• CONFERENCE
• STRUCTURE
• CALL FOR PAPERS
• THEMES & SUB-THEMES
• ABSTRACT
• IMPORTANT DATES
• PAPER PRESENTATION
• REGISTRATION
• CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
• COMMITTEES
• CONTACT
  

CONFERENCE  THEME :  INNOVATION – Harnessing the power of Growth

The industry understands the advantages of being innovative. Some believe that it is the next level of competitive advantage, the Holy Grail of business. The Conference focuses on innovation its context and the ecosystem. The word has been so misrepresented. For some the word is used as a descriptor for the entire process of commercialization. Others claim that it is about new initiatives, often used to represent major initiatives or incremental changes. For some, the word innovation is change that adds value. We will be addressing the gap between the rhetoric and the reality of innovation. How to take innovation from the lab to the marketplace.

Business leaders today face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The marketplace itself has undergone a massive revolution, which has turned “conventional wisdom” on its head. In a world filled with a new, ultra-low cost competitors, ever more powerful customers and hyper-competitive markets, innovation is the only way to out-perform the industry average. Innovation used to happen by chance, it if it happened at all. Not any longer. Today, the world’s most forward-thinking companies see innovation as an engine for growth and, therefore, something that must be strategically managed and securely harnessed. It is the new currency of competition. It is the key to organic growth and wider profit margins. It is, in short, the Holy Grail of business in the 21st Century and companies must keep innovating if they are to keep growing. [ Back ]

STRUCTURE  
The conference is to be held in 2 days. It is designed to offer a mix of research papers, presentations including case studies, invited lectures and roundtable/panel discussions. On the firs day there will be 4 plenary sessions on the sub-themes. On the second day, there will be technical sessions where 25 selected papers will be presented and discussed. The selected papers will be published in the form of proceedings. [ Back ]

 CALL FOR PAPERS :
As an integral part of the Conference, papers on the theme – both conceptual as also empirical are invited from :

THEMES AND SUB-THEMES

 ABSTRACTS 
Abstracts must not exceed 700  words. Papers will be selected based on the abstracts submitted.  The abstract must include :

IMPORTANT DATES :
Last date  for submission of Abstracts : 15th June 2008.
Contributors whose  abstracts are selected for full paper submission and presentation will be intimated by 30th June 2008.
Last date for submission of full papers/presentations : 15th July, 2008.
Registration for Conference :   Latest by 31st July 2008.

The Abstracts / Full Papers  shall be sent to the Conference Coordinator in MS Word format with double line spacing (A/4 paper size)  by email to :  ibsaicon08@gmail.com

All paper submissions will be subject to blind review by multiple reviewers. Authors should avoid identifying themselves in the text or title. The Conference organizers will have the final authority over the review process and all decisions relating to acceptance of papers. Review criteria include originality of ideas, managerial and technical soundness, significance of results, and quality of presentation. Notification of acceptance or rejection of submitted papers will be communicated to the corresponding author. [ Back ]

PAPER PRESENTATION IN ABSENTIA
Those who cannot come to the Conference for reasons beyond their control, but wish to present a paper in absentia are encouraged to send in full paper by 1st July 2008. Such papers, if fit in the conference theme and volume, could as an exception, be included in the conference proceedings. A processing fee of US $ 50 (Rs. 500 for scholars in India) should be included for each paper submitted for presentation in absentia.

PAPER PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
Accepted papers from the entries received will be invited for presentation during the conference.

BEST PAPER AWARDS
Outstanding paper awards will be given to the best papers, one in each of the three categories viz., research, conceptual and student categories presented at the conference.

PUBLICATIONS
Conference proceedings consisting of papers which the committee would find to be enriching, would be published in the form of a book which will be released during the inaugural session of the Conference.  The best papers may also be published in the appropriate ICFAI Publications. [ Back ]

REGISTRATION  : (Click here for Registration Form)
Following are the registration fee details :

For Indian Participants/Delegates:
Delegates from Academic Institutions (India)                      Rs.2,500/-  each
Corporate/Industry Delegates (India)                                     Rs.3,500/-  each
Students from Institutions within India                                  Rs.1,000/-  each

For Foreign Participants/Delegates: US$ 200 or equivalent in Indian Rupees.

All participants attending the conference are required to register for the IBSAICON ’08 Summer Conference latest by August 1, 2008 and for the IBSAICON ’09 Conference latest by 15th November 2008.  Participants who will register after this deadline will be required to pay an additional amount of Rs. 500 in case of Indian registrations and US$ 50 in case of foreign registrations. 

The registration fee includes admission to all plenary and technical sessions,  tea breaks, lunches, dinner and other social events. The participants are welcome to bring in guests. A nominal guest registration fee of Rs. 1000/- will be charged which  includes tea-breaks, lunches, dinner and other social events.

The above fees does not include accommodation charges.

Fees to be paid by Demand Draft in favour of "IBS Ahmedabad" payable at Ahmedabad and sent to Prof. Amit Saraswat,, Convener - IBSAICON '8, at the address mentioned below

 

Prof. Amit Saraswat,
Convener - IBSAICON '8
IBS (Icfai Business School)
IBS House, Nr. GNFC Info Tower,
Bodakdev, S.G. Road,
Ahmedabad 380 054, Gujarat, India.
Tel. : +(91)-79-26858632. Fax : +(91)-79-26850107. 
Email : ibsaicon08@gmail.com                                                                                       [ Back ]

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

International Conference on Management
INNOVATION- HARNESSING THE POWER OF GROWTH
15th and 16 th Aug 2008
Conference Schedule.

Day-1
0900 to 0930	Registration
0930 to 1045	Inauguration	Shri Kartikeya Sarabhai, Chairperson, Center for Environment Education.
1115 to 1245	Plenary Session-1	Technology  Mgt & Innovations	1.  Dr. Anil Vali  Mg Dir, Foundation      for Innovation & Tech Transfer,        IIT Delhi 2.  Prof. R. Krishnan, IIM Bangalore* 3.  Prof. Arabinda Tripathi,      IIM, Ahmedabad.
Lunch
1400 to 1530	Plenary Session-2	Innovation Policy & Organisational Learning	1.  Dr. A.V.  Vedpuriswar, Director      [Learning& Development],      UBS India, Hyderabad 2.  Prof. D.M. Pestonjee, Dean,      CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Tea
1600 to 1730	Plenary Session-3	Sustaining And Enhancing Innovations	1.  Dr.  Nirav Gandhi, Vice President,        Accutest, Ahmedabad. 2.  Mr. Kaushal Mehta, Chairman,      Motif  India Infotech Ltd, Ahd.
1730 to 1845	Special Session	Presentation on GIFT : Mr Sunil Behl, CEO, GIFT, Gandhinagar
Dinner
Day-2
0845 to 1015	Technical Sessions
1030 to 1200	Plenary Session-4	Networks & Cluster Innovations	1.  Dr.  Waltraut Ritter, Director,      Knowledge Enterprises, HongKong 2.  Prof. Aatanu Ghosh      IIM, Ahmedabad.
Tea
1215 to1345	Plenary Session-5	Managing Innovation	1.  Mr.  Arun Lal, Director,      EVAAYA Systems, Gurgaon. 2.  Mr. Mani Iyer, Executive Director,      Intas Biopharma, Ahmedabad.
Valedictory session
Lunch

Updated : 12.8.08

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COMMITTEES

 

Advisory Committee	Prof. Pramod C. Verma, Sr. Faculty, IBS Ahmedabad Dr. H.C. Pattnaik, CGM, SBI. Mr. Nitin Parikh, ED, Ashima Group Dr. D.C. Anjaria, Director, GIFT Mr. Bharat Dave, CEO, Stanrose Mafatlal Fin. Services Mr. Alan D’Souza, ED, Mudra Communications Ltd.
Organizing Committee	Prof. P. Bala Bhaskaran Dr. Ravi Gor Prof. Amit Saraswat Prof. Vivek Ranga Prof. Prashant Saxena Prof. Bharat Kantharia Dr. Bharti Thakar
Overall Coordination	Dr. Ravi Gor Prof. Amit Saraswat
Event Management	Prof. Kishor Bhanushali Prof. Kamal Saha Dr. Neeru Banerjee
Papers Management	Prof. Amit Saraswat Prof. Swarup Dutta Prof. Mayank Patel Prof. Pankaj Madhani Dr. Raashid Saiyed
Publications, Mementoes, etc.	Dr. Ravi Gor Prof. Sarosh Joel Mr. K.S.R. Swamy Mr. Rajagopalan Mr. Michael Pillai Mr. A.N. Roy
Speakers & Session Management	Prof. Bala Bhaskaran Dr. Ravi Gor Dr. Raashid Saiyed Prof. Amit Saraswat
Venue Management	Dr. Bharati Thaker Prof. Mitali Saxena Prof. Namrata Bajaj Prof. Kiran Rai
Logistics, Stay, Transport, etc.	Prof. Prashant Saxena Prof. Arun Mr. Shailesh Vaishnav Col. Baljit Singh
Track Management	Dr. Raashid Saiyed Prof. Himani Joshi Prof. Kishor Bhanushali
Tech. / Administration	Prof. Bharat Kantharia Prof. Shyamal Tanna Col. Baljeet Singh Mr. Ankan Dey Mr. Gautam Kumar Mr. Dev Muni Mr. Prabhu
Catering & Stage Decoration	Dr. Ravi Gor Mr. Sunil Arora Ms. Nita  Sinha
Sponsorship & Media Mgmt.	Prof. P. Bala Bhaskaran Prof. Amit Saraswat Prof. Vivek Ranga Prof. Prashant Saxena Mr. K.S.R. Swamy
Financial Management	Prof. Bala Bhaskaran Dr. Ravi Gor Prof. Amit Saraswat Mr. Madhav T.

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CONTACT

Prof. Amit Saraswat                      
Convener - IBSAICON '08                     
IBS (Icfai Business School)          
IBS House, Nr. GNFC Info Tower,                               
S.G. Road, Bodakdev                   
AHMEDABAD 380054               
Gujarat. India                              
Tel. : +(91)-79-26858632              
Fax :  +(91)-79-26850107               
Email: ibsaicon08@gmail.com     
or saraswatamit@yahoo.com