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| INFOCOM FUTURE LEADERSHIP AWARDS (IFLA) |
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IFLA -under the aegis of the main event INFOCOM -is an endeavor to identify & groom the young global leaders of future. It is the country’s most prestigious open paper writing competition for management students across the globe.
Papers are invited from students from select B Schools across the world on a topic related to the theme of INFOCOM where six best entries - three each from Indian & foreign B-schools are selected by a distinguished panel of jury. These award winning students are felicitated at the inaugural ceremony of INFOCOM. The award comprised a trophy with a memento to each winner as well as a cash prize to the best paper. |
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IFLA 2006
Launched last year at INFOCOM 2006, IFLA had a universal appeal and received loud acclaim.
500 students from across 66 top-rated B-Schools across the globe participated by way of presenting papers on the event theme “Innovate to Differentiate”. |
IFLA:
Presenting Sponsor |
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| The prestigious international jury comprised: |
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Mr. S. Ramadorai, CEO and MD, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. |
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Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. – Ing. E.h. Heinrich v. Pierer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Siemens AG |
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Prof. Dipak Jain, Dean, Kellogg School of Management, USA |
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Prof. Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School, USA |
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IFLA 2006 was given to the following six outstanding students :
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| Indian Category : |
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Praveen Krishnan (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore) |
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Rahul Kumar (Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy) |
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Kanishk Saxena (Management Development Institute, Gurgaon). |
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| International Category: |
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Katie Lindgren (UC Berkeley - Haas School of Business, California) |
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Lindsay Watt (INSEAD, Singapore) |
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Vikram Natarajan (INSEAD, France). |
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The best paper cash prize of USD 1000 was awarded to Praveen Krishnan, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
All winners were specially flown in to be felicitated by His Excellency, The President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam at a glittering ceremony on the inaugural day on December 6, 2007 at Calcutta. |
| IFLA 2007 |
The past success of the competition has encouraged us to create a bigger and better IFLA.
IFLA 2007 will reach more students across the globe through its high decibel promotions while maintaining stricter screening procedures.
All winners would receive a cash award in addition to the memento & trophy- the amounts varying according to the ranking. The cash prizes would also be substantially more attractive than in 2006. |
| The Activity : |
An open paper-writing contest related to the theme of INFOCOM 2007 |
| Topic : |
‘Innovations driving service excellence’ |
| Word Limit : |
3000 words per paper |
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Word document / Power Point presentation |
| Eligibility : |
Full-time students of post-graduate management programmes leading to a diploma or degree recognized as equivalent to Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
| Categories : |
Indian Business Schools and International Business Schools |
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| Important Dates : |
Last date of registration and submission of paper : October 30, 2007
Award function : November 28, 2007 at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Evaluation Criteria : |
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Originality of idea |
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Clarity of thought |
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Language |
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Presentation |
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| Evaluation Process : |
The Evaluation Process was over and the Jury was
1.Dr Pradeep Khosla,
Dean of Engineering, Philip and Marsha Dowd Professor of Engineering & Founding Director of CyLab at Carnegie Mellon University.
2.Heinrich v. Pierer
Prof. Dr. jur., Dr.-Ing. E.h., Dipl.-Volksw.
Chairman of German Chancellor Merkel's "Council for Innovation and Growth"
The IFLA 2007 Top 15 winners are
1.Marion Gabriele Descottes- Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain
2.Catherine Van Delden-Technical University of Munich, Germany
3.Sreekrishna S-IIM, Bangalore
4.Anirudh Roy Popli-IIM, Bangalore
5.Priyanka Balasubramanium-IIM, Bangalore
6.Manisha Bokade-IIM, Bangalore
7.Vaibhav Mohan-MDI, Gurgaon
8.Srivathsan J-XLRI, Jamshedpur
9.Arun Ganesh-MDI, Gurgaon
10.Tanima Verma- IIT, Madras
11. Debashish Talukdar-IIM, Calcutta
12.Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat-MDI, Gurgaon
13.Praveen Krishnan-IIM, Bangalore
14.Tarun Bahuguna-XLRI, Janshedpur,
15.Gaurav Kumar Pal-IRMA, Anand, Gujarat
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| The Award : |
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Authors of the top three papers in each category will be presented a trophy and a memento during the inaugural ceremony of INFOCOM 2007 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on November 28, 2007. |
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In addition, cash prizes will be awarded as below: |
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| Best paper: |
USD 2500 |
| Second prize: |
USD 1000 |
| Third and fourth prizes: |
USD 750 each |
| Fifth and sixth prizes: |
USD 500 each |
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All six winners will present their papers at a special session at the INFOCOM 2007 Conference at Hyderabad on November 28, 2007. |
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The top thirty papers – 15 nos. from each category i.e. Indian and International would also be published in the form of an IFLA commemorative book which will be released during INFOCOM 2007 at Hyderabad. |
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| For more details contact us at: Email : ifla@indiainfocom.com |
| IFLA facilitators : |
| Mr. Sanjay Ahuja Mobile : +91-9868917909 |
| Mr. Ajay Singh Mobile : +91-9810288779 |
IFLA Global Coordination Centre (GCC) - Hamburg
Mr. Ulf S. Baecker , IFLA Chief Representative Europe, Japan & South Korea
Ph: +49 (0)40 3508 5820
Fax: +49 (0)40 3890 7496
Email: ifla@infocom2007.eu
www.ifla.indiainfocom.eu |
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