Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, welcomed its 7th batch of PGPM students on 15th May 2018 at the campus. The event was graced by the presence of Mr Avnish Sabharwal, Managing Director, Accenture Ventures, as the chief guest.
Dr. Debashis Sanyal, Director, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon, delivered the welcome address to the 157 students in attendance and introduced them to the history, journey, and achievements of this prestigious institute, its faculty and its students. Following the Great Lakes tradition, Dr. Sanyal named the latest PGPM batch - Ninjas.
Mr Avnish Sabharwal then shared enlightening insights of Accenture with the students and talked about how disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Big Data, Blockchain and various others are shaping the new world. He further added how disruption is taking place in every industry imaginable and the organizations that are too rigid to inculcate the new technologies are fading away.
Professor Umashankar Venkatesh, Program Director, PGPM, Great Lakes, Gurgaon, concluded the event by delivering a vote of thanks to Mr Sabharwal for gracing everyone with his presence and officially commencing the Ninjas batch.