Samriddhi, a word which means prosperity in English, is an annual student-run business conference that takes place at the
Goa Institute of Management
The Goa Institute of Management (abbreviated as GIM-Goa) is an Indian autonomous business school located North Goa district in the state of Goa. GIM Goa was founded in 1993 by Romuald D'Souza, a Jesuit priest.
History
Before founding GIM Goa, ...
, India. One of the largest Business School Conferences,
it is a three-day event that features prominent speakers and participants from colleges all over India.
The main event during Samriddhi is the business conference, where speakers from diverse business backgrounds and interests come together and speak about topics related to the theme of that year's conference. Other events also that take place during the course of the three-day conference include quizzes, case studies, and a photography competition.
2012
The theme for the year 2012 was "The Business of Innovation". Speakers from varying backgrounds came together to speak about their fields of work and explain to students how they brought about innovation. Speakers this year included, amongst others, the Governor of Goa
H.E. Bharat Vir Wanchoo,
Alyque Padamsee
Alyque Padamsee (5 March 1928 – 17 November 2018) was an Indian theatre personality and ad film maker. He played Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the 1982 British period film ''Gandhi''. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2000.
Besides being involved ...
(Actor and Ad Guru), Kumar Ankit (Co-founder & Executive Director at Green Leaf Energy Private Limited), Stephen Remedios (Former Head Customer Marketing, HUL),
and Mithileshwar Jha (Professor Marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore).
The topics ranged from Film making to the Advertising to
Business Logistics. In addition to the Business Conference, on the second and third days of the conference, various educational and entertaining events were held for students from Business schools all across India.
Speakers for 2012
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Bharat Vir Wanchoo
Bharat Vir Wanchoo (born 15 October 1951), better known as B.V. Wanchoo, is an Indian politician who served as the Governor of Goa from May 2012 to July 2014. Formerly, he was the director of the Special Protection Group until 2011.
Personal ...
, Governor of Goa
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Alyque Padamsee
Alyque Padamsee (5 March 1928 – 17 November 2018) was an Indian theatre personality and ad film maker. He played Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the 1982 British period film ''Gandhi''. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2000.
Besides being involved ...
* S L Ganapathi
* Stephen Remedios
* Commodore Srikant Kesnur
* Captain Praveen Nair
* Devdutt Modak
* Kumar Ankit
References
Related External Links
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www.gim.ac.in
Business conferences in India
Goa Institute of Management
2000s establishments in Goa
2006 establishments in India