Indian Institute of Management Indore - January 2023
The inaugural event of the Adam Smith Around the World lecture series was held at the Indian Institute of Management Indore in January 2023.
The contributors included:
- Dr Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to Government of India
- Professor Subhasankar Chattopadhyay, IIM Indore
- Professor Alex Thomas, Azim Premji University
- Dr Xiang Li, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
- Professor John Finch, Head of the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
IIM Indore Director, Professor Himanshu Rai, gave the opening address. He indicated that IIM Indore had identified five areas of its contribution to Nation Building in 2019, and had determined to resolve the challenges in these areas, saying:
"We aim to create, curate, practice, and disseminate knowledge that solves real-world problems. These include income inequality, rural issues, urban management problems, environmental and sustainability challenges, and need for fostering entrepreneurship culture."
The event was chaired by Professor Pritam Ranjan.
More details about the topics covered by all the speakers are on the IIM Indore website.
It was a pleasure to host @UofGlasgow Team at #IIMIndore last week. The “Smith Around the Globe Lecture Series” would be held in 20 nations, and with its inaugural at #IIMIndore, #India became the first nation to conduct the event. #AdamSmith300 @askhimanshurai @EduMinOfIndia https://t.co/TERGcIKUj3
— IIM Indore (@IIM_I) January 16, 2023
The 'Smith Around the Globe Lecture Series' was a brilliant one! Kudos to the speakers for sharing their expert views about #AdamSmith's concepts & theories and providing a platform for the @IIM_I community to gain insights (3/n)@UofGJohnFinch @azimpremjiuniv @EduMinOfIndia pic.twitter.com/CJGFFoVVhA
— Himanshu Rai (@askhimanshurai) January 12, 2023