Conference Speakers
| Special Inaugural Speaker | Keynote Speaker |
|---|---|
 Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (Retd) Professor of Practice IIT Madras |  Prof. M S Sriram Professor of Finance IIM Bangalore |
| Valedictory Speaker | Distinguished Speaker |
 Ms. Dipti Deshpande Principal Economist CRISIL, Mumbai |  Mr. Anupam Bajpai National Head-CSR JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., New Delhi |
| Panel Speakers: | |
 Dr. P G Yogindra Ex. Executive Director Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |  Mr. Ananta Hegde Chief General Manager Bank Note Paper Mill India Private Limited |
 Ms. Beena Ramachandran Senior Vice President HCL Technologies Ltd. |  Mr. Praveen Urs Director- Climate Change & Sustainability KBS Certification Services Ltd |
 Dr. (Lt.Col.) S N Prasad Director & Professor SDMIMD, Mysore | |
About the Conference
The trends of global economic growth reflect two contrasting stories. If many African and some Asian economies failed to pull off the much-desired growth, the rise of countries like Japan, Singapore, South Korea, China etc surprised the world. India stays somewhere in between these two extremes. Development is neither universal nor uniform. In a market-driven economy, the fruits of development are not distributed evenly leading to an imbalanced society. The persistent economic crisis in different parts of the world has made economists wonder whether practicing economic growth models is potential enough to generate sustainability in growth. Economists and policymakers also ponder the question of how large is the size of trade-off between economic growth and sustainable development.Thus,the major and immediate challenge of the current century is to generate inclusive and sustainable growth. To create a better and sustainable future, Governments, Corporates and NGOs need to work collectively and play their respective roles most effectively. In this backdrop, to provide a stimulating platform for academicians and practitioners to reflect, deliberate, and suggest measures that are needed both at the macro and the micro levels to elevate India and other backward economies to a higher and sustained growth trajectory, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) is organizing the international conference on “Economic Growth and Sustainable Development- Emerging Trends” under the aegis of the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) Centre for Management Excellence on November 27 & 28, 2025.