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09-Aug-2024

Panel Discussion: Passion, Profession & Innovation

Our Founder & Director, Archana Surana, was a distinguished panelist at the "Passion, Profession & Innovation" discussion during the Forex fair. The event, organized by Forex, featured industry leaders such as Raghu Shree Poddar (FICCI FLO), Samiir Wheaton (Wheaton Group), Amit Chaturvedi (Raj Craft), Anand Poddar (TPO Poddar Group of Institutes), and Amit Basin (This & That). Archana Surana shared her insights on how aligning one's profession with one's passion significantly enhances job satisfaction and productivity, contributing to better mental well-being and work-life balance. She highlighted that 74% of professionals experience higher job satisfaction when their work resonates with their passions.


Archana also emphasized the strategic importance of innovation in today’s business landscape. According to a Deloitte report, she noted that 62% of new startups in 2024 were founded on innovative business models (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 2024), and 89% of companies view innovation as essential for staying competitive. Archana stressed that creativity and presenting products in unique ways are crucial for sustaining business success, reflecting her commitment to fostering innovation at ARCH College of Design & Business.

Elected to Cumulus Executive Board

Elected to Cumulus Executive Board

Our city's pride Archana Surana, Founder & Director, ARCH College of Design & Business has been elected for the 8th Cumulus Executive Board (2022-2025) to represent India on 356 Member Institutions- Cumulus Executive Board.

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Keynote address on Design Culture (S) for Peace

Prof. Lorenzo Imbesi, Full Professor, Sapienza University of Rome & Design PhD Chair, Cumulus Executive Board joined the confluence virtually for the Inauguration Keynote Address on Design Culture (s) for Peace..
Finale Keynote Address

Finale Keynote Address- Pink City Design Confluence 2022

Mr Surya Vanka, Founder & Chief Designer, Authentic Design Former Director of User Experience, Microsoft joined the ceremony for the Finale Keynote Address where he shared.
Citation of Honour

Citation of Honour to Mr. Srini Srinivasan, President, WDO

ARCH College of Design & Business presented the citation of Honour to Mr Srini Srinivasan President of World Design Organisation for his inspired leadership at the helm of the World Design Organisation(WDO) and his outstanding contribution to spreading design culture.
Award Ceremony- Pink City Design

Award Ceremony- Pink City Design Confluence 2022

Gayatri A. Rathore, Principal Secretary- Tourism, Art & Culture, Government of Rajasthan; Pradymuna Vyas, Advisor- Confederation of Indian Industry (CIl), Board Member- World Design Organisation (WDO) & Immediate Past Director- National Institute of Design
P-R-E Workshop in association

P-R-E Workshop in association with IxDa & Cumulus

A P-R-E: Practise - Research - Education Workshop by Cumulus & IxDA was conducted by Eija Salmi, Secretary-General, Cumulus International and Alok Nandi, Managing Director Partner
21st CII India Design Summit'21

21st CII India Design Summit'21

ARCH College of Design & Business as Knowledge Partner with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held the 21st CII India Design Summit, on 8th-10th December 2021. The 3-day event via the CII hive platform was themed "Design for Circular Economy".
17th JJS- Jaipur Jewellery Show’21

17th JJS- Jaipur Jewellery Show’21

ARCH exhibited its Jewellery Department’s work, providing ARCH’s students and graduates the opportunity to showcase their work at such a Grand Platform. Jewellery Designers and ARCH Alumni Shrishti Bhardwaj, Label-Also and Riya Soni, Label-Inari too exhibited their work.
22nd World Education Summit'21

22nd World Education Summit'21

Ms Archana Surana sat as a panelist at the 22nd World Education Summit 2021: a premier global event on innovation in education. Organised by Elets the event was a congregation of leaders from the global education fraternity sharing their ideas to reinvent, redesign and revamp education.

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