CEO Talks
As part of its academic industry interface, Fortune has introduced 'CEO Talks' for its students. The objective of CEO Talks is to enrich students' experience and facilitate growth in their thinking and outlook. Speakers in the series have included: Mr. Kiran Karnik, Chairman Mahindra Satyam Ltd; Mr. Subhinder Singh Prem, MD Reebok India, Ms. Satbir Silas Bedi, Chief Electoral Officer NCT Delhi State.
CEO Talks held at Fortune Institute of International Business
- Mr. Sanjay Agarwala, CEO, Eastern Software Systems Ltd. - Impact of ERP technology
on Business Competitiveness’ on 30th July, 2008
- Mr. Niranjan Khatri, General Manager, Welcomenviron Initiatives of ITC Welcomgroup -
CSR- An Integral Part of Businesses’ on 12th August, 2008
- Mr. Arvind Kejriwal - RTI Act as Tool for Good Governance’ on 1st September, 2008
- Mr. Suvendu Bannerjee, President Business Images - Importance of Communication and
Images in Management’ on 10th September, 2008
- Dr. Vinay Bharat Ram, CEO, DCM Limited - Wisdom from The Past-What Marx, Keynes
and Friedman Would Say About the Financial Crisis’ on 15 Oct., 2008
- Mr. Yuvraj Srivastava, Director, HR Oberoi Hotels - Recipe for Success in Corporate
World’ on 7 Nov. 2008
- Ms. Radhika Anand, Economist with CRISIL - Has the Financial Distress Made the Case
for Responsible Investments Weaker?’ on 12 Nov. 2008
- Dr. Vinay Kumar Garg, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Missouri State
University, U.S.A. - A Global Strategy Framework and Development of International
Strategy’ on 17 Nov. 2008
Deliberations at Fortune Institute of International Business on Liquidity Crisis
An interactive session by Dr. Vinay Bharat Ram, CEO, DCM Limited, was held on October
15th 2008 at USI Auditorium, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi. He spoke on ‘Wisdom from
the Past – What Marx, Keynes, Friedman would say about Financial Crisis.
Dr. Bharat Ram talked about the ongoing financial crisis and discussed the theories
of Karl Marx, J.M. Keynes and Milton Friedman. He informed students on how Karl
Marx views on capitalism have become a reality. He further said that views of Keynes
on government intervention are presently implemented in the U.S. Besides, Dr. Bharat
Ram deliberated on the U.S. Bail-Out Package and on The Great Depression.
Dr. Bharat Ram was educated at the Universities of Delhi, Michigan (Ann Arbor) and
Harvard. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Delhi. He has taught
at the Indian institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and at the Faculty of Management
Studies, University of Delhi. Presently he is a Visiting Professor of Economics
at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Students enjoyed the deliberations and found it inspirational and as a value addition
to their knowledge.
Fortune Institute holds seminar on 'Global Financial Meltdown'
Prof. A.K.Puri, DG, Fortune Institute addressing the gathering
Dr Subas Pani, Secretary, Planning Commission
Mr Abheek Barua, chief economist, HDFC Bank, Delhi
Mr Gopal Nair, Director, Capital Market, Ministry of Finance
Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi organized a National Seminar
on ‘The Global Financial Meltdown: Impact and Measures’ on December 12, 2008. Dr
Subas Pani, Secretary, Planning Commission was the chief guest at the event.
In his address, Dr Pani emphasized that ‘crisis of confidence’ has aggravated the
present crisis. He said that the Indian government is injecting liquidity to boost
demand that will bring back the economy on track. He agreed that the situation is
grim but was optimistic about the future and enumerated various steps undertaken
by the government to stem the crisis. The seminar also had speakers including Mr
Abheek Barua, chief economist, HDFC Bank, Delhi; Mr Amit Gupta, Vice-President of
Bajaj Capital; Mr Gopal Nair, Director, Capital Market, Ministry of Finance, Mr
Subhasis Nath, E.O. of Axis Risk Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. and Ms Preeti Saxena,
Research Analyst, SMC Group of Companies.
Mr. Amit Gupta cited a point in media’s reporting about pink slips but their non-responsiveness
on the new hiring into the companies. The speakers agreed that the financial tornado
has caused grave concern for India but opined that it will soon bounce back. Prof
AK Puri, Director General of the Institute said that even in this meltdown there
is a ray of hope at the end of the dark tunnel. It provides an opportunity for Indian
firms to pick up overseas business at very low considerations.
