MMA to hold students’ convention
The theme of this year’s convention is “Future-Ready Leadership: Reinventing Management for a Changing World”
The Madras Management Association (MMA) is set to host its 25th All India Management Students' Convention on October 12th, 2026, at the Valluvar Kottam Auditorium in Chennai. This edition marks the Silver Jubilee of the event. The convention's theme for 2026 is "Future-Ready Leadership: Reinventing Management for a Changing World," emphasizing the need to prepare management students for technological advancements, economic volatility, evolving workforce expectations, sustainability concerns, and global uncertainties.
Vijay Kumar, Convention Chairman and Executive Director of Sify Technologies Ltd, expressed pride in organizing this significant event. He highlighted that the theme is highly relevant to young management students entering a rapidly changing business landscape. The convention aims to help students manage disruption, build high-performing teams, embrace lifelong learning, and contribute to agile, inclusive, innovative, and purpose-driven organizations.
Key sub-themes to be discussed include 'From Campus to Startup: Choosing Entrepreneurship as a Career' and 'Future-Ready Careers: Reinventing Skills, Employability, and Leadership Presence.' The highlight of the event will be the Grand Finale of "Chanakya – The Mastermind," MMA's flagship competition to identify the Best Management Student of the Year 2026.
Ten finalists will compete in a series of rounds, including an online quiz, presentation, telephonic interview, behavioral assessment, group discussion, communication, and critical-thinking tasks. The winner will receive a cash prize of ₹1,00,000.
The Hindu Group is the media partner for this year's convention.
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