A webinar on “Digital Technologies-2020” by Mr. Anil Kangotra, Principal Consultant, Al-Futtaim, Dubai, United Arab Emirate, was organised for the students of School of Business, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. The session was focused on the importance of emerging technologies in today’s digital era. Sharing his life experiences, Mr. Anil highlighted the importance of the digital technologies in the business world, and also underlined the importance of mastering new skills in order to achieve success in corporate life. Mr. Kangotra shed light on many new and trending technologies. He elaborated the concept of Block chain, and its importance in the business world.
The alumnus of School of Business, Mr. Anil, also emphasised on the importance of exposure to business analytics, IOT and technology upgradation. Citing the examples from his practical experience, he argued how various organisations are using the technology in order to improve the quality of customer service. Mr. Kangotra also elaborated on the concept of SAP-ERP and explained its significance in different aspects and functions of business. He emphasised that SAP-ERP is one of the technical tools which can be utilized in every field of business including finance, human resource, treasury management, customer service, warehouse management, material management, sales and distribution, advanced analytics, security management, etc.
Sharing his struggles in corporate life, Mr. Kangotra counselled the students to keep their eyes open and advised them to pull their socks up and learn as much as possible in this initial phase of life in order to achieve success in the later entire part of life.