What: The Goa [Images] Institute of Management invites students and young working professionals for a two-day conference titled Confabulation 2006.

When: February 11, 12

Venue
Hotel Cidade-de-Goa
Vanguinim Beach
Dona Paula, Goa

Theme

To explore and discuss the emerging challenges in the FMCG sector in India. The following issues will be covered: 

~ How is the FMCG sector to respond to the changing business scenario?

~ What could be done to improve margins and how to get better results from advertising?

~ Should the company focus on exports, new domestic markets and segments, multinational operations, acquisitions or bank on increasing consumption by existing customers?

~ How should the industry respond to the growing clout of organised retailers? What challenges do companies foresee in servicing these retailers?

~ What can be done to make packaging environment-friendly without compromising on the current benefits being provided by packaging?

List of speakers

~ Dr Ashok Shekhar Ganguly, chairman, ICICI [Get Quote] One Source and ABP Pvt Ltd

~ Sunil Alagh, chairman, SKA Advisors Ltd

~ Pradeep Mansukhani, CEO, sales & manufacturing, Marico Industries ltd.

~ RK Sinha, executive vice president, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd [Get Quote].

~ Prashant Bindal, AGM (Mumbai), Coca Cola India

~ Mithileshwar Jha, professor, marketing, IIM Bangalore

~ Rohithari Rajan, marketing development manager, Hindustan Lever Ltd [Get Quote].

~ Pranesh Misra, president & COO, Lowe Lintas India

~ Ramesh Chauhan, chairman, Parle-Bisleri Limited

~ Walter Vieira, president, Marketing Advisory Services Group 

~ Tanmoy Adhikari, head, sales & marketing, Betts India Ltd

~ Nikhil Rawal, senior vice president and executive director, IMRB International

~ Sujit Das Munshi, executive director, retail management service, South Asia, A C Nielsen

~ R V Rajan, chairman & MD, Anugrah Madison Advertising Pvt Ltd

~ Ivan Arthur, vice chairman & director, communications, AICAR Business School

How to register

~ There will be on the spot registration for delegates.

~ You may also visit http://gim.ac.in/confabulation06/vision.html

~ You could contact the following:

Phones:

• Kaustubh Rishi: (0) 9822583418
• Moneet Kaur: (0)9890825267
• Rohan Saraf  (0)9890651883
• (0832) 2444 638/819/ 820

e-mail: confabulation06@gmail.com

Address
Goa Institute of Management
Ribandar
Goa -- 403006

Web site: http://gim.ac.in/confabulation06/vision.html