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Industry Engagement

Industry Leadership Series

Great Lakes, Gurgaon, has 50+ CXOs, Policy Makers and Senior Management Executives engaging with our students every year. Students get an opportunity to interact with industry leaders who have been at the helm of innovation and transformation in their organizations and industries. Apart from regular guest lectures, industry interactions are also facilitated through various conclaves and events.

Recent Industry Guests

Past Industry Guests

Indra Nooyi
Former Chairman & CEO
PepsiCo

Anil Kumar Misra
CHRO
Magic Bricks

Dr. Suresh Narayanan
Chairman & Managing Director
Nestlé India

Lakshmi Narayanan
Co-Founder & Emeritus Vice Chairman
Cognizant

Shashank Srivastava
Executive Director
Maruti Suzuki

Anil Bhasin
President
Havells India Ltd

Arindam Banerrji
EVP & MD - India & Philippines
Wells Fargo

Pavan Shah
Head of Machine Learning & Data Science
Google UK

Vinay Kushwaha
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Britannia

Global Thought Leader Series

Great Lakers get a chance to interact with Thought Leaders, Management Experts and Global Academicians every year through Leadership Talks, Masterclasses and Conclaves. The result is a holistic grooming of students in business acumen, leadership and value systems which have been shaping the contemporary industry.

Dr. Ram Charan
Author - What the CEO wants you to know
World Renowned Business Advisor

VG Narayanan
Thomas D. Casserly Jr. Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School

Dr. Hayagreeva Rao
Atholl McBean Professor of OB & HR
Stanford GSB

Sunil Chopra
IBM Professor of Operations Management
Kellogg School of Management

Srikant Datar
Arthur Lowe’s Dickinson Professor of Business Administration & Dean Designate
Harvard Business School

Dr. Seenu Srinivasan
Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus
Stanford GSB

Corporate Events

Sapience

Sapience is the flagship management conclave conducted by Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon. Each year, Sapience is conducted themed on current trends, innovations and matters concerning Marketing, Finance, HR & OB, Operations, Strategy, Analytics and Entrepreneurship. Over the years, Sapience has attracted hundreds of CXO’s and Senior Management Executives from renowned brands including Google, Britannia, Amazon, Uber, Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank, AIG, Whirlpool, HDFC, Bharti Airtel, American Express, Cognizant and S&P Global.

Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, hosted its flagship management festival, CREST 2024, on December 4–5, 2024, under the theme "Kalpavriksha: Fulfilling Aspirations, Shaping Success." The event provided a platform for students from India's top business schools to engage in domain-specific competitions across key management areas, including economics, marketing, finance, operations, human resources, strategy, and entrepreneurship. Highlights included a keynote address by Mr. Nikhil Singhal, Managing Director & National Manager of Global Private Banking at HSBC India, and a masterclass by Prof. Bappaditya Mukhopadhyay on Sustainable Development Goals and unintended consequences in decision-making. The festival also featured cultural performances, fostering a blend of learning and celebration. Participants from institutions such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIT Bombay, and many others competed, with winners recognized across various competitions. CREST 2024 exemplified a commitment to leadership, innovation, and collaborative learning.

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