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IIM Ahmedabad’s ‘The Red Brick Summit’ To Kick Off From September 29

Webdesk | Thursday, September 28, 2017 4:29 PM IST

The inaugural edition of IIM Ahmedabad’s flagship management symposium The Red Brick Summit (TRBS) is when tens of thousands of people from Gujarat and various parts of the country converge on the iconic campus to experience the four day student-led event that is set to be the biggest of its kind in the institute’s history.

The event begins on September 29, 2017 and culminates on October 2, 2017. The theme of Challenge, Innovate, Redefine aims to succinctly capture the dynamism and constant flux in which we live today, whether it be the organisational or individual level, and transcends national boundaries and cultures.

Presented by Title Sponsor TATA Trusts and Associate Sponsors Motilal Oswal, European Union and CIIE, TRBS features a total of 20 business competitions (the preliminary rounds of which had already begun few weeks ago), 14 workshops, more than a dozen speaker sessions and panel discussions, and a number of activities, performances and exhibitions that appeal to all age groups.

The TRBS Workshops series is a great opportunity for participants to explore their interests and gain valuable insights from the biggest names in the industry. Each workshop has been tailored to ensure maximum interaction between the presenter and participants, covering a fascinating breadth of subject matter.

From technology companies at the forefront of disruption in Amazon and Uber, to the creative ones like Mad Over Marketing and Ogilvy & Mather; from firms promoting sustainability and social responsibility like title sponsor TATA Trusts’, to ones promoting financial literacy like NCDEX, the line-up of workshops ensures there is something of interest to everybody.

The speaker series will kick-start with the opening session by the keynote speaker, Smriti Irani, Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles and Information & Broadcasting. Poonam Mahajan, Member of Parliament, Mumbai North Central, Deep Kalra, Founder and CEO of MakeMyTrip and a well-known alumnus of the institute, R. S. Sodhi, M.D., GCMMF Ltd. (Amul), Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman of NABARD, Anajana Ghosh, Director of Marketing at Bisleri, Dr A. S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman of ISRO and Sagarika Ghose, journalist and news anchor are just few out of over a dozen guests that will be gracing our campus and speaking on a myriad of topics.