PM Tech Club Speaker Series

“Paving the Way for the Future”

Series Agenda:
▰ Getting to know the current trends in the Tech Industry
▰ Visions for the future product requirements
▰ Action plan for the future and things to take care of
Timeline of the Series

Day 1 Day 2

• 10:00 – Opening Ceremony, Inauguration • 9:30 – 11:00 3rd Speaker session

by the Panel which includes Director, IIM • 11:00 – 11:30 Tea/Coffee break
A & Speakers. Lighting of lamp and speech • 11:30 – 12:30 Idea Pooling session
by Director
• 12:30 – 14:30 Lunch break
• 10:30 – 11:00 Tea break/Coffee break
• 14:30 – 16:00 Panel discussion session
• 11:00 – 12:30 Kickstarting session by 1st
• 16:00 – 16:30 Tea/Coffee break
Speaker
• 16:30 – 17:00 Closing Ceremony
• 12:30 – 14:30 Lunch break
• 14:30 – 16:00 2nd Speaker session
• 16:00 – 16:30 Tea/Coffee break
• 16:30 – 18:00 Guest speaker session
• 20:00 – 22:00 Gala Dinner

Possibly to be carried out in weekend so that most can attend

List of Speakers

Speaker 1: Amit Agarwal

Sr. VP and Country Manager India
Session on “How AI is shaping the future of E-commerce”

Speaker 2: Anuj Rathi

VP, Product Management at Swiggy
Session on “Swiggy’s product model and its edge over the competitors”
Speaker 3: Suwarn Pant
General Manager – Electric vehicle Product Planning, Tata Motors
Session on “Electric Vehicles – The Future of Automobiles”

Guest Speaker: Santanu Chowdhury

Associate Director, SAC, ISRO Ahmedabad
Session on “Product Management in Space Technology – How to manage a product with
specific target audience”

Idea Pooling Session

▰ This session involves participation from all the interested students
▰ It involves presentations by students to the panellists their own ideas related to
these industries
▰ There will be 4 presentations of 10 minutes each with 5 minutes for Q/A round
▰ The club will screen the presentations from students and select the 4 presentations
which will be delivered to the panellists
▰ This session will be helpful to get new ideas & for students to get feedback from
experts

Panel Discussion Session

▰ In this session, there will be a discussion round between the panellists (speakers)
and the students
▰ The discussion can be related to any topic of the industry the panellists are
associated with
▰ It will start with queries or comments from students and will continue on the same
lines

Gala Dinner
▰ This is organized for the students to freely interact with the Speakers and Network
with them
 ▰ This gives the chance for students to know the formal and informal aspects of PM
Tech life

Logistics & Resources Required

▰ Transport for the speakers from Airport to IIM A and Back
▰ Stay arrangements for the speakers inside IIM A
▰ Meal arrangements for the speakers
▰ GALA dinner Venue – LKP lawns, setup to be made for the same
▰ Tea/Coffee & Water bottles
▰ Classroom booking for the sessions
▰ Lamp arrangement for lamp lighting in opening ceremony
▰ Notepads & pens for speakers
▰ Posters for the publicity of the session
▰ A person required to accompany speakers around the campus

Potential Roadblocks
▰ Participation
▻ As the students at IIM A are usually busy, participation might be less
▻ The event has to be publicized and branded heavily for increasing
participation
▻ There should not be any other event clashing with this
▰ Last minute speaker cancellation
▻ Due to some unforeseen circumstances, a speaker can cancel at the last
moment also
▻ A backup plan of some competition should be kept to accommodate the time
gap of the session
▰ Rain spoiling GALA dinner at LKP - Alternate venue to be reserved