Addressing the gathering IIT Mumbai director professor Ashok Misra said, " Today large number of students in India aspire for high quality education. However, in India we face the unique problem of high quality faculty, an issue we need to address as a country. He mentioned that foreign universities are taking advantage of the above issue and are enticing the Indian students and faculty.

IAS Commissioner, director of Employment in Mumbai Jayashree Mukherjee in her address said, " Studies have revealed that the rate of job creation in our country is low and this has been further hampered due to mechanization which has been taking place in the industries."

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd senior VP Nandan Maluste gave an overview of various opportunities which are existing in the sector mentioning that on the whole host of job opportunities are being created in Retail & Insurance Companies. He advised students that its is very important for them to understand the product before they 'sell' it.

During the event, marketing students got a chance to interact with prominent corporates such as Abid Ali from TCS, P.V. Krishna, Head of Products from Wartsila India Ltd, Chinar Desphande, CIO of Pantaloon Retail India Ltd. They gave them insights on the career options available in various sectors of the industry like manufacturing, finance, retail etc.