SIBM Bengaluru hosted the National Level Student Conference “Symposio 2014”
Bangalore, Karnataka, March 1st, 2014: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management Bengaluru (SIBM-B) hosted its 1st National Level Student Conference “Symposio 2014” on 1st March, 2014. Symposio-2014 provided a platform for the students to showcase their intellectual insights on current management scenarios. The theme for “Symposio 2014” was “Big Data Analytics: Transforming Businesses from Reactive to Proactive”
“Research is to see what everybody else has
seen & to think what nobody else has thought”
Big
Data is the next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity. Management
in recent times is buzzing with Big Data analytics to transform data to
knowledge and information to drive their business to success; “Symposio 2014”
attempts to capture the spirit of Big Data and analytics through stimulating
discussions to scrutinize application of analytics in the four pillars of
management vis-à-vis Finance, Marketing, Human Resources and Operations through
white paper presentations and seminars by imminent speakers in the domain. Dr.
Rajesh Panda, Director SIBM-B, conceptualized the event. He felt
that there was a dire need for the students to dip their foot into the field of
research as there were ample seminars and conferences held across the nation
but none to promote research. To mark this event a grand success we had
speakers who have excelled in the field of analytics and Big Data.
1) Dr. Raghava Rau
– Co-founder and CEO of Big Data Analytics India Pvt. Ltd., his current area of
research and interests are in Machine Learning in the context of Big Data
Analytics. He gave a brief insight on data analytics and enlightened the
students on the current source and applications of Big Data e.g.: patterns in
consumer insights in order to take better decisions.
2) Dr. Rajaram Kudli – analytics
Education and innovation Evangelist, Prajnan enterprises, he has served as a referee
on the panel of IEEE transactions on systems, MAN AND CYBERNETICS. He mentioned
that the real competencies lie outside classrooms and an individual should be
inquisitive and arrive at an actual intelligent answer to solve today’s
pressing problems. He quoted Sabeer Bhatia’s incredible journey.
Dr. Ajith Kumar, Deputy Director SIBM-B said, “analytics is the
trend setter in todays’ era. It is a
matter of great pride that SIBM-B has taken an initiative to host an event such
as Symposio-2014 on a national level. The idea is to give the students a
platform to get an insight and an opportunity to present their analysis.”
Saylee Warade, Coordinator of Student Research
Committee, SIBM-B said,
“Symposio 2014 is the first National level research conference based on the
theme ‘Data Analytics’. It had experts from the industry to share their
experience as well as graduates from leading business schools to present their
papers and throw light on data analytics. It was a successful event which
fostered a culture of research amongst students.”
Harsh
Agarwal and Pradosh HS, participants from Great Lakes quoted, “Symposio
introduced us to a different frame of thought from the regular teaching
process. The concept is highly innovative and thought provoking. We look
forward to attend the same next year.”
About Student Research
Committee, SIBM Bengaluru:
The aim of this
committee is to encourage people to come out in the open and express their
opinion and help the students gain recognition for the same. “SymSpeak” is a blogging contest
wherein students write on any topic related to management and the best articles
get published in the college magazine “Symbeat”.
It is also the official quizmaster of SIBM Bengaluru wherein regular quizzes
and debates like “Big Fight” are
organized to keep students abreast with the current happenings. “Symposio” is the flagship event of
Students Research Committee which invites students for a national level paper
presentation conference. The research committee provides a platform to the
students of SIBM Bengaluru to come forth and enhance their knowledge. The committee’s
agenda is to motivate students to write research papers and provide them with
the necessary assistance in getting them published/presented in a conference. “Orion” is an annual research journal
of SIBM Bengaluru, which helps students gain a good grasp on the core subjects
and build their resumes. As future managers, it is this clarity that will give
the students an edge over others and gain a place for themselves in the
corporate world.