Media Release
Karkala, Dec 24: Second Nitte International Conference will be held at the Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte here on Wednesday December 29 and Thursday December 30.
The theme of Conference: Redefining the Roles of Business, NGOs and Governments: A Mission for a Better Global Society. The theme has been chosen considering its relevance in the international level,
said Dr M S Moodithaya, director of Justice K S Hegde Institute of Manangement, Nitte.
The first International Conference was organized in 2008 at Nitte.
Addressing the Press Conference at Nitte on Friday, Moodithaya said that the Second Conference will go a long way in exploring further areas of research on the changed roles of NGOs and Governments and Business in evolving a better global society.
Prof K Ramesh Karnik, Professor JKSHIM, Nitte, Dr G V Joshi, Professor at JKSHIM and mMember, Karnataka State Planning Board and Dr Sudhir Raj K, a senior professor at the Institute and Prof Radakrishna Sharma were also present.
The Second Conference is being organized in association with School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, USA, Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy, The Netherlands Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan, Third Sector Research Resource Centre, University of Mysore, India.
The total number of delegates attending the Conference would exceed 300, hailing from China, USA, Japan, Kenya, Tanzania, Maldavis, Uganda, Israel, Netherlands and UAE. The Indian delegates numbering 136 represent different fields like academics, banking, research institutes and NGOs. There will be 20 parallel technical sessions.
The conference will be inaugurated on Wednesday 11.00 am by Narendra M, the Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Overseas Bank, Dr Ram A Cnaan, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, school of social policy and practice, University of Pennsylvania, USA, will deliver the key note address.
Dr M Shantharam Shetty, vice chancellor, Nitte University, India, Dr Lucas Meijis, director, Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthrophy, The Netherlands, Dr Yashavantha Dongre, registrar, Sri Krishna Devaraya University, India, Prof Akio Kamiko, Professor, Graduate School of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan will be the guests of honour.
N Vinaya Hegde, chancellor, Nitte University, India, will preside. On the same theme of the conference on THursday there will be a colloquium to be presided by Dr Femida Handy, University of Pennsylvania, USA. The panelists presenting their views are Dr Hisaya Oda, Ritsumekan University, Japan, Dr Yashavantha Dongre, Sri Krishna Devaraya University, India, Dr Lucas Mejis, Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy, The Netherlands, Dr Waswa Balunywa, Makerere University Business School, Uganda, Dr G V Joshi, Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte.
The valedictory programme of the conference will be held Thursday at 5.00 pm. Dr Richard Gelles, Dean, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, USA will deliver the valedictory address. Dr Waswa Balunywa, Principal, Makerere University Business School, Uganda will be the Chief Guest. Dr N K Thingalaya, Chairman, Academic Council, JKSHIM, Nitte will preside.
The Institute has made suitable arrangements for accommodating all guests and delegates at Nitte itself, he added. The papers presented in the conference will be published in book form, Dr Moodithaya said.