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GOPIO-CT Welcomes UConn Business School

Indian Students with a Networking Event

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
n October 4th 2024, the Con-
necticut (CT) Chapter of the
OGlobal Organization for Peo-
ple of Indian Origin (GOPIO) hosted
a program to welcome new students
of Indian origin at the University of
Connecticut (UConn). This event
provided students with the opportu-
nity to network with successful busi-
ness executives, leaders, and GOPIO
members working in fields related
to their studies, as well as with the UConn students with GOPIO-CT officials and panelists
broader community.

Students from across India who
have come to UConn for further
education attended the meet-

and-greet and left with valuable
insights on how to seize opportu-
nities and leverage networking,
social media, and technical and

soft skills to enhance their edu-
cational and career prospects.

GOPIO-CT has been organiz-
ing a welcome networking dinner for
the new students at UConn Business
School from its Stamford and Hart- erator Maheshwari, asked the pan- GOPIO-CT Panel at the student welcome, from l. to r. Ravi Tulsiani, Akshay Chand, Vinod Addid-
ford campuses since 2018. One of the elists about networking and career
objectives has been to connect the paths which lead to specific questions am, Hitesh Mittal, Gitika Jain, Joe Simon and Moderator Manish Maheshwari
students with our community. The from students in the audience. The
chapter also organized a panel on panel session was followed by a din-
how to market oneself and succeed in ner, giving students further oppor-
America. It was chaired and moder- tunities to interact with the panelists
ated by GOPIO-CT Board Member and expand their connections. Upon
Manish Maheshwari, CFA, Portfolio interviewing the students, the salient
Manager, Victory Capital. Panelists takeaways from the program were:
included Akshay Chand, CTO and Don’t be a generalist, try to be a
Partner MKP Capital; Gitika Jain, specialist – an expert at what you do;
VP Shipping and Digital Experience Networking is key to kickstarting and
Pitney Bowes; Hitesh Mittal, Found- advancing a career; Networking is
er CEO, BestEx Research; Joe Si- more about giving than taking; Coach
mon, Advisor, Activate Consulting; yourself to network, it is a lifelong ca-
Ravi Tulsyan, CFA, ex CFO XPO reer skill; Make sure to experiment
Logistics; and Vinod Addidam, Man- and be open to failing fast; Seek men-
aging Director, Hedge Fund. tors in your career; Communication
The seven panelists at the pro- is important in today’s world and so Part of the Audience at the UConn Students Welcome Dinner
gram have had decades of experience is the ability to collaborate; and Give
working at prominent financial tech, your best to every opportunity – big
hedge fund and technology compa- or small. sponsored by BestEx Research. A GOPIO-CT is one of the most ac-
nies. They all shared invaluable ad- The program started with a wel- highly successful program by GO- tive chapters of GOPIO Internation-
vice with the students, gleaned from come by GOPIO-CT Chapter Pres- PIO-CT as a service to the student al and has been serving the Connecti-
their professional experiences. Mod- ident Dr. Jaya Daptardar and was community. cut Indian community since 2006.

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