9th National Convention of 2004 On Insights into Managing Competitive Challenges 
(THE ANNUAL CONVENTION of MIB & MHROD) 

The MIB & MHROD programs of the Department of Commerce organized the 9th Annual Convention on “Insights into Managing Competitive Challenges” on the 17th & 18th Dec, 2004 at Hotel Surya Crowne Plaza, New Delhi. The Convention focused on themes related to human resources on the first day & marketing and international business on the second day.

The convention was inaugurated by Major Dalbir Singh, the Guest of honour. The eminent speakers of the first day included Prof. Lallan Prased, Mr. Binay Kumar, HRD Consultant, NHPC, Mr. Rajnish General Manager (HR) J K Corp., Dr. V.P. Singh, Executive Director (HR), R.K.J. Group and Mr. V.C Agarwal, Executive Director (HR). The day also included a session on Companies Bill with addresses from Prof. S. Sampath, Tax Consultant and  Mr. Sumant Batra, Sr. Partner Kesar Das & Associates.

Among the speakers for the second day were:
Mr. Lalit Khanna, CEO, Escorts Mutual Fund and Mr. Kavi Kumar, Head (Planning and Investment) IndiaBulls, Mr. R Dayal, Director (Audit), Indian Airlines, Mr. Amit Banthiya, Head (International Banking), ICIC Bank, Mr. Sunil Jain, Contributing Editor, Business Standard, Mr. Subroto Chattopadhaya, Executive Director, Pepsi, Mr. Rahul Kansal, Director, Times of India, Mr. D P Hemanth, Country Manager (Sales), Fed Ex, Mr. Praveen Aggarwal, Senior Manager, Coca Cola India, Mr. Rajesh Ramakrishan, Vice President (Marketing), Frito Lays, Mr. Manoj Chugh, President, EMC-India and SAARC, Mr. Kusumakar Pandey, Vice President, Radico Khaitan Finance Ltd., Mr. Sandeep Gupta, Assistant Vice-President, Mobile Networks, Siemens Public Communication Network, Mr. A K Chakraborty, Executive Director (Finance), BHEL.

In the picture (from the left): Dr. K V Bhanumurthy, Dr. A. K. Seth, Dr. Sri Ram Khanna and Major Dalbir Singh.