ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

Today, linear economies is giving way to circular and creative economies catalyzed by visionary innovators and entrepreneurs. Ethical, efficient and sustainable practices have evolved thanks to advancements in commerce, finance and management. Business ideas are venturing into areas that were unthinkable a decade ago. Be it gaming technology, communication design and a host of other streams which give impetus to business the world over. From making the aged population independent, aiding in the future of humanitarian work and the new post-humanistic world inhabited not just by people but by intelligent machines, there is a whole macrocosm that is being created.

This exciting leap forward and its technological transformations have brought India to the cusp of a big digital revolution: ‘Industry 4.0. ’ The fast-paced innovation is changing business today. The various stages like identifying problems and opportunities, feasibility analysis, running pilot projects, scaling, need to be expedited within Industry 4.0 expectations. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) alone will be worth an estimated USD 20 Billion market by 2020. But it’s also throwing up a host of challenges. These include complex health issues, rising unemployment, skill gaps, the rising gap in wealth, access to consumption, overload of information, growth of the digital economy and environmental degradation. These challenges are massive, interconnected and require our urgent attention. There is a need to improve people’s lives around us and innovation alone cannot address them.

These issues can no longer be solved by a domain, economic or a community expert. It requires the expertise of a specialist/group of specialists who can identify core issues while treating the system and not the symptom, and monitoring and facilitating these processes. 

A new outlook on the way industries engage with a business model and its process is leading to a paradigm shift. Some of the best examples where innovation through business design has had an impact can be seen in the leaps that companies like Apple, IDEO, Frog Design, Ikea, Airbnb and Netflix have made. In India too, we need to foster businesses like diagnosing diseases using Ayurvedic techniques or changing the mindset and empowering young people towards a sustainable future.

The shift is already visible with start-ups realizing the power of design in transforming their businesses. We need to ‘disrupt’ India in a manner which it has never seen before and that can only happen with the creative spark shaped by advancements in Commerce, Management and Entrepreneurship under the umbrella of “Industry 4.0”.

The emphasis in the 4th International Conference is to identify innovation in technology, non-technological determinants of innovation, in particular, managerial capabilities and novel organizing principles for innovation under the broad requisites of “Industry 4.0” expectations. Managerial capabilities for innovation deal with cognitive elements such as the capacity to absorb existing knowledge, create entrepreneurial mindsets, and facilitate managerial experimentation and higher-order learning abilities. These capabilities can only be developed by distinctive managerial roles that enhance hierarchy, teaming up and shared norms.

To address the above-mentioned challenges of Industry 4.0 and to highlight the changing nature of reforms, specifically directed towards entrepreneurship, accounting, business and management, Amity College of Commerce and Finance (ACCF) is organizing an international conference jointly on the broad theme “Advancements in Commerce, Management and Entrepreneurship : Paradigm Shift in Industry 4.0”.

It aims to invite speakers from India and abroad to speak and deliberate further on the above theme.

About the Organizer:

About Amity University

Amity is leading education group of India having more than 1.5 lacs students studying in its 250 plus programs at its 11 overseas campuses, 4500 faculty and scientists. Amity University is India’s leading research and innovation driven private university. Amity University has been named by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) as one of Asia’s top 300 universities. Amity University is consistently ranked No.1 as it grooms leaders who are not only thorough professionals but also good human beings with values and sanskars. The University has been accredited Grade “A+” by NAAC-National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Amity is not just a group of institution which imparts world class education, but an experience where everyone associated is a part of dream, a mission to nurture students as great leaders.

Amity College of Commerce and Finance (ACCF)

Amity College of Commerce & Finance is dedicated to developing a new generation of business leaders through innovative management education. At ACCF, you find a program that offers the satisfaction that comes from a blend of intensive rigorous academic study with the realities of practical world of finance and trade literature, as well as preparation.

ACCF offers diverse undergraduate and post-graduate programs in Commerce and Finance. The programs are design to prepare the students with the right mix of knowledge in the area of Commerce, Finance, Financial Analysis, Marketing and Human Resource Management.

Objectives—

• To identify innovation in technology, non-technological determinants of innovation, in particular, managerial capabilities and novel organizing principles for innovation under the broad requisites of “Industry 4.0” expectations. Managerial capabilities for innovation deal with cognitive elements such as the capacity to absorb existing knowledge, create entrepreneurial mindsets, and facilitate managerial experimentation and higher-order learning abilities. These capabilities can only be developed by distinctive managerial roles that enhance hierarchy, teaming up and shared norms.
• To address the above-mentioned challenges of Industry 4.0 and to highlight the changing nature of reforms, specifically directed towards entrepreneurship, accounting, business and management, Amity College of Commerce and Finance (ACCF) is organizing an international conference jointly on the broad theme “Advancements in Commerce, Management and Entrepreneurship : Paradigm Shift in Industry 4.0”.
• Who Should Attend—
• Corporates, Researchers, Academicians, Students.