Annual Business Conclaves – Xavier University, Bhubaneswar

Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XUB) is India’s first digital University, is a self-financing institution imparting professional and technical education. The university all set to host the XUB Business Conclaves 2018, which is a series of business conferences hosted by five different management schools belonging to XUB.

This event will take place on 5^th August 2018. Following this, will be SAMAVESH-organised by HabituX-The Urban Management and Governance Association. This conclave will discuss over the theme of “Complex Cities – Managing Urban Challenges”, on 10^thAugust 2018. Future research should focus on specific places and communities, combining both connectivity and inclusion issues.

Since the introduction of the internet to the consumer market, researchers from various disciplines have shown interest in the causes and consequences of this urban-rural divide, resulting in a large and growing body of literature. Therefore, this crucial discussion will ensue on 19^th August 2018 during ABHIVYAKTI, which is organized by the Rural Managers Association of Xavier School of Rural Management. The theme of this discussion will be “Rural Business Impact in Digital Era”. KSHITIJ-conducted by XIMAHR, The HR Association of Xavier School of Human Resource Management, will elaborate on the paramount topic “Agile HR”, a panel discussion, wherein three industry veterans will present their views and understanding, on 26^th August 2018. PARIVARTAN- organised by ConXerv, Committee for Xavier School of Sustainability will intricate on the theme of “Sustainability: Investment or Financial Liability”, on 31^stAugust 2018.

The conferences will witness the participation of XUB alumni, as well as industry stalwarts, and will be attended by the post-graduate management students of XUB. Some of the industry veterans attending the conclaves include Mr. Susanta Sharma, (Head – Global Alliance- Smart Cities, TATA Projects),CA Shomdip Ghosh (Darashaw), Mr. Kamlesh Yagnik (Chief Resilience Office, 100 Resilient Cities, Surat), and Mr. Naveen Goel (Vice President & Country Head – Supply Chain Finance), amongst others.

XUB believes in offering a platform for quality discussions on emerging issues and trends. The university organises a plethora of superlative conclaves to ameliorate the students’ learning experience. These business conclaves are aimed at providing an enriching interactive session, succinctly stressed on the core philosophy of holding a function-specific platform, a forum which brings together practitioners from multi-faceted domains, helping students connect the dots and draw meaningful inferences out of it, which will help them to gain substantial knowledge in their respective fields.