Greater Noida, 5th
December 2025: Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) Greater
Noida, a leading AACSB-accredited business school in India, successfully conducted
its series of last month CEO/CXO Talk sessions “A Conversation with Gen Z” getting
the top CEO’s and CXO’s to campus to share their business insights on
leadership, HR and digital transformation.
The event
featured Kenji Inoue, CFO and COO, UNIQLO India; Mr. Swarup Mohanty, Vice
Chairman and CEO, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Abhay
Batra, Co-Founder and CFO, Clovia; and Mr. Vijay Ranjan Singh, HR Head, LG
India. Further sessions included Ms. Seepika Singhal, Senior Director and
Global Head, Total Rewards, Brillio Technologies; Mr. Rahul Vij, COO, Digi
Haat, Nirmit Bharat; and Mr. Aditya Agarwal, Executive Vice President –
Digital, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., who delivered insightful individual sessions.
These sessions
provided students with actionable insights on leadership, digital strategy, and
HR best practices, marking a significant milestone in fostering
industry–academia knowledge exchange.
Mr. Mohanty
shared, “I made two mistakes that I regret. The first was not starting to
invest early, and the second was not remaining invested. I thought I was
smarter than the markets, but I soon realized that the markets are always
smarter than you. In a country like India, which is set to double its economic
growth in the next decade, investing in capital markets is one of the best ways
to participate in the country’s growth.”
The session was
highly interactive, with students actively engaging in discussions about
entrepreneurship, product innovation, and brand building. Mr. Abhay Batra’s
practical insights helped them understand the real-world application of
business concepts and the mindset needed to create impact.
Mr. Batra
stressed that organic and guerrilla marketing often outperform heavy spending,
stating, “Spending a lot of money doesn’t ensure success. What works is organic
connection and doing things the right way.” This helped students understand the
marketing domain and all the aspects associated with it.
The session concluded with an inspiring message: “The only difference between
success and no success is doing.”
Mr. Vijay Ranjan
Singh began the session with an energetic greeting, setting a lively and
engaging tone that encouraged students to reciprocate with equal enthusiasm. He
urged them to reflect deeply on their personal journeys, aspirations, and
readiness to transition into the corporate world, emphasizing that “you can
only defeat yourself,” quoting the movie Sultan to highlight that
self-discipline, self-awareness, and personal responsibility are the biggest
enablers of success.
BIMTECH is only
one the very few B Schools in the country to have such a structured CEO /CXO
talk series every month to make their students industry centric and ready. The
objective is also to request CEO’s, CHRO’s and CXO’s to share their rich learnings
back to the community of bright young future managers, so that we have a robust
future leadership in corporate India. It would be their social contribution.
Throughout the
year, BIMTECH has continued to set new benchmarks with the launch of the
Bloomberg Lab, the Marketing and Retail Research Lab, BIMCOIN (a
blockchain-based campus currency), and a strategic partnership with the
Japanese global retailer UNIQLO. This year, students from the institute also
won the PRME Global Students Sustainability Award 2025 at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York. Furthermore, innovation was fostered among more than
150 startups during the Google AI Startup Day.
Recently, the
Centre of Education for All (BCall) organized a workshop on Train the Trainer
for inclusive higher education. The AACSB-accredited B-school has established
its position as a globally recognized business school, committed to preparing
its students for an ever-evolving world.
Inspired by its
founders, Late Basant Kumar Birla and Sarala Birla, BIMTECH offers programs
like PGDM, PGDM (International Business), PGDM (Insurance Business Management),
PGDM (Retail Management), PGDM-Online, and Fellow programs (FPM/E-FPM),
nurturing individuals into global leaders. BIMTECH is among the Ivy League of
top globally recognized B-schools that excel in management education, supported
by its globally placed, robust alumni network of over 8,000 individuals.