Conference Announcement

 

Dear & Esteemed Colleagues,

Warm greetings!

We are delighted to inform you that the Fourth Middle East Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences is being jointly organized by the prestigious SDMIMD, Mysore, Karnataka State, India and the Global Business Research Journals (GBRJ) from May 13-15, 2016 in Dubai, UAE.

You are cordially invited to submit your research manuscripts/case studies in all areas of research in Business. In addition to paper presentations and discussions, the Conference will include invited lectures on contemporary topics in emerging trends in Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences.

Important Dates!

Abstract/Full Paper Submission Deadline	: April 10, 2016 April 25, 2016
Communication of Acceptance	: 5 days
Last Date for Registration	: April 25, 2016 May 5, 2016
Conference Dates	: May 13-15, 2016

 

Conference Objectives!

Global Financial Crisis! A great lesson, indeed!!

Although financial markets contribute extensively to channelizing investments into different sectors and economic growth, sometimes, investors have faced small to massive losses as the markets have taken many unexpected turns due to inexplicable reasons. Six years have elapsed since the financial crisis struck the world; unfortunately, even today, we could strongly feel its ramifications across various industries and segments. Investment analysts make great forecasts about the market movements. However, many of them proved to be utterly incorrect causing significant losses to the investors. So, there is an urgent need to re-look at the accuracy of the tools and techniques being used in market forecasts. Another surprising phenomenon is that, barring a few, many economists could not forecast the onset of the ‘financial turmoil’, suggest precautionary and preventive measures in order to avoid financial crisis /unexpected havoc to the system which includes ‘Blackswans’. Nextly, mounting debt levels (high leverage) of banks and financial institutions have proved to be yet another serious issue being faced by them which contributed to the global economic crisis. So, the hard lessons one can learn is that the debt levels of companies, banks & financial institutions should be kept at prudent levels. Last but not the least, economists and investors strongly feel that complex financial products do not help to woo investors; nor would it help gaining their confidence.

Top Priority to Investor Confidence!

As emphasized earlier, what is more important is giving topmost priority to investor confidence. We need to think rationally and try to rope in investors to the markets and retain them as well with a reasonable return. To do this, all the concerned players that include, regulatory bodies, institutions, banks and the concerned government should take proactive steps to streamline the system. Once this is done, we can rest assured that we would regain the past glory and put the global economic and financial system on the growth trajectory. Although Asia has not suffered heavily on account of the economic crisis, the planners and regulators need to re-think whether the system has sufficient safeguards to protect the investors. Against this background, the upcoming conference is being organized in the most beautiful city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates in order to achieve the following objectives;

Conference Objectives:

a) Identify the major contributory factors that result in destabilizing the global financial system, more particularly, the Asian markets;

b) Undertaking focused research activities on important areas in global financial markets, regulatory environment, investor sentiments/confidence and Black-Swan events and models;

c) Provide an ideal platform for researchers, economists, bankers and practitioners to network and share their research and practical experiences to develop models and systems for addressing the global economic issues; and

d) Suggest practical and meaningful solutions to the above issues so that investors and markets bring prosperity to one and all.

OUR PRINCIPAL ACADEMIC PARTNER:

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD) Mysore, Karnataka

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), ranked among the top Business Schools in India, is located at the foot of Chamundi Hills in the heritage city of Mysore, Karnataka. The campus has won many architectural and landscape awards and provides a great environment for learning and germination of managerial intellect. The institute has been conferred A** Rating at National Level by CRISIL.

The institute is promoted by the Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational Trust - a premier non-profit educational organisation functioning under the aegis of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala, which is known for its unique embodiment of Dharma. Today, SDME Trust has more than 40 recognised educational institutions under its wings, imparting quality education from the primary level to the postgraduate level. Trust is known for the professional institutions in Medical, Dental, Engineering, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Law, Business Management and Physiotherapy. The trust and all the associate institutions benefit from the visionary leadership of our Chairman, Padma Bhushan Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala.

SDMIMD’s AICTE approved PGDM programme, accredited by NBA, runs for six terms over two years with an impeccable track record of academic rigor. SDMIMD also has Student Exchange Programs with the MAYS School of Business, Texas A&M; University, USA; Global Management Institute of Shanghai University, China; and British University in Dubai, Dubai. These student exchange programmes enable students to understand each other’s cultures, business practices and traditions. This gives students an edge when it comes to international opportunities.

The SDMIMD’s research unit - SDM Research Centre for Management Studies’ (SDM RCSM), publications ‘Cases in Management’, ‘Contemporary Research in Management’, ‘Excerpts of Select Summer Internship Reports’, have come in for praise from the world of academics. The institute’s journal ‘SDMIMD Journal of Management’ indexed in EBSCO and iScholar has evolved as a prestigious publication well known for the quality of the papers, therein.

To know more about SDMIMD please visit: www.sdmimd.ac.in