Finatics '09

 

The annual finance conclave of IIT Kanpur – ‘Finatics’ was organized on the 4^th and 5^th of this month. The event sponsored by IDFC, drew huge participation from various b schools across the country.  The conclave comprised of a gamut of events ranging from case studies to debates etc. A number of online events such as quizzes and crosswords were also organized and garnered in a lot of enthusiasm and participation from students.

An NCDEX workshop was held for the benefit of students interested in commodity trading. The workshop was more relevant in the current financial turmoil as it aimed to apprise the students of the industry trends and practices in such a scenario.

Industry veterans such as Mr  Ashish Sethia, who heads New Carbon Finance’s Research & Business development in India, Mr Prashant Reddy, business development manager at NCDEXwere the guest speakers who gave enlightening talks pertaining to their field of expertise. 

Hall Day !!

Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award 2008-2009

The Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) taking a note of the tragic death of Shri Satyendra K Dubey, an alumnus of IITK who died fighting against corruption, had instituted the Satyendra K Dubey Memorial (SKDM) Award for honoring outstanding alumni of the IIT system i.e. all existing Indian Institutes of Technology, who have shown professional integrity and have been upholding human values
The presentation ceremony of the Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award was held on the occasion of the Alumni Day (Annual Alumni Convention) of the Alumni Association of IITK i.e on the forenoon of Saturday, February 28, 2009. 


The dignitaries present at the occasion were :


1. Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of IndiaDr. 
2. Udai P Sing, Vice President, CH2M HILL, CA USA and President-Elect, Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
3. Mr. Manoj Pratap Singh, Global Managing Partner, Operations Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu 
4. Prof. Arun P Shukla Simon Ostrach ! Professor and Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics, University of Rhode Island
5. Mr. Shantanu Srivastava Managing Director & CEO, Ishan International Pvt. Ltd., Managing Director, Norvis Holdings (Singapore) Pvt. Ltd.
6. Dr. Shreesh Jadhav Swami, Rama Krishna Mission
7. Dr. Devendra Shukla, Founder President and CEO, Innovative Technical Solutions

The presence of such luminaries in our midst was an inspiring experience. All of them had stories to tell related to the campus and their journey since then. More than anything else, it gave a glimpse to the students present of where they should be heading and what they could possibly achieve.

Global Financial Management

Dept of HSS, IIT Kanpur conducted a short term course on Global Financial Management from 4th to 13th February 2009. The course was taken by Prof. Dr. Michaela M. Kiermeier, Professor Financial Management, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Dr. Michaela, an expert in portfolio management, have visited many universities around the world and conducted short term courses in Finance.

First and second year MBA students who wanted to specialize in finance were also invited to attend the course. The main objective of the course was to make the students understand and adapt to changing and challenging global environment. The course also enabled the students to acquire and apply knowledge and tools in various financial areas to solve business problems in global context. The course helped students to get introduced to global financial management. It also assisted the future managers to get acquainted with concepts, activities and management techniques related to the planning and coordination of international aspects of finance, portfolio management, and risk management.

Lectures, discussions and case analyses formed the course pedagogy. Students took presentations as part of the performance evaluation and participated in the discussions. At the end of the course Dr. Michaela was happy to see a group of young and dynamic professionals who were keen to know each and every nuance in the field of finance.

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