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Honourable President of India exhorts students of the Management Programme in Public Policy at ISB to contribute to nation building
“I wish to see each one of you as a change agent", says the Honourable President of India to students of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) at the ISB
April 18 ,2016 :The Honourable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the students of the founding class of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) of the Indian School of Business (ISB) today. The class comprises professionals from the public, private and social sectors. Quoting the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, he said, “I wish to see each one of you as a change agent. You have been trained from one of the world’s finest management schools which has equipped and empowered you to respond to any challenge, and in the process, contribute to the task of nation building”.
The Honourable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressing the students of the Management Programme in Public Policy at ISB
Graduates of the founding class of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) at ISB seen with the Honourable President of India , Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, and MoS, PMO, Personnel was the Chief Guest at the graduation ceremony on Sunday. He lauded the ISB for pioneering such a programme and urged students of the ISB’s Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP), to take the lead to serve India. “You are now in a position to become the torchbearers of the Start Up India, Stand Up India campaign. We are going through a formative phase where we are headed for a rising India. I invite ISB also to be a part of it.”
Dr Jitendra Singh giving away the graduation certificates to the students of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) at ISB
The time has come for the private and public sector to work together, “ said Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, delivering the key note address. Stressing that ISB would be partners with the government in moving forward on the development agenda, he urged the government to make use of the graduating class more effectively in governance. The MPPP is offered by the Bharti Institute of Public Policy and the Centre for Executive Education at ISB
Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises delivering the keynote address
Terming the founding class of MPPP, a unique class, Rajendra Srivastava, ISB Dean and Novartis Professor of Marketing Strategy and Innovation, stressed their diversity sets them apart and the students should leverage it to progress. “You are now a community of experts and we are now creating a Community of Practice. Use your network and connections to work for the country now,” he said.
Professor Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, ISB addressing the graduating students of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP)
Speaking about the uniqueness of the MPPP, Pradeep Singh, CEO Mohali campus and Deputy Dean, ISB said, “It is a historic programme that we launched and I am delighted at the pioneering spirit displayed by everyone.”
Pradeep Singh, CEO Mohali campus and Deputy Dean, ISB speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) at ISB
The Founding Class of MPP comprises executives from the Indian Railways, Department of Posts, Indian Telecom Service, Food Corporation of India, Ministry of Defence, Niti Aayog, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Yes Bank, Rashtrapati Bhavan, DLF Group, UIDAI, Tribal Development Department, Dalmia Bharat, IMRB International, Pratham, Transparency International India, Indus Towers, and Vodafone and others. In total there are 40 professionals from the Public, Private and Social Sector.
The students were taught by some of the best minds in policy making, academics and industry such as Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary and Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh in RajyaSabha, Shashi Tharoor, MP and Former MOS in Ministry of External Affairs, Professors Laurent Jacque, Phil A Uhlmann, and Larry Weiss from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, K P Krishnan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government, Pradeep Singh, Deputy Dean & CEO Mohali Campus, ISB and Professor Dishan Kamdar, Professor of Organisational Behavior, ISB among others. Professor Prajapati Trivedi, Senior Fellow (Governance) at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB and Former Secretary, Performance Management, Government of India, served as the Programme Chair of the MPPP
April 18 ,2016 :The Honourable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the students of the founding class of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) of the Indian School of Business (ISB) today. The class comprises professionals from the public, private and social sectors. Quoting the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, he said, “I wish to see each one of you as a change agent. You have been trained from one of the world’s finest management schools which has equipped and empowered you to respond to any challenge, and in the process, contribute to the task of nation building”.
The Honourable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressing the students of the Management Programme in Public Policy at ISB
Graduates of the founding class of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) at ISB seen with the Honourable President of India , Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, and MoS, PMO, Personnel was the Chief Guest at the graduation ceremony on Sunday. He lauded the ISB for pioneering such a programme and urged students of the ISB’s Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP), to take the lead to serve India. “You are now in a position to become the torchbearers of the Start Up India, Stand Up India campaign. We are going through a formative phase where we are headed for a rising India. I invite ISB also to be a part of it.”
Dr Jitendra Singh giving away the graduation certificates to the students of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) at ISB
The time has come for the private and public sector to work together, “ said Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises, delivering the key note address. Stressing that ISB would be partners with the government in moving forward on the development agenda, he urged the government to make use of the graduating class more effectively in governance. The MPPP is offered by the Bharti Institute of Public Policy and the Centre for Executive Education at ISB
Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises delivering the keynote address
Terming the founding class of MPPP, a unique class, Rajendra Srivastava, ISB Dean and Novartis Professor of Marketing Strategy and Innovation, stressed their diversity sets them apart and the students should leverage it to progress. “You are now a community of experts and we are now creating a Community of Practice. Use your network and connections to work for the country now,” he said.
Professor Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, ISB addressing the graduating students of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP)
Speaking about the uniqueness of the MPPP, Pradeep Singh, CEO Mohali campus and Deputy Dean, ISB said, “It is a historic programme that we launched and I am delighted at the pioneering spirit displayed by everyone.”
Pradeep Singh, CEO Mohali campus and Deputy Dean, ISB speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Management Programme in Public Policy (MPPP) at ISB
The Founding Class of MPP comprises executives from the Indian Railways, Department of Posts, Indian Telecom Service, Food Corporation of India, Ministry of Defence, Niti Aayog, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Yes Bank, Rashtrapati Bhavan, DLF Group, UIDAI, Tribal Development Department, Dalmia Bharat, IMRB International, Pratham, Transparency International India, Indus Towers, and Vodafone and others. In total there are 40 professionals from the Public, Private and Social Sector.
The students were taught by some of the best minds in policy making, academics and industry such as Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary and Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh in RajyaSabha, Shashi Tharoor, MP and Former MOS in Ministry of External Affairs, Professors Laurent Jacque, Phil A Uhlmann, and Larry Weiss from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, K P Krishnan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government, Pradeep Singh, Deputy Dean & CEO Mohali Campus, ISB and Professor Dishan Kamdar, Professor of Organisational Behavior, ISB among others. Professor Prajapati Trivedi, Senior Fellow (Governance) at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB and Former Secretary, Performance Management, Government of India, served as the Programme Chair of the MPPP
