Continuum, the rolling seminar series held at Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, encompasses various management domains viz. Consulting, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations and Systems. Each year’s Continuum brings together eminent speakers from industry as well as from academia. The seminars focus on relevant issues and challenges faced by managers in the prevailing economic atmosphere. Past speakers have included Mr. S Gopalakrishnan, CEO and Co-founder, Infosys; Mr. Ashish Dwivedi, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Aditya Birla Group; Mr. Prasad Narasimhan, CMO, Virgin Mobile, Mr. Somak Ghosh, Head, Corporate Finance, Yes Bank; Mr. Rajeev Dubey, President - HR, After-Market & Corporate Services, Mahindra & Mahindra and many more.

The Continuum seminars include interactive talks, panel discussions involving eminent speakers and workshops for hands-on learning. They are well attended by delegates from different organizations, distinguished alumni of the school, and students from other business schools as well as from other departments of IIT Bombay. The Continuum series also features a number of student competitions, including case study contests, paper presentations and business games.

Consulting Continuum 2010

The Consulting Continuum 2010 will be the first event in Continuum 2010 series. Consulting Continuum 2010 is scheduled to be held on 20th March 2010. It will be organized by the 'Consig', Consulting Club of SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. The field of consulting has come to the fore in the past few years. From the initial days of providing the outsider’s perspective, a consultant is now viewed as a key cog in the organizational wheels and intrinsic to the company’s strategy. The Consulting Continuum explores myriad aspects across sectors, by initiating discussions on issues at the forefront of the consulting profession. Each Consulting Continuum consists of a series of events centred on a particular theme. Eminent speakers from industry and students of management and engineering institutes converge for an entire day’s event consisting of a lecture series followed by a panel discussion.

The Theme of the Consulting Continuum reflects the current trends and challenges facing global businesses. The Consulting Continuum 2010 will see a series of lectures and panel discussions on the theme:
“Handling Market Optimism with Caution: A Consultant’s Approach”
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Operations Continuum 2010

The economic slump has led to a situation of uncertainty where customers no longer can afford as they could before. Companies have realized that they have to provide customers with products that they usually buy, at a rational price. Companies have learned that product innovations cannot last long enough through such turbulent periods for a company's sustainable growth as it is susceptible to duplication through reverse engineering and that differentiation through process innovation is probably the retort. With a firm belief that novelty in the supply chain is the best possible competitive advantage a company can get, along with a added benefits of saving costs and enhanced customer service, OPERA, The operations Club of SJMSOM hereby present the Operations Continuum Series 2010 with the theme:

“Towards Creating Sustainable Green Supply chain”
The event looks forward to a day of exciting interaction between speakers from corporate and students from management as well as engineering studies.
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Marketing Continuum 2010

Marketing Continuum 2010 is scheduled to be held on July 24th 2010. It will be organized by the 'Marktrix', Marketing Club of SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. Marketing as a core industry function has evolved from Product orientation in the 1950’s to customer orientation of today. Marketing Continuum explores different aspects of Marketing in business by initiating discussions on significant changes that are taking place. Eminent speakers from marketing fraternity converge at a single platform to exchange their thoughts and to elaborate latest trends in the industry. It promises an active participation by the students of various management institutes through discussions, lectures and business games.


HR Continuum 2010

HR Continuum 2010 is scheduled to be held on July 25th 2010.People are the key assets for an organization. Managing people effectively gives the company a direction and purpose. In these turbulent economic times, effective talent management is imperative to gain the competitive edge. The HR Continuum will witness HR personnel from the top echelons of different sectors to share their viewpoints and insights in leveraging the Human Resource talent pool and how it will aid in the recognition of the strategic goals of an organization.


Finance Continuum 2010

Finance Continuum 2010 is scheduled to be held on September 26th 2010. It will be organized by the 'Finesse', Finance Club of SJMSOM, IIT Bombay. The theme of finance Continuum will be contemporary and decided by the students with the advice of faculty. Last year, Finance Continuum 2009 was about exploring the opportunities and challenges India faces in these changing times, The central theme of Finance Continuum 2009 was “Changing Global Financial Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges in India”- ans was held on 18th July 2009. The important question which was brainstormed throughout the day: how India should leverage the present situation following the catastrophic global crisis to its advantage and accelerate its growth and development.


Systems Continuum 2010

Systems Continuum 2010 is scheduled to be held on September 25th 2010. It will be organized by the 'Systematics', Systems Club of SJMSoM, IIT Bombay.
Systems Continuum explores different aspects of Information Technology and Information Systems in business by initiating discussions on cutting-edge topics. Each Systems Continuum consists of a series of events centered on a particular theme. Eminent speakers from industry and students of management and engineering institutes converge for an entire day’s event consisting of a lecture series followed by a panel discussion.