Expert Talk on "Global Opportunities for Management Graduates"
April 13th, 2022Expert Talk on the topic “Global Opportunities for Management Graduates” was held on Wednesday, 13th April, 2022 for the PGDM students by the eminent speaker Prof. (Dr.)Nachiappan Subramanian. Dr.Nachiappan is a distinguished Professor of Operations & Logistics Management and Supply Chains at University of Sussex Business School in the United Kingdom. He conducted his post-doctoral research at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Dr. Nachiappan conducted an eye-opening session for the students focusing on the prospects of doing business, studying and working abroad specifically in the United Kingdom. He started by introducing on the current skill gaps in the industry which students can tap and up skill themselves for gaining employment in organisations based in Europe and the USA. The main focus of his talk was on how digital revolution is changing the business scenarios and why emphasis should be laid on Business Analytics, Block-Chain, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and the like technology driven courses. He even claimed that having getting expertise in these domains can land a decent job abroad to the students. The talk also threw light on how the field of supply chain management and logistics is getting influenced by technology, specifically, with the advent of robotics and machine learning. He even gave the example of circular supply chain being adopted by developed nations like the USA and UK for sustainable development and how students should build their skills in line with these latest updates. Dr. Nachiappan resolved queries of the students. Overall, it was a learning and informative session. Lloyd Business School is honoured to host Dr.Nachiappan and looking into the overwhelming response from students, would like to invite him again for the wonderful session.