47 professionals graduate from IIMB Exec Ed’s BAAI Programme with industry-ready AI solutions

The Data Centre and Analytics Lab (DCAL) at IIM Bangalore hosted the BAAI 16 Symposium and Valedictory Ceremony on 10^th and 11^th July 2026, marking the successful completion of the sixteenth cohort of the Executive Education Programme in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (BAAI). The symposium was inaugurated by Programme Directors – Dr. U Dinesh Kumar, Director-in-charge, IIMB and faculty of Decision Sciences, and Dr. Ananth Krishnamurthy, IIMB Chair of Excellence and faculty of Decision Sciences. The two-day DCAL event brought together faculty, industry partners, project sponsors, alumni, families, and friends to honour and celebrate the achievements of 47 graduating professionals, whose work exemplified the programme’s commitment to academic rigor, innovation, and practical industry relevance.