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STUDENT INITIATIVES15Litmus 2012LITMUS is an IT conclave where the leading players of the industry, renowned academicians and Ivy-League B-schoolstudents converge to discuss the role of Information Technology in ever changing business scenarios. trend. Sinceits inception, LITMUS has provided a platform for business leaders, renowned academicians and B-school studentsto tackle some of the most crucial issues which business leaders face today.Litmus ’12 comprised of a panel discussion and a case study competition. In Biz-Talk, the esteemed panelists had anenlightening discussion on “Cloud, Social, Computing, Information and Mobility – How are companies coping withthis rapid shift in trends” that left an impression in the audiences’ minds. The panelists comprised of Mr.Anantharaman Balakrishnan, Vice President - Sales, EMC. Mr. Abhijeet Joshi, Pathways Operation Manager,Amazon. Mr. Biswajit Mohapatra, Global Integrated Delivery Leader - Business Application Modernization, IBMIndia. Mr. Sunzay Passari, Founder & CEO, iPlatini.netiPlatini.netSamiksha 2012Biz-Talk Panelists 2012: (seated. from left):Professor R.Ramaswamy, InformationTechnology Application Group, NITIE.Mr. Anantharaman Balakrishnan, VicePresident - Sales, EMC.Mr. Abhijeet Joshi, Pathways OperationManager, Amazon.Mr. Biswajit Mohapatra, Global IntegratedDelivery Leader - Business ApplicationModernization, IBM India.Mr. Sunzay Passari, Founder & CEO, iPlatini.netiPlatini.netSamiksha, a series of corporate panel discussions, has come to serve as the ideal platform for thought leaders andindustry captains to come together to deliberate on contemporary business problems. By employing the collectivewisdom of both the present and the future leaders, Samiksha focusses on the disruptive forces that would beinstrumental in shaping the businesses in the future. With the challenging times ahead, and a fundamental shift inthe business environment, the Samiksha series attempts to fuel businesses in the new millennium with pathbreaking ideas. It takes the atmosphere of learning beyond the binds of class room & curriculum.Few of the topics for the panel discussion were as follows:• Rising NPAs and Regulatory Reforms in Banking Sector• Next Generation Supply Chain - Bigger Steps, Smaller Footprints• Power Deficit in India - Quenching Energy Thirst• FDI in Retail and its Implications on Supply ChainSamiksha Panelists 2012: (From left):Mr. Narendra Kethineni, Principal, TataStrategic Management GroupMr. Milind Kulkarni, GM, Kansai NerolacPaints Ltd.Mr. R.K. SInha, COO, Godrej ConsumerProducts Ltd.Mr. Devdip Purkayastha, President, ChepIndiaMr. Abhishek Bhattacharya, VP-SCM,Pepsico India