Hyderabad: The Institute of Public Enterprise organised its Annual Finance Conference 2025 during April 28-29, 2025 at IPE, Shamirpet Campus, Hyderabad. The Conference has brought together researchers, academicians and practioners to discuss Finance’s pivotal role in fostering value creations, inclusive growth, technological innovations, and evidence-based policymaking.
In the inaugural address, the Chief Guest, Prof N R Parashuraman, former Director of SDMIMD, emphasized the dual importance of fintech advancements and foundational financial principles, urging the participants to analyze structural shifts in Modern Finance. Mr. Mohith, Co-founder of Utsuk Consulting and the Guest of Honour stressed the evolving role of finance professionals, noting, “Beyond technical expertise, leaders must cultivate communication skills, global competitiveness, and resilient organizational cultures.”
Prof M S Narasimhan, IIM Bangalore, the Chief Guest for the Valedictory session highlighted the need for research aligned with global investment trends, stating, “India must strategically leverage evolving trade dynamics to attract FDI, particularly amid China’s dominant trade surplus.” Prof D Chennappa, Osmania University, the Guest of Honour called for actionable research, linking financial inclusion to India’s Viksit Bharat@2047 vision. Prof S Sreenivasa Murthy, Director of IPE and the Conference Chairman advocated interdisciplinary approaches to address finance’s intersections with sustainability and governance.
The conference featured 53 peer-reviewed papers (shortlisted out of 176 papers) across six themes-including fintech, behavioral finance, and financial inclusion-presented by academicians from IITs, IIMs, leading universities and B-Schools. The Conference organized by IPE’s Centre for Financial Education, Chaired by Prof S Sreenivasa Murthy and convened by Prof Y Rama Krishna, with Dr Swati Mathur and Dr P Kalyani as co-conveners, reinforced Finance’s transformative potential in shaping India’s economic future.