The Asia Pacific International Conference

6 participating countries, hosted at SIMSREE

Monday, December 21, 2015

Introductory Talk in IFRS FDP by Dr. Sangeeta Pandit

A Faculty Development Program on IFRS was held by ACCA and Mumbai University in association with SIMSREE. Here is the introductory talk by SIMSREE's HOD of Finance, Dr. Sangeeta Pandit : " Good Morning everybody! With the notification of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in February 2015, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have now truly arrived in India. They are applicable and of great importance in preparing financial...

Guest Lecture by Mr. Manish Bansal

Unlike a quintessential lecture the session started with a content-full and insight-full video that spoke about the importance of investment and then the entire session revolved around the major learnings from the clip. Sir made those indirect learnings extremely lucid and fathomable with sharing his personal experiences and lessons, compiling which one can form an SIP “systematic investment program” Lesson 1 Greed and Fear, these are the two major components of the market. “when people are greedy be fearful and when people fearful be greedy”....

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Batch Reunion 2010

The Batch of 2010 visited the Sydenham campus on 12th of December to relive the memories and old days at a Reunion organized by the Alumni Committee on the occasion of completing five glorious years of graduation. The evening was graced by a lot of festivities, laughter and fun as the alumni plunged into the recollection of a plethora of memories that they shared with each other and the current students. The evening began with the alumni sharing...

Monday, November 30, 2015

Dewang Meheta National Education Awards

Heartiest Congratulations to our students Deepesh Jethwani for securing 7th rank and Naila Kazi for securing 8th rank (2nd Runners-up in Female category) in the 'Best Student in Management Contest' at the prestigious 23rd Dewang Mehta National Education Awards, 2015 held in association with Hindustan Unilever Limited. ...

Alumni Recognition - Mr Ravindra Datar

Heartiest Congratulations to Mr. Ravindra Datar, an alumnus of the 1996 batch, for being recognized among the Most Influential Marketing Leaders by World Marketing Congress in Mumbai on 28th November, 2015. ...

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Cross Cultural Program at Sydenham Institute

SIMSREE was proud to host Dr Hansang Lee and his students from Youngsan University, India Business Department from Korea, Busan. Lee and his team were on a visit to our institute as a part of cross cultural program. They had come to gain knowledge regarding the Indian work culture and career prospects in India. Dr. R.K.Srivastava Co-ordinated with them as our internal faculty. The team also got to interact with the students and other faculty members...

Monday, November 9, 2015

Mindz’15 : Analyze, Strategize, Ideate

Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education successfully organized Mindz’15, a first of its kind strategy competition in association with JLT India Limited. This was the second year into the association and the competition was held in October-November 2015 and was co-ordinated by the Corporate Relations Committee. The first and second rounds were held from 1st October,2015 to 9th October,2015. The finale...

The Corporate Connect - Mr. Sachin Shilavat

Corporate Relations Committee, SIMSREE organized a Corporate Connect session on 31st October with Mr. Sachin Shilavat. Mr Shilavat is currently Head-Motor and Automotive alliances at Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd with a vast experience of more than 15 years in General Insurance(Retail & Bancassurance), FMCG- Retail/ Institutional sales, Insurance- Retail, Alternate Channels, Direct channels, Channel management, Automotive Alliances. Mr...

Coffee with Alumni Mr. Manish Daswani

On 26th October, 2015, we were privileged to have an interaction with Manish Daswani, an alumnus of the 2003 batch, for an engaging session over a cup of coffee. The venue for the session was the swanky Bank of America office at Nariman Point in Mumbai. Manish, a payments & cash management professional is currently working as Director, Commercial Cards in the Asia Pacific cards team at Bank of America. ‘Work hard, stay humble and be honest;...

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Batch Reunion 2005

A reunion for the 2005 batch was organized by the SIMREE Alumni Committee to celebrate ten glorious years of its graduation on 24th October, 2005. The venue was the college campus, where the alumni relived the magical days of their college life. The meet was graced by the presence of Dr. M.A. Khan, former Director of SIMSREE and by our esteemed professor, Mr. Aashish Pawaskar. The evening began with the alumni touring the college and reminiscing...

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Coffee with Alumni Mr.Vernon Fernandes

On the 26th of September, the Alumni Committee welcomed Mr. Vernon Fernandes, an alumnus of the 2014 batch, for a Coffee with Alumni session to address a few students of the junior batch. Mr. Fernandes is an Assistant Manager in the Corporate and Investment Banking Team at Citicorp Services India Ltd. He has experience in the Equity Research markets, Portfolio Management, and Investment Banking sectors and has also been associated with the...

Guest Lecture by Ms. Shraddha Khare

In today’s information age, the telecommunication industry has a vital role to play. Considered as the backbone of industrial and economic development, the industry has been aiding delivery of voice and data services at rapidly increasing speeds, and thus, has been revolutionizing human communication. With this, on 30th September, the Alumni Committee welcomed Ms. Shraddha Khare. Mam, an alumna of the 1994 batch, is the General Manager-Prepaid...

Guest Lecture by Mr. Sachin Khandelwal

On 20th of August, 2015, Mr. Sachin Khandelwal, an alumnus of the 1992 batch, was welcomed by the Alumni Committee on campus for a guest lecture to address the junior batch. Mr. Sachin Khandelwal has over two decades of experience in the finance and banking industries and is currently the CEO and MD of Magma Housing Finance and Chief Sales Officer at Magma Fincorp. Mr. Khandelwal started the lecture by stating the value of management education....

Friday, November 6, 2015

Book Donation Drive

The Student Social Responsibility (SSR) in collaboration with Sydenham Management Review Committee organized a Book Donation drive on the 15th of October 2015 on the eve of the 84th birth anniversary of Former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam which was celebrated throughout the state as ‘Vaachan Prerna Diwas’. The objective of the drive was to encourage the culture of extra-curricular reading in children from diverse backgrounds. The event...

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Guest Lecture by Mr. Sudio Sudarsan

SIMSREE had the pleasure of inviting Mr. Sudio Sudarsan as a guest for delivering a lecture on 'Unmasking Human Behavior'. He is a Professor of Marketing at Hult International Business School, San Francisco, U.S.A. He is also the Director of Brand Reality and Strategy at 11^N (11PowerN). He shared his insights on values, perception and identity with in-depth dissemination of knowledge about understanding of human behavior and its importance in branding...

Friday, October 23, 2015

The Corporate Connect - Mr Mohandas Menon

On 19th of August, 2015, the Corporate Relations Committee of SIMSREE organized a corporate connect session wherein ten students got a chance to interact with Mr.​Mohandas Menon, Director & Commercial Head - CLC & Head Automotive Sector, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics India Pvt. Ltd at Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research & Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE) campus. Mr. Mohandas Menon is an expert...

Guest Lecture by Ms. Padmini Misra

The Corporate Relations Committee, SIMSREE was honoured to have Ms. Padmini Misra as a guest lecturer on the campus on 9th Oct, 2015. Ma’am is Chief People Officer & Global Head-HR, Cox & Kings (India) Ltd and has over 32 years of work experience in Hospitality, ITES, Retail & Travel industry including leadership positions for global corporations in the Service industry. The session began with Ms. Padmini Misra sharing her valuable...

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Blood Donation Camp at SIMSREE

                        Student Social Responsibility Committee of Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education ( SIMSREE ) in collaboration with Tata Memorial Hospital, Lions Club, Juhu successfully organized blood donation drive on 1st September, 2015 . A total of 80 students and staff members participated in the event. The students and the...