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Corporate and Media

Interaction Cell

The Corporate and Media Interaction Cell acts as a bridge such as “Vaakya”, “Vaachna”, & the Leadership Summit.
between the students of the Vinod Gupta School of These initiatives equip the students of VGSoM with crucial
Management, IIT Kharagpur, and the corporate world. real-time insights into how the industry functions and
The primary goal of CMI is to enhance the world-class the essential skills that are in demand. CMI also manages
management education offered at the institute with the the social media presence of the institute over multiple
practical insights garnered by veteran corporate leaders platforms and is responsible for the publication of the
from diverse backgrounds. During the pandemic, the institute’s national rankings and accomplishments.
student fraternity was provided with an immersive industry
experience through online adaptations of flagship events

Summits

Vaachna Leadership Summit

The fifth edition of the HR Conclave of VGSoM – Vaachna Born out of the desire to meet the
2021 was a much-awaited event in VGSoM’s academic institute's ambition of crafting extraordinary
calendar, where thought leaders from various industries management professionals, the online edition
came together to ponder and reflect upon the subtle of the Leadership Summit in 2021 witnessed
intricacies and nuances of human resource management. the deliberations of industry stalwarts on
This year’s discussions were centred around the diverse diverse subjects in the areas of Leadership
elements of the theme – “Employee Wellbeing – an and Management. The valuable insights
Imperative for Organisational Excellence”. Students derived from the collective experience of the
were exposed to how industry practitioners grappled eminent assemblage gave students the perfect
with complex problems and the innovative solutions opportunity to supplement their academic
which arose from their cogitation and experience. knowledge and enrich their business acumen.
The eminent personalities who took part in Vaachna The esteemed panel included:
2021 include:
 Mr. Nikhil Chandarana, CFO at Tata Starbucks
 Dr. Ankita Singh - Senior Vice President and Global  Mr. Stefano Pelle, Former Managing Director,
Head of HR at CIGNEX Ferrero India & Piaggio India
 Mr. Atulaya Goswami, HR Head - India Region at UPL  Mr. Milind Thatte, MD & Vice-President -
 Mr. Satish Rajarathnam, Senior Vice President - India Sub Continent, Procter & Gamble Health
Human Resource at Mphasis Limited
 Mr. Sudipto Mandal, Chief Human Resource Officer &  Ms. Bhuvana Subramanyan, CMO at
Vice President at Star Cement Ltd Randstad India
 Mr. Milind Mutalik, CPO - Head People Experience at  Ms. Kavita Kurup, Global Head of Talent and
Accolite Digital Organizational Transformation at UST
 Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Head HR Operations - India at  Moderator: Mr. Sathish Rajendren, COO
Sodexo & Head - Facilities & Asset Services India at
 Moderator: Ms. Konika Chadha, Head of Professional Knight Frank
Search - India at Korn Ferry

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