SP JAIN'S EVENTS

“Digital is the main reason just over half of the companies on the Fortune 500 have disappeared since the year 2000.” – Pierre Nanterme, CEO of Accenture

The Digital Transformation Conclave 2017, held on the 8th of Feb at the Raffles Hotel, in partnership with Microsoft and Protiviti, saw a confluence of great minds from the IT and business worlds of the Middle East. Professionals from leading organizations came together to discuss and share the emerging digital trends needed now and in the future. In the current era, key technologies are driving digital transformation across industries. Disruptive technologies used in services and products will accelerate the growth of digital transformation. Understanding and adapting to these changes and their associated challenges is one of the top priorities of businesses today. Aptly themed ‘Leading Digital Transformation’ the conclave witnessed business leaders and change agents participating in panel discussions titled ‘Enabling Digital Transformation’ and ‘Driving Business Advantage with Digital Transformation.

Topics: Digital Transformation Conclave

On 7^th February 2017, Mr. Anthony Permal, Multi-Channel Marketing Manager for GlaxoSmithKline in the Gulf, shared his 18 years of experience as an inbound marketing specialist across various industries with the Bachelor of Business Communications cohorts of SP Jain’s Dubai Campus.

Topics: Visiting Wisdom

The second year Bachelor of Business Communication students at SP Jain’s Dubai campus learnt the value and power of integrated marketing communication with guest industry speaker Mr. Vinod Kumar, an experienced creative strategist and brand communications specialist based in UAE, on 6^th February, 2017.

Topics: Visiting Wisdom

The Nanyang MBA Olympics, hosted by Nanyang Business School is a volunteer interscholastic one-day sporting event that gathers the top MBA schools of Singapore (Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS), INSEAD, Singapore Management University (SMU), ESSEC, S P Jain School of Global Management) in a friendly sports competition on 5^th February, 2017.

Topics: MGB & GMBA, NTU Olympics

S P Jain School of Global Management’s Dubai Campus organised an Alumni Mixer on 28^th January, 2017, which was attended by the esteemed alumni from the GMBA Program.

Topics: Alumni, GMBA

The SP Jain Students Club, titled M.A.D, that stands and dedicates itself to the rich forms of Music, Arts & Dance hosted their first event in the Dubai campus in line with the Chinese Lunar Year, Australian National Day and Indian Republic Day celebrations on 26^th January 2017.

Topics: BBA

For centuries, the nomads and Bedouins have travelled through the Western Region by camel, stopping at nightfall to rest. So what better way to experience the magic of the Empty Quarter than to camp?

Topics: BBA

On the 19^th of January, the S P Jain Jags had a much awaited industrial visit to the Mirzam Chocolate Factory at Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai. Mirzam is a very new brand of luxury chocolates and the only ‘bean to bar’ chocolate manufacturer in UAE. Named after one of the brightest stars in the night sky, ‘Mirzam’ caters to a very specific niche market with their completely natural and preservative-free products.

Topics: BBA, Global Learning

On 19th January 2017, 25 students of SP Jain’s undergraduate batch visited the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Dubai Main Office in the MENA region. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people.

Topics: BBA, Industry Visit