Xpressions
Xpressions is the annual management and cultural festival of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB). It is held in the month of October / November every year. It was reported by the The Financial Express to be the biggest event hosted by a business school in eastern India .
Xpressions 2007
Xpressions '07 held in the first week of November was a magnificent success. Spanning over a period of 4 days, the cultural festival was witness to AbOUT 25000+ footfalls from people from all walks of life, including B-schools, Undergraduate colleges, Corporate houses, Media and the city of Bhubaneswar. Corporate sponsorships were to the tune of about 4.5 million INR, out of which prize money alone constituted about 1 million INR.
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Theme
The official mascot of Xpressions '07 was Mr. Blox and the theme for the event was "One Event….Thousand Emotions!".
Events
- Gladiator
- Kurukshetra
- Skill City
- Helios
- Xquizzite
- Fourth Estate
- Dalal Street
- Lucratif
- Case In Point
- Shatranj
- Nirnay
- Mercatique
- Ananya
- Country Vault
Culturals
Celeblitz
CeleblitZ, a celebrity performance, was the grand finale to Xpressions 2007. In the past this event had been graced by internationally acclaimed celebrities like Jagjit Singh and rock bands such as Euphoria and Indian Ocean. CeleblitZ attracts a diverse audience comprising of students from various B-Schools, undergraduate colleges as well as people from in and around Bhubaneswar.
In Xpressions '07, CeleblitZ witnessed the LIVE performance of the famous Pakistani Band JAL.
Decibelz
Decibelz is a forum for all upcoming rock bands to compete with one another. It includes college and b-school bands along with local amateur bands.
Several rock bands including the popular local band Raagaz had performed in this event in Xpressions '07.
Bandwidth
It is yet another celebrity music performance, some of the past performers have been Band of Boys, Pentagram, Cassini's Division.
Carnivale de Vogue
This is a fashion show event, where participants walk the ramp amidst lots of colours, special effects and cheers.
JLTs
JLT is an acronym for "Just Like That", the spirited dance parties of XIMB.
Corporate Events
Conclave
Conclave, the panel discussion, is the inaugural event of Xpressions and is known to bring together reputed personalities from the Indian business world. The theme for the year 2007 was "Merge and Grow or Grow and Merge".
Some of the eminent panelists in the past have been Praful Patel, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India, Naveen Jindal, Jindal Group, Sachin Pilot, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - India, Mahesh Murthy, Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist, Deepak Bagla, Director - Citigroup, V K Timothia, Non-Executive Director on the board of Vedanta, V S Jain, MD, Jindal Stainless, Krishna Angara, Director of Operations, Vodafone, Rajeev Dubey, Editor, Business World among others.
Home Coming
Homecoming is an event conducted by XIMB for its alumnus. It is an event where people from the early batches of the institute visit the campus to mix up with the current students and faculty members.
Bon Appétit
The opening event of Xpressions-CONCLAVE, is followed by a Corporate Dinner. The Corporate speakers and guests, the faculty and students are invited to a formal dinner.
This is a unique opportunity for the students to talk to the corporate bigwigs who come as speakers and guests for conclave on a one-to-one level. The students can widen their knowledge about the latest goings-on in the corporate world by talking to the movers and shakers of the Industry.
The Corporate speakers and guests also look forward to this experience of interacting with the student fraternity because it allows them to revisit theoretical concepts and get a fresh perspective on mundane business processes and usual business problems.
Partners
The UK based Vedanta was the title sponsor of Xpressions '07 and Tata Steel was the associate sponsor. Some of the other renowned sponsors for the events were Vodafone, Axis Bank, Trident group, Cognizant, Hindustan Unilever Limited, HSBC, Coca Cola, Airtel, Volvo, IMFA, Tata Consultancy Services(TCS), Ultratech Cement, Canara Bank, Cafe Coffee Day, AFL logistics, Team outdoor media, The Hindu, Radio choklate 104 fm and Pagalguy.
Participants
Xpressions '07 played host to participants from all the prestigious B-schools in India. Undergraduates from various engineering colleges and universities participated in events like Helios and the various cultural programs.
Xpressions '07 welcomed participants from two renowned European B-schools, namely, Reims Management School, Rheims Cedex, France and Euromed marseille Ecole de Management, Marseille, France.
The total turnout was in excess of 5000.
See also
- Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar