The third edition of the CIO Leadership Excellence Programme, organised by IDG Business Media, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and Hewlett Packard, was held at MYRA School of Business in city recently.

The participants had a first introductory session at WHU in Germany and then visited MYRA campus at Mysuru.

Dr. Shalini Urs, Founder and Chairperson of MYRA, gave the visiting dignitaries a snapshot of higher education in India and later took the audience on a journey beginning with ancient India’s pioneering efforts and rich legacy in knowledge dissemination; the current ecosystem and regulatory framework; opportunities for investment in the sector and challenges thereof.

Those present included Rüdiger Ernst, Director Consulting, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Germany; Dr. Michael Stender, Head of Business Applications, SMA Solar Technology, Germany; Tobias Rölz, Head of IT Workplace & Application Services, Hilti Befestigungstechnik, Switzerland; Klaus Vogl, CIO, Semikron Elektronik, Germany and Dr. Rebecca Winkelmann, Managing Director Executive Education, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany.

The CIOs shared their views and experiences on matters pertaining to accreditation of institutions; entrance tests and talent acquisition as well as the demand for and supply of highly specialised management courses including sports management, insurance management and tourism management.

Pratibha Messner, Faculty Director, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and Director of GloBus Research, India and Dr. Wolfgang Messner, Director of GloBus Research – Messner Consulting & Training Pvt. Ltd. and Professor of International Management, MYRA School of Business were the coordinators for the programme.