{"id":12,"date":"2025-04-01T04:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T04:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-09-11T14:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T09:01:54","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t .team-manager-free-main-area-740 { display: block; overflow: hidden; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-container{ display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; -ms-flex-wrap: wrap; flex-wrap: wrap; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items{ background: #f8f8f8; text-align: center; padding: 0px; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-thumbnail{ line-height: 0; overflow: hidden; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-thumbnail a { border: medium none; box-shadow: none !important; outline: medium none; text-decoration: none; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-thumbnail img{ border-radius: 0; box-shadow: none; height: auto; width: 100%; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; } \/* Zoom In *\/ .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items:hover .team-manager-free-items-thumbnail img { transform: scale(1.10); } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-social{ margin:0px; padding: 10px 20px; padding-top:5px; background: #000000; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-social li{ display: inline-block; margin: 5px 0px 0px 0px; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-social li a{ display: flex; -webkit-box-align: center; -ms-flex-align: center; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #ffffff; color: #000000; border-radius: 0px; width: 30px; height: 30px; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; text-decoration: none; box-shadow: none; outline: none; border:none; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-social li a:hover{ border: medium none; box-shadow: none; color: #dd3333; background:#ffffff; outline: medium none; text-decoration: none; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-title{ margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding:10px 15px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-title a{ box-shadow: none; color: #007acc; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; text-transform: unset; letter-spacing: 1px; outline: medium none; text-decoration: none; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-title a:hover{ text-decoration:none; color:#333333; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-designation{ border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; display: block; padding: 10px 15px; color:#333333; font-size:15px; font-style: normal; text-transform: unset; letter-spacing: 0.5px; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-short-description{ color:#000000; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 23px; padding: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; } .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-lg-1, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-lg-2, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-lg-3, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-lg-5, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-lg-6, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-md-1, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-md-2, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-md-3, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-md-4, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-md-5, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-md-6, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-sm-1, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-sm-3, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-sm-4, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-sm-5, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-sm-6, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-xs-2, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-xs-3, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-xs-4, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-xs-5, .team-manager-free-main-area-740 .teamshowcasefree-col-xs-6 { float: left; margin-bottom: 30px !important; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px !important; padding-right: 15px !important; position: relative; } \t<\/style>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-main-area-740\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4 teamshowcasefree-col-md-3 teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2 teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-2050641511\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/S-Panchanathan.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/S-Panchanathan.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/S-Panchanathan-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team-manager-free-items-social\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-2050641511\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-manager-free-items-short-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity Professor of Technology and Innovation  \r\nFoundation Chair in Computing and Augmented Intelligence \r\nArizona State University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"team-popup-area-2050641511\" class=\"mfp-hide white-popup style-one\">\r\n      <div class=\"team-manager-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"team-manager-row\">\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-4\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-left-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-thumbnail\">\r\n            \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/S-Panchanathan.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/S-Panchanathan.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/S-Panchanathan-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-client-information\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"team-manager-popup-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\r\n<ul class=\"tp-tmffree-popup-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"left-box-social-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-8\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-right-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<h2 class=\"left-box-title\">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan<\/h2>\r\n            \t\t\t<p>The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan<br \/>\nUniversity Professor of Technology and Innovation<br \/>\nFoundation Chair in Computing and Augmented Intelligence<br \/>\nArizona State University<\/p>\n<p>The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan is a computer scientist and engineer. He is a leader in the fields of science, engineering, and education, with more than three decades of experience in higher education and government. Throughout his career, he has designed and built knowledge enterprises aimed at advancing research innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, global development, and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>From 2020-2025, he served as the 15th Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), a $9 billion independent federal agency and the only government agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation, and STEM education. During his tenure, he established the first new directorate in 31 years, the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, aimed at delivering \u201cInnovation Everywhere for Everyone\u201d by accelerating the translation of science and technology for economic progress, national security, and societal impact.<\/p>\n<p>Panchanathan currently serves as the University Professor of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1997. His previous roles at ASU include leading the university\u2019s research portfolio as the executive vice president of the ASU Knowledge Enterprise and the chief research and innovation officer. Under his leadership, ASU increased its research performance fivefold, earning recognition as the fastest growing and most innovative research university in the U.S. Panchanathan has received numerous recognitions for his scientific work during his career; in 2025, he was awarded the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards bestowed by the Government of India, in recognition of his distinguished contributions to science. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors as well as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering. In April 2026, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego appointed him to lead the Phoenix Quantum Strategy to unite government, industry, and academia to accelerate development in quantum computing, communication, and sensing.<\/p>\n<p>Panchanathan received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computing Engineering from the University of Ottawa. He is married to Sarada \"Soumya\" Panchanathan, an academic pediatrician and informatician, who has taught medical students, pediatric residents and informatics fellows. They have two adult children, Amritha and Roshan, and three grandchildren.<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conference Tracks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/finance-accounting-and-economics-finance\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Track 04: Finance, Accounting, and Economics<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t .team-manager-free-main-area-905 { display: block; overflow: hidden; } .team-manager-free-main-area-905 .team-manager-free-container{ display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; 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} .team-manager-free-main-area-905 .team-manager-free-items-social li a{ display: flex; -webkit-box-align: center; -ms-flex-align: center; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #ffffff; color: #000000; border-radius: 0px; width: 30px; height: 30px; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; text-decoration: none; box-shadow: none; outline: none; border:none; } .team-manager-free-main-area-905 .team-manager-free-items-social li a:hover{ border: medium none; box-shadow: none; color: #dd3333; background:#ffffff; outline: medium none; text-decoration: none; } .team-manager-free-main-area-905 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-title{ margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding:10px 15px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; } .team-manager-free-main-area-905 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-title a{ box-shadow: none; color: #007acc; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; text-transform: unset; letter-spacing: 1px; outline: medium none; 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margin-bottom: 30px !important; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px !important; padding-right: 15px !important; position: relative; } \t<\/style>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-main-area-905\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4 teamshowcasefree-col-md-3 teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2 teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-647611397\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S.-Ramann.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S.-Ramann.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S.-Ramann-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team-manager-free-items-social\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-647611397\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMr. S. Ramann\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanelist\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-manager-free-items-short-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChairperson, PFRDA\r\nFinancial Innovations in Pension Products\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"team-popup-area-647611397\" class=\"mfp-hide white-popup style-one\">\r\n      <div class=\"team-manager-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"team-manager-row\">\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-4\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-left-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-thumbnail\">\r\n            \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S.-Ramann.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S.-Ramann.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S.-Ramann-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-client-information\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"team-manager-popup-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanelist\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\r\n<ul class=\"tp-tmffree-popup-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"left-box-social-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-8\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-right-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<h2 class=\"left-box-title\">Mr. S. Ramann<\/h2>\r\n            \t\t\t<p>Mr S. Ramann assumed charge as Chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) on 20th June, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ramann served as an officer of the Indian Audit &amp; Accounts Service (IA&amp;AS) from the 1991 batch. Prior to joining PFRDA, he served as the Deputy Comptroller &amp; Auditor General and Chief Technology Officer in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.<\/p>\n<p>He has previously held several leadership positions, including Chairman and Managing Director of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Managing Director of NeSL - Information Utility, Principal Accountant General of the State of Jharkhand; Chief General Manager (CGM) and then as Executive Director at the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) during the period 2006 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ramann holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Economics followed by an MBA from the University of Delhi. Amongst his professional and academic qualifications are an M.Sc. in Financial Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an LLB, Chief Digital Officer certification from the Indian School of Business, the Certified Internal Auditor credential from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Florida, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Securities Law.<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/behavioural-science-in-management\/\"><strong>Track 05: Behavioural Science in Management<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t .team-manager-free-main-area-653 { display: block; 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margin-bottom: 30px !important; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px !important; padding-right: 15px !important; position: relative; } \t<\/style>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-main-area-653\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4 teamshowcasefree-col-md-3 teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2 teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-1340304753\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manjul-Gupta.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manjul-Gupta.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manjul-Gupta-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team-manager-free-items-social\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-1340304753\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Manjul Gupta\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeynote Speaker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-manager-free-items-short-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoctoral Director, Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, Florida International University (FIU), USA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"team-popup-area-1340304753\" class=\"mfp-hide white-popup style-one\">\r\n      <div class=\"team-manager-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"team-manager-row\">\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-4\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-left-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-thumbnail\">\r\n            \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manjul-Gupta.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manjul-Gupta.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Manjul-Gupta-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-client-information\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"team-manager-popup-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeynote Speaker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\r\n<ul class=\"tp-tmffree-popup-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"left-box-social-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-8\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-right-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<h2 class=\"left-box-title\">Prof. Manjul Gupta<\/h2>\r\n            \t\t\t<p>Doctoral Director, Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics,<br \/>\nRyder MIS Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair,<br \/>\nProfessor, Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, Florida International University, USA<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Manjul Gupta is the Ryder MIS Eminent Scholar and Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics at Florida International University. He holds a PhD in Management Information Systems from Iowa State University. Dr. Gupta also serves as the Director of Doctoral Programs in Information Systems and Business Analytics department.<\/p>\n<p>He is internationally recognized for his research on the role of national and organizational culture in technology-driven phenomena, including artificial intelligence and big data analytics. His research has appeared in leading journals, including MIS Quarterly (MISQ), European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS), Production and Operations Management (POM), Health Affairs, Information &amp; Management, and the Journal of Business Research. His work on artificial intelligence and big data analytics, particularly his highly cited Big Data Analytics Capability (BDAC) framework, has had significant influence on research in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gupta serves in Associate Editor roles at leading business journals, including the Journal of Business Research and Information &amp; Management. Most recently, he authored a book titled \u201c<em>PQ-7: You Against Yourself<\/em>,\u201d which introduces a seven-dimensional framework for understanding human growth through the context of sports.<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/digital-transformation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Track 07: Digital Transformation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t .team-manager-free-main-area-765 { display: block; overflow: hidden; } .team-manager-free-main-area-765 .team-manager-free-container{ display: -webkit-box; 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margin: 5px 0px 0px 0px; } .team-manager-free-main-area-765 .team-manager-free-items-social li a{ display: flex; -webkit-box-align: center; -ms-flex-align: center; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #ffffff; color: #000000; border-radius: 0px; width: 30px; height: 30px; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; text-decoration: none; box-shadow: none; outline: none; border:none; } .team-manager-free-main-area-765 .team-manager-free-items-social li a:hover{ border: medium none; box-shadow: none; color: #dd3333; background:#ffffff; outline: medium none; text-decoration: none; } .team-manager-free-main-area-765 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-title{ margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding:10px 15px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; } .team-manager-free-main-area-765 .team-manager-free-items-content .team-manager-free-items-title a{ box-shadow: none; color: #007acc; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; text-transform: unset; letter-spacing: 1px; 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margin-bottom: 30px !important; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px !important; padding-right: 15px !important; position: relative; } \t<\/style>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-main-area-765\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4 teamshowcasefree-col-md-3 teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2 teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-1538218444\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ted-Tschang.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ted-Tschang.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ted-Tschang-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team-manager-free-items-social\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-1538218444\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Ted Feichin TSCHANG\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeynote Speaker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-manager-free-items-short-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor of Strategic Management; Course Coordinator, Sustainability, Singapore Management University (SMU)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"team-popup-area-1538218444\" class=\"mfp-hide white-popup style-one\">\r\n      <div class=\"team-manager-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"team-manager-row\">\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-4\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-left-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-thumbnail\">\r\n            \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ted-Tschang.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ted-Tschang.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ted-Tschang-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-client-information\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"team-manager-popup-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeynote Speaker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\r\n<ul class=\"tp-tmffree-popup-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"left-box-social-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-8\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-right-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<h2 class=\"left-box-title\">Prof. Ted Feichin TSCHANG<\/h2>\r\n            \t\t\t<p><strong>Session:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Generative AI and human-like intelligence: What\u2019s human enough, and what\u2019s not? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The talk will discuss a variety of human-like characteristics of large language models (AI for short), and how AI firms, computer scientists, and humans at work all hold different views of AI\u2019s capabilities, and why. Some implications for work and theory, and selected trends in AI, will be discussed.<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/leadership-research-practice-in-the-context-of-changes-in-the-world-of-work\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Track 09: Leadership and Organizational Development with the advent of AI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t .team-manager-free-main-area-641 { display: block; overflow: hidden; } .team-manager-free-main-area-641 .team-manager-free-container{ display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; 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He is recognized as one of the leading quantitative research experts in management, with research interests spanning growth entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial software companies, and quantitative research methods in management research. He is currently the most cited professor in business studies at JSBE according to ISI Web of Science data, and ranks as the highest impact researcher at JSBE in the Stanford\/Elsevier's Top 2% Scientist Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. R\u00f6nkk\u00f6 serves as an Associate Editor for *Organizational Research Methods* and is on the editorial board of *Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice*. Previously, he served as department editor in the *Journal of Operations Management*, handling methodological articles. His excellence in reviewing has been recognized through multiple awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from the Journal of Operations Management.<\/p>\n<p>He maintains an influential research methods-focused YouTube channel with over 10,000 subscribers and more than 1 million views at (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/mronkko), providing extensive digital learning materials including over 300 professional-quality video lectures.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his academic career, Dr. R\u00f6nkk\u00f6 has significant entrepreneurial experience, having founded three companies. Most notably, he founded aTalent Recruiting, which now has consolidated revenues in the \u20ac5-10M class and continues to fulfill its social mission of connecting companies with the right talent.<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4 teamshowcasefree-col-md-3 teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2 teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-885472310\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sourav-Bhattacharya.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sourav-Bhattacharya.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sourav-Bhattacharya-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team-manager-free-items-social\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-885472310\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Sourav Bhattacharya\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-manager-free-items-short-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGenerative AI Research Director, NatWest Group\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"team-popup-area-885472310\" class=\"mfp-hide white-popup style-one\">\r\n      <div class=\"team-manager-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"team-manager-row\">\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-4\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-left-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-thumbnail\">\r\n            \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sourav-Bhattacharya.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sourav-Bhattacharya.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sourav-Bhattacharya-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-client-information\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"team-manager-popup-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\r\n<ul class=\"tp-tmffree-popup-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"left-box-social-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-8\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-right-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<h2 class=\"left-box-title\">Dr. Sourav Bhattacharya<\/h2>\r\n            \t\t\t<p>Dr. Sourav Bhattacharya is currently the&nbsp;<b>Generative AI Research Director at NatWest Group, UK<\/b>&nbsp;with over a decade of experience at the intersection of artificial intelligence research, product development, and technology leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining NatWest Group, he was the Research Director and Head of on-device AI at&nbsp;<b>Samsung AI Centre, Cambridge<\/b>, where he worked on developing and deploying AI technologies that reached millions of Samsung smartphone users. His work has covered a wide range of areas, including&nbsp;<b>generative AI, automatic speech recognition, audio intelligence, on-device AI, and efficient machine learning systems<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Dr. Bhattacharya has authored&nbsp;<b>more than 90 scientific publications and technical articles<\/b>&nbsp;and has contributed actively to the research community through service on the Technical Program Committees of several leading international conferences. He also has a number of granted and pending patents to his credit. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Research Scientist at&nbsp;<b>Nokia Bell Labs<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bhattacharya combines strong research expertise with a practical approach to building AI systems that can be deployed at scale. Alongside his technical contributions, he has extensive experience in leading and managing research teams and in translating cutting-edge AI research into real-world products and applications.<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4 teamshowcasefree-col-md-3 teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2 teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-883021920\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Kalyanmoy-Deb.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Kalyanmoy-Deb.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Kalyanmoy-Deb-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team-manager-free-items-social\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-883021920\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Kalyanmoy Deb\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-manager-free-items-short-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor and Koenig Endowed Chair Professor at Michigan State University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"team-popup-area-883021920\" class=\"mfp-hide white-popup style-one\">\r\n      <div class=\"team-manager-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"team-manager-row\">\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-4\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-left-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-thumbnail\">\r\n            \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Kalyanmoy-Deb.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Kalyanmoy-Deb.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Kalyanmoy-Deb-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-client-information\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"team-manager-popup-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\r\n<ul class=\"tp-tmffree-popup-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"left-box-social-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-8\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-right-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<h2 class=\"left-box-title\">Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb<\/h2>\r\n            \t\t\t<p>Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb is a University Distinguished Professor and Koenig Endowed Chair Professor at Michigan State University. He is also the Director of the Computational Optimization and Innovation Laboratory at Michigan State University. Previously, he served as a Professor at IIT Kanpur, where he established the Kanpur Genetic Algorithms Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Alabama and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Deb is internationally recognized for developing computational methods to address complex decision problems involving multiple competing objectives. His NSGA-II and NSGA-III algorithms are now widely used across engineering, machine learning and operations research worldwide. His research demonstrates how rigorous methodological advances can be translated into practical tools for engineering design and decision-making across disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Deb has published 284 journal papers and 371 conference papers, supervised 36 PhD students, and has delivered 134 keynote and plenary lectures. His major honours include the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences, the Infosys Prize, the TWAS Prize in Engineering Sciences, the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award, and the Clarivate Analytics Lifetime Achievement Award. He was named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher every year from 2017 to 2025 and recognized by ScholarGPS in 2025 as a Highly Ranked Scholar\u2013Lifetime, placing him among the top 0.05% of researchers worldwide across all fields of scholarly endeavour.<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/data-science-artificial-intelligence\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Track 10: Brij Disa Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDSA) and<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/data-science-artificial-intelligence\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t .team-manager-free-main-area-640 { display: block; 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margin-bottom: 30px !important; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px !important; padding-right: 15px !important; position: relative; } \t<\/style>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-main-area-640\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4 teamshowcasefree-col-md-3 teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2 teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-2006468980\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ashish-Joshi.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ashish-Joshi.png 504w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ashish-Joshi-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team-manager-free-items-social\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-2006468980\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Ashish Joshi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeynote Speaker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-manager-free-items-short-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDean and Distinguished University Professor of the University of Memphis School of Public Health, USA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"team-popup-area-2006468980\" class=\"mfp-hide white-popup style-one\">\r\n      <div class=\"team-manager-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"team-manager-row\">\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-4\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-left-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-thumbnail\">\r\n            \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ashish-Joshi.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ashish-Joshi.png 504w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ashish-Joshi-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-client-information\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"team-manager-popup-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeynote Speaker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\r\n<ul class=\"tp-tmffree-popup-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"left-box-social-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-8\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-right-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<h2 class=\"left-box-title\">Dr. Ashish Joshi<\/h2>\r\n            \t\t\t<p>Dr. Ashish Joshi is the Dean and Distinguished University Professor of the University of Memphis School of Public Health. He is an inspirational speaker, innovator, entrepreneur, educator, researcher, administrator, mentor and a public health diplomat.&nbsp;He is a leading international authority in Public Health Innovation, a population health informatics researcher, public health diplomacy and applied health resilience frameworks.&nbsp;He is also the author of the first textbook \u201cPopulation Health Informatics: Driving Evidence-based solutions into practice\u201d. and has developed one of the first models of public health education in high schools.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joshi is founder of the public health diplomacy lab bringing together globally a wide range of stakeholders advancing good health and well-being of all.&nbsp;He chairs the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Technology and Public Health Advisory Group, was the Chair of the ASPPH Responsible and Ethical use of AI in the Public Health Taskforce and is a member of the ASPPH Board. He is a Global architect of the internationally recognized SMAART\u2122 Model that aims to address social, economic and health issues towards building sustainable cities and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joshi has secured nearly $25 million in research grants and contracts and published more than 150 research papers in high quality peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Joshi\u2019s commitment to public health has been well recognized through several awards including CUNY SPH Legacy Award and the Distinguished Service Award by NYC Test and Trace Corps program for his extraordinary COVID-19 work in New York City and Memphis City Council.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joshi has established various partnerships and collaborations with academic institutions, non-governmental organizations and public health associations across Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Latin and South America. Dr. Joshi has widely travelled to more than 30 countries and brings a breadth of expertise through his lived public health experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/india-marketing-conference\/\"><strong>Track 12: Marketing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t .team-manager-free-main-area-599 { display: block; overflow: hidden; } .team-manager-free-main-area-599 .team-manager-free-container{ display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; -ms-flex-wrap: wrap; flex-wrap: wrap; } .team-manager-free-main-area-599 .team-manager-free-items{ background: #f8f8f8; 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margin-bottom: 30px !important; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 15px !important; padding-right: 15px !important; position: relative; } \t<\/style>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-main-area-599\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teamshowcasefree-col-lg-4 teamshowcasefree-col-md-3 teamshowcasefree-col-sm-2 teamshowcasefree-col-xs-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-2090810988\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Shailendra-Jain-2.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Shailendra-Jain-2.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Shailendra-Jain-2-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team-manager-free-items-social\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#team-popup-area-2090810988\" class=\"open-popup-link\" data-effect=\"mfp-zoom-in\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShailendra Pratap Jain\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-manager-free-items-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"team-manager-free-items-short-description\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoster School of Business,\r\nUniversity of Washington\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<div id=\"team-popup-area-2090810988\" class=\"mfp-hide white-popup style-one\">\r\n      <div class=\"team-manager-container\">\r\n            <div class=\"team-manager-row\">\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-4\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-left-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-thumbnail\">\r\n            \t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Shailendra-Jain-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Shailendra-Jain-2.png 503w, https:\/\/conference.iima.ac.in\/imrc2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Prof.-Shailendra-Jain-2-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"left-box-client-information\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"team-manager-popup-designation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeaker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\r\n<ul class=\"tp-tmffree-popup-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>            \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"left-box-social-items\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            \t<div class=\"tsrow-col-md-8\">\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"team-manager-popup-right-area\">\r\n            \t\t\t<h2 class=\"left-box-title\">Shailendra Pratap Jain<\/h2>\r\n            \t\t\t<p>Shailendra Pratap Jain (Shelly) is Bret Wheat Endowed Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle. He has earlier held faculty positions at Indiana University and University of Rochester, and visiting faculty positions at Cornell University, Indian School of Business, IIM Ahmedabad, Cambridge University, and University of Western Ontario. Shelly\u2019s research interests include brand strategy, psychological segmentation, consumer addictions, advertising, the psychology of COVID, and consumer emotions. His work has appeared in leading journals like <em>Journal of Consumer Research (JCR), Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), Marketing Science, Journal of Consumer Psychology (JCP), Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS), <\/em>and <em>International Journal of Research in Marketing (IJRM)<\/em><em>. <\/em>He has been an Associate\/Area Editor with <em>IJRM <\/em>and is currently an AE with<em> JMR, JCP, Decision Science,<\/em> and<em> JAMS. <\/em>Shelly has co-edited a volume of the <em>Journal of the Association for Consumer Research<\/em> on Addiction and Maladaptive Consumption and a special issue of <em>JAMS<\/em> on scarcity. He was the Chair of the Marketing Department at Foster School (2012-16) and has won over 25 teaching awards during his career. Shelly has conducted executive education programs for several companies in Asia, Europe, and the US. Shelly has a chemical engineering undergraduate degree from BITS Pilani, an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, and an M. Phil. and a Ph.D. in Marketing from New York University. Prior to moving to the US to do his PhD, he worked for United Breweries, FCB Ulka, and Mudra Communications. Shelly believes in and follows humanistic principles of respecting and upholding dignity of all things animate and inanimate. His book (co-author Professor Shalini Sarin Jain) <strong>Managing Brand Transgressions: 8 Principles to Transform Your Brand <\/strong>was published in 2024 and was a runner up for 2 book publishing awards.<\/p>\n            \t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Paper Development Workshop: Journal of Management Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t\t .team-manager-free-main-area-1830 { display: block; overflow: hidden; } .team-manager-free-main-area-1830 .team-manager-free-container{ display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; -ms-flex-wrap: wrap; flex-wrap: wrap; } .team-manager-free-main-area-1830 .team-manager-free-items{ background: #f8f8f8; 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