Pangea2012

2nd Annual International Business Conference

Pangea 2012
IBS@SIMSR is organizing the 2nd Annual International Business Conference, Pangea 2012 on 13th October 2012.

International Business Society (IBS @ SIMSR)

The International Business Society (IBS@SIMSR) is an initiative of PGDM (IB) students to complement classroom learning.

13th October 2012

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Theme
The topics of Pangea 2012 will focus on the current trends in International Business environment and government regulations in key countries, current sectoral trends in International Business and strategies of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs).

Vision
To be among the best professional societies worldwide for International Business by 2015.

International Business Society

Mission
To strengthen international business domain knowledge through regular interactions with industry experts, government officials and encourage in-depth literature review by students for contributing articles to e-GlobuzZ (Quarterly e-publication of IBS @ SIMSR).

Venue:
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar (East), Mumbai - 400077

Contact Details:
E-mail: Phone: simsr.ibs@gmail.com +91-9819270972 +91-9503233370

Pangea 2011
The first International Business Conference was organized by IBS@SIMSR at SIMSR on 24th September 2011 Five distinguished stalwarts expressed their views on topics related to their domain of expertise in International Business. The details of Pangea 2011 are given below

Mr. Satish Deshpande

Divisional Manager, International Business Division Raychem RPG Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Topic: Global Competitiveness through Organizational Excellence particularly in Manufacturing

Mr. R. Rajagopalan
General Manager, Foreign Exchange Dept. Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Mumbai
Topic: Foreign Exchange Management Act Indian Experience of FEMA

Mr. Teje started with the International Business landscape for IT software and IT consulting sector and the role of MNEs like Capgemini in shaping the landscape. Capgemini being a France based MNE needs to adjust and adapt to the culture of more than 100 countries in which it operates. He dwelt at length on how Capgemini deals with these culture based challenges both through its sensitization of IT professionals and also through job rotation across countries for its key

Mr. Tom Vermeulen

Trade & Investment Commissioner of Flanders, Belgium Consulate General of Belgium, Mumbai
Topic: India EU Trade Relations and Business Opportunities for Indian Companies in Europe particularly Belgium

Mr. Deshpande developed a concept of global competitiveness of companies in the oil drilling accessories industry like Raychem and the importance of excellence in manufacturing to achieve sustainable global competitive advantage. He explained how the companies are leveraging factor conditions in various countries to build and sustain their global competitiveness through excellence in manufacturing

Mr. Tejasvi Sharma

General Manager, Global Sourcing (TB and API) Sandoz India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Topic: Foreign Exchange Management Act Indian Experience of FEMA

Mr. Rajagopalan started with the history of why and how foreign exchange was regulated in India from the preindependence days. He covered decade wise, the major changes in Govt. of Indias thinking and the evolving role of RBI. He dwelt in depth on the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), 1973, its highlights and why it was later changed to FEMA. He concluded with implications of FEMA for India based companies and MNEs operating in India.

Mr. Makarand Teje

Vice President, Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Topic: Challenges and Trends in Global IT Consulting Mr. Vermeulen began with the story of economic cooperation through trade and cross border investments between Belgium and India. He focused on complementary capabilities and resources of Belgium and India and how they could be leveraged by companies based in these countries for building their International Business in European Union (EU).

Mr. Sharma spoke at length about the emerging international business landscape of Pharmaceutical industry with focus on Generics. He elaborated why Generics are becoming increasingly important in the pharmaceutical industry and outlined strategies for the pharmaceutical companies to increase global market share through greater focus on Generic pharmaceuticals