Event report
Bangalore : IFCCI workshop on “The Art of Networking”
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The Higher Education Committee of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI) in Bangalore conducted its first breakfast-led training session on “The Art of Networking” for the alumni of its members on Saturday, the 11th May 2019 at The Gateway Hotel by Taj in partnership with Rennes School of Business, Toulouse Business School, ESIGELEC and the Weare Group.
The event began with a brief introduction of the trainers of the event, Mr. Christophe Bénaroya, Director of the Aerospace MBA programme and Professor of Marketing at Toulouse Business School and Ms. Maud Le Bars, Country Manager for Rennes School of Business in India and Chairman of the Higher Education Committee of IFCCI.
Mr. Suraj Chettri, Director – Human Resources, Airbus India, the esteemed guest for the session presented the concept of Networking as a managerial skill and shed light on the importance of Networking during one’s professional journey while also describing his own from the beginning of his career. In addition, he explained about the importance of positive focus, significance of integrity and honesty and the importance to also network purely to build a network and gain knowledge.
Furthermore, the event progressed with the panel discussion comprised of:
- Mr. Digvijay Sharma, alumni of Rennes School of Business, currently Country Manager, Accumetric Silicones pvt Ltd, Soudal Group
- Mr Richeek Gupta, alumni of RVCE Bangalore and the London School of Economics, Director of Auro Mechanical
- Mr Vijay Sharma, Head – Alumni Network of Toulouse Business School, Commercial Director of Hexcel Composites
Each panellist, presented the course of their journey towards building their professional relationship and how networking helped them, and the ways of engagement to explore newer domaines, and creating impactful connections. Succeeding the panel, there was a highly interactive networking activity conducted with the participants.
The event saw an active participation from the Alumni of schools within the IFCCI Higher Education Committee and the session was interactive, informative and well received by all the participants.