Conference Brochure - Academy of Indian Marketing

co-founders
Dr Jagadish (Jag) Sheth, a thought leader, consutant and communicator is currently holding the Charles H
Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at the Goizueta business School at Emory University. He has been on the faculty
of University of Southern California,Univeristy of Illinois, Columbia University as well as Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT),U.S.A. He has worked for numerous industries and companies in USA,Europe and Asia. His
seminal contribution to the field of marketing has been well recognised and he is a recipient of numerous awards
and distinctions important among them being Outstanding Marketing Educator Award by the Academy of Marketing Science,
Richard D Irwin Distringuished Marketing Educator and the Charles Coolidge Parlin awards by the American Marketing
Association and Outstanding Educator award by the Sales and Marketing Executives International. He has authored numerous
books and published papers in different areas of marketing which r today considered as ‘classic’. His most recent publications
include : “The rule of three” co-authored with Rajendra Sisodia (free Press) and “Chindia Rising: How China and India will Benefit
Your Business” (SagePubliations).
Dr S. Neelamegham, Known for his pioneering work in developing Indian cases on Management is currently a
Distinguished Professor of Marketing and President of the NIILM Center for Management Studies. He is also the
honorary Chairman of the center for Entrepreneurship and Career oriented programmes at the University of Delhi.
He has served as the Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies of the University of Delhi. He has been a visiting
Professor at the University of Wisconsin,USA, Concordia University, (Canada), Curtin International
(Australia),University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil),School of Tourism Organisations(France),, Case Method
Programme of Harvard Business School and Durban University ,South Africa. He was instrumental in setting up the School of
Business Studies at the University of Zambia of which he was the founder Dean. He has served as a consultant to
UNDP,ADB,Economic Commission (Africa),Asian Productivity organisation , Common wealth Secretariat , Asian Center for
Development Administration and on the boards of several private and public sector organistions. He was the chairman of the
committee which prepared the blueprint for setting up of the fifth IIM at Indore. Author of numerous publications his current areas of
interest include, Global competitiveness,strategic Alliances and changing face of Indian Marketing.
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