Sustainable

Development
Goals
Accelerating Actions
Leaving No One Behind International Two-Day workshop
June 28 and 29, 2023
About BIMTECH
Established in 1988, under the aegis of Birla Academy of Art and Culture, it offers
postgraduate and doctoral courses in General Management, International Business,
Insurance, Retail Management, and Sustainable Development. Globalization, Innovation,
Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Growth are ingrained in the curricula. The Institute has
been consistently ranked among the top 10 private B'Schools in India. It has developed
strategic alliances with Business Schools in Europe, UK and USA for collaborative research,
training and exchange programmes for students and faculty. The lush green fully
residential Wi-Fi campus at Greater Noida (NCR) is one of its kinds in Northern India.
Birla Institute of Management Technology integrates knowledge, research, industry
experience and international exposure to offer comprehensive programmes for managers,
executives, faculty and post graduate & doctoral students.

About YSBC
Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) is a hub for social business that follows the principles
of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus with the aim to empower individuals to
identify problems and create self-sustaining business solutions that will have social impact.
According to Muhammad Yunus Social Business is “A business: Created and Designed to
address a Social Problem.
YSBCs today collaborates with universities across the globe with the sole objective of
spreading the awareness about the significance of social business. YSBC BIMTECH, wants
to carry the same legacy forward and aims for spreading awareness on social business in
society.
 Yunus Social Business Centre, BIMTECH is organizing an International
Workshop on 28th and 29th June 2023 on the occasion of Social Business
Day (SBD) at Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida.
The workshop will share the collective wisdom of eminent persons from
different eminent persons coming from Corporates, YSBC, Social
Entrepreneurs, Social Incubates, Researchers and Academicians across
the globe.
The Theme for the event is Sustainable Development Goals:
Accelerating Actions Leaving No One Behind.
The idea is to involve all stakeholders in the discussion on how each one
of us can contribute towards people, planet, peace and prosperity. The
event is expected to act as a catalyst in building sustainability awareness
and a social business network. The entrepreneurial spirit will be
celebrated on this occasion that aims to contribute to various SDG goals
through social Business / Entrepreneurship.

Inaugural Session
The inaugural will start with a brief introduction about the theme of the event
that will build on the theme elaborating SDG Policies, Programs, Actions and
Achievements. The connect between SDG goals and social business will be
established.
The speakers in the session are:
1. Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, Indian Institute of Management,
Tiruchirappali
2. Ms.Ute Rieckmann, Project Director, (SuATI), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - Guest of Honor
3. Dr. Rajendra Shende, Founder director, Green TERRE Foundation - Guest of
honor
4. Dr. Parag Agarwal, Founder and CEO JanaJal WOW
"Pioneering Sustainability in Last Mile Delivery of Safe Water" - Chief Guest
5. Dr. Sangeeta Shah Bhardwaj, Director, MDI

Panel Discussion1: Research Institutions

The tone of the session will be set with a brief conversation about the theme.
The core observations about how the SDG goals are being followed and
implemented in research institute. The session will end with the answers to two
important questions: 1. Are the actions resulting in achievement of SDG? and 2.
If yes, what is the impact at community, country and regional levels?
The speakers in the session are:
1. Mr. Ajit Kumar, Founder Director, Khushigram Foundation
2. Dr. Gaurav Mishra, Director, Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute,
Anand, Gujarat.
3. Dr. Mukul Dubey, Associate Fellow and Area Convener, Nano Biotechnology
Centre, TERI (The Energy Research Institute)
4. Mr. Prabhat Labh, CEO, Grameen Foundation, India

Stories and Journeys of Social Incubates and Social Entrepreneurs

The session will start with an elaborate conversation about how the social
incubates and social entrepreneurs have grown in the past few years and how
have they integrated SDG Goals into their entrepreneurial initiatives. The session
will figure out the Social Business could contribute to the achievement of SDG
goals.
The speakers in the session are:
1. Ms. Yusra Khan, Founder, Yellow Streets
2. Mr Akash S, Founder, Energinee (Ashoka Changemaker)
3. Mr. Siddhant Khurana, Co-Founder at Mind Piper (Mental Health)
4. Ms. Juhi Sharma, Founder, Light Up
5. Ms. Shriti Pandey, Founder, Strawcture Eco
6. Ms. Shweta Verma, Ginny's Planet
Panel 2: Practitioners
The practitioners will start the session by discussing the present business
practices and how SDG is connected with their day to day operations, what are
their sustainability action plans and achievement against the plan. They will
further elaborate industry compulsions and their future plan.
The speakers in the session are:
1. Mr. Gautam kumar, Founder, Puraskaar Foundation
2. Ms. Thilakam Rajendran, Founder, ATPAR
3. Dr. Renita Dubey. Executive Director, OORJAGRAM
4. Dr. Deepak Chamola, Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (giz) GmbH

Panel 3: Academicians

The session will elaborate on SDG goals and how it is received by the students;
what should be the pedagogy for better student engagement and how they can
be implemented in classroom/online setting. The deliberations will lead to finding
the optimal learning pedagogies and tools.
The speakers in the session are:
1. Dr. Satyajit Majumdar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
2. Dr. Chandrika Parmar, S.P. Jain Institute
3. Dr. Sapna Rakesh, Director, GL Bajaj Institute of Management and research
5. Dr. Kasturi Das, IMT

Panel4: Corporates
The session will give a brief idea about what the corporates have done and what
else can be done with respect to following and implementing SDG Goals. The
speakers will also talk about the relevance and benefits of taking up and
implementing SDG Goals in corporates and the way ahead.

The speakers in the session are:

1. Mr. Pratap Bhanu Singh, Consultant - CSR, Ananda Foundation
2. Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Lead CSR, LG
3. Mr. Vivek Prakash, Vice President & Head CSR, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd
4. Mr. Brajesh Gupta, General Manager CSR, Delhi International Airport Ltd
5. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Shah, Corporate CSR, Dabur India Ltd

Valedictory Session
The session will summarize the learning from two-day International workshop
and discuss the way forward. The speakers will also discuss their viewpoints
about the topics discussed in the panels and will mark the closing of the two day
event. The speakers in the session are:

1. Dr. Umakant Dash, Director, IRMA - Chief Guest

3. Mr. V.K. Madhavan, CEO, WaterAid India - Guest of Honor
3. Ms. Sarah Munyi, President, Youth in Africa
4. Mr. Manish Kumar, Head, Strategy and Initiative, Rural Banking, HDFC

To know more about the event contact us at -

ysbc@bimtech.ac.in
Program Schedule - Wednesday 28th June 2023

09am-10am Registration

Inaugural Session
Welcome Address
Dr. H. Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH
Workshop Context and Overview
Dr. A. Sahay, Chairperson, YSBC, BIMTECH and Dean,
Research, BIMTECH
Special Address
Dr. Sangeeta Shah Bhardwaj, Director, MDI
Key Note Address
Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, Indian Institute of Management,
10am-11:30am Tiruchirappali
Address of Guest of Honor
Ms.Ute Rieckmann, Project Director, (SuATI), Deutsche
Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Dr. Rajendra Shinde, Founder Director, Green TERRE Foundation
Address of the Chief Guest
Dr. Parag Agarwal, Founder and CEO JanaJal WOW
"Pioneering Sustainability in Last Mile Delivery of Safe Water"
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Reeti Kulshrestha, Member Secretary, YSBC, BIMTECH

Panel Discussion- Research Institutes

Dr. Mukul Dubey, Associate Fellow and Area Convener, Nano
Biotechnology Centre, The Energy Research Institute (TERI)
11:45am-1:15pm Mr. Ajit Kumar, Founder Director, Khushigram Foundation
Dr. Gaurav Mishra, Director, Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research
Institute, Anand, Gujarat
Mr. Prabhat Labh, CEO, Grameen Foundation, India

1:15pm-2:15pm LUNCH

Stories and Journeys of Social Entrepreneurs

Ms. Yusra Khan, Yellow Streets
Mr. Akash S, Founder, Energinee (Ashoka Changemaker)
2:15 pm-3:45pm Mr. Siddhant Khurana, Co-Founder at Mind Piper (Mental Health)
Ms. Shweta Verma, Ginny's planet
Ms. Juhi Sharma, Founder - Light Up (EMF) and Unbottle Emotions
Ms. Shriti Pandey, Founder Strawcture Eco

Panel Discussion- Practitioners

Mr. Gautam Kumar, Founder, Puraskaar Foundation
Ms. Thilakam Rajendran Founder, ATPAR
4pm-5:30pm
Dr. Renita Dubey, Executive Director, OORJAGRAM
Dr. Deepak Chamola, Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (giz) Gmb
 Program Schedule - Thursday 29th June 2023

Panel Discussion- Academicians

Dr. Satyajit Majumdar, TISS, Mumbai
10am-11:30am Dr. Chandrika Parmar, S.P.Jain, Mumbai
Dr. Sapna Rakesh, Director, GL Bajaj
Dr. Kasturi Das, IMT, Ghaziabad

Panel Discussion- Corporates

Mr. Pratap Bhanu Singh, Consultant - CSR, Ananda Foundation
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Lead CSR, LG
11:45am-1:15pm
Mr. Vivek Prakash, Vice President & Head CSR, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd
Mr. Brajesh Gupta, General Manager CSR, Delhi International Airport Ltd
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sah, Corporate CSR, Dabur India Ltd

1:15pm-2:15pm LUNCH

2:15 pm-3:45pm SDG / Social Initiatives across all colleges

Valedictory session
Welcome Address
Dr. Anupam Varma, BIMTECH
Summing up of the Event
Dr. Reeti Kulshrestha, Member Secretary, YSBC, BIMTECH
Special Address
Ms. Sarah Munyi, President, Youth In Africa
Keynote Address
4pm-5pm
Mr. Manish Kumar, Head, Strategy and Initiative, Rural Banking, HDFC
Address of the Guest of Honor
Mr. V. K. Madhavan, CEO, WaterAid India
Address of the Chief Guest
Dr. Umakant Dash, Director, IRMA
Vote of Thanks
Dr. A. Sahay, Chairperson, YSBC, BIMTECH and Dean, Research,
BIMTECH

Registration
For event Registration : https://www.bimtech.ac.in/event-registration/

Programme Coordinators
Prof. A. Sahay
Programme Director
Birla Institute of Management Technology
Plot No.5, Knowledge Park II
Greater Noida - 201 306
Mobile: +91 9899117737
Email: arun.sahay@bimtech.ac.in
Prof. Reeti Kulshrestha
Member Secretary
Birla Institute of Management Technology
Plot No.5, Knowledge Park II
Greater Noida - 201 306
Mobile: +91 98104 96526
Email: reeti.kulshrestha@bimtech.ac.in
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