SHILLONG: A first year student of MBA at IIM Shillong was selected to attend the Harvard US India Initiative Conference at New Delhi from January 9-10.
The student, Roshan Farhan, secured the opportunity to attend the conference after a rigorous selection procedure and represented IIM Shillong at the prestigious event that had delegates from all across the world including those from Harvard University, IIMs, IITs, NITs, LSR, SRCC and other top colleges/universities of the country.
Farhan, who hails from Assam, was the only student from the North East (studying in the NE) to be a part of the conference.
The conference, according to Farhan, delivered unparalleled exposure with leaders defining the narrative of the country in the sphere of governance, industry, social sector, fine arts and many more. The experience of connecting and exchanging ideas with peers for investing in India’s future was also great, Farhan said.
During the conference, the students were engaged in deliberations on myriad of topics including fostering innovations and entrepreneurship in India’s education system, on the challenges being faced by India’s economic and political system and the way forward for the same, etc.
Some of the keynote speakers in the event included Piyush Goyal (MP, Rajya Sabha), Naina Kidwai (Country Head, HSBC India and former President of FICCI), Luis Miranda (Co-Chair Global Advisory Board (Asia Cabinet) of the Booth Schoolof Business, University of Chicago), Gopal Vittal (MD and CEO, Bharti Airtel) among others.
