About the Conference:

Humanity has recently experienced disastrous occurrences. This had put a lot of strain on the entire community and compelled many reforms to the manner in which we lived and worked. At the micro, macro, and mezzo levels, these shifts are prevalent.

Scientists from all over the globe are striving hard to understand the effects of the worth of recent two years' events. An international conference on "Impact of AI and Emerging Edge Technologies in Business" is held in Nagpur over the course of two days 19th & 20th April 2024, at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

To match up to the ever-changing global requirements, businesses and organizations across the globe are adapting to change in novel ways. To cognize and appreciate these changes, this conference invites research works on the central conference theme across various areas. The conference will involve multiple interdisciplinary sub-themes, and includes a workshop on research methodology for young researchers.

Conference Objectives:

• To explore, accelerate & strengthen organizational management research to address the challenges posed by current socio-economic and political context.

• To provide opportunities for discussions and knowledge sharing pertaining to innovations and best practices.

• To unfurl the future research agenda.

Conference Tracks

• Strategy, Technology & Managing Higher Educational Institutes: Business Models, Stakeholder Theory, Building excellence, Role of board diversity, Innovation, Business Continuity Management, Entrepreneurship, Managing for Sustainability, Business models for circular economy, Catalyzing Innovation in Organizations, Impact of CSR on Social Development, Best practices in CSR, Corporate Shared Value, Digital Transformations, Sustainable Reporting, Business Ethics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Gamification in Business, Education during pandemic, Adoption of Technology in Education, Pedagogical Innovations, Blended Learning, Industry Best Practices (case studies, practitioner papers)

• Application of technology in Marketing Management & Media Studies: Changing Marketing Environment, Distribution and Trade, Retail Transformation, Experiential Marketing, Sustainable Marketing, Customer Intimacy, Customer Engagement, Managing Brands, eCommerce Models, Branding in B2B Markets, Value Creation in Business and Consumer Markets, Lean Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, GTM Strategies, De-commoditization, Disintermediation, Countermediation, Reintermediation, Technology Adoption amongst Consumers, Media Consumption, Role of Social Media, Customer Privacy, Binge Consumption, Branding through CSR, Industry Best Practices (case studies, practitioner papers)

• Financial Management: Behavioral Finance, Financial Markets, Modularization of Financial Services, Technology Deployments in Financial Services, Corporate Valuation, SME Financing, ESG Investing, Financial Reporting, Islamic Banking, Capital Markets, Information Asymmetry in Financial Markets, Crowdfunding, Financial Frauds, Forensic Audits, Financial Technology, Sustainable Finance Industry Best Practices (case studies, practitioner papers)

• Human Resource Management: Leadership, Overcoming Negative Emotions at Workplace, Corporate Culture, Gender Diversity and Gender Equity, Employer Branding, Leadership, Managing Talent, Workplace Bulleying, Managing Virtual Organizations, Workforce in Gig Economy, HR Analytics, Team Building, Managing Virtual Teams, Managing Stress during Pandemic, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Work from Home, Industry Best Practices (case studies, practitioner papers)

• Operations & Supply Chain Management: Building Resilient Supply Chains, Building Excellent Systems, Behavioral Operations, Sourcing Strategies, Technology Convergence, World Class Manufacturing, Quality Management Systems, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Operations Analytics, Business Process Reengineering, Service Operations Excellence, Data Localization, Humanitarian Supply chain, Supply Chain Collaboration, Industry 4.0, Theory of Constraints, Sustainable Manufacturing, Lean and agile Systems, Managing Supplier Network, Industry Best Practices (case studies, practitioner papers)

Above themes and tracks are suggestive, researchers can submit their papers addressing the central theme of the conference.

Note: There will be a separate track for research scholars.

About the Institute:

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Nagpur is one of the top emerging B-Schools of India, which has earned recognition for its exceptional composition of teaching and experiential learning. The attribute that makes learning business management exclusive at SIBM-Nagpur is its specialized teaching-learning approach, coupled with research focus, innovation culture and entrepreneurial zeal backed by world-class facilities, amenities and infrastructure.

SIBM-Nagpur has a scenic and serene campus that provides an environment, which is conducive for personal and intellectual growth. The infrastructure acts as a facilitator for the effective delivery of the curriculum. SIBM-Nagpur boasts of state-of-the art facilities for its students. The students are given utmost encouragement in their areas of interest by providing hi-tech facilities backed by faculty support. The institute places highest priority on innovative programs of instructions that include both traditional class room theory and professional skills training. The B-School has a dynamic set of experienced and research oriented faculty members and students from various states of India towards a keen learning environment

About the Conference

Humanity has recently experienced disastrous occurrences. This had put a lot of strain on the entire community and compelled many reforms to the manner in which we lived and worked. At the micro, macro, and mezzo levels, these shifts are prevalent. Scientists from all over the globe are striving hard to understand the effects of the worth of recent two years' events. An international conference on "Impact of AI and Emerging Edge Technologies in Business" is held in Nagpur over the course of two days 19th & 20th April 2024, at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management.

The goal of this conference is to provide a global forum for researchers, academicians, practitioners, consultants, and students to discuss creative organisational strategies in this rapidly changing and dynamic environment. Businesses and organizations around the world are adjusting to change in creative ways to keep up with ever changing global standards. This conference encourages research papers on the primary conference theme from many fields to recognise and appreciate these changes. The conference will cover a number of inter-disciplinary sub-themes and feature a workshop for young researchers on research technique.

Conference Objectives

• To explore, accelerate & strengthen organizational management research to address the challenges posed by current socio-economic and political context.
• To provide opportunities for discussions and knowledge sharing pertaining to innovations and best practices.
• To unfurl the future research agenda.

Call for Papers

Authors are invited to submit their original and unpublished manuscripts based on empirical research, experiences, value based decision making or promising ideas that demonstrate research focusing on a variety of aspects needed to achieve strategies for excellence.

Tracks of the conference

1. Application of technology in Marketing Management & Media Studies
   

   Branding in B2B Markets, Managing Brands, eCommerce Models, Distribution and Trade, Retail Transformation, Experiential Marketing, Sustainable Marketing, Digital marketing, Marketing Analytics, Customer Privacy, etc.



2. Application of technology in Human Resource Management & Operations
   

   HR Analytics, Team Building, Managing Virtual Teams, Managing Stress During Pandemic, Employer Branding, Leadership, Talent Management Workplace Bullying, Managing Virtual Organizations, Workforce in Gig Economy Employee, Engagement and Talent Management, Building strong systems, etc.



3. Technology in Financial Management
   

   Micro Finance, Crowd funding ,Financial Risk Management, Financial Services, Global Financial Crisis, International Finance, Internet Finance, Microfinance, Finance Industry Best Practices, , Behavioural Finance, Financial Markets, , Modularization of Financial Services, Technology Deployments in Financial Services, etc.



4. Analytics and Technology Management
   

   Business Analysis, The Profession and Practice of Business Analysis, Techniques, Methodologies and Models, Enterprise and Company Analysis, Requirements Planning and Management, Requirements Analysis and Documentation, Strategic Analysis and Design, Innovating for a Purpose, Data Modelling, Business Process Modelling, Use Case Modelling, Architectural Frameworks, Storage and Databases Analysis, etc.



5. Role of technology in General Management
   

   Technology & Sustained Innovation, Resource Management & Sustainable Development, Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Ethics, Responsibility and Liability, Accounting and Finance. Advertising, Business Development, Business Planning Guides, Company Composition E-Commerce, Employment Management, Financial Management, Merchandising, Social Media Analytics for Customer Service & Care Social Media Analytics for Market Research, etc.



6. Technology in Food & Agri Business Management
   

   Agri Business in Marketing, Agri Business in Finance, Agri Business in Human Resource, Agri Business in Operations, Agri Business in Analytics, etc.



7. Impact of AI on Business
   

   Adoption of AI, Acceptance of VR, Adoption of AR, Acceptance of Meta-verse, Acceptance of XR,etc.

Submission Guidlines

• Link for manuscript submission.
• The full paper should have a separate cover page bearing only the title of the paper and author's name(s), designation(s), official address(es) along with phone number(s) and e-mail address(es).
• The full paper should not exceed 7000 words (all inclusive) and APAformat (Times New Roman, 12pt, single spacing) should be followed throughout the manuscript including references.
• All the submitted papers will undergo plagiarism check. Papers not satisfying the criteria will be liable to be rejected.
• Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their paper(s) for presentation through email, after which the process of registration will begin.
• Registration will be confirmed only after the payment of registration fee and at least one author must be present for the conference and paper presentation. Registration form is available in the conference website.
• Author(s) with multiple entries must register for each paper separately.
• Each author is required to register and make the payment separately for attending the conference and to receive presentation/participation certificate.(Eg: If paper is having 2 authors, then both authors need to pay registration fees.)
• Registration fee is inclusive of certificate. Hard copy will be mailed through registered post/courier after the conference only to the participants registered for online presentation.
• Authors need to provide full paper/abstract for presentation
• Unregistered authors/co-authors will not be entitled to receive presentation/participation certificate.

Potential Publication Opportunities:

• Selected papers will be invited for review and potential publication in:
  • Indian Journal of Marketing (ABDC 'C' and Scopus Indexed Journal)
  • Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management (Scopus Indexed Journal).
  • Indian Journal of Finance (ABDC 'C' and Scopus Indexed Journal).
  
  
• The Committee is in process of tying up with a few more reputed Scopus / WoS(ESCI) journals.
• The papers shall be selected for publication strictly on merit basis.
• The committee does not accept any fee towards the publication of papers.

Best Paper Awards

• The nomination for Best Paper Award will be available only for the registered authors who present their paper physically (If it is multi-author paper, any of the author can present the same).
• The authors need to provide the full paper for best paper nomination.
• Only the resistered authors will be provided Best Paper Certificate.
• The Prize mo ney is per paper, not per author.

Each Track:

• 1st Prize : Rs. 5000
• 2nd Prize : Rs. 3000
• 3rd Prize: Rs. 2000

Conference Best:

• 1st Prize : Rs. 25000
• 2nd Prize : Rs. 15000
• 3rd Prize: Rs. 10000

Important Dates

Registration Fees

Bank Account Details

Visionaries of the Conference

Chief Mentor

Dr. S.B. Mujumdar
Founder & Chancellor,
Symbiosis International
(Deemed University), Pune

Mentor

Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar
Pro Chancellor,
Symbiosis International
(Deemed University), Pune

Mentor

Dr. Rajani Gupte
Vice Chancellor,
Symbiosis International
(Deemed University), Pune

Contact Details

Contact Person: Ms. Devisha Tiwari & Ms. Uma Garibdas
Contact Number : 0712-6192422 (10am-5pm)
Email : symbicon2024@sibmnagpur.edu.in
Conference Website: https://symbicon.sibmnagpur.edu.in
Institute Website: https://www.sibmnagpur.edu.in
Address: Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Nagpur,
Gat. No.167,168,169, Village Mauje - Wathoda, Nagpur, Maharashtra