Speaking of the revolution brought about by Reliance Jio in the telecom industry, Mr. Sanjay Maan, (President, North and East region for Enterprise Business at Reliance Communications Ltd.) said, “Till 2008, only four companies were operating in the telecom industry when the government issued licenses to eight more companies. A price war ensued and by the time the market stabilized, Jio happened, resulting in a negative bottom line for all the competing companies ever since.”
Social media is becoming increasingly significant in the way people consume news. Mr. Pankaj Doval, the Senior Editor at Times of India, was all praise towards this development. “The press might have physical limitations; social media is now bringing to light the happenings even from the obscure places on the planet,” he said. When asked about the increasing space devoted to advertorials, Mr. Doval quipped, “I guess people love gossips”.
Mr. Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Editor, NDTV – Government Affairs, spoke about the challenges journalists face. “This is an age in which a journalist has to be correct every single time he chooses to cover news. A single snippet of wrong information and you lose the trust, not only of the audience who consume news but also of your whole office.”
Mr. Deepak Jindal, DGM, HCL, pointing out the importance of services, said, “Nowadays, the margin lies in after sales service and support and not only in the implementation. Don’t make a product a product, make it an experience.”
Mr. Pankaj Sharma, President and Chief Risk Officer at Religare, stressing the importance of learning in Risk Management, said, “Learn from your own mistakes as well from other’s mistakes. Ask questions that can be answered in a binary form. There’s never only a single way to look at things.”
The summit was also attended by Mr. Rajat Mathur, Director of strategy and operations at Deloitte, Mr. Vivek Ohri, Senior Principal with Accenture Consulting and Mr. Fela Chawngthu, Sales and Marketing leader at Adobe.
Director, IIM Rohtak, Dr. Dheeraj Sharma said, “The purpose of the summit is to facilitate increased interaction between the academia and the industry. This will help in bringing the curriculum in sync with the industry needs.” He also celebrated the fact that IIM Rohtak is one of the few new IIMs that has ensured a cent percent placement record since its inception in 2009.
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