Rural Leadership Summit – XpectRM 2019 to be held on Oct 13
EVENTS | Oct 12, 2019:
A Rural Leadership Summit – XpectRM 2019, a platform for a healthy discussion and debate on issues pertaining to rural inclusive growth and the pain points in addressing the issues of the rural sector, will be held on October 13 at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XUB).
This is the second edition of the Summit being hosted by Xavier School of Rural Management(XSRM), in collaboration with RM Alumni Committee of Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XUB).
Discussion on the event is expected to serve as a unique opportunity to understand the nuances of serving the underserved and reaching the unreached through some of the best minds in the sector. The key areas of focus would be Development Policy and Livelihood, Rural and Inclusive Finance, Marketing and Rural Business Development.
The expected outcome ofsuch an event is to create a lucid understanding of issues around rurallivelihood, the key hindrances in addressing the difficulties of varioussectors in rural paradigm, and most importantly, to sensitize budding youngprofessionals to come up with ingenious ways to take incremental steps for thebetterment of livelihoods.
The event will be graced by nine distinguished speakers who would be addressing the attendees. The speakers include Mr. Pravash Dash (Founder, MD & CEO, Arthan Finance), Mr. Ved Prakash (Sr. Business Development Manager – Banking (India/SAARC), Gemalto), Ms. Neelima Burra (Country Marketing Director, Hewlett-Packard), Mr. Surya Panda (Head – Credit, Samasta Microfinance Limited), Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar (Founder & CEO, Aurbery Consulting Firm), Ms. Itishree Kanungo (State Coordinator, Climate Parliament),Mr. Prakash Panda (Associate Consultant, NABARD Consultancy Services), Mr. Pushpendra Singh Rathore (Operations Manager, ITC Limited), and Ms. Sangeeta Agasty(GM, Foundation for MSME Clusters).
Xavier University, Bhubaneswar believes in providing a platform for quality discussions on emerging issues and trends. The university organizes a number of leadership talks to enhance the students' learning experience. XPectRM is one such leadership summit that aims to provide an enriching interactive session with respect to the latest developments in Rural Management.
ABOUT XUB
Xavier University, Bhubaneswar (XUB)was established in accordance with the Xavier University Act, 2013 and wasinaugurated on July 07, 2014. XUB is a self-financing institution and isIndia's first digital university for imparting professional and technicaleducation. XUB has 13 schools that offer world-class education in differentfields. The post-graduation programs are offered by Xavier Institute ofManagement (XIMB), Xavier School of Human Resource Management (XAHR), erstwhileXIMB-HRM, Xavier School of Rural Management (XSRM), erstwhile XIMB-RM, XavierSchool of Commerce (XSC), Xavier School of Sustainability (XSOS), and XavierSchool of Human Settlements (XAHS). XUB also offers undergraduate programsunder various schools including The Xavier Emlyon Business School, XavierSchool of Communications (XCOMM), Xavier School of Economics (XSE), XavierSchool of Computer Science and Engineering (XCOMP), Xavier Law School (XLS),Xavier Centre for Humanities and Compassion Studies, and School of Governmentand Public Affairs (SGPA).
