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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

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Design Thinking and Innovation for Sustainable Management Practices and Solutions (IC-SOBD)

8th & 9th December 2023

Speakers
Themes
Dates
Registration

ABOUT SOIL

SOIL Institute of Management was established in 2008 when top executives of several corporations and spiritual thinkers got together to address the most difficult challenge of changing the reality of our current times, for a better tomorrow. SOIL was co-created by 32 leading companies and supported by 25 NGOs with the aim to build Leaders with character, competence and enthusiasm. We believe that businesses, in course of their routine operations can create social good, ecological balance, sustainable development and healthy international relations if they choose to act in inspired ways. Our learning methodology can inculcate inspired thinking and consequently inspired actions in the business leaders of the future who will contribute to the triple bottom line of social wellbeing, ecological sustainability, and shareholder.

SOIL School of Business Design (SOBD) is developed with a vision to develop leaders who are fully “aware”, deeply “care” and continuously “dare” to create innovation that makes our world better.” With this vision, SOBD’s mission is to enable students to work for “human-centered innovation” based on an interdisciplinary curriculum that combines liberal arts, design thinking and management education.” With the objective of this mission forward, SOBD is organizing a two-day conference on “Design Thinking and Innovation for Sustainable Management Practices and Solutions” in hybrid mode on 8-9 December 2023 in association with Royal Roads University, B.C., Canada.

ABOUT CONFERENCE

Design thinking and innovation for sustainable management practices and solutions (IC-SOBD-2023) represents a broad theme that identifies a road map between design thinking and the ultimate requirement of end users. This conference represents a larger theme marrying design thinking with various domains of management. Further, it encompasses various sub themes of contemporary interest to a business. The conference would bring together renowned academicians, honoured researchers from distinguished institutions, industry leaders, practitioners, and doctoral students. With the participation of the greatest minds from around the globe, the conference will provide a unique platform to develop ideas and cogitation through panel discussions and thought-provoking speaker sessions.

Objectives of the Conference

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  1. To understand the role of design thinking and innovation to cater to the requirements of the end-users.

  2. To encourage innovative and unique ways to resolve ambiguous and challenging problems.

  3. To enhance efficiency of businesses through implementation of design thinking and innovation.

  4. To deliberate on sustainable practices and strategies for solutions which are both technologically feasible and economically viable.

CHIEF GUEST

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Rishikesha T Krishnan

Director, IIM Bangalore

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Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan’s main areas of interest are Strategy and Innovation. He has been listed in the Thinkers50 India list of most influential thinkers in management from India since 2013 and jointly received the special Thinkers50 India Innovation Award (2013).

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Rishikesha T Krishnan boasts an impressive academic background, holding a prestigious fellowship from IIM Ahmedabad, India. Further enriching his credentials are Master of Science degrees from both Stanford University in the United States and the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India.

EMINENT SPEAKERS

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Robert Mittelman

Interim Dean, Faculty of Management at Royal Roads University

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Dr. Kamlesh Misra

Economist, Senior Economic Advisor at the Economic Council of India

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Dr. Vishal Talwar

Director - IMT Ghaziabad

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Sandeep Raina

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Rajesh Gupta

VP & Cloud Business Head, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Business & Strategy Leader, P&L Owner

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Ritesh Sud

VP - Marketing at Nourishco Beverages ( A Tata Consumer Products Subsidiary)

Executive Vice President – Engineering, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

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Sundeep Gupta

Vice President - Operations at Future Generali India Life Insurance

CALL FOR PAPERS

Academicians, Thought Leaders, Policy-Makers, Entrepreneurs and Research Scholars, Students, Practitioners and Social Activists from all around the globe are invited to submit their papers, posters, case studies, success stories and stories of firsthand entrepreneurial experience. Poster presentations related to the conference theme are also welcome. Presenters are encouraged to contribute new ideas, concepts and paradigms for discussions.

Tracks & Sub Themes: Presentations of contributed papers would be organized area-wise in fifteen different tracks. Contributors are encouraged to submit papers catering to the broad Conference theme including, but not limited to, the following subthemes:

Economics

  • Society 5.0

  • Innovation in emerging economies

  • Fostering green practices for economic growth

  • Social upliftment through G-20

  • New developments in academic and industrial research

Finance

  • Fintech & Innovative Financial Services

  • Leveraging technology for agile finance

  • Sustainable Financing

  • Developments in Financial Markets

  • Strategies for Inclusive Growth in Investing

  • Finance for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs

 Marketing

  • Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Marketing

  • Social Marketing

  • Global Marketing Challenges

  • Practices for Green Marketing

  • Social Media Marketing

Operations and Analytics

  • Operations Research & Innovation in Management Sciences

  • Industry 5.0

  • Technology and AI Tools for decision-making

  • Circular Supply Chains

  • Digital Supply Chain Management

  • Application of Digital Twins

Human Resource

  • Technological Innovations in HR Processes

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

  • Talent Acquisition and Retention

  • Employee Engagement and Motivation

  • Leadership Development

Strategy

  • Sustainable Development Goals

  • Green Technology alliances

  • Sustainable Change Management

  • Resilience

  • Risk Management

  • Bottom of the Pyramid & Fortune at the Bottom

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

General Information

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  1. The abstract length should be a maximum of 800-1000 words.

  2. Please use Headings in Times Roman 12, bold; text in 12 Times Roman normal.

  3. While formatting use single space for the Heading and its corresponding text; and 1.5 spaces between next Heading.

  4. All references should follow APA style: www.apastyle.org

  5. Abstracts/Full Papers are to be submitted to the email id: icsobd@schoolofbusinessdesign.com

Abstract Should Include the Following

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  1. Title

  2. List the Authors; Address (Affiliation); Email; and Mobile.

  3. Motivation (This section should include the background to your research, the importance of it, and the difficulty of the area).

  4. Problem Statement (Clearly state the topic of your paper and your research question in this section).

  5. Methods/Study Design: (How did you approach solving the problem or making progress on it?).

  6. Predictions and Results

  7. Conclusions

  8. Keywords (About 3-5 Keywords)

Full Paper Submission Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

IMPORTANT DATES

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17th  September 2023  -  Abstract submission Starts


31st October 2023  -  Abstract submission Ends

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10th November 2023  -  Full paper submission

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18th November 2023  -  Communication of Acceptance

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22nd November 2023  -  Last Date of Registration

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

Book of Abstracts: All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings with ISBN number and will be released during the inaugural session of the conference.

Publication Journals: Only selected papers of the conference would be peer-reviewed by the Conference Review Committee for possible publication in ABDC/Scopus/UGC Care-listed journals and the concerned authors would be required to submit their full papers as per the guidelines of the respective journal.

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List of ABDC/Scopus Journals:

  1. Management Decision

  2. Sustainability

  3. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management

Awards: Track-wise papers adjudged best by the jury would be eligible for cash awards upto ₹ 50,000. e-Certificates would be awarded to all paper presenters.

REGISTRATION FEES

Foreign Delegates/ Academicians from outside India/ NRI

30 USD

per head

Corporate Delegates, Academicians from India

1000 INR

per head

Indian Research Scholars
 

500 INR

per head

Indian Students

 

200 INR

per head

How to Register?

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To register, Interested participants can pay using the account details given below.

Bank Transfer

For IMPS/NEFT Transfer. Please use the following details

Account Holder Name: Inspired Leadership Gurukul

Account number: 57500000139284

Bank Name: HDFC BANK

IFSC: HDFC0000044

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After payment, please use the following link to register for the conference.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

External Committee

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  1. Dr Sanjay Kumar, Associate Dean, College of Business, Valparaiso University, Indiana, USA

  2. Dr. Asil Oztekin, Professor,Operations & Information Systems, University of Massachusetts, USA

  3. Dr. Guilherme F. Frederico, Professor, Supply Chain Management, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil

  4. Dr. Swapan Kumar Majumdar, Professor, Lincoln, University College, Malaysia

  5. Dr. Jayantha Dewasini, Professor, Srilanka Institute of Marketing, Colombo, Srilanka

  6. Dr. Ali Emrouznejad, Professor, Surrey Business School, United Kingdom

  7. Dr. Anand Nayyar, Vice-Chairman (Research) and Director- IoT and Intelligent Systems Lab, Duy Tan University, Vietnam

  8. Dr. Maryam Abdirad, Data Science Consultant, Accenture, Chicago, USA

  9. Dr. Dev K. Dutta, Associate Professor, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, University of New Hampshire, USA

  10. Dr. Muhammad Bilal, Associate Professor, Computer Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

  11. Dr. Sudhir Rana, Associate Professor, Gulf Medical University, UAE

  12. Dr. Sorokaibam Khaba, Assistant Professor, IMT Dubai, UAE

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Internal Committee

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  1. Dr. Balu L, Dean, BMS Institute of Technology, Banglore

  2. Dr. Krishna Kumar K, Associate Dean, Presidency University, Banglore

  3. Dr. Pushpendra Priyadarshi, Professor, IIM Lucknow, Uttarpradesh

  4. Dr. Sanjeet Singh Phogat, Professor, IIM Lucknow, Uttarpradesh

  5. Dr. Debadyuti Das, Professor, FMS, Delhi

  6. Dr Murali Kallummal, Professor, Centre for WTO Studies, IIFT, New Delhi

  7. Dr. Sunil Kumar, Professor, South Asian University, Delhi

  8. Dr. N. N. Pandey, Professor, Christ University, Delhi

  9. Dr. Sivasankaran Narayanasamy, Associate Professor, XLRI Jamshedpur

  10. Mr. David P. Isaac, Co-Founder, IRIS Training & Consulting, Mumbai

  11. Dr. Amit Sachan, Associate Professor, IIM Ranchi

  12. Dr. Mrinalini Pandey, Associate Professor, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

  13. Dr. Prashant Verma, Associate Professor, BML Munjal University, Haryana

  14. Dr. Piyush Pranjal, Associate Professor, O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana

  15. Dr. Abhishek Maheswhari, Associate Professor, Christ University, Delhi

  16. Dr. Kaustov Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, IMT Ghaziabad

  17. Dr. Abhishek Kumar, Assistant Professor, IIM Rohtak

  18. Dr. Abhishek Srivastav, Assistant Professor, IIM Kashipur

  19. Dr. Siddharth Majhi, Assistant Professor, IIM Sambalpur

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CONFERENCE TEAM

Patrons:

Shri Anil Sachdev

Chairman, SOIL Institute of Management

 

Sahil Sachdev

Director, Board of Governors

 

Conference Chairperson:

Dr R Srinivasan
Director, SOIL School of Business Design

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Convenors:

Dr Sangeeta Trehan

Professor- Statistics and Analytics

 

Dr Samiran Jana

Associate Professor- Finance

 

Dr Chandan Jha

Assistant Professor- Operations and Analytics

 

Dr Vani Aggarwal

Assistant Professor- Economics and Analytics

 

Organizing Committee:

Dr Vidya Mahesh Iyer

Professor, HR & General Management

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Dr P. Malarvizhi

Professor, Accounting & Finance

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Dr Manjula Srinivas

Professor, Communication & General Management

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Dr Bidyanand Jha

Professor, Marketing

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Navin Chandra Rao

Professor, Operations

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Dr Ranjita Gupta

Associate Professor, Marketing

 

Dr Narendra Singh Chaudhary

Associate Professor, HR

 

Dr Mohd Naved

Associate Professor, Analytics

 

Dr Archana Mahamuni

Assistant Professor, Marketing

 

Dr Manpreet Kaur

Associate Professor, Finance

 

Dr Mrinal Verma
Associate Director-CMS, Associate Professor-Marketing

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Dr Nitu Singhi

Assistant Professor, HR

 

Dr Pragya Sonawane

Assistant Professor, HR

 

Udayan Karnatak
Assistant Professor, Finance

 

Anjali Srivastava 

Assistant Professor, Finance

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Reetika Dadheech

Assistant Professor, HR​

CONTACT US

Email

icsobd@schoolofbusinessdesign.com

Student Co-ordinators

Trisha Bansal: +91- 9303302573

Kunal Thakur: +91- 9109020017

Address

Plot 23, Sector 2, IMT Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana 122050

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