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International Conference on Emerging Economies,

Trade and Markets

The International Conference on Emerging Economies, Trade and
Markets took place at DES IMDR on 10th and 11th March 2023. It was an
interdisciplinary conference that was aimed towards an understanding
of major opportunities and challenges global economies particularly
in key priority sectors. In the past two days, serious deliberations were
held on issues around global trade mechanisms and networks and its
linkages to development and emerging market mechanisms that provide
transformative solutions including potential game changers in business
and industry, and analyse current social, technological, environmental
and management issues that govern societal change.
Day 1 of the conference began with the traditional Saraswati Vandana
followed by the Director Dr Shikha Jain’s welcome address. This was
followed by IMDR Chairman CS Mahesh Athawale’s address in which he
emphasized on the significance of such conferences and the importance
of noting the points made by speakers irrespective of whether we agreed
with them or not.
The keynote address was made by Mr Sagar Kulkarni from Canada.
He spoke about the current developments in the field of trade followed
by the current state of the market in Canada. He also spoke about the
importance of investing and also highlighted a few sectors in which
profits could be made. As an immigrant in Canada, he shared his
experiences from his days a young expat to the modern opportunities
and challenges of immigration in developing economies.
Guest Speaker for Session 1 was Dr Dian from Indonesia who spoke
extensively about opportunities and challenges in social media
marketing. She focused on the need for social network analysis and how
it helps in framing strategies for effective communication within and
between networks.
Guest Speker for Session 2 was Dr Sumona Poonphon from Thailand
who gave detailed insights on the sustainable development goals
and how Thailand was fighting the battle against climate change. Her
vast experience of dealing with sustainable development was well
appreciated by the students.

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