He went on to outline current challenges and opportunities thrown up by factors such as changes in demography, technology and world events. Dr. Ambarish did highlight the case of India’s burgeoning young working population and their inherent competitive strengths against other ‘greying’ economies like Japan which will serve as a fertile launching ground of entrepreneurial start-ups and ambitions.
Dr. Ramasastry Ambarish is Managing Director of RA & Son Pte Ltd, Singapore, an independent advisory firm engaged in facilitating FII investments in Indian private and public equity markets. His previous experience includes stints as a Principal Financial Officer at the World Bank. Dr. Ambarish is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, Class and is a Ph.D. from The New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Delivering his convocation address, Mr. Santosh Desai stressed upon the mantra of continuous self-learning lifelong to stay competitive. Taking many examples and anecdotes, he extolled the virtues and imperativeness of lifelong learning especially self-learning for the current generation. He also said, we are in a way going back to the days of thumbprints, given the digital era we are in and we can navigate through thumbs and icons. Mr. Desai impressed on the young graduates the level playing field given the democratisation of learning cutting across society and demographics. He also highlighted the role of questioning and scepticism while being agents of this change rather than being mere followers and being overwhelmed by change itself.
Mr. Santosh Desai is a columnist, media critic and the author of ‘Mother Pious Lady: Making Sense of Everyday India’. In his professional life, Mr. Santosh is the MD & CEO of Futurebrands, a brand and consumer consultancy company and has previously headed an advertising agency. Mr. Santosh Desai is a post graduate of IIM Ahmedabad, Class of 1985.
Dr. Sudhindra Seshadri, Senior Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Shri. Ranjan Mathai, a member of the Governing Board, MYRA conferred the degrees through a formal oath.
Highlighting the past year’s achievements by the students, faculty and staff alike, Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar, Associate Dean and Director of Research welcomed the MYRA family, including the students and their parents for making the graduating batch a successful reality during his welcome address. Dr. Sudhendar Rao, Dean-Student Affairs and Professor of Information Systems, in his vote of thanks, summarised the key take away from the two addresses and urged the students to imbibe the spirit of working in an uncertain world full of disruptive innovation due to technologies.
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