Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee

  • Dr. Arvind Sahay
    Professor of Marketing and International Business, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
  • Prof. Bala K.R.Balachandran
    Professor of Accounting & Operations Management, Stern School of Business, New York University, USA
  • Dr Cleo Paskal
    Associate Fellow, Chatham House, London, UK
  • Dr. E. Bharucha
    Director, Instittue of Environmental Education & Research, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune, India
  • Dr. Gert Bruche
    Professor of International Management,
    Berlin School of Economics & Law, Germany
  • Dr. J. C. J. M.van den Bergh
    Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain
  • Dr. Lucia Marchegiani
    Assistant Professor, Luiss Business School, University of Rome, Italy
  • Prof. Dr. M. E. Malik
    Dean, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences& Director, Institute of Business Administration (IBA) University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Dr. M. R. Rao
    Dean Emeritus and Professor, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India
  • Dr. M. Ravichandran
    Professor & Head, Department of Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, India
  • Dr. Manoj Pant
    Professor, Center for International Trade & Development, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
  • Dr Marina Dabic
    Department of International Economics, University of Zagreb, Croatia
  • Dr. N. Jayasankaran
    Former VC and Director General,
    Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli, India
  • Dr. Narendra M. Agrawal
    Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India
  • Dr. Rainer Walz
    Head, Competence Center - Sustainability & Infrastructure Systems, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems & Innovation Research ISI, Germany
  • Dr. Ramkumar Kakani
    Professor of Finance & Strategic Management
    XLRI, Jamshedpur, India
  • Dr. Ravi Jain
    Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Dr. Shalini Sharma
    Head, Center for Climate Change, Engineering Staff College of India, Hyderabad, India
  • Dr. V. K. Jain
    Professor, Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,India
  • Mr. V. P. Raja [ IAS Retd]
    Chairman, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission [MERC], India
  • Prof. V. V. Krishna
    Professor, Science Policy & Chairperson, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi, India
  • Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar
    Principal Director, Symbiosis Society &
    Executive Director, Symbiosis Centre for International Education, Pune, India
  • Dr. Vidyanand Jha
    Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, India
  • Dr. Zongwei Luo
    Senior Researcher, E-Business Technology Institute, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong [China]

Thursday, 12th January, 2012 - Day1


Time Session title Participants  
8.00 to 9.00 AM Conference Registration & Breakfast    
9.00 to 10.00 AM Conference Inauguration Guest of Honour :Mr. Wolfgang Lehmacher, Managing Director (Greater China and India), Corporate Value Associates, Hong Kong.  
    Padmashri Dr.S.B.Mujumdar, Founder & Chancellor, Symbiosis International University.  
    Dr.Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice Chancellor, Symbiosis International University.  
    Dr.Vidya Yeravdekar, Principal Director, Symbiosis Society & Executive Director, Symbiosis Centre for International Education[SCIE].  
    Dr.Rajani Gupte, Dean -Faculty of Management,Symbiosis International University & Director , Symbiosis Institute of International Business.  
10.00 to 10.30 AM Tea Break
Track I – Issues in Emerging Economies
Plenary Session
10.30AM to 1.00 PM Plenary Session Track I – Issues in Emerging Economies Track Chair :  
    Dr.Manoj Pant, Professor of Economics, Centre for International Trade and Development, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India  
    Discussants :  
    Dr.Rajas Parchure, RBI Chair Professor & Director, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune,India  
    Dr.N.K.Chidambaran, Assistant Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Fordham University, New York, USA  
    Paper Presenters :  
    Mr.Siddhant Srivastava :The emerging economies & changing avenues of the multicurrency global order: avenues and challenges in times ahead  
    Mr. Pravin Jadhav & Dr. Jaydeep Mukerjee:Determinants of foreign direct investment in BRIC Economies: Analysis of economic,institutional and political factors 
    Ms. Niloo Kumari & Ms. Purti Sharma: Location as a poverty trap  
    Mr.Anant Gupta :Unit Linked Insurance Products (ULIPs) and mortality content  
1.00 to 1.30PM Lunch
Parallel Sessions for Track 1
  Room 1 Room 2 Room 3
1.30 to 3.00PM Chair: Prof. N.K. Chidambaran Chair: Prof. Manoj Pant Chair: Prof. Rajas Parchure
  Dr. S. Pragadeeswaran & Mr.P.Baskaran: Economies of television media and its RFI targeting luxury segment Mr.Magsud Ibrahimov: Global energy security Mr.Kapil Narula: Sustainable investing via the FDI route for ‘Sustainable Development’
  Ms.Asmita Chitnis: Performance evaluation system of Indian corporate organizations-A survey Ms.Parimal Garud: Incorporation of global environmental norms into Indian legal systems: social and economic challenges, with special reference to Ship-Breaking Mr.K.K.Saikia & Dr Chandrama Goswami: FDI & its impact on export growth in India, status and prospect in North East Region
  Mr.Bhagwan Jagwani: Impact of foreign direct investment on corporate performance: results from cross-border acquisitions of Indian companies Dr.Rafael Leal-Arcas: Alternative architecture for climate change: Major Economies Ms.Mridula Goel & Mr.Aman Asija: Economic Regulations: effect on growth and stability in Brazil and India
  Mr.Faisal Fasih: Inclusive growth in India through Islamic banking Dr. Anuradha Patnaik: Comparative study of growth of India and China Ms Purva Yadav: India’s changing trade pattern in the process of globalization
  Dr. Falguni P. Desai: Trends in fragmentation of production: A comparative study of Asia and Latin America Ms.Mariya Pylypiv: Bank efficiency in Ukraine: Longitudinal analysis of change from 2004 to 2010 Mr.Smwarajit Chakravarty & Mr.Ranajit Chakrabarty: An econometric study of Indian export and import of Black Gold (oil)
  Ms.M.Sonawane & Dr. Arvind Chaudhari: Relationship marketing to product based marketing a trend of residential construction business Dr. Prita D. Mallya: Health in India-Need for a paradigm shift Mr.Sutirtho Nandi & Mr. Heten Koli: Comparative analysis of foreign direct investment trends in emerging economies.
  Ms.Manisha Ketkar & Dr. Omkarprasad Vaidya: Study of emerging issues in supply chain risk management in India Mr.Xin Zhang: Varieties of state capitalism-Governing national oil companies in emerging economies Ms.Aishwarya Padmanabhan: Relationship between FDI inflows and bilateral investment treaties / international investment treaties in developing economies: An empirical analysis
  Mr.Naresh Gopal & Dr.Sheena Suresh: An analysis of consumer perceptions on brand personalities- an Indian perspective Mr.Amrutharaj Harikrishnan, Rajendrakumar Anayath, Asha S. Pai, Nagaraj Kamath , Soujanya Shenoy & Ingrid Amon-Tran: An approach to minimize carbon footprint for an environmental friendly printing by optimizing an offset machine in a printing facility. Mr.Sushil Bajaj &Mr.Kapil Choudhary: Intraday lead/lag relationships between the futures and spot market in India
3.00 to 3.15 PM Tea break
Track II – Emerging Economies: Socio-Cultural Dynamics
Plenary Session
3.15 to 5.00PM Plenary Session Track II – Socio – Cultural Dynamics Track Chair:  
    Prof. Dr. V.V. Krishna, Professor of Science Policy, Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India  
    Discussant:  
    Prof. Dr. Vidyanand Jha, Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, India  
    Paper Presenters :  
    Dr.Debashish Munshi & Dr.Priya A. Kurian: To be or not to be: Identity struggles in the faultlines of development in New Zealand  
    Ms.Sushma Angadi & Mr.Sayed Afzal Peerzade: Gender inequality and gender budgeting in emerging economies with reference to India  
    Mr.Vachya Lavoori , Dr. Pesala Busenna & Dr.B.Nagarjuna: Micro finance and poverty eradication - some evidences from grass root level  
5.00 to 5.15PM Tea break
Parallel Sessions for Track II
  Room 1 Room 2  
5.15 to 6.30PM Chair: Prof. Dr. V.V. Krishna Chair: Prof. Dr. Vidyanand Jha  
  Dr. C.S. Yatnalli ,Mr. M.B.Banakar & Mr. B. Huggi: Stri Shakti Groups – A parallel force Ms.Sreerupa Ray: Microfinance for the tribal community of West Bengal – Implementation and Scope  
  Dr. Rachel Simon-Kumar: Brand ‘inclusion’ in New Zealand: Making cultural pluralism work for emerging economy Relationships Mr. Prateek Vyas,Mr.Nishesh Pandit & Mr.Sankar R. A: 5Ds in training & development for emerging economies  
  Ms.Safoora Habeeb, Ms.Kanupriya Madan & Dr. Kamal Un Nabi: Pace of Indian women with challenges & its effect on the economy of India Dr. S. H. Baba,Dr. M. H. Wani,Dr. B. A. Zargar,Dr. H. A. Malik : Human resource development, agricultural productivity and livelihood in rural Jammu & Kashmir  
  Ms.Soumi Rai: Engaging young employees in a social eedia dominated world – review and retrospection Dr. Shikha Sahai & Mr. A.K. Srivastava: A two perspective analysis of talent management-Trends and practices in the steel industry in India  
  Mr. sc. DragicaKaraji?,Ms. Marijan Cingula & Prof. Dr. sc. Marina Dabi?: Interaction among national experts for the entrepreneurial learning, within pan-European network Ms.Ruchira Bhattacharya: Comparative analysis of the extent of free education and average private expenditure on education in India  
  Ms. Shilpa Kulkarni: Impact assessment of Paper & pulp industry on socio economic status of village Khurd,Belgaum Dist.,Karnataka,India Ms.J.Sheeba Rosaline: Best practices in talent management system  
7.00 PM onwards Banquet Dinner


Friday, 13th January, 2012 - Day2


Time Session title Participants  
8.30 to 9 .00AM Breakfast
Track III -Emerging Economies: Governance, Institutional Change and Best Practices
Plenary Session
9.00 to 10.45AM Plenary Session Track III – Emerging Economies: Governance, Institutional Change and Best Practices Track Chair:  
    Mr. V. P. Raja, Chairman,Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), Mumbai, India  
    Discussant:  
    Ms. Cleo Paskal, Associate Fellow, Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK  
    Mr. Ramkumar Kakani, Professor, XLRI, Jamshedpur, India  
    Presentation by Ms.Cleo Paskal  
    Paper Presenters :  
    Mr.Punarjit Roychowdhury & Ms.Mousumi Dutta: Regulation, governance and informality: An analysis of selected countries 
    Dr.Katsuhiro Sasuga : Comparative studies of the Chinese and Indian automobile industries: The strategic relationships between local governments and the private sector  
    Mr.Sreejesh S: Does better corporate governance and legal framework result in ethical behaviour of firms in emerging markets? An examination using partial least square estimation  
Parallel Sessions for Track III
 
Room 1
Room 2
 
10.45 AM to 12.00 Chair: Mr. V.P. Raja Chair: Ms. Cleo Paskal  
  Mr.Ajit S. Joshi: Transition to Ind-AS, A corporate governance perspective. Mr.Birajat Mohanty & MR. Ghanashyam Sahu: A comparative study on forest governance in joint forest management implemented models in Orissa  
  Ms.Padmini Sundaram: The BRIC mutual fund industry reforms Mr.Darshan Joshi & Mr.Atik Sheikh: Sustainability Encouraging Mechanism (SEM): the way after 2012  
  Mr.Subrata Saha & Mr.Chandan Kumar Mukhopadhyay: Effects of structural changes on the intertemporal relationship between government revenue & expenditure: A case study of Malaysia. Dr.Priya A. Kurian & Mr.Bernard Esonu: A case study analysis of the impact of mining on sustainable development in Papua New Guinea  
  Mr.Suman Sikdar&C. K. Mukhopadhyay: Central government revenue and expenditure relationship in Indian economy: Effects of unanticipated shocks in the respective profile Mr.Shantanu J. Pendse: International transfer pricing: A review of non tax outlook  
12 to 12.30PM Lunch
TRACK IV : Emerging Economies: Sustainable Cities
Plenary Session
12.30 to 2.00 PM Plenary Session Track IV – Emerging economies - Sustainable Cities Track Chair:  
    Mr.Dennis Pamlin, Founder/CEO at 21st Century Frontiers, Director , Low Carbon Leaders for Transformative Solutions, Senior Associate , Chinese Academy of Sciences(CASS)  
    Discussant:  
    Mr. Emani Kumar, Executive Director, ICLEI, New Delhi, India  
    Presentation by Mr.Dennis Pamlin  
    Paper Presenters:  
    Dr. Agnelo Menezes: An impact audit of urbanization in emerging economies  
    Dr Yogesh Patil: Development of an innovative low-cost industrial waste treatment technology for resource conservation - a case study with gold-cyanide  
    Ms.Ruth Santiago: Imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and the environment from coal ash disposal in Puerto Rico  
    Prof Mukesh Mathur: The urban reforms -JNNURM  
Parallel Sessions for Track IV
 
Room 1
Room 2
 
2.00 to 3.00 PM Chair: Mr. Dennis Pamlin Chair: Mr. Emani Kumar  
  Dr. Dimpal Vij: Urbanization and solid waste management in India: present practices and future challenges Ms.Pallavi Rai: Townships for sustainable cities  
  Ms.Garima Gupta, Dr.Prakash Rao & Dr.Yogesh Patil : An empirical study of environmental awareness and practices among small scale suppliers in emerging economies - an Indian perspective Ms.Sanchita Deb Roy & Mr.Sridhar Kundu: Globalisation, urbanisation and de-sanitation: A de-compositional analysis of emerging cities in India  
  Ms.Viraja Bhat, Dr.Prakash Rao & Dr.Yogesh Patil: Development of a model to recover precious metals - A novel strategy for the management of e -waste Dr. Alpana Kateja: Building infrastructure: public private partnerships in emerging economies  
    Mr.Rajiv Hunshal & Dr.Yogesh Patil: Assessment of noise pollution indices in the city of Kolhapur, India  
3.00 to 3.15 PM Tea Break
TRACK V : Emerging Economies: Innovation and Progress
Plenary Session
3.15 to 4.45 PM Plenary Session Track V – Emerging Economies: Innovation & Progress Track Chair:  
    Dr. Arvind Sahay, Professor of Marketing, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad , India  
    Discussant:  
    Dr.Marina Dabic, Professor, Department of International Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia  
    Paper Presenters:  
    Dr. Zillur Rahman, Dr. A.A.Kazmi, Praveen Goyal & Mr.Vinod Kumar: Evolution of sustainability as marketing strategy  
    Mr.Pankaj Sekhsaria: Exploring jugaad as a thriving concept of ‘innovation’ in India  
    Mr.Ashok Bahadur Singh: Mobile banking based money order for India post: feasible model and assessing demand potential  
4.45 to 5.30 PM   Ms.Deblina Vashishtha & Ms.Shilpa Santosh Chadichal: An empirical study on “innovative business strategies- key to progress in the emerging economies with special reference to Yes Bank”  
    Ms.Julie Sunil: Frugal innovation for emerging economies  
    Ms.Neha Grover: A review paper on distribution network planning for retail supply chains  
    Mr.Raveesh Agarwal & Ms.Monica Thiel: A stratagem for responsible business in India and the US: Government innovation or constraint?  
5.30 to 5.45 PM Valedictory Session