International Conference on Harnessing Strategies for Exponential and Sustainable Economy 2024 (ICHSESE - 2024)
Date: 15 March 2024

The 3rd International Conference on Harnessing Strategies for Exponential and Sustainable Economy (ICHSESE 2024) concluded successfully in March 2024. Held in a hybrid format, the conference, organized by Kristu Jayanti College's Department of Professional Accounting and Finance, brought together over 200 researchers, practitioners, and students from across India. ICHSESE 2024 fostered a dynamic environment for knowledge exchange on critical themes like sustainable business models, empowering women entrepreneurs, and the role of technology in fostering sustainable growth. The conference went beyond presentations, creating a space for active collaboration and sharing of practical solutions. This cross-disciplinary approach equips participants with valuable insights to build a future that balances economic prosperity with environmental responsibility. The conference program presented a compelling line-up of presentations, discussions, and research findings. ICHSESE 2024 explored a wide range of themes centred on achieving sustainable business practices in a dynamic global environment and also included Sustainable Business & Management, Human Resources & Future of Work, Financial Management & Sustainability, Technology & Innovation for Sustainability, Sustainable Development & Policy.

This cross-disciplinary approach equipped participants with valuable insights to build a future that balances economic prosperity with environmental responsibility. The shared vision for a sustainable future fostered at ICHSESE 2024 has the potential to translate into real-world change within the global business landscape.

2nd International Conference on Responsible Growth and Sustainable Future of Business (ICRGSF)
Date: 24th and 25th March 2023

The department of PAF successfully hosted the International Conference on Responsible Growth and Sustainable Future of Business (ICRGSF) on March 24 & 25, 2023 in association with Miles Education at Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous Bengaluru. The objective of the conference was to provide a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, academicians, and students to present and discuss the most recent scenario of the sustainable future of business.

The two days conference was applauded for 6 concurrent sessions, 5 plenary sessions along with the Inaugural and Valedictory sessions. This conference, without a shadow of a doubt, made the academic fraternity richer, with additional literature in the form of scholarly works on the subject. The two-day event offered opportunities for participating audiences to interact with academicians, scholars, and experts from all over the world who deliberated upon and covered topics around the responsible growth of businesses, their sustainability, and their futuristic approach.

More than 70 papers were selected and presented by academicians, scholars, and students on various topics related to the Sustainable Future of Business in Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Education, the Role of CSR, and Analytical Business Models. The conference ended with meaningful and insightful outcomes, the conference was highly applauded for bringing together great minds from fields of academia.

Virtual International Conference on Redefining Business Models For Sustainable Development
Date: 25th and 26th March 2022

The Virtual National Conference on “Redefining Business Models for Sustainable Development” was organized by the Department of Professional Accounting and Finance in association with Miles Education on 25th and 26th March 2022. The objective of the conference was to provide a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, academicians, students to present and discuss the most recent innovations , trends and concerns , practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Business Models.

In the inaugural session the Department Cordinator, Dr.Annie Stephen FCA welcomed the dignitaries and the participants. She expressed the need of resilient business strategies and models in the changing world needs. Prelude to the conference was presented by Dr. Lourdunathan F, Chief Convener of the conference. He gave an overview of the objective and the keynote session and details of the research papers submitted to the conference. He opined that a company’s value preposition distinguishes it from other competitors. Si also emphasized that the powerful opportunities for profitable innovations are embedded in the challenges.

Fr.Emmanuel P J , Director of Kristu Jayanti College of Law in his presidential address highlighted the need to have revolutionary thinkers to meet the required global demands. Further he also underlined the importance of education, education system in inspiring and redefining the prospects for better tomorrow.

Chief Guest of the Conference, Dr.Dave Mcevoy,( Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Appalachian state university, USA) Sir spoke about sustainable business models in education. He accentuated that Policy mechanism plays an important role in business management. There is a need for progress towards sustainable business patterns. Sustainability of natural resources can be attained through education, collective will of the nation , students collaboration . Dr. Poornima J proposed the vote of thanks.

Key note session I : Mr.Tanvir Singh , Trainer Manager, IIT Bombay spoke about the role of ICT in the sustainable business education.He emphasized on being a deep life learner and to reimagine the way of teaching learning and assessing. He focussed on the three types of skills-career skills, innovation skills and media skills required in the students.

Key note session II: Ms Sunita Dube, Founder and CEO of Happy60plus gave a brief overview about social entrepreneurship which closely mirrors the characteristics of a business entrepreneur with extra dose of visionary ideas, leadership and commitment to help other.The main goals of social entrepreneurship is to create social value, enable and empower people around, work towards sustainable growth of environment and also to build creativity and innovation in solving social issues.

Key note session III: Mr Jayas Damodara Director –Operations,TE Connectivity spoke on the various aspects of redefining business models for sustainable development. Sir emphasized on the need to lift the population from poverty and circulating economy solutions by using smart technologies and sustainable business model.

Plenary Sessions
Three plenary sessions for paper presentations were held during the two days conference. More than 35 papers were selected and presented by the academicians, scholars and students on various topic related to sustainable development models in finance, HR , marketing, education , role of CSR and sustainable business models.
Key note session IV: Mr. Salil Jose Ambat ,Co-Founder and CEO IndicEducation briefed the audience about Sustainable development. Sir mentioned the three pillars of sustainability are environment protection, economic development and social development.
Environmental sustainability in learning is to empower, enable and ensure. The speaker gave inputs on how to create our own playbook around education for sustainable development (ESD).