Intaglio 2007-08 at
IIM Calcutta Witnesses International Participation at its Highest
On January 4-6, 2008
Several top B-school students,
global knowledge giants and top executives from all over the world are making a
beeline to the IIM Calcutta campus this January. Intaglio is the first Business
School Meet of its kind which boasts of such international brands across
countries under its banner.
NERA Economic Consulting,
London, the Boston Consulting Group, the India Club (Wharton Business
School) and the India Business Forum (London Business School) are the
names that will be a part of Intaglio this January.
Intaglio, the Annual
International Business School Meet of IIM Calcutta, widely recognized as the
Largest Business School Meet in India, is being held from 4th-6th January 2008,
with several new ground-shaking initiatives lined up.
Intaglio saw participation from
close to a staggering 4000 students from 112 institutes across the world in the
preliminary rounds of the events launched in the run-up to Intaglio. Apart from
the top Indian schools such as the Indian Institutes of Management, Intaglio
received extensive participation from 35 international institutes
including Wharton School, Washington University, Carnegie Mellon University,
UCLA Anderson School of Management (USA), University of Toronto (Canada),
ESCP-EAP (France), etc.
Delegates from several top
international schools have confirmed their participation in Intaglio, at IIM
Calcutta between 4th-6th of January, 2007. These include: -
1. Wharton Business School,
University of Pennsylvania (Ivy League)
2. London Business School, UK
3. University of Waterloo, Canada
4. National University of Singapore, Singapore
5. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
6. Australian Graduate School of Management, Australia
This apart, Intaglio has also
opened up to corporate participation this year. Hundreds of executives from
about 85 international corporate houses including Boston Consulting
Group, McKinsey, Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Bain Consulting, ABN AMRO, etc., have
participated in the events of Intaglio. This apart, several Indian companies
such as Infosys, ICICI and Tata Consultancy Services have also participated in
large numbers.
International Knowledge Partnerships
Intaglio has undoubtedly proven
its international excellence by entering into knowledge partnerships with
several top institutes and organizations across the world. These include: -
1. India Club of the Wharton
Business School, University of Pennsylvania (Ivy League)
2. India Business Forum, London Business School
3. Boston Consulting Group
4. NERA Economic Consulting, London
NERA Economic Consulting
has flown down senior executives from London to conduct a special workshop on
'Competitive Policy', a topic of great relevance to the several hundred bright
managers of tomorrow at Intaglio.
Contact Singapore, an
international body which facilitates the exchange of information to link
Singapore-based employers with networks of global talent interested in pursuing
a rewarding career and lifestyle in Singapore, is conducting a special session
on 'Working and Living in Singapore', thus, aiding the large student population
make informed international career choices.
Intaglio has earned tremendous
reputation internationally, and this year the Intaglio website has received tens
of thousands of visitors, from 29 countries - the prominent countries
such as US, UK, Singapore, Japan and Australia, and even countries such as
Mozambique and Malta.
Recognized by the National
University of Singapore, the Intaglio success story has been widely
publicized by the National University of Singapore, and also forms part of its
official brochure, the first ever instance of any Business School Meet in India
to be recognized by an International School.
For latest updates on various
events scheduled for Intaglio 2007-08, log into the website at: -
http://www.iimc-intaglio.com
