1. Directorate of Research & Journal TopicName of the Dignitaries on the daisOrganization & Designation Strategic Cost Management in Transport & Logistics Date: 27-02-2014 CMA Debtosh DeyDirector, Ripley & Co. Ltd. CMA B.N. ChatterjeeGM. Marine Container Services (I) Pvt. Ltd Shri Subrata SahaSenior Assistant Financial Advisor, Eastern Railways CMA Manas Kumar Thakur,CCM, Chairman- Research, Innovation & Journal Committee, ICAI - CMA

2. Directorate of Research & Journal TopicName of the Dignitaries on the daisOrganization & Designation Strategic Cost Management in the Education Sector Date: 14-03-2014 Dr.Shraddha VermaLecturer in Accounting & Finance, The York Management School, The University of York, UK Ashoke Ranjan ThakurEx-Vice Chancellor, West Bengal State University, Kolkata,VC, Techno India University CMA Dr. Bhabotosh BanerjeeFormer Prof. of Commerce and Dean of Commerce & Management,CU CMA Dr. Swagata SenDean, PG Faculty for Commerce, Social Welfare & Business Management, Prof. of Commerce, CU Prof. R.C. BhattacharyaVice Chairman, Globsyn Business School CMA Manas Kumar Thakur,CCM, Chairman- Research, Innovation & Journal Committee, ICAI

3. Directorate of Research & Journal TopicName of the Dignitaries on the daisOrganization & Designation Government Accounting & Role of CMAs Date: 16-06-2014 Shri Arabinda DasPrincipal Director Commercial Audit& Ex Officio member, Audit Board, Hyderabad Shri Amit SarkarJoint Director, Treasury and Accounts, West Bengal Shri Sukamal AdhikarySenior Officer, Office of PAG CMA Arup Kumar MaityMunicipal Accounts and Financial Expert, Directorate of Local Bodies (DLB) CMA Manas Kumar ThakurCCM & Chairman, Research, Innovation & Journal Committee, ICAI

4. Directorate of Research & Journal TopicName of the Dignitaries on the daisOrganization & Designation Forensic Accounting &Auditing Date: 16-08-2014 Shri Sukamal BasuFormer CMD & Chief Vigilance Officer,Bank of Maharashtra Shri Debashish Sarkar General Manager & Chief Vigilance Officer,Allahabad Bank Prof. Sanjay Banerji Professor of Finance & Head of the Group, Nottingham University, UK Mr. Khalid Aziz AnwarSr. Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes of Govt. of Bengal CMA Mrityunjay AcharjeeHead of Finance, Associate VP (Finance),Balmer lawrie & Co. Ltd. Shri Partho MukherjeeAddl. SP,C.B.I. Anti- corruption branch, Kolkata CMA Manas Kumar ThakurCCM & Chairman, Research, Innovation & Journal Committee, ICAI

5. Directorate of Research & Journal TopicName of the Dignitaries on the daisOrganization & Designation Education in India-Today &Tomorrow Date: 15-09-2014 CMA (Dr.) S. K. Chakraborty Mentor Emeritus, Rabindranath Tagore Centre for Human Values Dr. Ashoke Ranjan ThakurVice Chancellor, Techno India University Shri Jaynarayan SenRetd. Civil Engineer, Educationist and social Activist CMA Manas Kumar Thakur CCM & Chairman, Research, Innovation & Journal Committee, ICAI

6. Directorate of Research & Journal TopicName of the Dignitaries on the daisOrganization & Designation Relevance of Micro Finance in India Date: 18-12-2014 Shri Chandra Sekhar GhoshChairman & Managing Director, Bandhan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. Prof. (Dr.) Samar Kr. DattaEntrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Gujarat Shri Suparna PathakBusiness Editor, ABP Ltd. Prof. (Dr.) Sudipti BanerjeaProfessor, Department of commerce, Calcutta University Shri Kuldeep MaityMD & CEO, Village Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. CMA Manas Kumar ThakurCCM & Chairman, Research, Innovation & Journal Committee, ICAI