Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), along with the Consulate General of the State of Israel in Bengaluru, will launch the Israel Centre @ IIMB, on November 5 at 4.30 p.m.
The launch, by the Chief Guest His Excellency Daniel Carmon, Ambassador of Israel to India, will mark 25 years of the India-Israel partnership and will boost the development of business and academic ties between the two countries.
“The goal of Israel Centre @ IIMB is to forge academic relationships between IIMB and institutions in Israel so that there is mutual learning for impact on Indo-Israeli business relationships in the domains of innovation, technology, start-ups and scaling up of organisations,” said Prof. G. Raghuram, Director, IIM Bangalore.
Israel’s ambassador to India H.E. Daniel Carmon said: “I am filled with pride as bridges of academic collaboration are appearing across India and Israel. The vision of the agreements between our academic institutions materialising into real centres of learning and rapprochement is a big part of the fruition of our growing partnership.”
“Real learning takes place everywhere. It is therefore important to venture out to centres of learning, wherever they may be, to behold the future of our relations taking root and branching out in new directions,” he added.
Ambassador Carmon will deliver the inauguration address. The keynote address will be delivered by Ajay Vipin Nanavati, Chairman, Syndicate Bank, and former CEO, 3M Israel and 3M India. Prof. Gadi Ariav, Visiting faculty IIMB, will deliver the closing address. Dana Kursh, Consul General of Israel in Bengaluru, will be a special guest. Prof. G. Raghuram will also address the gathering on the occasion after welcoming the guests.