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Bhubaneswar, August 30, 2026: Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) concluded 8th BES 2026, a two day summit themed “Building Resilient Businesses: Navigating Risk to Shape A Sustainable Future.” Industry leaders/faculty/students/alumni explored resilience, leadership, technology, ESG, AI, risk management.
Commenced with lamp lighting; inaugural Dr. Biswa Swarup Misra; theme address Dr. Fr. K.S. Casimir, S.J. on openness, collaboration, human edge in resilient organisations; launched Echoes, BES magazine, and Unnayan, alumni magazine.
Day 1 keynote: Mr. Sandeep Bagla, CEO, TRUST Mutual Fund; 4A Framework: Anticipate/Absorb/Adapt/Accelerate; AI/accountability/digital infrastructure/responsible leadership. “Leadership, Leading for the Long Run” and “Technology, Build to Bend, Not to Break”: Srinivas Baratam, Jaydeep Chakraborty, Sushant Dwivedy, Bivas Mishra, Gaurav Chawla, Jayati Dwivedy; resilient leadership/technological transformation/AI/governance/sustainable value creation.
Day 2 keynote: Mr. Himanshu Routray, Director, JLL India, XIMB alumnus; embracing uncertainty/risk management/AI/networking/collaboration/continuous upskilling/compliance/quality/ethics/building resilient careers.
“ESG, Resilience by Design,” Prof. S.S. Ganesh moderator: Priyanka Ghosh, Debasmit Mohanty, Sambitosh Mohapatra; adaptability/governance/stakeholder management/ESG/technology/sustainability. “Risk Management Built for the Bad Day,” Dr. Ritesh Kumar Dubey moderator: Kiran Rana, Chittaranjan Mohanty; risk assessment/AI/technological disruption/adaptability/human judgement.
Interactive Q&A enabled student engagement: AI/innovation/entrepreneurship/ethics/career choices/ESG/uncertainty/risk management. Dignitary felicitation concluded the summit, reinforcing BES 2026 focus on adaptable, responsible and resilient organisations for an uncertain future.
