FMS - Management Students Forum

The Management Students Forum (MSF), established in 1988, is a

non-profit charitable trust registered under the Bombay Public

Trust Act, 1952. It comprises the alumni and the present

students of The Faculty of Management Studies, MS University

of Baroda. The autonomous nature of MSF enables the members to

bring out their hidden potential and develop organisational

abilities. It strives to:

1. Inculcate team building, leadership qualities and provide

   organisational experience essential to the professional life

   of prospective managers.

2. Promote an active Industry-Academic interaction so as to give

   a practical dimension to the learning process. 



MILESTONES.

Each year the Forum organizes at least one major event besides

numerous Guest Lectures, Symposia, Quiz Competitions and

Workshops. Till date the Forum has organized six National

Seminars - INNOVA '96, DRISHTI '94, AD-2000 and others, three

The Class of ’99 participated in the successful organization

of "MARQUEST - 99", "HR WEEK’98" and

And the Class - Y2K successfully organized MarQuest '2000

The week long event was inaugurated by Prof. Mayank Dholakiya,

Dean, Faculty of Management Studies and Ms. Purnima Karwat, a

leading HR Consultant of Baroda. The event was organised to

provide a platform for interaction between students and members

of the industry on various issues related to the field of Human

Resource Management. From the strategic viewpoint, organisations

today need to get leverage from their own strengths as never

before. Hence, by having proper HR practices, any organisation

can transform its workforce into such strength, so as to gain a

competitive advantage. 

For the first five days, evening sessions were held, with

Management Games and Lectures. The sessions were addressed by

eminent personalities like Mr. Y. Shriram (GM-HRD, ABB Ltd.),

Mr. Bharat Mehta (Head-HR, Meditronics Ltd.), Mr. Ashok Chandra

(Manager-HRD, Gujarat Gas Company Ltd.), Dr. CM Lamba (Director-

Personnel, IPCL) and Mr. Anjani Koomar (VP- General Motors (India)

Ltd.). The event culminated with an "Assessment Centre" and an

"In Basket" exercise conducted by Prof. TV Rao and a panel

discussion featuring among others Dr. Udai Pareek,

Dr. Mallika Sarabhai, Mr. P Chidambaram Iyer and

Mrs. Padma Ramchandran.

With the influx of global giants in the Indian marketplace the

domestic players need to embrace newer strategies for survival

and growth. A one-day seminar DISHA organised on 24th of August’97

in Vadodara addressed the twin issues of Managing Joint Ventures

and Strategic options for Indian brands vis-à-vis Global brands.
Inaugurated by Dr. HB Desai (Former Director, IIFT), the seminar

was addressed by personalities from the organisations who have

implemented these strategies successfully. The speakers were

Mr. Kishor Jhala (Group Product Manger, GCMMF), Mr. T Kawai

(Director, L&T – Chiyoda), Mr. Keith Sheldon (VP Finance,

General Motors (I) Ltd.), Mr. Nitin Mankad (Director,

Stup Consultants) and Mr. Uday Baldota (GM, Sun Pharma Ltd.).

A two-day seminar was organised to encapsulate the spirit of

innovation at Centaur Hotel, Mumbai on 3rd and 4th of December

1996. Eminent speakers addressed a gathering of select delegates

on the importance and impact of innovations in all fields of

management and recounted their experiences. Sessions at the

seminar discussed the issues in the areas of Finance, Marketing,

HRD and General Management.
Shri M.M.Kapoor (Director, UTI) inaugurated the seminar.

Speakers to adress teh seminar were Dr. R.H. Patil, M.D.,NSE),

Dr. Reena Ramchandran (CMD, Hindustan Organic Chemical Ltd),

Mr. Vijay Advani (President and CEO, Templeton Asset Management,

India), Dr. Raj Agnihotri (Sr. V.P., Reliance Industries Ltd.),

Mr. Walter Vieira (President, Marketing Advisory Services Group),

Mr. Anand Sudershan (V.P. Microland Ltd. ), Mr. Kalyan Banarjee

(Director, United Phosphorus Ltd.), Mr. E.A. Kshirsagar

(Director-in-charge, A.F. Ferguson & Co.), Sudhir Kadam

(M.D. SOFTPLUS International)

The participants included Stock Exchanges, Mutual Funds,

Finance Companies, Financial Institutions & Print media. The fair

attracted a large crowd of approximately 10,000 people, which

included investors, decision-makers and potential clients.

We had the honour of having amongst us the Honourable Union

Minister of Commerce Shri P Chidambaram as our chief guest.

Eminent speakers like Mr. Joseph Massey (Executive Director, VSE);

Mr. NM Govardhan (Chief Executive, LIC-MF); Dr. MM Kapoor

(Executive Director, UTI-SEL); Mr. Kishor Gandhi (General Manager,

CRISIL) shared their valuable experiences during the fair.

A one-day seminar cum workshop was organised at Hotel Welcomgroup,

Vadodara, on December 11, 1994 chaired by Prof. DM Pestonjee of

IIMA, that provided a platform whereupon reputed management

consultants addressed a gathering of select delegates from the

senior management cadre on topical issues facing managers today.

The event’s module included Business Process Reengineering, Case

Studies and Human Resource Auditing.

The panel included Mr. PS Srinivasan (Director, AF Ferguson & Co.),

Mr. CS Damle (Sr. Consultant, AF Ferguson & Co.) and

Mr. Tarun Sheth (Director, Shilputsi Consultants).

The seminar held in March 1994 took a look into the future to

align advertising towards challenges of the 21st century. The

focus areas were: 
•Media Options •Research •Financial advertising •Client serving

•Direct marketing and PR •Creative Development 

Speakers included Mr. Atul Tandon (MD, J.L. Morrison),

Mr. P.R. P. Nair (Director, Everest Advertising), Mr. S.V. Sista

(CMD, Sista's), Mr. Alan D'Souza (Director, Mudra International)

and Mr. Parvez Balsara (Director, O & M Finance)

The participants were representative of Stock Exchanges, Banks,

State level Financial Institutions, Consumer finance companies,

Venture finance companies, Insurance companies, leading

Publications, the Income tax department, Vadodara as well as

companies developing financial software.

The fair attracted nearly 5000 people including investors,

potential clients, opinion makers and most importantly the common

man.

Graced by the Honourable Union Finance Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,

the fair-featured lecture sessions by eminent personalities like

Dr. IG Patel (former Governor, RBI), Mr. Manu Shroff (Member-Finance

Commission and former editor ‘The Economic Times’).

The Participants included Stock Exchanges (BSE and VSE), State level

financial institutions (GIIC, iNDEXTb, GVFL), Consumer Finance Companies

(Empire Fnance, GLFL, Bhavesh Finance, Transpek Finance), Portfilo

Management Services (SDFC, Interface Capital markets), Insurance Companies,

Bank of Baroda, Financial Express and companies developing financial

software among others.

The fair was inaugurated by the then Finance Minister of Gujarat,

Mr. Chhabildas Mehta, Prominent personalities like Mr. Jaynarayan Vyas

(ex-Executive Director, iNDEXTb), Mr. Manubhai Shah (Managing Trustee,

CERC), Prof. Raghunathan (IIM-A), Mr. Ravi Mohan (CEO, OTCEI) and

Mr. Khanna (Executive Director, VSE) shared their views.

The seminar held in November 1991 at Hotel Taj International, Mumbai, was

inaugurated by Mr. H.T. Parekh,( HDFC). The areas covered were capital

market overview, innovations in the capital market, portfolio management,

mutual funds, financial services, offshore financing, investor protection

and credit rating.

Participants included leading functionaries from banks, financial

institutions, investment companies, rating agencies and regulatory bodies.

Among the prominent speakers were Mr. G.V. Ramkrishna (Chairman, UTI)

and Mr. M.R. Mayya (Executive Director, BSE). Distinguished personalities

like Mr. N.J.Jhaveri(Deputy MD, ICICI), Mr. R. Vishwanathan (MD, SBI

Capital Markets) and R.L. Varshney (former Director, IIFT) voiced their

views on the global business scene, management of international finance

flows and challenges and strategies for global marketing.

OTHER EVENTS ORGANISED BY MSF INCLUDE:

BUSINESS FINANCE - Thrusts and Challenges (1990)

NEW ERA - NEW BUSINESS(1989)

Management Students Forum (MSF)

Faculty of Management Studies, The M.S. University of Baroda

E-mail: fms@satyam.net.in