MANFEST’14 – IIM Lucknow’s Annual Business Conclave attended by INLEADers

INLEADers checked in at IIM Lucknow’s Annual Business Conclave which was spread across three days from 17^th-19^th January’14. This exclusive designed program featured workshops and talks held by some of the most dynamic and accomplished personalities from diverse fields of expertise and by the renowned faculty of IIM Lucknow. The program nurtured the potential in today’s youth through a whole host of live case studies, hands-on experience dealing with actual problems faced by industries and engaging interactions designed to create thought icons of tomorrow.

What was the ‘Young Leaders Program’ all about?

Young Leaders Program was conducted by IIM – Lucknow from January 17^th – 19^th at IIM’s Lucknow’s campus. The thought behind the program was - Because the future of our nation lies in the hands of its youth, it is imperative that we hone this talent and identify the leaders of tomorrow who will steer the country to great heights.

Activities held at MANFEST’14:

Keynote Speakers of the Young Leaders Program at IIM Lucknow were:

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Harsh Mariwala (Chairman & Managing Director, Marico Limited)

·     Siddharth Roy Kapoor (Managing Director – The Walt Disney Company India)

·     Varun Agarwal (Founder: Alma Mater, Reticular, Last Minute Films; Author: How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company; Director: Phat Phish Films)

Guest Workshops:

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The ‘Matrix’ of Leadership & Corporate Communication by Arun Sharma (CAT guru and founder of Mindworkzz)

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Social Media Workshop by Advaith Duddu (Founder & CEO at AliveNow ; Investor at California Burrito)

·     Management in Politics by Arvind Singh Bisht (Political Editor, Times of India)

·         Writer’s workshop by Sankalp Kohli (Author, Bestseller ‘Every Raindrop is a Hope’ & ‘When I found You’)

Domain Workshops:

·     HR, Marketing, Finance and Strategy workshops by IIM Lucknow Professors

·     Leadership in Practice by IIM Lucknow Professors

Apart from the invaluable experience that the students of INLEAD gained from this program were ‘Certificates of Participation’ which was later awarded to the students.  Additionally, the students also had the opportunity to take part in all on-the-spot events and win spectacular cash prizes.

Let’s see what our INLEADers had to say about this program:

• Dr. Anshi Mishra, student pursuing Healthcare Administration, Oct’13: It was an awesome experience with great learning.

• Dr. Neeti Mahajan student pursuing Healthcare Administration, Oct’13: A perfect amalgamation of fun and learning.

• Dwaipayan Moitra student pursuing Healthcare Administration, Oct’13ber’13: It was a great experience and definitely will be helpful in developing ourselves as an individual and as a professional.

As you all know, such visits are a part of the curriculum at INLEAD, we strive to bring out the best in our students and by making them attend such conclaves and programs we are making sure that they get inspired and become the leaders of tomorrow.