GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research, Greater Noida (GLBIMR) successfully organized 3rd International Conference on “Digitization, Innovation and Disruption: Keys to Achieving Global Competitiveness (ICDID 2k18)” at its Greater Noida campus on Saturday, September 15, 2018, with participation from more than 500International & National delegates from corporate & academia.Ceremonial Lamp lighting by Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, Vice Chairman, GL Bajaj Educational Institutions, Dr. Urvashi Makkar, Director General, GLBIMR along with the elite guests including Dr. Rattan Sagar Khanna, CMD Kwality Ltd, Dr. Yasho V. Verma, Mentor, Winning Solutions, Noida, Dr. Saurabh Agarwal, Managing Director, Edge India Publishing Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Rajiv Kapoor, Executive Director- Group HRM, UNO Minda Group, Mr. Prem Akhauri, Group Head-HR, L&T and MHPS JVs, South Delhi, Mr. Aditya Agrawal, VP & Head – Customer Experience Management, Trans Union CIBIL Limited, Mr. Sanjay Singh, Vice-President & Global CoE – HR, The Hi-Tech Gears Ltd., Gurgaon, Ms. Vandana Madhusudan, AVP – HR, ACME Solar, Gurugram, Mr. Shikher Gupta, Director, Indifi Technologies, Dinesh Kumar, Senior GM, Aircel Ltd, Ms. Shamli Prakash, Senior Vice President, Opera Solutions Republic marked the inauguration of the highly intellectual event.

Mr. Pankaj Agrawal genially welcomed the guests and extended gratitude for their august presence. He shared that GLBIMR has its strong impetus on reinforcing quality research in alignment with industry leaders and corporate practitioners. He stated that carrying forth the legacy of International Conference on "Innovations in Technology: A Road Map to Achieve Global Competitiveness" in 2016 and the 2nd International Conference on "Achieving Sustainable Strategic Advantage” in 2017, this 3rd International Conference provided a global platform to the academicians, corporate strategist, practitioners, policymakers, regulatory authorities and NGOs, in identifying & discussing latest innovative developments in every functional area of business to fuel digital transformation.

Dr. Urvashi Makkar highlighted that more than 100 research papers were presented in the conference which brought together academicians, researchers, practitioners and students from around the globe for the culmination of enriching discussions by encouraging contributions from researchers across academic institutions and industry worldwide. The event witnessed the unveiling of the Conference Proceedings of International Conference on Digitization, Innovation & Disruption 2k18 with the publication of 116 vetted abstracts and the Conference Book – “Digitization, Innovation & Disruption: Keys to Achieving Global Competitiveness”, along with the launch of the Information Brochure of GLBIMR for the year 2019.