IIM Visakhapatnam Hosts International Conference on Sustainable Economic Growth
Visakhapatnam, November 13, 2026: The Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam hosted an international conference on Sustainable Economic Growth Amid Financial and Geopolitical Uncertainty in association with The Applied Economics Society (TAES), on 12th and 13th November 2026. The conference commenced with pre-conference workshops by Ashiana Salian (NSE), Anoushka Singh (NSE), Prof. Amarendra Das (Associate Professor, NISER Bhubaneswar), and Prof. Abhiman Das (Professor, IIM Ahmedabad).
Prof. Tamali Chakraborty, Conference Chair, welcomed participants, highlighting the overwhelming response of submission of papers. The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Vijaya Bhaskar Marisetty (Dean Academics, IIMV), Dr. Harendra Behera (President, TAES), Dr. Chinmaya Behera (Secretary, TAES). Dr. Michael Debabrata Patra (TAES Conference President, former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and Chairman, IEG) addressed the conference as the chief patron of the conference, discussed the condition of Indian economy in the global volatility scenario. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh (Member, PMEAC; Member, Sixteenth Finance Commission; and Group Chief Economic Adviser, State Bank of India) on ‘Indian Education: A Journey, Reflections and Future Vision’. Dr. Tirthankar Patnaik (Chief Economist, National Stock Exchange) delivered the second keynote address on ‘India’s Corporate R&D Landscape: Trends, Patterns and Emerging Priorities’. During the inauguration of the second chapter of TAES conference, Prof. Ajay Sharma (IIM Indore) was felicitated as the recipient of the “TAES Professor Arup Mitra Young Researcher Award 2026”.
The session also featured special addresses by Shri Somainder Singh (Chief General Manager, NABARD), Shri Kamlesh Jogi (Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.), Shri B. S. Venkatesha (Deputy Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer, NaBFID) and Dr. Haripriya Gundimeda (Professor, IIT Bombay). Later during the conference, a panel discussion on ‘Digital Public Infrastructure and Access to Credit in Rural India’ featuring Dr. Shashwat Alok (Associate Professor, Indian School of Business), Prof. Srinivas Josyula (Associate Professor, IIM Visakhapatnam) and Prof. Kalyan Kolukuluri (Assistant Professor, IIM Visakhapatnam) was moderated by Prof. Vijaya Bhaskar Marisetty. The panel discussed how India's digital public infrastructure is reshaping access to formal credit for rural households and enterprises.
On both days, the conference saw interesting research presentations from faculty and research scholars across top central and private institutes in India and abroad. The participants were acknowledged for their research in the valedictory session. The valedictory session featured addresses by Dr. Harendra Behera and Dr. Chinmaya Behera. Three best research presentations were awarded. The best paper awards and certificates of participation were presented to participants by Prof. Happy Paul (Associate Professor, IIM Visakhapatnam). The conference concluded with a vote of thanks by Prof. Abinash Singh, Conference Co-Convenor, IIM Visakhapatnam and thanked Prof. M Chandrasekhar (Director, IIM Visakhapatnam) for his constant support for the conference.
