Expert Speakers

Dr. Veena K Pailwar Dr. Veena K. Pailwar is a bestselling case author, with several of her teaching cases featured among top titles on leading global case repositories, including Harvard Business Publishing, Ivey Publishing, and The Case Centre. She is a Professor at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur, with over three decades of experience in teaching, research, and executive education. She is widely recognized for her experiential, participant-centred pedagogy, employing simulations and decision games, and has received advanced training at Harvard Business School, the Indian School of Business, and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune University, and has been associated with premier institutions such as XLRI – Xavier School of Management, the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)

Dr. Shreya Mishra Dr. Shreya Mishra is the Editor-in-Chief of the South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases (Scopus) and Faculty at the Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida. She is actively associated with the North American Case Research Association (NACRA), where she initiated the Pedagogy Track and currently serves as Vice President – Communication. She has played a significant role in advancing case-based pedagogy, including organizing International Case Conferences at BIMTECH and contributing to capacity-building initiatives on case writing and teaching. She has also served as a resource person for multiple workshops on qualitative research and case study methodology. A qualitative researcher, her scholarly work examines power, identity, inequality, and resilience in organizational contexts through interpretive research approaches. Her research has been published in internationally ranked journals and supported by funded projects from ICSSR and ERASMUS+, and she has received recognitions such as the Jagdish Sheth Best Thesis Award and Young Scholar Awards. At BIMTECH, she teaches across postgraduate and doctoral programmes, including Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Qualitative Research Methods, with a strong emphasis on reflective and experiential pedagogy.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

With over three decades of experience in case-based pedagogy, SDMIMD’s International Case Conference serves as a unique platform for academic professionals and case experts to come together in advancing high-quality case writing and teaching. The conference aims to identify emerging themes and contemporary contexts in commerce, business, and management education that prepare students to be industry-ready and future-focused. It offers participants valuable insights from experienced case authors and reviewers on evolving practices in case development, along with practical guidance on crafting and presenting effective case studies aligned with global standards.

By aligning academic inquiry with real-world relevance, the conference nurtures high-quality case writing that meets the standards of leading global publishers such as Harvard Business Review, Ivey Publishing, and The Case Centre. In recent years, global case publishers have increasingly sought case studies from emerging markets like India, especially those addressing themes related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which also form the central theme of this year’s conference. In this context, the case conference emphasizes bridging business innovation and inclusive practices to shape impactful management education, encouraging participants to contribute case studies that reflect contemporary challenges and opportunities in the business world.