The Indian Institute of Management Rohtak organised Prabandh: Management Conclave, under the theme “Empowering Success: Strategic Integration of Leadership and Sustainability”, according to the press release.
Industry stalwarts from multiple organisations such as BigBasket, Indigo, Oracle India, Bajaj Capital Ltd., BlackRock and Pfizer among other brands participated in the panel discussions. They shared thoughts from years of professional experience spread across Human Resources, Finance, and Marketing in different industries to prepare the students for the ever-evolving future.
The first panel held a discussion on the topic “Nurturing Talent: Building a Strategic Employee Development Ecosystem”. The panellists included business leaders from various industries – Amrapali Dubey, head of Winery HR and admin, Sula Vineyards; Ashish Singhania, head – human resources, Poonawalla Housing Finance; Neelam Ahluwalia, vice president – Learning and Development, BigBasket; Rakesh Prasad, AVP – HR(IFS)/lead – Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Indigo and Ritesh Bharadwaj, chief human resources officer, NBHC.
Another panel discussion focused on “Financial Synergy: Navigating the evolving landscape of ESG Reporting”. Amit Ahuja, vice president, India Tax, VOIS; Kanwar Singh, vice president, Finance, Oracle India Pvt. Ltd.; Raghavendra GS, global SVP, Accolite India; Rohit Prasad, vice president, IDBI Capital Markets and Securities Limited; and Shekhar Sood, Chief Financial Officer, Bajaj Capital Ltd. were among the panellists.
The speakers discussed the integral link between sustainability and finance while emphasising on the importance to integrate sustainability and profit maximization through responsible resource utilisation. The panellists also shared insights on evolution of ESG and its deep roots in India’s traditional wisdom and knowledge. However, recent regulations and mandates have made it more prominent. Moreover, the panellists highlighted the need to go beyond cost-benefit analysis and integrate sustainability into business practices to meet customer expectations and global goals.