IIM Kozhikode Alumni Association

Prof. Omkumar Krishnan is a Ph.D. & MPhil from IIT, Bombay. He specializes in the area of qualitative and quantitative marketing research. At IIMK, he takes courses on Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Research, Relationship Marketing, and Marketing of Services. He is currently the Area Chair of Marketing Management and is Chairperson Student Affairs. His social undertakings as Chairperson of Alumni received many accolades   Prof. Omkumar is being interviewed by IIM Kozhikode alumna, Nisha, who has more than a decades  experience in providing IT solutions to clients from industries spanning from banks, medical devices, real estate, legal and retail.  After her Executive MBA from IIMK where she was also a gold medalist,  she started a management consulting firm, Consoul Associates. You can watch the episode at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWlDaIVcPxQ

Prof. Pulapre Balakrishnan is one of India's leading economists and a founding faculty member of IIM Kozhikode, having taught the first eleven batchs from 1997 till 2007. He was educated at Moscow, Madras and New Delhi, and trained as an economist at Oxford and Cambridge. He left the World Bank in Washington DC, to join the newly founded IIM Kozhikode. He left a decade later, to similarly entrepreneurial academic pursuits, first as Director of the Centre for Development Studies at Thiruvananthapuram, where he launched the first MA program of JNU outside of JNU, and then in 2015 as faculty at Ashoka University, where he is currently teaching. He has for over two decades participated in the public discourse on India's economy via his popular writings, some of which can be found at https://www.pulaprebalakrishnan.in/  He is a recipient of the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for Distinguished Contribution to Development Studies (2014).   Prof. Balakrishnan was hosted on this episode of Roll Call by former student, Devroop Dhar of the IIM Kozhikode Class of 2006. Devroop Dhar is Co-founder and Managing Director at Primus Partners India, and a former Partner at KPMG India. The discussion will have two parts - a fireside chat between Prof. Balakrishnan and Devroop, followed by a Q&A with live audience questions. Prof. Balakrishnan will cover his suggested interventions for the Indian economy, his memories of the initial years of IIM Kozhikode and several other topics.

All of us make sense of the world around us through stories. However, today content saturation is rife: one story is not seen, another not heard, and yet another not shared.    What is the art and science behind good storytelling so that you can create that personal connection and foster better relationships with your customers?   Find out more in our Sambhashanam session with Mike Adams from Anecdote International in conversation with Vishwas Anand, Class of 2014 alumnus.

Join us on Roll Call S1E8 with Prof. Anupam Das, who has been teaching organizational communication at IIMK for 9 years and specializes in human interactions through tech-aided platforms for business. He will be interviewed by the Class of 2013 alumnus, Kamalika Gangoly, who is a Management Consultant at Deloitte.   In this episode, Prof. Anupam Das takes us on a freewheeling discussion about a variety of communication new-normals such as; - his take on business communication in the COVID era as board meetings, client presentations and even chai breaks are taking place over Zoom - the importance of intrapersonal communication when people can no longer depend on family, friends, and acquaintances for social interaction - the judicious use of social media platforms and its impact on mental health given it has become our go-to medium to express ourselves - with all our interactions going virtual/online, how computer-mediated communications can become very highly personal and have advantages over traditional face to face communications - his recently published book on business communications following a problem-solving approach.

Here is the podcast version of the Masterclass from Aswath Damodaran on "A Crucible as Crisis: Lessons Learned, Unlearned & Related from the COVID Market". The podcast is divided into parts - Part 1 for the Master Class and Part 2 for the Q&A

Here is the podcast version of the Masterclass from Aswath Damodaran on "A Crucible as Crisis: Lessons Learned, Unlearned & Related from the COVID Market". The podcast is divided into parts - Part 1 for the Master Class and Part 2 for the Q&A

In the 7th edition of season 1 of Roll call with Prof. Anandakuttan Unnithan, host Vidya Panicker talks to him about his career choice, administrative responsibilities, and life as a Dean, and his unending passion for innovative teaching that endeared him to his students over years.  He also shares his thoughts on the changing marketing landscape in the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic as well as the debates on advertising based on skin tone and other attributes.   Tune in to listen to his personal mantra to stay motivated, and why two PGP batches remain special to him!

Wall Street. The Big Short. Boiler Room. Ever wondered why most of Hollywood's blockbusters on the financial services industry, are focused on traders?  Trading careers are high octane, highly analytical, and complex with live-action every day. And in volatile times like this, there is more at stake in the financial markets. It requires a cool head under pressure and the ability to work independently in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.   We curated a stellar panel of senior alumni traders working in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mumbai and London working across market participants on the buy and sell sides - hedge fund, bank, sovereign wealth fund, and corporate treasury - who trade different assets - equity, fixed income and forex - in both flow and proprietary trading.   Our alumni discussed practical steps to get into a trading career, how to excel, career paths, what they enjoy the most about their jobs, and field audience questions during this live webinar.   Our panel includes  - Abhishek Chaturvedi - 2007 - Vice President, ICICI Securities - Mumbai  - Arijit Ganguly - 2009 - Director, Deutsche Bank - London  - Atin Gupta - 2002 - Portfolio Manager, Crescent Asset Management - Singapore  - Sourabh Shaha - 2003 - Managing Director - Head of Index Vol Trading, Societe Generale - Hong Kong  - Manoj Sinha - 2007 - AVP, FX and Derivatives Trader, General Electric - Singapore   Moderated by:  - Ankur Pruthi - 2007 - Head of FX, Norges Bank Investment Management - London

We have a stellar panel lined up with senior alumni from Amazon, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, IMG Reliance, ITC, and Pepsico!  Our panel includes: - Deepak Chowdhary - 2005 - Category Leader, Amazon - Gagandeep Kalsi - 2006 - General Manager, Strategy and New Businesses, Asian Paints - Jaspreet Chandok - 2006 - Head - Lifestyle Businesses at IMG Reliance Limited - Mahendra Kumar Baid - 2005 - Region Head - West, FMCG, ITC #marketing #fmcg #sales  - Sairam Subramanian - 2008 - General Manager, Lakme (Marketing / Business/ Category head) at Hindustan Unilever Ltd Moderated by: Dola Halder - 2012 - Brand Head - Doritos, PepsiCo India

In this episode entertaining episode with Prof. Deepak, our host Amartya Sen explores various interest areas including Sports Analytics,  using Poker as a tool in management education, and much more.

The various pathways to get a VC job, how to excel, partnering with startup founders, life after VC, are just a few of the topics we will cover in this interactive, live discussion. Our panel includes: Revant Bhate - 2009 - Co-Founder and CEO, Mosaic Wellness (Former Partner at Kalaari Capital) Sarvesh Kanodia - 2011 - Principal, Omidyar Network India Sheeba D'Mello - 2007 - Manager - Private Equity, Prayog Advisors Moderated by: Kashyap Chanchani - 2006 - Managing Partner @ The Rainmaker Group (TRMG)

Listen to alumni from IIM Kozhikode who have decided to live their lives in the service of public good. 

Introducing "Special Class", a new format of Faculty-Alumni interaction discussing trends & themes that matter.    In this inaugural episode of Special Class, we  have an all-star panel lined up to discuss the  "The New Normal for Businesses"   The Panel includes:  Prof. C. Raju, Quantitative Methods and Operations Management, IIM Kozhikode  Prof. Sanal Kumar Velayudhan, Marketing Management, IIM Kozhikode  Prof. Sumit Mitra, Strategic Management, IIM Kozhikode  Moderator: Anshul  Kaushesh, Class of 2000, Director  Marketing, Large Accounts - APAC & Japan, Dell Technologies

The global COVID pandemic has increased the spotlight on operations and supply chain management professionals, given the practical and complex problems they needed to solve on the ground on a daily basis.    With the explosion of e-commerce also, this has become an exciting, entrepreneurial career path with a lot of problem-solving, people management, on the ground impact and tangible results, negotiation skills, customer engagement, and leadership development. The portable skill set also enables global careers.   We have curated a global panel of alumni working in different sectors, functions and locations including senior alumni in operations and supply chain in FMCG, e-commerce, infrastructure, and EPC, consulting, in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Prof. Uday Damodaran has enthralled and instilled a passion for finance in generations of students at IIM Kozhikode and other leading business schools. In this conversation with his former student Hiren Dasani (IIMK Class of 2001 and Managing Director, Co-Head - Global EM Equity and Lead PM - India Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management), he covers a wide range of topics including his teaching of finance over time, his passion for analyzing sports, his book shop in Goa and 'Garlanding India' trip and other fun and interesting topics.

IIMKAN is the career development platform of the IIMK Alumni Association. Imkan means possibility and we aim to help our alumni reach the full potential of what they can be.   Listen to our multi-careered alumni go over how they managed career transitions and how to plan your own career path in this ever-changing world.   Jayesh Jagasia has been through journalism, commodity sourcing at Olam, entrepreneurship and now advises automakers around the world on strategy.   Shashank Singh held roles in technology at Sapient, business development at Citibank and now looks at sustainable finance for WWF-India.   Bhavna Nahata is with the MD's office at Future Group, by way of working with the Government of India in the PMO and stints in BCG and Goldman Sachs. The panel will be moderated by Pavithra Poonacha who is with the Kerala Startup Mission working with entrepreneurs. With past experience in HDFC Bank and Reliance Broadcast and a 4-year family break, she has been through a few career transitions herself.   IIMKAA is a platform for alumni matters. Our best endeavor is to be apolitical and representative. The views expressed by the speakers and guests are their personal views and not endorsed by the association. IIMKAA does not take responsibility for the actions or expressions of the participants.

IIMKAN is the career development platform of the IIMK Alumni Association. "Imkan" means possibility and we aim to help our alumni reach the full potential of what they can be.    Siva Harsh runs the AI consulting firm BizAI  Shambo Bhattacharjee, a "non-tech" IT sales professional, uses data science to build compelling story concepts and support the CxO level of clients.  Chellappan uses AI for HR applications, such as charting progression charts and suggesting job moves for the workforce of a large MNC.  Moderated by Sheeba D'Mello of no Data Science background!   Also thanks to Jeanette March and Goutam Srinivas who worked on putting this panel together.  Listen to them answer questions on the future of data science, how to start a career, how to use data science if you don't want to get into the technical aspects, and much more. This webinar has been presented in partnership with Great Learning.  IIMKAA is a platform for alumni matters. Our best endeavor is to be apolitical and representative. The views expressed by the speakers and guests are their personal views and not endorsed by the association. IIMKAA does not take responsibility for the actions or expressions of the participants.

IIMKAN is the career development platform of the IIMK Alumni Association. "Imkan" means possibility and we aim to help our alumni reach the full potential of what they can be.   This weekend, we discuss the impact of the lockdown on hyperlocal deliveries, sourcing, interstate supply chain challenges, and changing consumer behaviour.    Our panel of expert alumni are:   - Ashish Lingamneni, AVP Marketing at Swiggy (Class of 2011)  - Tanu Gupta, Associate Director, Customer Success at BigBasket (Class of 2010)  - Yogesh Jakhotia, VP Sales & Distribution at Rebel Foods (Class of 2011)  Panel moderated by Anshul Khandelwal, Head of Marketing, Category & Revenue, Ola Foods (Class of 2011)  IIMKAA is a platform for alumni matters. The views expressed by the speakers and guests are their personal views and not endorsed by the association. Our best endeavour is to be apolitical and representative. IIMKAA does not take responsibility for the actions or expressions of the participants.

IIMKAN is the career development platform of the IIMK Alumni Association. "Imkan" means possibility and we aim to help our alumni reach the full potential of what they can be.    In this live webinar, our alumni experts share their expert and practical insights on how to navigate to your dream career with a structured and proactive job search approach, including how to shortlist target companies, how to create a profile that stands out, leveraging & growing your network, how to ace that interview and salary negotiation.     Please jump to specific sections that you want to focus on:  6:37 - Building a specific target employer list with specific roles that you're well qualified for  13:28 - Curating your online brand and job-specific CVs to stand out from the crowd  29:20 - How to leverage your network for your job search and build it over time  42:39 - Engaging with executive search and talent acquisition professionals  50:14 - How to ace the interview and get the offer  1:01:15 - Negotiating the best possible compensation offer at corporates  1:06:35 - How to re-enter the workforce for women after a family break  1:13:09 - Negotiating the best possible compensation offer at start-ups  1:15:57 - How to re-enter the workforce for entrepreneurs  1:19:51 - How will COVID 19 impact the job market   The panel included:   Abhilash Nair - Staffing Leader at Google India  Revant Bhate - CEO & Co-founder of Mosaic Wellness and former Partner, Kalaari Capital  Rohan Jaikishen - VP of Human Resources, IDFC First Bank  Uma Kasoji - Co-founder of the career advancement platform, The Star in me   Moderated by:  Ronald Philip - Senior Director of Strategic Planning at Agility Logistics Parks, ex-McKinsey   IIMKAA is a platform for alumni matters. Our best endeavour is to be apolitical and representative. The views expressed by the speakers and guests are their personal views and not endorsed by the association. IIMKAA does not take responsibility for the actions or expressions of the participants.

In this session, some of our expert alumni from the field of investments help us understand how to manage our finances through this time and the outlook for different asset classes and sectors.    Our panelists are:   Harish Krishnan - SVP and Fund Manager, Kotak Mutual Fund  Nitai Utkarsh - Lead - Investment Strategy and Chairman’s Family Office, Hero Motocorp  Sandeep Reddy - Co-founder, real estate data analytics platform Propstack  Sandipan Roy - Director and Head - Products, Credit Suisse  Moderated by: Rahul Gaitonde - COO, Cube Wealth