CPM to host 13th South Asian Management Forum end-March

11 March 2015 05:20 am Views - 1922

The Institute of Certified Professional Managers (CPM), a member of the Association of Management Development Institutions of South Asia (AMDISA), will host the 13th South Asian Management Forum, at Taj Samudra, on March 26 and 27.  
The Association of Management Development Institutions consists of management institutions in the South Asian region and the forum will be represented by the members from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives and Afghanistan. 
The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Management and Sustainability – South Asian Perspective’.
The conference will be inaugurated on March 26 by the chief guest Public Administration, Buddha Sasana and Democratic Governance Minister Karu Jayasuriya. The keynote speaker will be International Finance Corporation (IFC) Country Director Adam Sack, who will speak on Management and Sustainability – Global Dimensions. 
AMDISA President Dr. Ashok Joshi will address the inaugural session together with CPM President Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, who is also AMDISA Vice President.
There will also be a memorial lecture for AMDISA founder Dr. Dharni Sinha, delivered by ICFAI University Vice Chancellor Prof. Y.K. Bhushan.
There will be five technical sessions and one panel discussion. The technical sessions will be on the topics of management challenges and sustainability in the 21st century covering the social, economic and environmental aspects, sustainability in management education with three case study presentations from business schools, sustainability in creating real value, corporate social responsibility, management and sustainability: South Asian dimensions. 
There will be a total of 15 papers presented at these technical sessions from eminent authors from the South Asian region. The panel discussion will be on building sustainable management professionals in South Asia. This session will be moderated by Mohammed Jasimuddin, formerly of the Commonwealth Secretariat.     
The Management Forum is suitable for managing directors, directors, CEOs, management accountants, financial accountants, chief finance officers, managers and executives in the field of marketing, human resources, IT, transport and logistics, stock market, tourism, telecommunication, sustainability and CSR, public and corporation sector managers, executives and management trainees.     
For registration contact Institute of Certified Professional Managers Secretariat (Dilshan) 0112590995/0714775125.