The annual GRGSMS Industry Day 2023 was organized on the theme ‘Fostering Sustainable Businesses: A Path to Environmental and Economic Prosperity’ on December, 28 2023.
The programme was inaugurated by Dr S Vaidhyasubramaniam, Vice-Chanceller & TATA Sons Chair Professor of Management, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur.
He delivered the inaugural address and spoke on how adopting an Indian lifestyle or Indian way of living was more sustainable. Supported with impressive statistics, he spoke on the need for people to make life style changes and adopt a more sustainable way of life which will lead to both social and economic prosperity.
Dr Nandini Rangaswamy, Chairperson, GRG Institutions presided over the inaugural session and welcomed the gathering. Dr P Sadhasivam, Director, GRG School of Management Studies briefed the audience on the theme of Industry Day. Dr Vandana Madhavkumar, Associate Professor and Coordinator-Industry Relations delivered the vote of thanks.
The inauguration was followed by hackathon for one hour. The hackathon had students and industry representatives working together to identify and find solutions to the challenges of adopting sustainable business practices.
Dr Y E Sridhar, Associate Director at Cognizant Technology Solutions and Dr Savitha Nair, Dean, GRG School of Management Studies, presided over the hackathon and shared their insights and gave suggestions.
After the hackathon the debate was held for an hour on the topic ‘The Impact of Technology on Sustainable Business Practices: Advantage or Challenge?’.
Mr Shrikumaravelu Santanakisna, Managing Partner, Tekmak Industrials presided over the debate.
The programme concluded with closing remarks and feedback by industry representatives