Dimapur, July 30 (MExN): The CMO Asia Awards are first of its kind accolades recognizing Business Schools, Professors from the greatest B-Schools of Asia, Corporate Organizations, Chief Marketing Officers, and HR Professionals who have shown leadership in their respective fields combined with consistent innovation. This year Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong was awarded two awards at the award ceremony held at SUNTEC Singapore on July 22, 2011. IIM Shillong was nominated in two categories and won the award in both the categories, namely Innovation in Building Academic & Industry Interface and the Innovation Leadership Award.
The Asian B School Awards are regarded as the most prestigious awards constituted by the industry and the academic world. The jury for the same included eminent personalities like Bhaskar Chatterjee – Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Public Enterprises Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and Saugata Mitra – Chief People Officer and Group Head HR, Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd amongst others. The CMO Asia is dedicated to high level knowledge exchange through thought leadership and peer networking amongst decision makers across industry segments in Asia. The event is recognized for a professional cause to enable sharing of knowledge and expertise.
CMO Council USA is their Strategic Partner, whereas The Wall Street Journal is the Official Business Newspaper and is supported by Marketing Institute of Singapore. As such the award ceremony was conducted by Fun & Joy at work in association with CMO Asia, with participation of B-Schools from around 29 countries including Australia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE etc. The best B Schools in Asia and people of Asian origin were awarded. The award ceremony was held amongst a galaxy of luminaries from the world of education and corporate.
When the IIM Shillong collaborated with the Shillong Golf Club to host a golf tournament for B-schools and corporate heads in April 2009, it made history as the first B-School to organize and host a golf tournament of international standards. The popular, if unsubstantiated, belief that more alliances have been forged on the golf course than in the boardroom, gave rise to the idea of conducting a high profile golf tournament as a common platform to connect corporate with academia. Waiting-in-the-wings managers were presented the opportunity to take on captains of commerce and industry in what is arguably one of the most beautiful ‘battlefields’ – Gleneagles of the East, the Shillong Golf Club.
It was this spark of an idea, masterminded by the founder Director Prof AK Dutta that prompted the institution to organize the Annual IIM Shillong Golf which has received due recognition by winning the coveted Innovation in Building Academic & Industry Interface Award.
The Institute is known to have tread unknown paths in the field of management education under the able and dynamic leadership of its founder Director Prof AK Dutta. A part of the initiatives have been centered around the urge to be relevant to the region and its people in their development process. With this objective in mind the Institute established the Centre for Development for the North East Region (CEDNER) which has been carrying out many programs for the skill development of the youth of the region so that the benefit of a Centre of Excellence operating in the region is capitalized upon by its people. The Innovation Leadership Award is recognition of its effort in this direction. Leading Through Innovation a Business Today special B-School Compendium while referring to the Institute’s progress earlier this year sums up the path breaking efforts that this Institute has made in the field of Management Education.
The Asian B School Awards are regarded as the most prestigious awards constituted by the industry and the academic world. The jury for the same included eminent personalities like Bhaskar Chatterjee – Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Public Enterprises Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and Saugata Mitra – Chief People Officer and Group Head HR, Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd amongst others. The CMO Asia is dedicated to high level knowledge exchange through thought leadership and peer networking amongst decision makers across industry segments in Asia. The event is recognized for a professional cause to enable sharing of knowledge and expertise.
CMO Council USA is their Strategic Partner, whereas The Wall Street Journal is the Official Business Newspaper and is supported by Marketing Institute of Singapore. As such the award ceremony was conducted by Fun & Joy at work in association with CMO Asia, with participation of B-Schools from around 29 countries including Australia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE etc. The best B Schools in Asia and people of Asian origin were awarded. The award ceremony was held amongst a galaxy of luminaries from the world of education and corporate.
When the IIM Shillong collaborated with the Shillong Golf Club to host a golf tournament for B-schools and corporate heads in April 2009, it made history as the first B-School to organize and host a golf tournament of international standards. The popular, if unsubstantiated, belief that more alliances have been forged on the golf course than in the boardroom, gave rise to the idea of conducting a high profile golf tournament as a common platform to connect corporate with academia. Waiting-in-the-wings managers were presented the opportunity to take on captains of commerce and industry in what is arguably one of the most beautiful ‘battlefields’ – Gleneagles of the East, the Shillong Golf Club.
It was this spark of an idea, masterminded by the founder Director Prof AK Dutta that prompted the institution to organize the Annual IIM Shillong Golf which has received due recognition by winning the coveted Innovation in Building Academic & Industry Interface Award.
The Institute is known to have tread unknown paths in the field of management education under the able and dynamic leadership of its founder Director Prof AK Dutta. A part of the initiatives have been centered around the urge to be relevant to the region and its people in their development process. With this objective in mind the Institute established the Centre for Development for the North East Region (CEDNER) which has been carrying out many programs for the skill development of the youth of the region so that the benefit of a Centre of Excellence operating in the region is capitalized upon by its people. The Innovation Leadership Award is recognition of its effort in this direction. Leading Through Innovation a Business Today special B-School Compendium while referring to the Institute’s progress earlier this year sums up the path breaking efforts that this Institute has made in the field of Management Education.
