GMA facilitates the industrialist for an inspirational talk aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs
(GMA) and Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Sanquelim recently organised a talk by Atul Pai Kane, Chairman and Managing Director, Power Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd, Goa.
The talk was held at the Multiple Purpose House, Goa Institute of Management, for young students admitted for a MBA Course. Dr. Ajit Parulekar, Director, Goa Institute of Management and Amin Ladak, Chairman, GMA, came up with this idea of inspirational talk to young management students.
Pai Kane shared with the student participants his real life experience, how as a child he accompanied his father in his business affairs, which helped him learn various business related lessons at a very young age. Pai Kane who has recently graduated from Harvard Business School also shared his experience of going back to school. The industrialist shared his insights on returning to academics after having run a three-decade course as a hands-on entrepreneur.
Atul Pai Kane has a Diploma in Structural Engineering and has now completed an Owner/ President Management Program from Harvard Business School. Pai Kane founded Power Engineering India Pvt Ltd in 1989, currently owns and runs the Pai Kane Group having interests in engineering and contract manufacturing with five plants in India and one in the United Kingdom.
The Pai Kane Group is engaged in manufacturing capital goods in the power and infrastructure sector. Atul Pai Kane’s responsibility include formulation of strategy and goal setting. He has been awarded ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 2005 by Goa Management Association; and ‘Businessman of the Year’ Award in 2019; while the Group was awarded ‘Industry of the Year’ in 2012 at the Business Goa Awards.
Pai Kane’s talk was followed by a question and answer session, which was attended by 450 students.
Sanchita Banerjee Rodrigues, member of GMA Executive Committee introduced Pai Kane; Prof Venkatesh Naga, Dean (Academics) GIM, moderated the session; and CA Rohan Bhandare, Executive Committee Member, GMA, proposed the vote of thanks. Dr. Prita D Mallya, member of the Executive Committee of GMA and Principal, VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics and Prof Venkatesh Naga, GIM had initiated this interactive session with Pai Kane 
