A top-level team of senior executives from Google visited the Business School, University of Kashmir, on Wednesday and interacted with students and the faculty.
The team included Mary Himinkool - Head of Global Entrepreneurship Outreach, Sonia Wadhawan - Senior Manager New Business Development, Divon Lan - Product Manager, Olivia Ma - Global Entrepreneurship Manager, Debu Pukayastha - Principal New Business Development from Google, USA. The team was also accompanied by Andy Dwonch and Usman Ahmad from Mercy Corps.
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_The team included Mary Himinkool - Head of Global Entrepreneurship Outreach, Sonia Wadhawan - Senior Manager New Business Development, Divon Lan - Product Manager, Olivia Ma - Global Entrepreneurship Manager, Debu Pukayastha - Principal New Business Development from Google, USA. The team was also accompanied by Andy Dwonch and Usman Ahmad from Mercy Corps.
Divon Lan introduced his team and spoke extensively about Google and the world of information and communication technology. He said that the information communication technology has greatly eliminated the physical and geographical barriers and made it possible for us to think of a world without any barriers. He further added that the future of the world is greatly dependent on web connectivity.
Other members of the team shared their views with the audience about the future cutting edge technologies being developed by Google. They also extensively talked about the operating systems developed by Google, such as android and other applications like Google Chrome and Google Plus. The members also shared their experiences about the work culture in Google, they said that the competence and capability is the only criteria at Google and persons from any ethnic, cultural or national background are welcome to work at Google. The team members also gave their perspective on processes initiated by Google to keep the client information secure and safe and to keep hackers at bay.
The members also encouraged the students to think innovatively and creatively in order to be the business leaders of tomorrow. They stressed on the need to identify gaps in business and to develop successful and sustainable business models. The team members also threw light on how businesses could be promoted on social networking sites. The session was also followed up by question answers from the audience.
Students enthusiastically participated in this session and asked some insightful and thought provoking questions. The team members answered these questions with great expertise knowledge and patience. In their interaction with the students, the team members appreciated the talent and capability of the students.
The Director, Business School, Prof. Shabir A. Bhat in his address termed the visit a historic moment for the Business School as it provided an opportunity to the students and the faculty to interact with some of the best brains in the world, who are playing a significant role in shaping the future of global information communication technology.
Other members of the team shared their views with the audience about the future cutting edge technologies being developed by Google. They also extensively talked about the operating systems developed by Google, such as android and other applications like Google Chrome and Google Plus. The members also shared their experiences about the work culture in Google, they said that the competence and capability is the only criteria at Google and persons from any ethnic, cultural or national background are welcome to work at Google. The team members also gave their perspective on processes initiated by Google to keep the client information secure and safe and to keep hackers at bay.
The members also encouraged the students to think innovatively and creatively in order to be the business leaders of tomorrow. They stressed on the need to identify gaps in business and to develop successful and sustainable business models. The team members also threw light on how businesses could be promoted on social networking sites. The session was also followed up by question answers from the audience.
Students enthusiastically participated in this session and asked some insightful and thought provoking questions. The team members answered these questions with great expertise knowledge and patience. In their interaction with the students, the team members appreciated the talent and capability of the students.
The Director, Business School, Prof. Shabir A. Bhat in his address termed the visit a historic moment for the Business School as it provided an opportunity to the students and the faculty to interact with some of the best brains in the world, who are playing a significant role in shaping the future of global information communication technology.
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