KCE Society’s Institute of Management & Research Presents
The Innovation Edge: upside of Recession
A Business Conference for Students, Entrepreneurs, Executives, Academia
The Event
The Innovation Edge is a premier event bringing academia and business together to accelerate performance through innovation. Today innovation is crucially important. In the past, innovation has been considered an art, flash of genius, rare occurrences of brilliance, expensive and unpredictable. In the 21st century, we must master innovation so that we become continual thinkers, capable of innovating on demand to sustain profitable growth.
The dates are Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25, 2009. The time is between 10.00 AM and 5.00 PM.
Why this Conference
As the economy continues to tumble, Innovation is the only imperative for businesses to survive and thrive. Recessions -- despite the pain -- are times of creativity and entrepreneurship and is the time when the businesses renew themselves. Winners always emerge out of recessions and they almost always beat their competition on the basis of something new. Who Should Attend? The Conference is directed towards business, executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, academics and researchers, and above all students who are in search of new innovation solutions
Why should you attend?
Because it’s about... creative thinking, knowing how your market will develop, engaging your customer, making money and being ready…for Better Business through Innovation.
- Learn what is innovation and what it takes to run an innovative business
- Discover from a panel of experts, consultants and business with practical experience, how innovation is critical in ensuring success in business
Conference Sub themes
- Innovative practices in HR
- New Business Models
- Effective marketing strategies
- Financial planning for resource optimization
- Fostering culture of innovation
- Innovation and co-creation in organization development
- Innovation skills
- New product development
- Recognizing opportunities during recession
Speakers
- Zhang Liyan, Professor, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, China
- Kamal Singh, Director, CMD, AIMA, Delhi
- Dr. Vijaya Katti, Dean, MDP, IIFT, Delhi
- Meenal Mohadikar, President, Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce
- Manohar Paralkar, Consultant, Advisor, Tata Motors, Mumbai
- Abhijit Patil, CEO, RajaRani Travels
- Milind Agarkar, President, Saturday Club
- Saurabh Chowdhary, Zonal Business Head, Aircel, Mumbai
- Girish Jakhotia, Consultant, Mumbai
- V.N. Govilkar, Principal, J.D. Bytco College, Nasik
- D.S. Kulkarni, Chairman, DSK Group, Pune*
- Ram Bhogle, MD, Umasons, Aurangabad*
* Confirmation awaited
Registration fees
- Students: Rs. 500/-
- Faculty / Academicians: Rs. 700/-
- Institute alumni: Rs 700/-
- Business Executives / Professionals: Rs 1,000/-
Registration fees cover participation at the conference, lunches and refreshments. The fee does not include hotel accommodation.
Payments must be made by demand draft drawn in favor of “Director, Institute of Management & Research”, payable at Jalgaon.
Call for Papers
We solicit research papers and case studies on sub-themes related to the conference from academic scholars, practicing professionals & industry executives. The word limit of the abstract is up to 300 words & full paper is up to 5000 words. At the conference, authors of all accepted papers are given the opportunity to present. The format for presentations will be either "elevator pitch" (a shorter presentation followed by discussion) or "podium presentations" (20 minute presentation followed by discussion). Decision on format is made by the Program Committee and announced with the final program.
Important Dates
- Submission of final papers - 15 January 2009
Paper Submission Instructions
- All papers are due by 15 January 2009. Please note that unlike other conferences, there will be no option to submit an abstract before the paper submission.
- All paper handling and conference registration is done with a conference management system (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ie09).
For a smooth paper submission process, follow these steps:
- Register in the Conference Management System (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ie09) and create your account.
- Submit your full paper(s) following the instructions on the webpage.
In case of any difficulty, please mail us on conference.imr09@gmail.com
About the Institute
Institute of Management and Research (IMR) is the regions best management institute with a history that dates back 23 years. The institute conducts AICTE approved and university affiliated MBA and MCA course. For more details of this first choice institute visit us at http://imr.kces.in/
IMR is a constituent institute of Khandesh College Education (KCE) Society. Established 1945 KCE is an eminent educational institution with a combined student strength of 10, 000 students.
KCE Society is an amalgam of 11 institutions such as MJ Arts, Science & Commerce College (1945), College of Education (1965), SS Maniyar Law College (1970), Institute of Management & Research (IMR – 1986), College of Engineering & Technology (2000), and others
About Jalgaon
Jalgaon is a prominent district of Maharashtra placed 433 Kms by road and 420 kms by rail from Mumbai and well connected by both road and railway to other parts of the country. It is located on Mumbai-Delhi broad gauge railway line & also on National Highway No.6. The nearest airport is at Aurangabad, located 160 Kms from Jalgaon.
Jalgaon is one of the world's largest banana producing regions. Jalgaon is also one of world's the largest pulse (beans/daals) milling centers and is home to nation's best jewellery makers in addition to being a leading cotton producing region.
It is a well developed, highly industrialized city and is growing at a blistering pace. The world famous Ajanta Caves are just 70 Kms from Jalgaon and is one of the key attraction places for tourists all around the World.
Conference Venue
IMR campus, Behind DIC, NH No. 6, Jalgaon-425001
Registration Information
Call Ms. Anupama Chaudhari at +91 – 0 – 9881376212
10:30 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday
E-mail: conference.imr09@gmail.com
Seating is limited. Hurry for Registrations!!!
Disclaimer
The organizers reserve the right to alter the program as necessary. Times are also subject to change. Speaker names are confirmed at time of going to press.
