Business Excellence Summit- 2024-25
Business Excellence Summit (BES), hosted by Xavier Institute of Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, has served as a premier platform where thought leaders and industry experts come together to share knowledge and inspire future business leaders. With each summit, the event has sparked innovative discussions on disruptive technologies, evolving leadership models, and shifting market dynamics, empowering students to chase their corporate and entrepreneurial aspirations.
This year, under the theme “Redefining Possibilities,” BES 2024, in its revamped sixth edition, which was held on September 14-15, 2024, aimed to push boundaries and explore new opportunities as the business landscape transforms rapidly. Business Excellence Summit 2024 brought together thought leaders and industry experts to share their perspectives on the theme “Redefining Possibilities.” The speakers delved into different dimensions of the theme through keynote speeches, panel discussions, question-answer sessions, and networking events. This summit provided the students with an exceptional platform for gaining insights, expanding networks, and exploring business possibilities. BES 2024 also saw a wide array of campus events that focused on the application of business acumen through interactive and innovative games and competitions. valuable experiences.
Mr. Siddhartha Gupta, President, Mercer, and Mr. Richard Lobo, Chief People Officer, Tech Mahindra, were the keynote speakers of BES 2024.
Following were the eminent leaders who shared their valuable experiences during BES 2024:
- Mr. Subhankar Pattanayak, Director, Head of Bid Management, ANZ and India, SAP
- Mr. Amit Talgeri, Chief Risk Officer, Axis Bank
- Mr. Rajen Misra, Director, Technology Modernization, Grant Thornton INDUS
- Ms. Ena Khurana, Chief People Officer, KiE Square Analytics
- Ms. Manmeet Sandhu, Chief People Officer, PhonePe
- Mr. Rishi Kumar Verma, Chief Marketing Officer, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad
- Ms. Sayantani Dutta, Chief Human Resources Officer, Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
- Mr. Biju Dominic, Chief Evangelist, Fractal
- Mr. Debabrat Mishra (Partner, Deloitte)
- Mr. Sambit Mohanty, India Startups Business Development Leader, Siemens Digital
- Dr. Debabrata Dash, Head Human Resources (East), ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India
- Mr. Arnab Pal, Executive Director – Human Resources, Disney Star

