This is the Official Blog of Samriddhi 2007 – the finance conference being organized by Goa Institute of Management in association with Confideration of Indian Industry on the theme ‘Financing India’s Development’.
About GIM:
MISSION STATEMENT: “Our mission is to educate managers with the knowledge, skills, and creativity to manage our Nation’s enterprise competently and confidently, with personal integrity and social responsibility, so as to provide value to and for the organization which they work.”
Fr. Romuald D’Souza together with an experienced team of professionals and industrialists established Goa Institute of Management in 1993 with the aim of spreading the wealth of management knowledge.
Nestled on the banks of the Mandovi river, students from across the nation come here to learn, to contribute and to lay the foundation for their future in the business world.
The two year Postgraduate Diploma Program endows students with a broad perspective on the business world. We at GIM believe that the power of ideas and holistic learning are as important as an academic rigor.
The GIM experience includes not just class room learning, but also healthy and productive interactions with peers, faculty, guest speakers and industry members from across India and the globe. In the fourteen years of its existence, GIM has grown to be one of the most recognized b-schools in India with admirable placements and accomplished alumni.
About CII:
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory processes. CII is a non‐government, non‐profit, industry led & industry managed organization, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Founded over 111 years ago, it is India’s premier business association, with direct membership of over 6000 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs and indirect membership of over 98000 companies from around 342 national and regional sectoral associations. A facilitator, CII catalyses change by working closely with the government on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and global linkages. It also provides a platform for sectoral consensus building and networking. Major emphasis is laid on projecting a positive image of business, assisting industry indentify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. With 56 offices in India and 8 overseas in Australia, Austria, China, France, Japan, Singapore, UK,USA and institutional partnership with 240 counterpart organizations in 101 countries, CII servesas a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.