HORIZONS 2012
Horizons – The Annual Management Conclave of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode was held at its scenic campus from 9th to 11th of November 2012. The seminar was organized by the Industry Interaction Cell of IIM Kozhikode. Horizons 2012 had great discussion on many issues like rural India, innovations, Financial Inclusion.
Day
1 of Horizons’12 saw some eminent industry dignitaries speaking on various
diverse issues ranging from financial inclusion to skilling rural India to the
growth of telecom and finally about the rural healthcare. It was followed by
the immensely successful CHAKRAVYUH (Corporate Panel Discussion) on the topic
“Unleashing the potential of Information Technology in reaching out to the
Bottom of the Pyramid”.
Some of the speakers in Horizons were:
Mr.
Mahesh Murthy
Co-Founder, Seedfund
He is a founding partner at Seedfund,India’s leading early-stage venture capital fund. He is known
as the guru of digital marketing & entrepreneurship in India. He currently
works with Pintstorm , a unique pay-for-performance digital advertising firm.
Deepu
Chandran
Director and Co-Founder at Innomantra
An alumnus of IIMB, Mr. Deepu
was awarded the India Innovation Prize by the Government of Karnataka and the
CII. In the past, he has worked on strategic consulting assignments in Arthur
D. Little. At Innomantra, he brings with him extensive experience in
innovation.
Akash
Gautam
Motivation Speaker, Thought Leader & Success Coach
Akash is one of the most
proficient and effective motivators that the Indian youth has witnessed over
the past decade. The way he stimulates and exhorts the students is incredible.
He has already 'Inspired' more than 5 lakh individuals in his Talks / Events
across the world.
Mr.
Sidharth Agarwal
Director, Teach For India
Mr. Sidharth joined Teach For
India as a Fellow in its first cohort in 2009 Before that he has worked as a
senior consultant at Genpact (strategy and operations). He received an MBA from
S.P.Jain, Mumbai in 2006 and a Bachelors in Economics and Maths from Fergusson
College in 2002.
Ankit
Doshi
Founder InsideIIM.com
Ankit Doshi is the creator of
KiRa Education which runs the management education portal insideiim.com. Ankit
conceptualized InsideIIM.com in the final term of his MBA at IIM Indore. Ankit
worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for 14 months before plunging full time
into his own venture.
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