21st February 2013 was a busy day at FIIB, as FIIB Management, Faculty, Staff and Students came together to celebrate the 19th Founder’s Day at FIIB. The celebrations involved a myriad of activities ranging from scholarly to humanitarian undertakings. The Founder’s Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Founder- Late Mr. R.K. Shrivastava, whose commitment to excellence in education is the very foundation of the Institute’s existence. A step in the direction of excellence was the third edition of the annual Sustainability Summit on FIIB Campus. The Summit was a joint effort of the Jaagriti – the social conscious club of the college and the Sustainability Development Center – SDC at FIIB.
Key Note Speech by Ms. Anita M. George
The Summit witnessed a wonderful line up of speakers who enticed the intellect of all present with their experiences and learnings. The Summit was opened by the key note speaker of the day – Ms. Anita M George,Regional Industry Director, Asia Infrastructure and Natural Resources, IFC. In her address, Ms. George commended FIIB on the efforts that it has made towards promoting the cause of sustainability and it is heartening to see that it has included this in its very DNA as evidenced by its logo line ‘Managing for the future’.
Key address was followed by a panel discussion on Implementing Sustainability from Board Room to Shop Floor. Speakers Dr. Annapurna Vancheswaran (Director Sustainable Development, Outreach Divison, TERI), Mr. Santanu Roy (General Manager, Corporate Planning, GAIL India Ltd), Mr. Pranshu Singhal (Head Sustainability, Nokia India) and Mr. Aveg Agarwal (Country Manager, FERSA) gave deep insights to the students which highlighted the theme of the Summit beautifully. Sitting through the next panel discussion Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: Turn Ideas into Projects, and Projects into Successful Businesses was also an amazing experience not only for the students and budding entrepreneurs but also for the faculty. Panelists Padma Bhushan Mr. Devendra Raj Mehta (Founder and Chief Patron,Jaipurfoot), Mr. Anshu Gupta (Founder Director, Goonj, Ashoka Fellow), Ms. Vasudha Mehta (Founder Member, Jaagrut), Mr. Saurav Bardhan (Founder Member, GreenBandhu) and Ms. Bharati Chaturvedi (Director, Chintan India) spoke about how their passion towards sustainability was the key inspiration for their undertakings which was encouraged all present in the room to consider sustainability as a key pillar for their ventures – a philosophy FIIB follows as well. – MBA taught beyond Classrooms On February 21, 2013, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the late Founder, Sri R.K. Shrivastava, FIIB celebrated its 19th Founder’s Day, by making the day truly memorable for the underprivileged children staying near the campus. As a tradition at FIIB (Fortune Institute of International Business), every year on the occasion of Founder’s Day, on February 21, underprivileged children from the nearby localities and villages are invited to the campus to spend the day with FIIB-ians. This is a part of the initiatives of the Jaagriti student club – The social conscience club of FIIB. The Jaagriti Movement strives to adopt children deprived of a good life and help them restart their lives with a new hope. This year, students interacted with over 60 underprivileged kids in a day long activity from dance, music and painting competition to wholesome meals. The kids enjoyed the day, happily colouring their imaginations on paper and showcasing their talent by singing and dancing to the tunes of popular Bollywood numbers. FIIB-ians interacted with them trying to make their time at FIIB an enjoyable and memorable one. They also entertained them by putting on their dancing shoes once in a while. To not forget the health aspect, a health camp was organised for the kids to help them with basic check ups. After the fun and frolic in the student lounge, the guests at FIIB were treated to the fresh food that waited for them in the cafeteria. It was heart warming to see FIIB-ians running from pole to pillar to make sure that their guests were comfortable and they successfully played good hosts and served food that lit up the faces of the young kids. Attended by Management and Staff Members, the little rendezvous in the lounge was a perfect end to the memorable day of celebrating the Founder’s Birthday. Ms Radhika Shrivastava, Executive Director, FIIB also handed our guests with a goodie bag that entailed items of necessity like school shoes to each kid who joined us on 21st. It was encouraging to see how the students managed the excitement (as well as the occasional chaos) in the lounge by making the day a memorable one for the kids. It was truly an experience of management for them that no one can teach them in a classroom.PANEL DISCUSSION 1- Implementing Sustainability from Board Room to Shop Floor
PANEL DISCUSSION 2- Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: Turn Ideas into Projects, and Projects into Successful Businesses
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Founder's Day Celebrations
“FIIB-ians host underprivileged students on the occasion of Founder’s Day”