IIM Lucknow’s Samvit – 2010, begins on a high note

Samvit - the Annual Leadership Summit of IIM Lucknow began on a propitious note today. The theme for this year’s summit is “Financial Regulation & Development in India: Challenges & Prospects”. The premier institute hosted Dr. Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor Reserve Bank of India to unveil the theme for Samvit on the 13th of November. The main event for this year’s Samvit is the panel discussion which is scheduled to be held on the morning of Sunday 28th of November.

Over the years, Samvit has signified the homecoming of some of the biggest corporate leaders in India for the panel discussion at IIM Lucknow. Some of the names that have been associated with Samvit in the past are, Ms Kalpana J Moraparia (Chief JP Morgan India), Ms Meera Sanyal (Head ABN Amro), Mr. Pramod Bhasin (Chairman, NASSCOM), Ms Naina Lal Kidwai (India Head HSBC) and Padma Bhushan Dr. J J Irani. In continuation of the tradition, this year the institute is playing host to noted bankers and industry stalwarts – Mr. Atul Khosla (Country Head Oliver Wyman), Mr. V Bunty Bohra (CEO Goldman Sachs India), Mr. Vikas Vasal (Executive Director KPMG), Mr Sanjiv Bhasin (CEO DBS Bank) and Mr. Suresh Senapaty (CFO Wipro Ltd.) – for the panel discussion. Former RBI Governor Mr. Amitabha Ghosh will also be present to express his views on the challenges and prospects of the current regulatory environment.

In the run up to the main event, the first day of Samvit saw some exhilarating events being organised on campus. The students also got a feeler of the finance world through “Stratagem – The national level Mergers & Acquisitions Competition”. The unique event allowed the students to delve deep into financial concepts and exercise their wisdom at real time scenarios. “Finquizitive – The finance quiz” had the participants by their breath till the end. The highlight of the first day was the finance workshop conducted by Mr. Vaidya Nathan, a certified trainer who works in close association with brands such as JP Morgan Chase, Citibank and Deutsche Bank. 

Speaking about the event Hansraj Mishra, a second year student from IIM Lucknow said, “Such events which bring the industry and the academia on a common platform provide a fresh perspective to the holistic learning at B-school. More such initiatives should be taken in future”. In all the first day of the event was fun filled yet insightful. The institute now awaits the panel discussion that shall be held on Sunday morning.