To Commemorate 65 years of Journey, BMA Launches Sundry New Initiatives


Bangalore: To celebrate its 65 years of operations, Bombay Management Association (BMA), one of India’s leading managerial communities endeavouring for managerial perfection in business & corporate management has come up with a slew of novel initiatives which include two key programs - 'The 10X Scale-Up Conclave’ & ‘Innothon’. A distinct industry connecting platform, Innothon presentations to the jury will take place on 18th & 19th Jan 2019 and the champs will be announced on 21st Feb 2019.

Speaking about the platform, Rajesh Sharma, Chairman, Innothon and Chief Facilitator, Aquilla Resource Partner Says, “The BMA has envisioned INNOTHON, which will act as a unique platform to crowdsource ideas for resolving critical issues facing the organisation or for charting ways to help the organisation keep ahead of the competition. Young brains from Management Institutes will collaborate with managers and leaders from the industry to provide sustainable solutions for business problems.”

Articulating on the occasion, Dr. Murtuza H. Khorakiwala, President, BMA, and Managing Director, Wockhardt says “The 10X Conclave by BMA will be an intra-industry effort to support entrepreneurial innovation in India. The daylong session will be moderated with a vision to connect Indian entrepreneurs to a supportive ecosystem of customers, funding partners and mentors.”

The conclave scheduled on 25th January 2019 will feature pre-eminent speakers from diversified divisions from the Indian corporate industry, including renowned scientist, Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Nandan Nilekani, Jaideep Mehta, Rahul Mirchandani, R Narayanan, Ashish Vidyarthi amongst others. The conclave will host over 300 delegates from corporate and start-ups operating across the country, and its main highlight is the India launch of R Gopalakrishnan’s book ‘CRASH: lessons from the entry and exit of CEOs’.“The conclave is a pioneering thought by BMA designed for companies ranging from start-ups to SMEs seeking to grow, buy and raise further capital in their journey to large scale success,” adds Rakesh Kumar Mehra, Chairman, 10X Scale Conclave and Group Advisor, Bulk MRO.

“We at the BMA are always focused on finding innovative ways of managing complex challenges faced by organisations today. We felt that the10X Scale-Up Conclave and Innothon are the perfect platforms for entrepreneurs and budding managers in the country. We plan to come out with many more such initiatives in the near future which will support the organisations and aid the managerial development in the country,” adds E A Vimal Nathan, Executive Director, BMA.  

Founded in 1954, BMA has pioneered efforts to support enhance managerial effectiveness and enhance the standards of Business Management in India and has guided over 1.5 lakh managers who have had a powerful impact on the Indian corporate scene. Skilled for success and instilled with the highest standards of managerial ethics, their blended achievements have resulted in the BMA being conferred the ‘Best Local Management Award’ by the All India Management Association seven times.

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