IIM Calcutta hosts VLM Nexus Crystal Jubilee Celebration with IIT Kanpur & IIT Madras

Post Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing (PGPEX VLM) is the brainchild of APJ Abdul Kalam and professor Shoji Shiba. 

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta hosted crystal jubilee celebration of the Post Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing (PGPEX VLM) – “VLM NEXUS’ 22” on March 6, 2022. The programme is the brainchild of APJ Abdul Kalam and professor Shoji Shiba.

Premiere institutes such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and IIT Madras. This is the 15th PGPEX VLM batch that is graduating. Many eminent guests such as Peyush Bansal, CEO of Lenskart, Amitabh Saran, CEO of Altigreen Propulsion Labs, and Jyoti Kumar Agarwal, CFO of IndiGrid graced the event. While inaugurating the event, professor Uttam Kumar Sarkar, director of IIM Calcutta started with a recapitulation of the VLM batches of the past.

The founding professors from IIM Calcutta, IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras shared their experience during the incubation period of the programme. The professors and the guests wished the graduating batch the very best, and the event concluded with a promise to transform India into a manufacturing superpower.

During the event, Peyush Bansal said that manufacturing has accelerated the post-pandemic period in India. He also spoke about the importance of leadership in creating a conducive work environment for the development of the Indian manufacturing sector. According to Saran, startups do not fail due to starvation, but due to indigestion. Meanwhile, CFO of IndiGrid Jyoti Kumar Agarwal pointed out the need for a skilled workforce for India to emerge as one of the top three economies of the world.

Talking to the IIM-C graduates, Sunderraman advised the students to use the learnings from IIM Calcutta, IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras as Lego blocks to build their careers.

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