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IIM-A annual business fest begins on Nov 24
Our Bureau
Mumbai
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Nov. 11
GROWTH, the Eternal Paradox; Innovations on the Horizon; Management Beyond the Obvious; and Marketing Today and Tomorrow, are the themes identified for interactions between industry representatives, academicians, and management students at Confluence 2005, the annual international business school meet organised by IIM, Ahmedabad, students.
The four themes will also run through the competitive events planned during the event — MasterPlan, LiveStock, and Mousetrap. MasterPlan is a business plan contest with total prize money of $11,000. LiveStock allows students to invest money and make real returns on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Mousetrap is a week-long multifunctional online management game conducted as a qualifier, and has been developed by the students themselves.
Talking to presspersons about the event, Mr Pradyumna Agrawal, an IIM (A) student and Secretary of Confluence 2005, said Mr Arun Shourie, former Union Minister for Disinvestment; Mr Chandrababu Naidu, former Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh; Mr Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC; Mr Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd; and Mr N. Ram, Editor-In-Chief, The Hindu, are among the speakers expected at the event, to be held between November 24 and 27.
The budget for the event is pegged at around Rs 60 lakh.
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