AI @ Work: Executive MBA & Alumni AI Poster Challenge

As part of DSU AI Month, Dayananda Sagar University invites Executive MBA students and alumni to showcase how AI is being applied to solve real-world business challenges.

Participants can present an AI problem, use case, pilot, implementation, experiment or opportunity from their organisation and demonstrate its potential for real impact.

The challenge is open to applications across functions including HR, Finance, Marketing, Operations, SCM, Sales, IT, Healthcare, Education and Manufacturing.

Participants will create one A3 digital poster addressing the problem, AI intervention, working, impact, lessons and next steps.

Submission deadline: 8 October 2026

Participate and win exciting prizes

DSU AI Month | 15 September – 15 October 2026

Leadership & Team Dynamics: Lessons from Kargil

Dayananda Sagar University – Executive Education presents Leadership & Team Dynamics: In the Light of the 1999 Kargil Conflict.

The session will explore leadership, teamwork, decision-making and resilience through lessons from the Kargil War, featuring insights from Lt. Col. Dheereesh Tripathi, Veteran Indian Army and Kargil War.

26 September 2026 | 10:00 AM to 02:00 PM,

Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru

The programme will also feature a Presidential Address by Dr. B. S. Satyanarayana, Vice Chancellor, DSU, and a brainstorming session on the future of Executive Education.

Sharpening Managerial Judgement Through the Case Method

The School of Commerce & Management Studies, Dayananda Sagar University, is pleased to announce a virtual session with the Bangalore Management Association (BMA) on how the case method can sharpen managerial judgement and bridge management education with real-world industry challenges.

The session, led by Capt. A. Nagaraj Subbarao, PhD, Dean – Executive Education, will draw powerful parallels from the cricket pitch to explore leadership, organisational culture, teamwork, conflict and decision-making through real-life situations.

A special case illustration will be the AIMA–ICRC 2024 case study on Greg Chappell and the Indian cricket team, offering deeper insights into leadership, culture, conflict and the far-reaching consequences of managerial decisions.

• 📅 11 September 2026
• ⏰ 3:00–4:00 PM
• 💻 Virtual Session

🌏 A Proud Global Recognition for DSU!

We are delighted to share that Capt. A. Nagaraj Subbarao, PhD, Dean – Executive Education, Dayananda Sagar University, has been nominated as Member, Regional Advisory Council – Asia & Oceania of The Case Centre, UK (ECCH).

This prestigious global recognition reflects his contribution to case-based management education, leadership and industry–academia engagement, and strengthens DSU’s presence in the international management education community.

👏 Congratulations, Sir, on this distinguished appointment!