{"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":"2026-08-03T11:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:02:29","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; 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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-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-779848108\" 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-779848108\" 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-779848108\" 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<br \/>\nhigher education and government. Throughout his career, he has designed and built knowledge enterprises aimed at advancing research innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship,<br \/>\nglobal 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<br \/>\nimpact.<\/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<br \/>\nincreased 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<br \/>\ninformatician, 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-887248956\" 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-887248956\" 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-887248956\" 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. 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He is recognized as one of the leading quantitative research experts in management, with research interests spanning<br \/>\ngrowth entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial software companies, and quantitative research methods in management research. He is currently the most cited professor in business studies at JSBE<br \/>\naccording 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<br \/>\neditor 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<br \/>\nextensive digital learning materials including over 300 professional-quality video lectures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his academic career, Dr. R\u00f6nkk\u00f6 has significant entrepreneurial experience, having founded three companies. 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