The New Delhi-based Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) hosted a one-day international management conference on ‘Business and Economy: Growth, Governance and Globalisation’ on March 5. More than 40 institutes participated in the conference. Apart from this, 90 authors contributed to 50 research papers, 61 of whom presented at the conference, according to Anil Kumar Sinha, Conference Advisor and Director, FIIB.
Amita Singh (Professor and Chairperson at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University), who was the keynote speaker, spoke on the role of governance in education and economy. She emphasised that it is only through good governance that India can attract more investors. Additionally, she cited several examples from the states of India which have implemented the citizen’s charter.
M S Sahoo, Member, Competition Commission of India, was the chief guest. His address focused on various regulatory agencies like SEBI, their independence to make laws, and how they can contribute to good governance leading to a better environment for the economy.
Amiya K Mohapatra, Conference Chair and Associate Professor at FIIB, also spoke at the event. He explained how the G3 model of growth, governance and globalisation is the need of the hour.
The inaugural session was followed by paper presentations in five tracks from the delegates. The event was attended by around 60 dignitaries and participants from several reputed institutions in India, who presented their research work. The chief guest for the valedictory session was Jatinder Singh, Senior Secretary of CSR, Innovation, Education & Skill Development at the PHD Chamber in New Delhi. He emphasised that India would not be economically developed until it touched the bottom of the pyramid of society, as well as the deprived part of society.