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HBS to organise first agribusiness seminar in India on May 10-13
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Friday, 03 April, 2009, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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US-based Harvard Business School (HBS) Executive Education has announced that it would organise "Agribusiness Seminar: An Asian Offering" for the first time in the country. The first HBS seminar will be held on May 10-13 in Mumbai.
David Yoffie, senior dean and chairman of HBS Executive Education, said, "India holds an important and unique position in the global agricultural market places and is the perfect place to host this year's Agribusiness Seminar." The institute organises Agribusiness Seminar annually in Boston city. According to HBS, the first Indian edition seminar will provide an ideal setting for global agribusiness leaders to explore innovative solutions to major industry challenges.
The 2009 Agribusiness Seminar: An Asian Offering will focus on how expansion in emerging economies, unstable input costs, shifting consumer preferences, growing environmental concerns and ongoing technological advances are spurring innovation throughout the agribusiness industry. The entry fee for the seminar would be about Rs 3,05,000 inclusive of service tax.
Further, the first Indian edition is also designed to:
■ Address the critical issues facing today's agribusiness industry from a broader perspective.
■ Expand repertoire of best practices and potential strategies by examining the approaches of innovative, successful organisations.
■ Deepen knowledge of the differing roles that nonprofit, governmental and private-sector organisations play in the value-added chain.
■ Identify emerging opportunities in both domestic and international markets.
■ Position your organisation to compete effectively in today's inter-related food, fibre, and fuel supply systems.
Mary L Shelman, director for Agribusiness programme, said, "The economic downturn has changed the landscape of the industry in the short term but many opportunities still exist for companies that are thinking strategically and proactively." The organisers claim that after the seminar the participants will be able to analyse key issues such as the long-term outlook for food prices; impact of volatile energy prices and shifting consumer preferences on supply and distribution chains, scientific and technical innovations and environmental concerns.
Shelman added, "The seminar will help participants consider the long-term future of the industry and how to position their organisations to be ready when market conditions improve." David E Bell, senior dean, professor of agriculture and business and director of faculty planning and recruiting, Forest L Reinhardt, professor of business administration, head of business for the government and the International Economy Unit, and Mary L Shelman are likely to speak at the event.
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