The Indian School of Development Management (ISDM) is organizing a conference on Management for Social Change, titled Dialogues on Development Management (DoDM). The one-day conference will take place at the prestigious Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi on September 20, 2023.
In partnership with 14 prominent Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs) from across India, ISDM has meticulously crafted and designed the conference with the objective to foster a professional community dedicated to Development Management and underscore the significance of this emerging management paradigm in enabling social impact at scale.
The event will feature two plenary sessions with pioneering minds and influential personalities providing valuable insights into the crucial aspects of Development Management. Additionally, it will include three parallel tracks highlighting new-age ideas, research, practices, and innovations that influence both theory and practice centering around Development Management.
The conference will commence with an engaging morning plenary session that will explore the “Power of Management to Bring About Social Change.” Speakers such as Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Neera Nundy, Co-Founder & Partner at Dasra, and Venkat Krishnan, India Welfare Trust will address the audience.
The proposed tracks for DoDM 2023 include the following:
- Finance and Philanthropy for Organisational Resilience with participation
- Data and Evidence for Decision Making
- Talent, Leadership, and Governance for the Social Sector with insights
- Masterclasses on specific areas of Development Management, such as Strategy for Non-Profits, Systems Thinking, Behavior Change Communication, and Design Thinking.
Some speakers for the track sessions include Aarti Madhusudan, Anjali Bhardwaj, Anumita Raj, Apar Gupta, Mathew Cherian, Naghma Mulla, Puja Marwaha, Rati Forbes, and Sudarshan Suchi.
Some of the leading SPOs participating in the conference include Akshaya Patra, American India Foundation, British Asian Trust, CivicDataLab, CRY (Child Rights and You), Helpage India, Quest Alliance, Rainmatter Foundation, The Nudge, and William J Clinton Foundation (India) among others.
ISDM’s partner organisations for this event include ATE Chandra Foundation, Asha Impact, Waterfield Advisors, Bridgespan, Dalberg, Plan India, PRADAN, eGov Foundation, Sambodhi Research, Capgemini, J-PAL, and Janaagraha.
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