IBS Mumbai is proud to have organized its International Conference on Finance and Economics on 5 April, 2019 on the theme, “Reform, Regulation and Revival of Finance Sector in India” under the leadership and guidance of Prof. Y. K. Bhushan, Senior Advisor and Campus Head, IBS Mumbai.
The development of the financial markets entails providing appropriate incentives to attract market participants, providing an environment conducive for the development of new financial instruments, and enabling smooth functioning of the markets through the regulatory and legal infrastructure with the aim to strengthen economic growth and development.
The conference endeavored to bring academicians, practitioners and policy makers together on a common platform. We invited and received technical research, submissions from academia and industry from within the country and abroad. The researchers and eminent industry personalities discussed and debated on various themes and sub themes related to the topic under consideration. . These tracks cover various themes relating to the financial sector, viz. the reforms initiated, the implications of the same, the challenges faced and the revival anticipated. These technical research submissions are from eminent participants from the financial sector and academia. The conference is truly international, with participants from across the world. Many eminent members from both industry and academia chaired the research papers tracks. Selected research papers were published as conference proceedings in the Conference Compendium.
The conference had the proud privilege of the presence of eminent personalities from the world of finance and economics. Mr. Shailesh Haribhakti, Managing Partner and CEO, Haribhakti Group graciously inaugurated the conference as the Chief Guest and Respected Prof. Y.K.Bhushan delivered the welcome address at the inaugural session.
One of the highlights of the conference was the Panel Discussion on the theme – ‘Financial Disruption: A new challenge for the Regulators – the way forward’ moderated by Mr. Sujan Hajra, Chief Economist, Anand Rathi Securities and an eminent panel of speakers including, Ms. Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment Officer, Kotak AMC and Mr. Prakash Gupta, Executive Vice – President, Edelweiss.
Mr. David Rasquinha, Managing Director, EXIM Bank delivered the valedictory address and graced the awards ceremony giving away the participation certificates and the awards to the winners.
The International Conference proved to be a rewarding experience in terms of both deliberations and enhancing the body of research. We sincerely hope that we have been successful in igniting curiosity and the quest for knowledge in the world of academia, industry and research.
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