ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

The Indian economy is struggling from the devastating COVID-19 Pandemic, which caused a global economic recession and disruptions to health systems that affected the lives of millions around the world. India witnessed a considerable drop in GDP, increased unemployment, a liquidity crisis in the banking industry, and a shock to resource allocation and fiscal management in addition to the tremendous pressure on healthcare system. Thought-leadership of the Indian industry and the government (including regulators and policymakers) faced one of its biggest tests on resilience and inclusivity of their approach, adherence to moral and ethical standards, and on robustness and creativity of their solutions.

It has been a clear indicator of the fact that while technology has been a driver of solutions, diversity brings greater innovation to the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world around us, which is more VUCA than ever before. Therefore, this is indeed the time to embrace inclusivity in technology-led growth, especially involving large-cap companies, MSMEs and start-ups to prepare ourselves for a digital future where the shared prosperity of our society takes primacy. It has been established by the consumers and providers of services and manufacturers that India’s growth story will be driven by new technologies like Blockchain, Fintech, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, and the government has made its stance clear on India’s self-reliant, digital-first transformation. Positive developments in the Indian Start-up ecosystem, technology innovation in services and digital connectivity have brought new challenges around data governance, data security, cybersecurity, data protection and privacy and of course the larger issue of a digital divide.

While academia in general and management education in particular has contributed significantly to the impressive growth so far, a reimagination is required to grapple with the above challenges in a post-pandemic world. The nations and organisations need decisive leadership and a sound governing system to demonstrate tremendously positive resilience during this pandemic.

The 1st Pritam Singh Memorial Conference on “Architecting the Future of Business – Leadership, Governance and Technology” will assemble key stakeholders from academia, industry, regulators, policy-makers and the technology industry. The ongoing pandemic was the first of its kind that we have witnessed, and was volatile and dynamic and needed innovation to adapt with every passing moment. Driven by large corporations and small and medium enterprises, the corporate world need to evolve to adapt to the new normal in the post-pandemic world. It won’t just need to incorporate innovative solutions to the existing challenges, but also imbibe a great level of empathy and high standards of ethics. This inaugural edition of the conference will provide perspectives on India’s post-pandemic growth in a sustained, technology-led and equitable manner.

Dr. Pritam Singh’s life is a celebration of social impact created, particularly through education. He was a visionary and leader who contributed to various aspects of higher education, institution building and nation-building. He played an instrumental role in paving a vision of our nation by shaping the minds of the leadership of organizations and enabling policies that had a positive impact on our society. This conference is an attempt to continue his legacy by bringing together the thought leaders and young minds of our nation to re-imagine and architecting the future of our nation, and beyond, through Shared Growth, Resilient Leadership, Governance and Digital Future for Accelerated and Inclusive Growth in India.

Submission Guidelines

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

• Full papers : Where a journal uses double-blind peer review, authors are required to submit a fully anonymised manuscript with a separate title page. 

• Formatting your article: When formatting your references, please ensure you use the APA reference style.

  Equations should to be submitted using Office Math ML and Math type.

  Microsoft Word guidelines: There is no need to follow a specific template when submitting your manuscript in Word. However, please ensure your heading levels are clear, and the sections clearly defined.

  Artwork guidelines: Illustrations, pictures and graphs, should be supplied in the highest quality and in an electronic format that helps us to publish your article in the best way possible. Please follow the guidelines below to enable us to prepare your artwork for the printed issue as well as the online version.

• Format: TIFF, JPEG: Common format for pictures (containing no text or graphs).EPS: Preferred format for graphs and line art (retains quality when enlarging/zooming in).
• Placement: Figures/charts and tables created in MS Word should be included in the main text rather than at the end of the document.Figures and other files created outside Word (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, TIFF and EPS) should be submitted separately. Please add a placeholder note in the running text (i.e. “[insert Figure 1.]")
• Resolution: Rasterized based files (i.e. with .tiff or .jpeg extension) require a resolution of at least 300 dpi (dots per inch). Line art should be supplied with a minimum resolution of 800 dpi.
• Fonts: The lettering used in the artwork should not vary too much in size and type (usually sans serif font as a default).

List of Topics

Future of Business in Uncertainties and Digital Era: -

• Digital disruption and its impact on organisations
• Future of businesses in digital era
• Impact of digital transformation on Governments and regulatory bodies
• Digitalisation transformation of business process
• Role of AI, ML and Blockchian in improving efficiency of supply chain and logistics
• Business Process Re-engineering in digital disruption

Resilient Leadership: -

• Role of Leadership in Managing Human Disasters;
• Good Governance for Sustainable Org Growth;
• Governance and Business Competitiveness
• Challenges of providing leadership in the emerging tech enabled scenario;
• Business competitiveness and Sustainability: Role of Governance
• Harnessing human talent in a hyper competitive future
• Future Workplace Challenges: the need for a New Leadership Paradigm
• Trust and Leadership in the emerging future
• Future of Business: The Human Factor
• Technology and Humanity: can they co-exist?

Role of Governance in Managing Sustainable, Technology Driven Businesses and Organisations: -

• E-governance; issues and challenges for organisations and Governments
• Reimagining Roles & Responsibilities of Boards
• Legitimacy and Accountability of Boards
• Independent Directors with a Moral Purpose
• Effects of Boards on Accountability & Sustainability
• Gender Diversity in Corporate Governance
• Corporate Governance and Innovation
• Governance and Value Creation
• Role of e-governance in managing cross border businesses and competitiveness 

Future of Banking and Finance; Harnessing Potential of Technology in Banking and Financial Sector: -

• Impact of Digital transformation on Banking and Financial Sector
• Fintech revolution in financial services
• Role of AI and ML in improving efficiency of Banking and financial services
• Digital credit management and digital ALM in banks and NBFCs
• Blockchain and distributed ledger and their role in future banking
• Harnessing potential of block chain for fintech and other financial services
• Quantum Computing; the next big thing in Banking
• Quantum Financial Systems: future of secured financial services
• Role of regulators in new digital banking and fintech
• Can technology help in tackling the growing NPAs
• Role of technology and social media in reaching out to masses; digital financial literacy
• Digital payment systems and electronic commerce can be an effective tool to enhance financial inclusion
• Decisive leadership in digital banking and fintech sector during and /or post Covid era
• Impact of Covid 19 pandemic on the new fintech ventures; resilience and robust e-business model versus vulnerable and uncertain environment
• Crypto currency; future currency of the digital world
• Blockchain and its impact on non-banking payment systems
• Digital currency; adoption and regulatory challenges
•  Future of currency; Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), issues and challenges in implementation and governance
• Digital marketing and use of bots and robos in relationship management and financial advisory in banking and fintech
• Future of trading; algorithmic trading, its impact and challenges

Committees

Program Committee

PATRONS:

1 – Mr Rajkiran Rai G, Managing Director & CEO, Union Bank and Chairman Indian Bank Association, India

2- Mr Suresh Narayan, Chairman and Managing Director, Nestle India

3- Prof C Rajkumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global Institution of Eminence Deemed to Be University, India

GLOBAL ADVISORY BOARD:

1- Prof Gregory Prestacos, Dean, Stevens School of Business, USA

2- Prof Simon Mercado, Director ESCP, London

3- Prof Jyoti Gupta, ESCP, Paris 

4- Prof B A Metri, Director IIM Nagpur, India

5- Prof M P Jaiswal, Director IIM Sambalpur, India

6- Prof Alfredo Behrens, University of Salamanca, Spain

7- Prof Sunil Rai, Vice Chancellor, UPES, Dehradun, India

8- Prof H Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH, Gr. Noida, India              

9- Dr Prashant Bhalla      Chancellor, Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, India

TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD: 

1- Prof R K Mishra, Director, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India

2- Mr Vivek Mehra, MD & CEO, SAGE Publications, India

3- Prof Satish Kumar, MNIT, Jaipur, India

4- Prof Sudhir Rana, Gulf Medical University, UAE

5- Prof Sujeet Sharma, IIM, Trichy, India

6- Prof Nripendra Rana, Bradford University, UK

7- Prof A K Dey, BIMTECH, Gr. Noida, India

CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

1. Prof Asha Bhandarker, International Management Institute, New Delhi
2. Prof David Sola, ESCP, London
3. Prof Ashish Bharadwaj, Dean, Jindal School of Banking & Finance, Sonepat
4. Prof Subir Verma, Director, Institute of Management & Dean, Faculty of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
5. Prof Prashant Gupta, Associate Professor, IIM, Trichy
6. Prof Shailendra Nigam, International Management Institute, New Delhi 
7. Mr Mussarat Hussain, Senior Advisor, Maruti Suzuki Training Academy, Gurgaon
8. Mr Dhananjay Singh, Director General, NHRDN, Delhi
9. Dr Subrat Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, People labs, India
10. Mr Abhinav Madan, Director, Strategy & Planning, Office of the Vice Chancllor, O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, India

Publication

Publication Opportunities

Conference organisers have arranged for the publication of the selected papers of the conference in special issues or in regular issues of the various reputed peer reviewed scholarly international journals (ABDC/SCOPUS/WEB of Science listed journals), in line with conference theme. Organisers will be sending papers in the relevant journal and decision to publish paper in the journal will be subjected to the reviewer’s report by the editors/reviewers of respective journals, confirming their requirements, subsequent improvements in paper as desired by the respective journals and also as per the terms and conditions of the respective journals. Following is the list of confirmed journals:

1. Electronic Commerce Research (ECR – Springer) - ABDC A Category Web of Science –SSCI and SCOPUS- [Special Issue for the conference paper to be confirmed]
2. Qualitative Research in Financial Markets (Emerald) - ABDC B Category, Web of Science –ESCI and SCOPUS
3.   International Journal of Electronic Government Research - ABDC C Category, Web of Science –ESCI and SCOPUS
4. Indian Journal of Corporate Governance - ABDC C Category and SCOPUS
5. International Journal of Emerging Markets - ABDC B Category, Web of Science –SSCI and SCOPUS
6. FIIB Business review (Sage) – ABS and SCOPUS
7. South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases – ABS, SCOPUS and UGC CARE listed (The journal publishes high-quality original case study research and does not accept Teaching Cases)
8. Advances in Emerging Markets and Business Operations (Taylor and Francis series book) – SCOPUS indexed
9. South Asian Journal of Management (Sage) - ABDC C Category and SCOPUS

Venue

Conference will be in on-line mode. Links of the various sessions and parallel paper presentations will be sent to all the participants.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to 'amadan@jgu.edu.in'

Sponsors :

 Jindal School of Banking & Finance,O.P. Jindal Global Institution of Eminence Deemed to Be University, India

ESCP Business School, London

Pritam Singh Foundation, India