Alumni Speak 2024-25
Gurugram Campus | September 11, 2024
The FORE Alumni Network (FAN) hosted an engaging Alumni Speak session on September 11, 2024, at the Gurugram Campus. The session featured Sameer R. Kapur (Class of 1996), Key Account Director at Salesforce, who brought with him decades of leadership experience from global organizations including IBM, SAS, and Salesforce.
Speaking on the theme “Building a Personal Brand in the Corporate World,” Mr. Kapur shared practical insights on excelling in corporate environments and the importance of professional networking. His talk emphasized the significance of cultivating a growth mindset, maintaining a strong customer focus, developing specialization, ensuring visibility, working effectively in teams, demonstrating resilience, and investing in personal branding.
The session proved to be highly beneficial for the students, and we eagerly anticipate the opportunity to host more such events in the future.
The event reflected FAN’s commitment to bridging academia and industry by connecting students with accomplished alumni, offering mentorship, and fostering career readiness.
New Delhi Campus | December 4, 2024
As part of the FORE Alumni Network’s “Alumni Speak” series, FAN hosted an insightful session on December 4, 2024, at the New Delhi campus featuring Mr. Piyush Gopal (Class of 2000), currently with Genpact US.
Speaking on the theme “Strategic Problem Solving & A Career in Business Consulting,” Mr. Gopal emphasized the importance of deep problem analysis, the growing role of AI in consulting, and the use of structured approaches such as the logic tree and Pyramid Principle to address business challenges. He also introduced his three-dimensional career mantra, highlighting industry domains, expertise, and skills as essential pillars for long-term success.
The session, facilitated by Prof. Anita Tripathy Lal, encouraged students to go beyond textbooks and engage with real-world complexities, exemplifying FAN’s mission of bridging academia with industry through alumni-student connections.
