Orientation Program

Workshop on Design Thinking

To cultivate empathy and build the concepts with social inclusion for real challenges an activity-based workshop on design thinking was conducted for the PGDM 2022-2024 Batch. The workshop was conducted section-wise during the Orientation Program 2022 on July 5 & 6, 2022. Dr. Sunil M.V., Head – Academic Administration, and Faculty – General Management, SDMIMD, was the faculty resource for the workshop. 

Workshop to Indian Society in Transition

Dr R. Indira Ramarao, Member of the Governing Board of SDMIMD and Formerly Professor of Sociology & Former Director, International Center, University of Mysore, conducted a section-wise focused Workshop on Indian Society in Transition to the PGDM 2022-2024 Batch. The Workshop was organized as a part of the Orientation Program 2022 for the PGDM program on July 4 & 5, 2022. 

SDMIMD inaugurates PGDM 2022-24 Batch

SDMIMD has inaugurated the 2022-24 Batch of the 2-Year Full-time MBA Equivalent program. The inauguration program was presided over by Dr. N.R. Parasuraman, Director, SDMIMD. Prof. L. Gandhi, Chairman - Admissions, SDMIMD, welcomed and introduced the batch. A total of 180 students from 17 Indian states have been admitted this year with a healthy gender ratio of 65% Male and 35% Female. The academic diversity of the batch includes undergraduates from Engineering, Commerce, Management, Science, and others with 17% of the work experience in the batch. 
 
Dr. Parasuraman in his address called upon the students to imbibe the culture and tradition of Dharmasthala philosophy focused on the service to society. Dr. Parasuraman asked the students to dedicate the 2 years of PGDM to the new beginning and use the academic & service facilities for holistic development to make them ready to enter the corporate world. He briefed the students about the new course offering in collaboration with the TCSiON and the modular specialization in Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG] which will be introduced this year. 
 
Dr. S.N. Prasad, Deputy Director, Faculty, Staff, and Parents of the new batch were present.

Invited talk by Ms Supriya Salian

During the Orientation Program 2021, Ms Supriya Salian, Vice Chairman, CII, Mysore, and Plansee India High-Performance Materials Pvt.Ltd., delivered a talk on Preparing for the Corporate World: Lessons from Life to the PGDM 2021-2023 Batch on August 11, 2021.

Invited talk by Dr M.N. Bheemesh

A talk on Unleashing Creativity and Demystifying Intellectual Property Rights was delivered by Dr M.N. Bheemesh, Senior Advisor ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors Bangalore, August 11, 2021. The talk organized as a part of the Orientation Program 2021 introduced the concept of IPR to the PGDM 2021-23 Batch. 

Invited talk by Mr Sanjay Srinivasamurthy

Mr Sanjay Srinivasmurthy, SDMIMD Alumnus and Co-Founder & Director of Silicon Road delivered The Journey of Being an Entrepreneur on August 11, 2021. The talk was organized as a part of the Orientation Program for PGDM 2021-23 Batch. 

Workshop on Imperatives in Social Responsibilities

The Workshop on Imperatives in Social Responsibilities was organized for the PGDM 2021-2023 Batch to sensitize the students about Social Responsibility. Prof. C.V. Sridhar, Assistant Professor - General Management, conducted the workshop on August 11 & 12, 2021.

Panel Discussion on Post-COVID Trends in the Industry

SDMIMD and Prerana - the SDMIMD Alumni Association organized a panel discussion on 'Post-COVID Trends in the Industry' on August 10, 2021. The program organized as part of the Orientation Program 2021 brought all the Alumnus Speakers who had earlier addressed the PGDM Batch 2021-2023 as panel members. 
 
The members included Mr Sriram N., VP Global Sales Automation Anywhere; Mr Vipin S Prasad, CEO Joining Dots; Mr Deepansh Agarwal, Director at Aim High Consulting; Ms Aruna Sampige, CEO, Roots Reforms Initiative; Mr  Tejasvinathan, Assistant Vice President, Organisation and People Development, Swiss Re; Ms Hamsini Ramamurthy, Zonal Head HR – UltraTech Cement Limited, Aditya Birla Group; and, Mr Vijay Mane, Director, Business Development and Marketing at Deshpande Startups. The discussion was moderated by the President of Perana, Mr Niranjan Naik. 
 
The interaction during the question and answer sessions was a source of great learning for the new PGDM Batch.
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