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IILM PRME Third International Conference

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IILM in collaboration with United Nations Global Compact PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) organized its Third International Conference on 7th , 8th and 9th January 2016. IILM is the only Academic Institution body in Asia to be part of PRME Champions (2013-2015). Here is the Social Media coverage of PRME Conference held at Lodhi Road Campus, New Delhi.

Day 1 – First day of the conference started of with enthusiastic participation from the students who raised pertinent questions on contemporary issues.  The first session of the Conference was titled as “Inclusive Equitable Education and Lifelong Learning and Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” and was inspired from the SDG 4.

EU Ambassador to India, His Excellency Mr Tomasz Kozlowski inaugurated the Conference. During the inaugural session, various dignitaries, such as – Ms.Florencia Librizzi – UN Global Compact, New York, Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee –  Director General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs shared their experiences and initiatives of taking responsible management education forward and creating awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals.

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EU Ambassador to India, His Excellency Mr Tomasz Kozlowski.

Day 1 PRME Coverage on Facebook

Day 2 –  The Conference progressed into its second day on January 8, 2016 with the second session of the conference. The day was full of extreme knowledge sharing and received huge appreciation from the management students.

Sessions of the 2nd day of Conference highlighted areas such as –
– Skills Development for Employment & Sustainable Economic Growth.
– Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.
– Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation.
– Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (Smart Cities).

The eminent speakers of the sessions included – Mr. Alessio Devito and Mr. Stephane Formenti, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Mr Mariusz Soltanifar, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands, Ashutosh Sinha – News Editor and News Anchor at NDTV Profit, Mr Sameer Pathak, Coca Cola India Inc., Ms Florencia Librizzi, UN Global Compact, New York, Dr Michael Schmitt, Professor of Financial Management, International School of Management, Frankfurt.

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Day 2 PRME Coverage on Facebook

Day 3 – The day started with the last 6th Session of the Conference which was titled as “Promote inclusive societies and provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable institutions at all levels” and was inspired from SDG 16.

The session saw active participation from various eminent speakers – Dr Vasanthi Srinivasan, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Mr Sandeep Tyagi, Director HR, Samsung Electronics, Ms. Florencia Librizzi, Senior Manager, Legal & Policy, UN Global Compact, New York and Professor Jagdeep Chhokar, Indian Institute for Management, Ahmedabad.

The Closing Plenary was rendered by Dr S.Y. Quaraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner, India, Ms Florencia Librizzi, UN Global Compact, New York.

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Day 3 PRME Coverage on Facebook

The last three days of the conference were full of knowledge sharing, discussions and reflections on various important issues. It was indeed a very motivating end to this one and left the audience looking forward to the next conference.