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CONFERENCES & BUSINESS CONCLAVES

technology and machine learning in gauging customer expectations.

The discussion also highlighted the paradigm shifts in the Indian
entrepreneurship landscape along with the enthusiastic willingness
displayed by the budding entrepreneurs.The panel also put forth an
exciting viewpoint about the need to develop in house technologies by
start-ups and focus on the short-term goals.

For the first Keynote Session on Day 1, IIMV had the utmost privilege
and honour to host Hon’ble Union Minister of State, Ministry of Finance,

Shri Dr. Bhagwat Karad ji. The distinguished dignitary Shri Dr. Bhagwat
Karad ji voiced his impressions and opinions on the topic ‘Strategies for
businesses to thrive in a post-pandemic world’. He highlighted the role
of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji in launching strategic
schemes for the Banking and MSME sector and the importance of
collaboration and coordination in India’s Growth. He also talked about

the role of digitalisation in transforming India and in helping it create a
strong Global presence. Shri Dr. Bhagwat Karad ji was particularly
pleased with the interaction during the Q&A session and shared his perspective through his analytical
answers.

For the second Keynote Session on Day 1, IIMV had the wonderful
opportunity to hear from a distinguished speaker Mr. Pradeep

Kashyap ji. He is a World Bank and United Nations consultant; a
member of advisory committees of Reserve Bank of India and
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and has also
served as the Marketing Advisor to Ministry of Rural Development. He
is also the founder of MART, a rural marketing consultancy firm
working in emerging markets. The topic for this Keynote Session was

‘Life Lessons from my 50 years corporate career’. During his address,
the speaker noted his career milestones and life lessons and talked
about the importance of humility and the Gandhian transformational
style of leadership in his illustrious career. An important take away from his talk was the importance of
looking at the long-term goals rather than focusing on the short-term goals. He also spoke about MART
being a business mind, social organisation, and his journey of building an organisation based on family
value with sustained transparency. The session concluded with an open dialogue between participants

and the speaker in the form of a Q&A session.

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