~ An insightful session by Dr. Shyamal Roy for academia and industry heads ~

Hyderabad|India|June'2009: ADP Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of U.S. based Fortune 500 company, Automatic Data Processing, Inc (ADP), organized an insightful session on the Current Economic Environment for Business and brought academia and industry on the same platform to discuss on the same.

ADP India specially invited an eminent academic personality Dr. Shyamal Roy who is a Professor of Economics at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM B). The program started off with a detailed presentation and talk by Dr. Roy on the in-depth explanation of the economic situation with which the industry is dealing in the current times. This was followed by an interactive session with the audiences which comprised of senior leaders of various companies and prominent personalities from the academia. The participants found the session a productive endeavor from ADP which gave them a common platform to share insights on the current situation.

Commenting on the occasion Mr. Shakti Sagar, Managing Director, ADP Pvt. Limited, said “We all are well aware of the current industry situation. Keeping this in mind, ADP decided to take a proactive step towards creating a platform wherein industry leaders and Academia can come together and interact with each other on the current economic scenario. We are delighted with the enthusiastic participation from our peer group in the session. We are very grateful to Dr. Shyamal Roy for taking out time and sharing his valuable thoughts with us which will surely be of great help for all of us.”

Dr. Shyamal Roy is a Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB). He completed MA from Delhi University and PhD from University of Missouri Columbia , USA . Before joining IIMB, Dr. Roy worked in various capacities at the World Bank in Washington DC , FAO in Rome , International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) at Washington DC and the Brookings Institution at Washington DC .

Dr. Roy has many publications to his credit. World Bank, IFPRI, The Brookings Institution and leading national and international journals, have published his work. His research interest is in the area of Economic Policy. He teaches Macro Economic Theory and International Business to masters and Ph.D.level students at IIMB. Additionally, he lectures in various companies on Macro-Economic Issues and provides Consultancy services to the Corporate Sector and the Government on Policy matters. He has held key positions in academic administration, including Dean (Academic) and member, Board of Governors, IIMB.

Reachout's News Bureau
 June' 2009