its annual flagship event, The Leadership Summit 2014 on 23^rd August, 2014 at the Durbar Hall, City Palace, Udaipur.

The Leadership Summit is a student-driven initiative which is organized by the Media and Industry Cell (MiiC) of IIMU. The event serves as a platform for corporate leaders to share their opinions and views on select themes through diverse engaging panel discussions. The panelists comprise of distinguished leaders from industries and academia. The objective of the summit is to get unique insights from the leaders and get to understand the direction in which the economies, corporate policy making and businesses are heading viz-a-viz globalization and competition. The first two editions of The Leadership Summit have been immensely successful.

The umbrella theme for the Leadership Summit 2014 is “RETHINK: A paradigm shift in the Leadership Trends of India“. Under the umbrella themes, the panelists will be participating in student moderated panel discussions under three sub-themes. The event will also see two special segments, viz., Young Achievers Talk and Big Ideas Session. The following dignitaries will be attending the summit for their respective panel discussions.

Chief Guest: Dr. V Raghunathan – CEO, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation. Ex-President, ING Vysya Bank

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Puneet Dalmia – MD, Dalmia Group of Industries

Panel Discussions:

Theme 1: Rethink Approach: How to think, act and lead in this era of Globalization?

Mr. Balaji R. Narayanswamy, General Manager, Mindtree

Mr. Sukanti Ghosh – Member of Global Management Committee, APCO Worldwide

Mr. Vishal Mathur – VP Sales, Eicher Motors

Theme 2: Rethink Boundaries: Can we learn Leadership from boundaries beyond corporate world?

Mr. Ramkumar – Executive Director, ICICI Bank Limited

Mr. Praveen Mathur – Major General (Retd.) & Advisor, Director General Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum

Mr. M P Vasimalai – IIMA Alumnus & Founder, DHAN Foundation

Mr. Kalyan S. Bose – Senior Volunteer, SPIC MACAY

Theme 3: Rethink Convention: Women in Leadership Roles – Changing the rules of the game!

Ms. Arnabi Marjit – GM-HR, Lupin Pharma

Ms. Namrata Gill – VP, Organizational Development and Talent Management, Mahindra and Mahindra

Ms. Neelima Khetan – GM, Sustainability and CSR, Coca-Cola India

Big Idea Session: Bell Ringers from Innovations Galore

Mr. Sanjay Panigrahi – CEO, Sahaj e-Village Limited

Young Achiever Session: Interaction with Leaders

Mr. P C Mustafa – Founder, ID Foods India Private Limited

The event is a student driven initiative of IIM Udaipur which aims to bring the business community of Udaipur, global leaders, faculty and students of IIMU on a common platform where they can exchange knowledge and insights and work towards establishing possible future sustainable partnerships.

Vedanta Group is the Title Sponsor of the event while Wonder Cement is the Associate Sponsor of the event.