Cultural orientation, vocational training and global awareness needed for global business growth – Dr. Renu Shome, Director, Council for European Chambers of Commerce (India)
Inauguration of the Two Day 26th ‘Dr. B. S. Bhange Memorial International Multidisciplinary Conference’ organised by Modern Education Society’s Ness Wadia College of Commerce
Pune – “Comprehensive transformation of business processes through digital technology and sustainability are closely interlinked. Cultural orientation, vocational training, global awareness, intercultural understanding, multilingualism, student and faculty exchange programmes are crucial for personal and professional development to grow businesses globally” said, Dr. Renu Shome, Director, Council for European Chambers of Commerce (India) during her keynote address at the inauguration of the 26th ‘Dr. B. S. Bhange Memorial International Multidisciplinary Conference’ organised by Modern Education Society’s Ness Wadia College of Commerce. It was inaugurated by Dr. Renu Shome. Pro-Vice Chancellor of Savitribai Phule Pune University Parag Kalkar, Director, Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development, Savitribai Phule Pune University Prof. Dr. Devidas Golhar, Principal of Ness Wadia College of Commerce Vrushali Randhir, Vice Principal Dr. Jayashree Venkatesh, Vice Principal Dr. Prakash Chaudhary, Prof. Sachin Sanap, Dr. Ashok Bhange, Conference Coordinator Dr. Rajesh Raut, Deepak Vayal were present.
Principal Vrushali Randhir in her speech said that the aim of this conference is to bring together experts, academicians and industry professionals to discuss emerging trends in the business environment from a global perspective. The two-day conference provided guidance by experts on the role of culture in business, future opportunities in the startup sector, artificial intelligence, contribution of the cooperative sector and trends in knowledge management.
Kalkar said, Digital transformation of businesses and automated technologies promote business growth, efficiency improvement and innovation. This technology is driving rapid growth in the e-commerce market. Prof. Dr. Golhar, while talking about startups, said that startups require less capital and space than traditional businesses. A clear and technical approach of the startups is important for this. Golhar expressed the opinion that startups depend on various types of innovations to succeed. In the second session of the conference, industry and technology experts such as Vedant Ahluwalia, Suhas Patwardhan, Dr. Rishi Kapal and Chartered Accountant Mousumi Shah discussed in depth the financial and technological challenges in business. The two-day conference concluded with a special guidance session by Dr. Ravikumar Chitnis, Vice Chancellor, MIT WPU, Prof. Dr. S. N. Pathan, Former Vice Chancellor of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Dr. Sanjeev Bansal, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Amity University, Vice Chancellor Dr. M. D. Lawrence, Dr. P. A. Inamdar University and a lecture on “Developed India and the path towards self-reliance by 2047” by Dr. R. R. Biradar, Registrar of Central University Karnataka, Dharwad.
