GL Bajaj Instt of Management & Research Organised Research Conclave 2020

GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research, Greater Noida organized Research Conclave on ‘Industry 4.0: Management Challenges and Opportunities’ on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at GLBIMR campus under the pioneering leadership of Dr. R.K. Agarwal, Chairman, GL Bajaj Educational Institutions, Mr. Pankaj Agarwal, Vice Chairman, GL Bajaj Educational Institutions & Dr. Ajay Kumar, Director, GLBIMR. The objective was to bring together academicians, corporate strategists and practitioners to deliberate on management strategy in light of changing practices in various business domains and also to discuss the various challenges and opportunities in the era of Industry 4.0.

The event started with lighting of ceremonial lamp and invocation of Goddess Saraswati. The distinguished guests were presented sapling as a token of greeting.The inaugural address was delivered by Dr. R.K. Agarwal, Chairman, GL Bajaj Educational Institutions in which he shared his experiences and spoke about various critical aspects of technological advancement and its harmful effects on the environment. Mr. Pankaj Agarwal, Vice Chairman, GL Bajaj Educational Institutions, in his welcome address, said that presentations & deliberations from the delegates and participants enriched the repository of current knowledge base. While addressing the audience, Dr. Ajay Kumar, Director, GLBIMR said that in order to sustain higher growth rate, India needed to adopt the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0 as soon as possible. The inaugural session witnessed the unveiling of the Poster of International Chamber of Professional Education & Industry and the Release of Optimization - Journal of Research in Management, Vol. 12 (1).

While addressing the gathering, the Chief Guest for the event, Dr. K. K. Aggarwal, Chairman, NBA said that it’s an initiative by the institute to increase awareness about various subjects like internet of things, artificial intelligence, robotic process information, etc & also enlightened the participants with the critical aspects of disruptive technology.

The Guest of Honor was Dr. Amitabh Rajan, IAS (Retd.), Chairman, RBI Service Board and Special Guest was Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH, Greater Noida. The Keynote speakers were Mr. Pawan Jaipuriar, Executive Director & Business Leader for Project Management at AECOM, Mr. Prasoon Sharma, Pentland Scholar, University of California & Mr. Sanjay Parihar, Tech Director, Mindtree, Houston, USA who highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, fintech and block chain in their speech. The inaugural session was concluded with Vote of Thanks and the felicitation of the dignitaries.