Xavier Institute of Management inaugurated the Business Excellence Summit on September 22 at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. This was in the presence of twenty six distinguished alumni of the college spanning across the 30 years. This was done to initiate an opportunity to interact, celebrate, discuss, reflect and collaborate.
The central theme of the event was, ‘Building the vision for XIMB at 40 in accordance with the VUCA world’. Reflecting the glorious history of XIMB, it was evident that this milestone was possible due to the collaborative efforts of the management, faculty, students and the entire Xavier fraternity. The summit commenced with vice chancellor and director of Xavier University, Paul Fernandes, delivering an enlightening speech on excellence and universal education. He spoke of ‘wings of excellence’ about which, he quoted, “We need to put on and make sure we are able to have conviction and commitment in the future.” He believed that there is a need to, think, reflect, inspire, and empower minds to achieve this excellence.
Day two of the summit comprised of panel discussions on topics that aimed to discuss the challenges XIMB would have to surmount in the next ten years.
Rahul Patnaik, Student Representative of XIMB, thanked the management and the alumni along with the core team, the volunteers and the students of XIMB for making the Business Excellence Summit 2017 an event to cherish for years to come. Ipsit Bibhudarshi, Student Media and PR Coordinator of XIMB, credited the grand success of the Summit to the management and the esteemed alumni who graced the event with their presence.
