Annual Conference on Banking & Finance (ACBFI) —2017
“Changing Contours of Indian Financial System”
August 18-19, 2017

This conference aims at bringing scholarly works in these areas wherein the participants will get a platform to share their existing work and collaborate with others for undertaking research. The conference invites papers in banking and finance; both theoretical and empirical papers in areas listed below.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers (not more than 5000 words) in the topic areas listed below.

The conference aims to be a comprehensive conference in the area of Banking and Finance. Papers which have International Dimensions, Policy Dimensions and focus on bridging the gap between Finance, Banking and other aspects of management are welcome. ACBFI 2017 aims at providing special status to "Financial Analytics" track which focusses on the development of analytical tools in the area of banking and finance and (b) "Demonetisation in India" and its impact on the banking and financial sector of India

List of Topics

• Contemporary Issues in Banking
• Emergeing Trends in Finance
• Technology in BFSI Sector
• Marketing in BFSI Sector
• Legal & Regulatory framework in BFSI Sector
• HRM & Related Issues in BFSI Sector
• Financial Analytics 

Committees

Organizing Committee

• Prof. Ramesh Bhel, Director, International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar
• Prof. Santanu Das, Assistant Professor (Finance Area), International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar
• Prof. Rohit Vishal Kumar, Associate Professor (Marketing Area), International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar

Program committee

• Prof. Shekhar Verma, Professor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
• Dr. Pritish Varadwaj, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
• Prof. RK Arora, International Management Institute, New Delhi
• Prof. Gopal Nayak, Director, IIIT Bhubaneswar and Professor, XIM Bhubaneswar
• Prof. S.K. Bose, Professor, Department of Management, BIT Mesra, Ranchi
• Prof. Santanu Ganguli, Professor (Finance), XIM Bhubaneswar
• Prof. Sitangshu Khatua, Professor (Finance),  Heritage Business School, Kolkata
• Prof. Debarati Bhattacharya-Shannon, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Duquesne University, PA, USA (confirmation awaited)

Publication Opportunities

• International Journal of Financial Innovation in Banking, [Inderscience Publications]
• Global Business Review [Sage Publications, SCOPUS Indexed Journal]
• Emerging Economy Studies [Sage Publications]

Besides the above, International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar is in talks with publishers for publishing the compendium of articles not published in the above journals.

Venue

The conference will be held in International Management Institute (IMI) Bhubaneswar.  [link]

International management Institute, Bhubaneswar was established in 2011 to carry forward the legacy of IMI Delhi, India’s first corporate sponsored Business School, founded in 1981 in collaboration with IMI Geneva (now, IMD, Lausanne). IMI Bhubaneswar draws sustenance through creation; dissemination and application of knowledge which integrate seamlessly with each other to translate into research, teaching and training for our stakeholders. 

Nested in an ecologically invigorating ambience, IMI epitomizes a “gurukul.” IMI B currently offers two-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and PGDM (WE) for working executives. The state government of Odisha recognizes IMI Bhubaneswar as a premier institution for recruiting executives for State Public Sector Units (SPSU). The National HRD Network of India has acknowledged IMI Bhubaneswar as an emerging institution of repute.

Contact

The official brochure of the conference can be downloaded here [Conference Brochure]. The Conference Brochure gives details about the conference. In case of any further queries regarding the conference you can get in touch with: