IIM Ahmedabad organised it’s first ever Alumni Meet for graduates from its PMA, SPA, and FABM programmes on of January 7 and 8.
This was the first ever sector-specific alumni reunion organised at IIM Ahmedabad campus and was attended by some of the most notable alumni of the institute, such as Parmesh Shah, Lead Rural Development Specialist, The World Bank (1982 batch), Abhinay Chaudhary, Co-founder Bigbasket.com (1997 batch) and Anurag Agarwal, CEO, Parvata Foods Pvt. Ltd. (2013 batch). Professionals from the industry and the developmental sector, academicians and entrepreneurs in agri-business domain constituted the alumni pool.
Professor Ashish Nanda, Director, IIM-A, while interacting with the participants, discussed the impact that IIM-A's FABM graduates have had, during and after their IIM-A education. Appreciating their contributions, he said “Students in the agribusiness program have put their IIM-A education to excellent use in the organisations they have joined and the enterprises they have started. Given their background and interests, they have also contributed valuable perspectives that have enriched the educational experience of students in other programs on the campus.”
Professor Debjit Roy, Chairperson PGP-FABM, IIM-A added, “It was very heartening to see the accomplishments of our distinguished PMA/SPA/ABM alumni. They have marked their presence in the pressing needs of our economy such as rural development, agri-infrastructure development, World Bank projects, and improving inefficiencies in the food value chains through online grocery deliveries among others. We are committed to stay connected with our alumni, leverage their strengths, and take the PGP-FABM programme to greater heights in terms of reach, relevance, and providing more opportunities to the FABM students.”
Over the two day event, they discussed about the role of current students, faculty and the alumni community of IIM Ahmedabad in developing and contributing to the Indian agri-business sector – small and medium enterprises in particular – at the same time making impact at the global level.