IIM Bangalore to conduct '46th Convocation Ceremony' virtually on April 16
Dr Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM, will be the Chief Guest on the occasion and deliver the Convocation address.
IIM Bangalore 46th Convocation: The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is all set to host its 46th Convocation from 5:30 pm on April 16 (Friday), 2021. According to the reports, the ceremony will include the announcement of gold medals. Considering the ongoing pandemic situation, the institute will be conducting the entire event via virtual mode. Dr Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM, will be the Chief Guest on the occasion and deliver the Convocation address.
"Students will graduate in the virtual presence of Dr. Arvind Krishna, Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIMB, Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIMB, eminent Board members and members of the faculty, who will join the event online. To watch the event online, please visit https://www.iimb.ac.in/convocation-2021/," the institute said.
The achievements and accomplishments of the institute will be highlighted by the guest of honor Dr Devi Prasad Shetty will share his message and Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan will highlight the achievements and accomplishments of the institute.
The recipients of the institute’s Distinguished Alumni Awards for 2021 will also be announced by IIM Bangalore in the sadi ceremony. The awardees are Revathy Ashok, PGP 1980, Co-founder, Strategy Garage; J Laxman Rao, PGP 1982, Chairman & Managing Director, Mold-Tek Technologies Ltd. and Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd, and Sameer Nair, PGP 1996, Co-founder, Gram Oorja. The felicitation ceremony of these awardees will be conducted virtually in another function scheduled to be conducted on April 17(Saturday).
"The awards, instituted in 2007 at IIMB, are given to alumni in recognition of their achievements of exceptional merit and excellence in their chosen field of endeavor – be it industry, management, entrepreneurship, research, academia, or social service. Each recipient of the prestigious award receives a citation and her/his name is engraved on the Wall of Fame at IIMB," the institute said.
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