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This was followed by paper presentations. IMDR received more than 40
different papers for the conference in diverse areas and these had to be
split in multiple tracks. About 10 presentations were made on Day 1.
Day 2 began with the Panel discussion which consisted of Mr Lalit
Pachpande, Mr Bhushan Kulkarni, Mr Mohashish Rathod and Mr Joy Aich.
Mr Lalit Panchpande also was the moderator for the session who began
with his experience of importing speciality chemicals from abroad and
the challenges that occurred due to the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine
war. He said that MNCs would have to adopt by the policies taken by the
country in which their company is headquartered. Mr Kulkarni said that
war affected software development from Poland for a brief period that
had a significant impact on his organization. He also spoke about the
importance of digital currency and how the pandemic was pivotal in the
spread of digital transactions in our country. Mr Rathod spoke healthcare
developments and how alternative pharma is still not in a position to
dominate the market governed by Allopathy. He also said that sanctions
need to be seen with a two-way perspective and businessmen need
to find their way if these sanctions affect them adversely. My Joy Aich
spoke about the developments in the automobile industry. He gave his
reasons as to why he believed that green hydrogen still has a long way
to go before it becomes a part of every day vehicles. These points had a
deep impact on the students
This was followed by paper presentations. The speaker for the valedictory
session was Mr Amr Sadik from Egypt who gave interesting insights on
the changing values in the society. He advocated social change and
advised people to adapt themselves to the dynamics of the modern
world.
The conference received widespread appreciation from all participants,
international guests and students.

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