Seminar - Learn from the Leader Series.

Mr. Deepak Ashwani a researcher of Environmental Management from Aalborg University, Denmark gave an inspiring lecture to the Students of HDF SOM on social entrepreneurship. He is very much passionate to begin a social entrepreneurship in India to serve the people suffering from indoor air pollution due to cook-stoves. He had worked for social development in academic and professional projects (specifically in Rwanda and Zambia) related to cooking fuel pellets, gasifying cook-stoves and biochar produced from stoves which is used as soil amendment. He is desirous of carrying his project experience to work for social innovation where behavioral economics and business strategy development can benefit to generate sustainable economy for the society while taking care of the environment. He is selected as a Starting Bloc Social Innovation Fellow in Los Angeles which he will be attending in February, 2012. He shared his experience in the sectors like Pellets Cooking Fuel, Poverty Alleviation, Social Business and Gasifying Stoves.

Lecture on Social Entrepreneurship by Ms. Poly Pattnaik, Founder of Mothers’ Public School, Bhubaneswar. on 12th January 2012

In her address to the students of HDF School of Management on the occasion of National Youth Day, she encouraged them to dream and pursue social entrepreneurship with full vigour. She opined that, one is bound to face hurdles in realizing the dream, but, having intense patience, right attitude, high integrity and careful financial planning; success will ultimately come. According to her, money is undoubtedly important, but more important is the strong perseverance to follow the dream.

The much awaited provisional results of Census 2011 of India has brought the debate of declining sex ratio, particularly Child Sex Ratio (CSR) centre stage. While the CSR of all India is 914, in Odisha it is 934, which is a fall of 19 points when compared with the 2001 Census. What is alarming is the fact that some of the tribal districts of the state have also shown a decline in CSR in Odisha. More >>

Mr. Raj Asava,
the Chief Executive Officer of Asava Consulting Inc. Plano, TX, USA has delivered an inspiring lecture to the students focusing on the relevance of ethics and values in corporate world on 30th December 2011

Shri. Arindam Dutta,
Consultant, Technology Business Incubation, conducted workshop on Business Plan Development and facilitated the students to develop a full-fledged Business Development Plan on 19th December 2011.

Dr. Soumendra K. Dash, PhD,
Principal Credit Risk Officer, African Development Bank, Tunis, Tunisia has made a Presentation on Credit rating and Financial Crisis on 29th November 2011

Mr. P. Keshavan Nair
Former State Program Officer Kudumbashree and Managing Director, Kerala state cooperative Federation for Fisheries Development Ltd. On “Innovative Poverty reduction Strategy through Empowerment of Women” and “Community Based Social Security Scheme for the Poorest of the poor”

“Opportunities in Agribusiness Management” Seminar by Prof.Sukant Misra, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Research, CASNR, Texas Tech University, USA.