50th National Management Convention
AIMA held its Golden Jubilee National Management Convention (NMC) on 26th-27th September 2023 on the theme ‘Vibrant India: Reimagining the Indian Dream’. The event was addressed by eminent leaders, industry experts, media & entertainment stalwarts and entrepreneurs. The two-day convention witnessed the participation of renowned CEOs, startup founders, distinguished economists, academia, and media.
Mr Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways sent a message of congratulations to AIMA on the occasion. "AIMA's role in sustaining this prestigious platform for exchange of ideas on managing the country's transformation is commendable," he said. Talking about the work of his ministry, Mr Gadkari said that by spreading of expressways network and creating multimodal integration we are striving to reduce logistics cost which will further boost the economy. Mr Shrinivas Dempo, then President, AIMA and Chairman, Dempo Group of Companies delivered the inaugural address. Mr Nikhil Sawhney, then Sr Vice President, AIMA and Managing Director, Triveni Turbines Ltd gave the concluding remarks and Ms Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA set the tone for the convention.
During the inaugural session, the AIMA fellowship and the AIMA - RK Swamy High Performance Brand Award 2023 were presented to Dr Rajendra Srivastava, Former Dean, Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad and Mahindra & Mahindra respectively. The NMC Souvenir and the best LMA awards were also presented during the convention.
As a fitting conclusion to the NMC, AIMA also felicitated Mr S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and his team with the 'Outstanding Achievement' Award during a session with him on India's space odyssey.
As a special highlight and to commemorate 50 years of AIMA's National Management Convention, a special 'Colours of India - Golden Jubilee Gala Evening' was organised on 26th evening. The event included a glittering awards ceremony along with several captivating dance performances. India's G20 Sherpa Mr Amitabh Kant was the chief guest of the programme and presented AIMA’s Managing India Awards to Mr R C Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd; Mr Aroon Purie, Founder Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, The India Today Group; Ms Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies who were unable to attend the Awards presentation held earlier in April this year. Their citations were read by Mr Rajiv Makhni, Technology Journalist and Founder, RM Media Ltd; Mr Sunil Kant Munjal and Ms Nandita Das respectively.
The convention was physically attended by more than 500 delegates from industry, government, media and academia. The Golden Jubilee NMC also witnessed a record participation from the Local Management Associations with representation from 50 LMAs over the two days. Live streaming on AIMA’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitter channels also increased viewership by several thousand and crossed over 6 lacs views on all the platforms.
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49th National Management Convention
AIMA held its 49th National Management Convention (NMC) on 20-21 September 2022 on the theme ‘Advantage India: Thriving in the New World Order’. The event was addressed by eminent leaders, industry experts, policymakers and entrepreneurs. The two-day convention witnessed participation from several leading members of the government, renowned CEOs, startup founders, distinguished economists, and media stalwarts.
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon’ble Vice President of India delivered the inaugural address. Mr Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India; Mr Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Government of India and Admiral R Hari Kumar, the Chief of the Naval Staff also addressed the audience.
On the second day of the programme Mr Amitabh Kant, India’s Sherpa for the G20 delivered the keynote address and the vote of thanks was delivered by Mr Shrinivas Dempo, then Senior Vice President, AIMA & Chairman, Dempo Group of Companies.
Mr C K Ranganathan, then President of AIMA and Chairman and Managing Director of CavinKare Pvt Ltd; Ms Rekha Sethi, Director General, AlMA and Mr Nikhil Sawhney, then Vice President of AIMA and Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Triveni Turbine Ltd., also addressed the gathering. Mr Harsh Pati Singhania, Past President, AIMA and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, JK Paper Ltd was also present on the occasion.
Several awards were presented to dignitaries. Mr Vijay Kelkar, Vice President, Pune International Centre and Former Finance Secretary and former Chairman, Finance Commission of India received the Honorary Fellowship of AIMA and Mr Harsh Pati Singhania, Immediate Past President, AIMA and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, JK Paper Ltd received the Honorary Life Fellowship of AIMA. The AIMA fellowship was given to Mr Raman K Garg IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemption), Government of India. The AIMA - Kewal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education 2022 was presented to Mr Upinder Dhar, Vice Chancellor, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya. The AIMA - RK Swamy High Performance Brand Award 2022 was presented to Freedom Healthy Cooking Oils and was received by Mr Chandra Shekhara Reddy, Sr. Vice President – Sales & Marketing, GEF India Ltd. AIMA Best LMA Awards 2021-22 were also presented. The NMC Souvenir was also released on the occasion.
Some of the eminent speakers who addressed the NMC included Mr Rishad Premji, Executive Chairman of Wipro Limited; Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman of Hero Enterprise; Mr Sanjay Kirloskar, Chairman and Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd; Mr Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Holdings Pvt Ltd; Mr Rajive Kaul, Chairman, Nicco Engineering Services Ltd; Mr Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge (India) Limited; Mr Sudhir Jalan, Co-Chairman, Rieter India Pvt Ltd; Mr Saurabh Mukherjea, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Marcellus Investment Managers; Mr Pranjal Sharma, Economic Analyst, Advisor and Author; Mr Vikram Chandra, Founder, Editorji Technologies and Mr P Balaji, Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Idea Ltd amongst others.
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Mr. Mansoor Hassan
Email: mhassan@aima.in
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