Participants of the EDGE programme for Dell Technologies, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan and Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, on 1st September 2026.
The Centre for Public Policy hosted the XXI International Conference on Public Policy & Management from 2nd to 4th September 2026 at IIM Bangalore, bringing together researchers, policymakers, practitioners and scholars. The theme for this year’s conference was ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. Dr. Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, delivered the keynote address on, ‘Leapfrogging in Manufacturing Sector - Participation in GVCs’, during the inaugural session of the conference.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Designing and Monetising Loyalty Programmes’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. G Shainesh and Ajay Row, on 7th September 2026.
Participants of the ‘National e-Governance Programme for Senior Leaders’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Aditya Shrinivas, Prof. Rahul Dé and Prof. Shankar Venkatagiri, on 7th September 2026.
Participants of Batch-7 of the ‘Management Development Programme for Exide Dealers’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. Ashis Mishra, on 7th September 2026.
Prof. Dibyendu Maiti, Delhi School of Economics, delivered a talk on, ‘Informal Sector, Innovation and Growth’, at a research seminar organized by the Research and Publications Office at IIM Bangalore, on 10th September 2026.
Prof. Sachin Jayaswal, IIM Ahmedabad, delivered a talk on, ‘Characterization of Knapsack Polytopes using Minimal Cover Inequalities’, at a research seminar organized by the Research and Publications Office at IIM Bangalore, on 11th September 2026.
Participants of ‘IIMB – CREDAI Business Leadership Programme’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Venkatesh Panchapagesan and Prof. Soudeep Deb, on 14th September 2026.
Participants of the ‘Leadership Development Programme to Build Resilient GCCs’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Suresh Bhagavatula, Prof. R Srinivasan and Prof. Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi, on 15th September 2026.
Participants of Batch-12 of the ‘General Management Programme for Aerospace and Aviation Executives’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. S Raghunath and Prof. G Shainesh, on 16th September 2026.
Participants of Batch-7 of the ‘Certified People Leader Program’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. PD Jose and Prof. Sushanta K Mishra, on 17th September 2026.
Participants of the ‘Executive General Management Programme Batch-79’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Malika and Prof. Jitamitra Desai, on 17th September 2026.
Participants of Batch-2 of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Digital Governance and Data Management for NIC’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Shankar Venkatagiri, Prof. Rahul Dé and Prof. R Srinivasan, on 21st September 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Generative AI and Agentic AI with Business Applications’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. U Dinesh Kumar and Mr. Naveen, on 21st September 2026.
Participants of Batch-3 of the ‘Mid-career Training Programme for IRS Officers (CBDT) II’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Sushanta K Mishra, Prof. Arnab Mukherji and Prof. Padmini Srinivasan, on 21st September 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Organizational Excellence through Leadership’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Abhoy K Ojha and Prof. Sushanta K Mishra, on 21st September 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘University of Sydney Global EMBA Module’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. Suresh Bhagavatula, on 21st September 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Decision Making for Managerial Effectiveness’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan and Prof. Mukta Kulkarni, on 21st September 2026.
Prof. Filipe Correia, University of Georgia, delivered a talk on, ‘Timing Matters: Evidence from Government Benefit Schedules’, at a research seminar organized by the Research and Publications Office at IIM Bangalore, on 22nd September 2026.
Prof. Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre, delivered a talk at a research seminar on, ‘Building Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Evidence from a Large-Scale Educational Intervention in India’, organized by the Research and Publications Office at IIM Bangalore, on 24th September 2026.
Shailiza Mayal, Vice President, Samagra, led a Governance Masterclass at the PGPPM Policy Talk Series on, ‘Translating policy intent into effective implementation at scale’, at IIMB on 24th September 2026.
Akshay Saxena, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Avanti Fellows, led a session at the PGPPM Policy Talk Series on, ‘Educational mobility and the role of public policy in bridging the opportunity gap’, at IIMB on 25th September 2026.
On 25th September 2026, at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, IIM Bangalore signed two MoUs with the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India and the National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC), to strengthen and monitor entrepreneurship and innovation models, and sustainable economic opportunities, for minority communities across the country.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Leadership in Extreme Environments’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Mukta Kulkarni and Prof. V.N. Bhattacharya, on 28th September 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Artificial Intelligence for Senior Leaders’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, on 28th September 2026.
Participants of the ‘Strategic Leadership Development Programme for People Business’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Sushanta K Mishra and Prof. PD Jose, on 28th September 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Workplace Conflict: An Opportunity for Growth’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Deepak Malghan and Prof. Sushmita Usha Devarajan, on 28th September 2026.
Participants of Phase I of the ‘Mid-Career Training Programme for Indian Revenue Service Officers (IT)’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Ananth Krishnamurthy, Prof. M Jayadev, Prof. Abhoy K Ojha and Prof. Anil B Suraj, on 28th September 2026.
On 29th September 2026, Aparna Bhatnagar, Founder and CEO, Wise Mama, led a session as part of the Leading Change and Innovation (LCI) course for PGP students. During the session, she shared insights on start-up ecosystems, resilience, bold decision making, leadership, innovation and navigating change in today’s evolving business environment.
Katja Forbes, author, ‘Machine Customers: The Evolution Has Begun’ and Advisor to Forrester on Agentic Commerce, spoke at a guest session on, ‘Leadership in the Agentic Economy’, organized by the Centre for Software and Information Technology Management at IIM Bangalore, on 29th September 2026.
(L-R): Viraj Tyagi, CEO, eGov Foundation, Prof. R Srinivasan, Chairperson, CDPG and faculty of the Strategy area and V Easwaran, ED & COO, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd, released the second edition of the ‘State of DPI in India 2026’ report at IIM Bangalore on 30th September 2026. The Centre for Digital Public Goods released the report at the Annual Policy Conclave, organized by CDPG in partnership with eGov Foundation, at IIM Bangalore.
On 30th September 2026, the Centre for Digital Public Goods at IIM Bangalore, in partnership with eGov Foundation, conducted the ‘CDPG Annual Conclave2026’. Centred on the theme ‘Envisioning the Next Generation of Public Services in India’, the conclave brought together policymakers, industry leaders and academics to examine how Digital Public Infrastructure, data and artificial intelligence are reshaping public service delivery.
