SP JAIN'S EVENTS

On 28^th June 2018, SP Jain’s Singapore Campus organised its very first ‘Human Library’ with 12 inspiring guests, also known as ‘Human Books’.

The “Human Books” were

1. Andrew Koay, Vice President at SGX
2. Haseena Sham, PCC, Executive Director at Pyller Training and & Development Pte Ltd
3. Himanshu Arora, General Manager - SEAA & MEIOA at Zespri International
4. Jaz Athenia Chua, Senior Director, Strategy & Operations, Marketing JAPAC at Oracle
5. Jean Paul, eg+ worldwide at Regional Business Director (Asia Pacific)
6. Kanika Agarwal, Digital Passion Peers at Founder & CEO
7. Linda Gan, Human Resource Manager at Heinemann Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
8. Lewis Ng, Chief Business Officer at PropertyGuru Group
9. Raunak Mehta, Publicis Groupe at Head of E-commerce, APAC
10. Senthurini Jeyaraj, VP, Partnerships (L&D, Group Human Resources) at OCBC Bank
11. Shalini Bhateja, Director Talent & Development, APAC at The Coca-Cola Company
12. Vikas Verma, Asia Director - Talent & Performance Consulting at Aon Hewitt

Topics: Global Learning at SP Jain

Padideh Fazelzadeh, a qualified Art of living teacher and a naturopath by profession conducted a simple yet powerful session on Yoga Secrets for Business. This event promoted healthy living amongst the business community. Allowing the students and other attendees to realize that Yoga can be easily included into our routine to combat stress, depression, mental illness and promote healthy living. This session also included skills that we can use to deal with challenges we face in our day to day business lives - Aditya Sood, BBA15

Topics: Global Events at SP Jain, Sydney

On 23rd and 24th June, SP Jain Dubai hosted the first international principals’ get-together under the theme Re-Imagining Education in Disruptive Times. The Indian International Teachers’ Association (IITA), UAE school principals and educators from SP Jain came together to discuss teaching and learning in today’s world and how the education system needs to evolve. “With the rampant disruption of technologies in every sphere, re-imagining education becomes crucial,” said Nitish Jain (president - SP Jain) on the purpose of this function. He added that “conferences which create meaningful conversations like these can radically change the future of education, preparing students with the right skills and competencies to thrive in a technologically complex world.”

Topics: Global Events at SP Jain, Dubai

On 22 June, over a hundred SP Jain Executive MBA Alumni and current students came together for the annual EMBA Networking Night at our Singapore campus. Keeping the theme of “Denim” in mind, everyone was in a casual, chilled out mood.

Topics: EMBA, Singapore

Expo 2020 has been a popular buzzword for a while now. How big is it? Is it really a bigger event than the Oscars when it came to the business world? What is the Expo all about and how is it conducted? These were some of the many questions that boggled the minds of the GMBA and MGB students before SP Jain Dubai’s Global Learning Industry Voices invited Mr. Sajive Kholsa, Vice President of Dubai Expo 2020 to address the PG cohorts, highlight the historical significance of the Global Expos, and answer all their questions.

Conducting the session on 13^th June 2018, Mr. Khosla walked the students through how Dubai and the UAE bid for the Expo and the challenges they overcame to bid through the relevant and futuristic theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future” which focused on opportunity, mobility & sustainability. He also showed the students a concept video which explained the magnificent structure and layout of the Expo 2020 site, showcasing the ingenuity, creativity and strategy employed with the Expo 2020.

Topics: Visiting Wisdom at SP Jain

On 7th June 2018, our Dubai campus hosted Hon. Dr. Eugene Mutimura - Minister of Education of the Republic of Rwanda. Respected guests Dalila Yasmin Amri Sued (Chargee d’affaires of the General Consulate of Republic of Rwanda in Dubai) and Michelle Ntukanyagwe (Director of Policy, Research and Planning, Higher Education Council, Republic of Rwanda) were also part of the SP Jain visit.

Topics: Visiting Wisdom at SP Jain

On 2^nd June 2018, SP Jain’s Dubai campus held the UAE Top Achievers Awards 2018 in collaboration with The Young Vision to honor the 1^st CBSE topper across the UAE, Raina Lalit Shah, and other top achievers. “It was a pleasure to attend this program, and I would like to sincerely thank SP Jain for honoring me!” said Raina who graduated from The Indian High School Dubai with an outstanding score of 97.4% and received a 100% full scholarship from SP Jain in addition to the 1^st topper trophy and certificate of recognition.

Topics: Global Events at SP Jain

Camel, popularly known as the ‘Ship of the desert’, has been a huge part of the Bedouin culture and a staple in the traditional diet. Over the years, there’s been a rise of Camel Farms & Research Centers in the UAE – with an aim to introduce camel milk to markets and make it accessible to a large number of consumers.

Topics: Global Learning at SP Jain

Great leaders understand that a diverse workforce is the breeding ground of innovation. On 31^st May 2018, Global Learning Industry Voices at SP Jain’s Dubai campus invited Mr. Nasif Kayed - also famously known as the ‘Arab Culturalist’, a global entrepreneur with 25 years of experience & over 45 businesses under his wing for an insightful, thought provoking and interactive workshop to understand the Middle Eastern business and cultural etiquette.

Topics: Global Events at SP Jain, Dubai