Webinar: Spotlight Main Arena by Stirling RAK Campus

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About This Webinar

This will be your main summit hall.

This will also be your forum to pitch in a socially relevant Fintech business idea addressing the disruptions caused by Covid 19. You will combine your knowledge and ideas in the areas of finance and technology to harness a business relevant synergy. While doing so you will make the pitch socially pertinent to address the current Covid 19 situation. This session will eventually culminate in a competition. This ‘Pitch Perfect – SFBI’ will entertain presentation papers from all final year Undergraduate students from any discipline of study.

Agenda

10:15 - Have you all logged in? – Virtual Meet and Greet!
10:30 - Introduction & Welcome Address – Dr. Soofi Anwar (Director of Academics)
10:40 - Welcome and Inauguration of Spotlight 2020 by Mr. Velanand – MD, Planet One International Education
10:50 - Making of Spotlight 2020; a quick rewind!
11:00 - Briefing about Spotlight 2020 – Spotlight 2020 Event Categories - Ms. Shanthi Rajan (Director – Institution Development)
11:15 - Panel Discussion 1 – CFD and its fit in an investor’s wide portfolio (arbitrage)
11:25 - Panel Discussion 2 – Cybersecurity Career in the “The New Normal World” With live Q&A
12:00 - All three Competitions begin
13:00 - Comfort Break a) Campus Virtual tour b) Managing Your Emotions by Grant Herbert c) A moment of Pride – A story of Stirling’s Champions!
14:00 - Competition continues
15:00 - Panel Discussion 3 – Remote teaching in the Covid-19 context
15:25 - Let’s hear from the participants!
16:00 - Announcement of Winners: Mr. Velanand MD, Planet One International Education
16:15 - Vote of thanks by Ms. Rhoda Alexander – Senior Academic Faculty – School of Business – University of Stirling, RAK

Presenters

Jess Chen

Event Judge- Pitch Perfect

Jess Chen is responsible for the training program for management trainees in Cango Management, an automobile finance consulting company in China. He calls himself an intrapreneur as he is interested in developing innovative ideas or projects. He has a Major in Business Management and completed his Masters from University of Aberdeen

Raylene Li

Judge- Event Pitch Perfect

Raylene Li has 5 plus years of work experience in International Companies overseas and in China with a focus on Sales and Training. She is one of the organizers of Chengdu Start up Weekend. PGCIE from Staffordshire University, UK. She has attended University of Virginia‘s Winter Entrepreneurship Program, United States

Rhoda Alexander

Faculty, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, RAK Campus

Velanand SR

Managing Director- Stirling RAK Campus

Mr. Velanand has extensive experience in higher education, especially in the area of institutional building. His role has been to spearhead efforts to establish and develop the Center of Excellence in UAE, and in partnering with international professional certification programs. Prior to this he has worked with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and was instrumental in setting up the IIM at Shillong. Mr. Velanand has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Madras and a Master’s in International Relations from Syracuse University’s prestigious Maxwell School.

Shanthi Rajan (FHEA, AMCILT, EICP)

Director- Institute Development

Shanthi RAJAN is a senior HR professional with a cumulative 29 years of experience in HR and academia. Shanthi is the Director – Institution Development of University of Stirling, RAK campus and SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) Diplomas. She moved to academia in 2009 and has taught in many academic institutes of repute in UAE, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

She was recently awarded the Commendation award for 2020 Teaching Impact (Individual category) from University of Stirling, UK. She holds a Master’s degree with specialization in Strategic Human Resources Management from the University of Wollongong, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Education Leadership (USA). She is an affiliate member of CILT (UK) and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (UK). She is a certified S+EI coach from the Institute for Social and Emotional Intelligence (ISEI), Denver, Colorado and also certified in using Positive Psychology for coaching S+EI. She is also a certified ICF approved ECI Practitioner. She serves as an Advisory Board Member for a few academic institutions of repute. She has completed her Postgraduate certification (PGCert) in teaching and learning from UK and her Higher Education Teaching Certificate from Derek Bok Centre of Teaching and Learning, Harvard University.

Dr. Soofi Anwar SFHEA

Director Academics

Dr. Soofi Anwar is the Director Academics of University of Stirling RAK, UAE Campus. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching and academic leadership at higher education level in leading universities in UAE, Bahrain and India. He is a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy. He was conferred the prestigious Middle East Education Leadership Award, as the Best Professor in Management-2018 in recognition of his academic excellence, exemplary leadership in higher education. Prior to his current role, he has worked on leadership position in Birla Institute of Technology Offshore Campus RAK. He has completed his Ph.D. in Management and holds MBA in Marketing. He has published research papers in leading management journals and international conferences proceedings. He is a member of editorial board of two leading management journals and engaged in reviewing faculty research publications in the area of management and marketing.

Nishi Joy (CMA, AFHEA)

Lecturer, Accounting and Finance

Ms. Nishi Joy is an academic teaching staff at the Faculty of Business Management at University of Stirling – RAK campus. She is an Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy – UK. She specializes in Accounting and Finance. She holds Masters in Finance from Heriot Watt University