XLRI's Ex-PGDM (Executive Post Graduate Diploma Management) batch of 2021-22 announced on Wednesday that it would be hosting the B-school's flagship International CEO Conclave on December 10.

The virtual conclave titled, Avensis, will be held on the theme, "Enabling Change, Facilitating Growth".

The CEO Conclave will see an inaugural address by H. K. Pradhan, professor, Finance and Economics, XLRI, followed by a welcome address by Jitendra Singh, ex-faculty, XLRI Jamshedpur and chief (HRD) at Tata Steel.

After the welcome address, the chief guest, R.Gopalakrishnan, CEO - The Mindworks and former executive director Tata Sons, will share his insights on managing in turbulent times, followed by the keynote address by Jaspreet Bindra, founder, Tech Whisperer Ltd., UK, on The Digital Workplace: Think, Share, Do.

The event will further witness a discussion on with experts on foreign investors perspective on Indian start-up investment. The panel will comprise Pankaj Gupta, founder and co-CEO, Gulf Islamic Investments, and Gaurav Biswas, founder and CEO, Trukker. The session will be moderated by Trilochan Tripathy, professor (Finance) and associate dean of XLRI Jamshedpur.

The post-lunch session will see a series of keynote sessions by Thomas Kuruvilla, managing partner, member of the global board, Arthur D’Little, on Transformation Journeys: The Reasons- Why and The Art of How, and by Mr. Joseph Anwyll, CEO, Radical Sportscar on How Radical Sportscars Turn Amateurs into Racing Drivers.

Arjun Mohan, CEO, Upgrad, will speak on EdTech that Empowers People- Optimizing the Online Learning Experience.