Global Leaders Converge at Dr. Pritam Singh Memorial Conference: ‘An Unprecedented Response,’ Says FORE Director Dr. Subir Verma
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NEW DELHI News (19/11/2025): The three-day Dr. Pritam Singh Memorial & FORE International Management Conference (PRISM–FIMC), 2025 commenced today at Hotel Holiday Inn Aerocity New Delhi, with an inaugural ceremony marked by the traditional lighting of the lamp. The conference, scheduled from 19 to 21 November, brought together industry leaders, academicians, policymakers and management scholars for an intensive dialogue on leadership, global shifts and the future of education.
Speaking to Ten News Network, Dr. Subir Verma, Director of FORE School of Management, described the response to the conference as “unprecedented and overwhelming.”
Dr. Subir Verma said, The response has been awesome—beyond anything we expected. Leaders from Indian industry, academia, and government have gathered here. The best of the best were present on the dais. FORE School is proud to partner with the Dr. Pritam Singh Foundation, and our team led by Professor Suparna Basu has worked tirelessly to make this event a grand success.
Massive Academic Participation
Elaborating on the scale of academic engagement, Dr. Subir Verma said the conference received over 260 research papers from six countries and 23 states across India. No conference—even those hosted by top B-schools—receives this volume of high-quality submissions. Out of these, 160 papers have been selected for presentation across multiple parallel academic tracks,” he stated.
FORE has partnered with six international journals, and the organizers expect to publish three high-quality edited books featuring selected research papers.
Prominent Voices from Government, Industry, and Academia
Highlighting the distinguished speaker lineup, Dr. Subir Verma said: We were honored to have Mr. T.G. Sitaram, Chairman of AICTE, inaugurate the conference. As the apex body governing technical and professional education in India, his presence set the tone for the event.
Other notable industry leaders included:
K. Ramachandran, CEO & MD, Niva Bupa
Dwarkanath Patnam, Chairman, GlaxoSmithKline
K.S. Bakshi, Head of HR, Interglobe Technologies
J. Kumar, CHRO, L&T Foundation
Amit Malik, President, World Space Singapore
Vipul Singh, CHRO, Lloyds Bank
Amit Relan, Senior Vice President, Axis Bank
Uttam Lal, Director HR, NHPC
From academia, notable attendees included:
Dr. Bhimaraya Metri, Director, IIM Nagpur
Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH
Vice-Chancellors and senior academicians from leading institutions across India
The conference also saw global participation from:
Dean of Executive Education, Frankfurt School of Business, Germany
Dr. Kim Bong, Malaysia
Officials from the United Nations Institute, Geneva, including senior program head Mr. Julian Kaluti
Ambassadors’ Panel Highlights
A highly anticipated Ambassadors’ Panel on Geopolitics and Leadership featured:
Arun Singh, Former Ambassador to the United States
Dilip Sinha, Former Ambassador to the United Nations
Debnar Shah, Former Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Moderated by Nalin Mehta, Managing Editor, Moneycontrol
A True Confluence of Thought Leadership
Describing the conference format, Dr. Subir Verma said, This event represents holistic education—a confluence where the river of management thought meets the river of real-world practice. Such interactions enrich the learning ecosystem for young professionals.
As PRISM–FIMC 2025 moves forward, the conference will continue to host high-impact discussions on institutional transformation, workforce development, global competitiveness, technology integration and the evolving role of leadership in an increasingly complex world. The event aims not only to shape present leadership thinking but also to build a future-ready perspective for generations to come.
The conference was deliberated also by Dr H Chaturvedi , Dr Bhimaraya Meitry , Dr Ravi Jain and senior management leaders . Dr Pritam Singh Awards were presented to Dr Pankaj Bansal , R P Singh , Prof K R S Murthy and others.
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