Confluencia 2008—The Journey Begins---

Confluencia as an annual event was started in 2008 when it was held in September for four days namely, 6th, 7th, 16th and 17th. It was started with the vision of providing a platform to the eminent people from the industry and academia and of varied disciplines to share their views and ideas on the topics related to the industry.

It focussed on the problems faced by the management fraternity in the highly competitive world. It aimed at providing the solutions to the problems which were identified by using the knowledge from the key men who hailed from the government, industry and academia. It also provided for a learning experience through the various sessions.

It is a showcase event of the department and was attended by not only the budding managers but also students from other institutes as well as students from the other departments of IIT Roorkee. It provided them with a special chance of improving their knowledge through interaction.

Each day the focus was laid on diverse topics related to management, and the sessions were addressed by eminent people from that field of expertise.

The topics were as follows:

Day 1: Indian Financial Markets: Past, Present and the Future.

Day 2: Sustaining leadership through IT and Consulting In the changing Global Scenario.

Day 3: Sustaining Competitive advantage in the era of ONE.

Day 4: Operations Management: The new strategic focal point.

Among the others, the speakers who graced the event were as follows.

Dr.AlokPandey, Professor IMT Ghaziabad

Topic: Changing face of Indian Financial Markets

Mr.Sanjeev Krishnan, Pricewaterhouse Coopers India Ltd.

Topic: Due Diligence and Transaction Structuring

Mr.TusharPandey, Yes Bank

Topic: Paradigm shift in Indian Financial Markets

Mr.RajanSehgal, Pro Fin Capital Services Limited

Topic: Changing Face of Indian Capital Market

The entire event was organized by the students with the help of the faculty, making it a truly wonderful experience for everyone who was a part of it.