PIM conference held in IIM-A for the first time

AHMEDABAD: The 43rd Partnership in International Management (PIM) conference was held at Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIM-A) from October 10 to October 12. The very first time that the conference had come to India in its 43 year history.
Partnership in International Management (PIM) , is a consortium of leading international Business Schools, founded in 1973.Each member institution represents the highest degree of excellence in the fields of business administration and management, demonstrates leadership in their geographic region and delivers an MBA or a graduate-equivalent degree in management.
PIM facilitates the development of international cooperation among members, fostering the development of joint programs, students and faculty exchange, joint research and cooperation among faculty members and researchers.
IIMA has been a member of PIM since 1998. The member schools meet annually at a member school to discuss on the contemporary topic based on research, management and others and to address the governance issues relating to the network in taking it forward in an emerging business environment.
The conference was formally inaugurated by the Director of IIM-A, Professor Ashish Nanda and Coordinated by the Dean Alumni and External Relationship, Professor Arvind Sahay and PGPX Manager, Jatin Nagori. There were around 90 participants representing 50 countries, probably the largest gathering of an international audience in Ahmedabad at any given time in one place with the exception of Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
The theme of the conference was “Inclusive Growth and Management Education”.
During three days of the conference, there were many parallel discussions, plenary discussions and panel discussion held on the topics including Management Education in Asia, Crisis Management, Sharing successful experiences with International Immersions, Inclusive Growth in Sustainability and Financial Inclusion, Inclusive Growth in Management Education, India’s Competitive Position in the Global Economy.
Other sessions included the sharing of the experiences of Exchange Council of IIMA and Market Place where the partners meet and discuss about the problems and new decisions about their relationship and future proposals. Other governance issues included the admission of new member schools and the future strategy of PIM for which a process was agreed to for the coming year.
The delegates also sampled traditional and cultural Navratri “Dandiya Night” with Indian food. They were also offered heritage tour of Ahmedabad wall city, one hour yoga session daily, garba learning workshop, Ahmedabad city tour and gala dinner at the traditional hotel” Vishala” with cultural dances, puppet show and a visit to utensils museum.