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(An Autonomous Organization of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry – Govt of India.)
Professor (General Management, Strategy & Entrepreneurship). Fellow (IIM Bangalore), PGDBM (IIM Calcutta). His areas of interest include strategic decision making, consumer psychology and entrepreneurial Marketing. Reviewer in Elsevier and Emerald journals.
Associate Professor (Economics and Natural Resources Management). Ph.D., (ISEC Bangalore), Fulbright Fellow of IFPRI, Washington, DC. Her areas of interest include Quantitative Techniques, Environmental and Resource Economics. Fr. Faculty Associate, IIM, Bangalore.
Dr. Prakash. V Fr. Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore. |
Dr. Nagaraj. V Professor of Law, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore |
Prof. Chowdhury. K .K Professor (Statistics), Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore |
Dr. Nagalingappa. G Dean, PES Institute of Technology (PESIT), Bangalore |
Dr. Gowda. D. M Professor (Statistics), University of Agriculture Science, Bangalore |
Dr. Nagalingappa. G Dean, PES Institute of Technology (PESIT), Bangalore |
Dr. Lalith Achoth Professor, University of Agriculture Science, Bangalore |
Dr. Ramani. N Professor (HRD) & President, Womens’s Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (WIMEN), Bangalore |
Dr. Jyoti Bhat Research Scientist, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Bengaluru |
Mrs. Seema Benakatti, Bengaluru |
Programme Support: | Seema Bai, Programme Associate Shilpa. S, Placement Associate |
Library | Madhu. K. N, Assistant Librarian |
Computer Centre | Kalavathi. A. S, Computer Associate |
Mr. N. Ramaskanda Adjunct Professor |
Partner, Rao, Murthy & Associates Cost Accountants, Bangalore |
Prof. O.V. Nandimath | Associate Professor of Law National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore |
Dr. Nagaraj | Professor of Law, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore |
Prof. K. K. Chowdhury | Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore |
Prof. Somnath Ray | Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore |
Dr. Ramani | President, Womens Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (WIMEN), Bangalore |
Dr. Lalith Achoth | Professor, University of Agriculture Science, Bangalore |
Dr. D.M. Gowda | Professor, University of Agriculture Science, Bangalore |
Dr. M. S. Ranga Raju | Associate Professor, PES College, Bangalore |
Resource Persons & Special Talk Series
Special Talks and the Inspirational Talks by distinguished faculty members from the leading institutions and practitioners from well known organizations are invited for the benefit of the students. Many leading academicians have visited the Institute and interacted with faculty and students. These include:
Dr. A.K.Rao | Director, SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore |
Mr. Aman Syed | Managing Director – India, Regional Director – South Asia, Alltech India Bengaluru |
Dr. Amar Kalro | Director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode |
Prof. A.Van Ittersum | Leinsterin, Senior Lecturer, International Horticulture & Plant Production, University of Professional Education, Deventor, The Netherlands |
Mr. A.V.Ramana Acharyulu | Associate Professor, Amrita Institute of Management |
Dr. B.D.Tripathi | Principal Co-ordinator, MANAGE, Hyderabad |
Dr. Brajraj Mohanty | Professor, Department of Business Administration, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar |
Dr. C.V.Baxi | Professor, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon |
Prof. David Bozward | Head of School Business & Entrepreneurship, Royal Agricultural University, UK |
Dr. David Kimber | School of Management, RMIT Business, Australia |
Ms. Debra Miller | Global Dharma Centre, USA |
Dr. Gajendragad | Professor – Economics & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru |
Dr. Gopal Naik | Principal Scientist, Indian Veterinary Research Institute |
Dr. G.Perumal | Former Director of Extension, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University |
Dr. Harish Jain | McMaster University, Michael G.De Groote School of Business, Canada |
Prof. Ian Coxhead | Professor Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WI-USA |
Dr. J.B.P.Sinha | Professor, ASSERT Institute of Management, Patna |
Dr. Joy Mukhopadhyay | Professor, Indian Business Academy, Bangalore |
Dr. J.Philip | Director, Xavier Institute for Management Entrepreneurship, Bangalore |
Dr. K.B.Akhilesh | Professor, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
Prof. K.K. Chowdhury | SQC Division, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore |
Dr. Krishna Kumar | Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow |
Dr. K.R.S.Murthy | Former Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
Prof. K.S.Gupta | Senior Faculty, HAL Management Academy, Bangalore |
Dr. L.K.Vaswani | Professor, Institute for Rural Management, Anand |
Dr. Matthijs Gerlagh | Senior Research, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands |
Mr.Mrugank M. Paranjape | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited, Mumbai |
Dr. M.B.Athreya, | Management Advisor, Athreya Management Systems, New Delhi |
Dr. M.R.Rao | Former Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
Mr. M.S.Venkataraman | Assistant Controller of Patent, Patent Branch Office |
Dr. Nagaraj Hegde | Managing Director, HTAL, Bangalore |
Dr. N.C.B.Nath | Chairman, Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi |
Dr. N.J.Rao | Chairman, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. |
Prof. Paul Wilson | Professor, Rural Business Research, University of Nottingham, UK |
Dr. P.G.Apte | Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
Mr. Raj B. Agrawal | Chief Executive, Tureeya Associates |
Dr. Rajen Gupta | Professor, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon |
Dr. Raman Ramachandran | CEO, BASF India Ltd., Mumbai |
Dr. R.Naidu | Former Director of Research, Coffee Board |
Dr. R.S.Deshpande | Professor and Head, Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Unit, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore |
Prof.Solomon N Darwin | Executive Director, Garwood Centre of Corporate Innovation, HAAS UC-Berkeley |
Dr. S.K.Chakraborty | Convenor, Management Centre for Human Values, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata |
Dr. S.P.Agarwal | Director, A.F.Ferguson & Co., Mumbai |
Mr. S.Suryanarayanan | Former General Manager (Tea Division), HLL |
Mr. S.Prasanna | Export Promotion Manager, Vishveswaraya Industrial Trade Centre |
Prof. Sudhir Bhaskar | Professor of Management & Strategy, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthinilayam |
Mr. Sudhir Kumar Pathak | Business Development Officer (Tea), Biotechnology Division, SPIC Ltd. |
Mr. T.Mugunthan | General Manager, Kwality Biscuits |
Prof. Ursula Schneider | Director, Institute of International Management, Austria |
Prof. Vasant Gandhi | Professor, IIM Ahmedabad |
Amb. Venkatesan Ashok | IFS, Ambassador |
Prof. William Miller | Global Dharma Centre, USA |
Prof. Ganesh N. Prabhu | Associate Professor, Corporate Strategy & Policy Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
Prof. S.K.Prasad | Chairman, NAME, Bangalore |
Mr. Goeffrey | Sr.Manager-HR, Cafe Coffee Day, Bangalore |
Dr. A.K.Krishna Kumar | Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Servicing (IL & FS), New Delhi |
Resource Persons for Study Abroad Program
Special Talks by distinguished faculty members from the leading institutions and practitioners from well known organizations were organised for the benifit of the students during their Study Abroad program
Ms. Rachaneeporn Chaistitwanich | Asst. Vice President (Corporate Affairs), Charoen Pokphand Group – (CPG) Food Processing Plant, Thailand |
Ms. Milk |
Manager (CR), Charoen Pokphand Group – (CPG) Food Processing Plant, Thailand |
Ms. Rasanee Suravanit | Head, (PR) Rubber Research Institute of Thailand (RRIT), Thailand |
Prof. S. Kumar | Professor & Dean, School of Environment, Resources & Development (SERD)-Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand |
Prof. V. M. Salokhe |
Professor, Agri-Business Management, School of Environment, Resources & Development (SERD)-Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand |
Mr. Nitid Manoonporn | Senior Vice President (Corporate Operations), The Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) Office of the Agricultural Future Trading Commission, Thailand |
Mr. Jittiwat Chulajat | Vice President, The Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) Office of the Agricultural Future Trading Commission, Thailand |
Mr. Pote Supromajakar | Officer (R&D), The Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) Office of the Agricultural Future Trading Commission, Thailand |
Dr. Pong Vananuvat | Managing Director, Korn Thai Co. Ltd., Thailand |
Ms. Vatanasri Chaimongkol | Director, Korn Thai Co. Ltd., Thailand |
lMr. Wattawut Ueaphumirant | Plant Manager, URC (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Thailand |
Mr. T. M. Chari | Production Manager-Bisquit, URC (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Thailand |
Mr. Jakree Chomtaisong | HR Manager, URC (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Thailand |
Mr. Banharn Wismitanant | General Manager,C.P. DIAMONDSTAR Co. Ltd , Thailand |
Mr. Chaiwat Intrachatorn | Trade Manager, Thai Food Processors’ Association (TFPA), Thailand |
Ms. Vipaporn Sakulkru |
Technical Officer, Thai Food Processors’ Association (TFPA), Thailand |
Dr. Judy A Singuaw | Dean, Cornell-Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore |
Mr. Chin Yew Neng | Assistant Director (Food Supply & Agritech Infrastructure Division) , Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA), Singapore |
Mr. Liow Chin Chog, | Senior Import & Export Officer (Food & Veterinary Administration), Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA), Singapore |
Mr. Yeh Choy Yan | Director, Business Development , ERC Holdings, Singapore |
Dr. Christopher Goh |
Academic Head (Finance), Asian Centre for Professional Excellence, Singapore |
Dr. Perumal Magayson |
Dean, School of Logistics and Managing Director, World Trade Centre, Singapore |
Mr. Nirman Sodhi | Manager (Corporate Services/Trade Match), Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI), Singapore |
Mr. Prakash S Savadi | General Manager (Trading), Kuok Oils & Grains Pte Ltd., Singapore |
Mr. Ankur Chawla | Trading Executive, Kuok Oils & Grains Pte Ltd., Singapore |
Mr. Joshua Mathews | Senior Manager & Head (Plantation Division), IOI Corporation Berhad, Dynamic Management Sdn Bhd, Malaysia |
Mr. Lim Fang Woei | Manager, Technical Service & Agricultural Products, BASF – The Chemical Company, Malaysia |
Mr. Mohamed Azhaza B Abdul Aziz, | Estate Manager, Labu Estate, Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad, Malaysia |
Mr. Ishak Bin Sejet | Mill Manager, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Malaysia |
Mr. Sheikh Khairul Anuar | Assistant Mill Manager, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Malaysia |
Mr. Phillip T Pondikou | Secretary General, Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), Malaysia |
Mr. Arumugam | Deputy Secretary General, Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), Malaysia |
Mr. Toms Joseph | Economist, Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), Malaysia |
Mr. Moriazi Mohammed | Chief Executive, Bursa Malaysia, Malaysia |
Mr. Kamal Fitri | Manager (Marketing Communications – Group Business Development), Bursa Malaysia, Malaysia |
Mr. Gerald Blondel | Head (Exchanges Development-Group Business Development), Bursa Malaysia, Malaysia |
Ms. Sum Kum Mooi | Manager (Marketing & Market Development), Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), Malaysia |
Mr. Satyakam Chakravorty | Senior Manager (International Sales), Field Fresh Foods Pvt. Ltd., Malaysia |
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