MBA, as a program, has evolved immensely in the last couple of decades and has kept pace with the tech disruptions. Professionals, early in their career, look up to MBA and rightly so. MBA has catapult careers. At the same time, the world is also moving toward technology. The next wave of disruption is ML / AI and changing engagement rules with the employee as well as the consumer. Can an MBA degree survive the AI/ ML wave? Hear our panellists, top management academicians of the country, answer some fundamental questions:
CEO & Head - Dubai Campus, S P Jain
An academician at heart, Prof. Christopher has Masters in Human Resource Management and in Labour and Administrative Laws apart from having a Masters in Business Administration. Prof. Christopher is responsible for the tremendous growth that SP Jain Dubai Campus has seen over the years. Through his initiatives he has helped launch thousands of careers in the last few years.
Prof. Christopher Abraham specializes in Innovation, Organisation Behaviour and Institution Building.
Hear his views on the future of MBA in the era of disruptive technologies.
Prof. - IIM B, Ex- Director (IIM-I)
Prof Rishikesha Krishnan has been studying the links between strategy and innovation for more than 20 years. He has held various academic positions at ISB Hyderabad, University of Pennsylvania, IIM Bangalore and IIM Indore. He received the Dewang Mehta Award for Best Teacher in Strategic Management in November 2010.
His book "From Jugaad to Systematic Innovation: The Challenge for India," published in February 2010, identified the challenges faced by India in enhancing industrial innovation and proposed an agenda to strengthen innovation output.
Hear his views on the value of management education in the disruptive era.
Prof. - IIM B, Ex- Director (IIM-I)
Director - IIM Jammu
Dr. B S Sahay is an educator, researcher, transformational leader, and institution builder, who has set high standards in creating world-class institutions with a global outlook and national focus. He is the Founder Director, Indian Institute of Management Jammu. He was the Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, Management Development Institute (MDI) 2009-2010, Gurgaon, and Institute of Management Technology (IMT) 2005-2009, Ghaziabad. Sahay completed his B.Tech from BIT Sindri and received his M.Tech and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Prof. Sahay is on the expert committee of Ministry of Human Resource Development, All Indian Council of Technical Education, National Board of Accreditation, and National Task Force of CII on Skill Development, many universities and organizations.
Hear his views on the future of MBA in the era of disruptive technologies.
Founder and Chairman, CL Educate Ltd
Mr. R. Satya Narayanan Founded CL Educate Ltd (also known as Career Launcher Limited) in 1995 and serves as its Chairman. Mr. Narayanan holds a Bachelor's degree from St Stephen's College, New Delhi and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore.
Mr. Narayanan began his learning training career with a hugely successful Personality Development Program (PDP). He has led its dramatic growth since entrepreneurial debut in 1995. Mr. Narayanan is a renowned Speaker in Indian academic circles, has personally trained thousands of students, teachers and corporate executives and is the moving force behind several pioneering initiatives in the Asian education markets.
Hear his views on the value of management education in the disruptive era.
Founder and Chairman, CL Educate Ltd