The Guest Lecture Team brings the corporate frontier to SCMHRD and provides the opportunity for the students to learn directly from the stalwarts of the industry. The valuable insights from the guest lectures complement classroom learning and help in making the student learn about the practical implementation of traditional learning at SCMHRD. The Guest Lecture Team brings eminent personalities and industry experts, for interactive sessions with students in order to bridge the gap between academia and industry.

The Team, organizes various year long series of Leadership talks for the students of SCMHRD in order to keep them updated with the current industry trends and dynamics. Apart from the Guest Lecture series, the committee hosts its flagship 3-day Management Conclave – Odyssey: A Confluence of Thoughts where in industry experts from different domains come together over a series of panel discussions to share their knowledge and wisdom with the students. Year 2022 marked the launch of Marketing Conclave – a 2-day leadership panel discussion series and fireside chats focused on the theme – “Reimagining Marketing in a new era”. The year also marked the debut of “Nitishastra – Envisioning Future Budget”, a pre-Union Budget panel discussion by a panel of esteemed faculties of SCMHRD. Nitishastra was followed by the flagship post-Union Budget panel discussion, Arthashastra, a panel discussion between eminent economists of the industry.

Some of the eminent Guest Speakers invited to the Guest Lecture Series – Dr. Birendra Singh, President & Global Quality Head, Mankind Pharma; Mr. Rohit Kilam, Chief Technology Officer, CMS Info Systems; Mr. Arun Karna, MD & CEO, AT&T; Mr. Deepak Renganathan, CMO, DLF India; Mr. Sandiep Batra, CHRO, Adani Airport Holdings; Mr. Bharath Ramakrishnan, Global Head, Analytics & Data Science, dss+; Ms. Shahine D. Ardeshir, Head HR, Mars Wrigley; Ms. Smrity Kulkarni, Special Land Acquisition Officer, Government of Maharashtra

In order to keep the students updated with the current affairs in the business world, the Guest Lecture Team also runs a year-round news board of noteworthy business news under ‘Week-o-pedia’.  The Guest Lecture Team through such initiatives is dedicated to deliver a holistic learning experience at SCMHRD.