Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya in collaboration with the Ahmedabad Management Association hosted the second Open Forum Session on From Classroom to Boardroom on 18th of September 2025, in the Brahmani Krupa Hall at the KSV campus of Sector 23, Gandhinagar. The sessions opened with the introduction of guests, Mr. Himanshu Sharma, Versatile Healthcare Business Leader, International Business Expert and Mr. Hardik Shastri Regional Head SME Lending & UBL Business for Gujarat, MP & Chhattisgarh presented by Ahmedabad Management Association. Welcoming the guests and felicitation was done by KSV.

The first speaker of the evening, Mr. Himanshu Sharma talked about the basic concepts of marketing and how it operates within a business setup as well as in the market. His interactive style made the discussion of the concepts highly interesting. The next speaker, Mr. Hardik Shastri focused on the real life stories that elaborated the concepts discussed by Mr. Sharma. The success stories of various brands were projected as case studies to be related to the theories taught in the classrooms. The powerful story telling captured the audience’s interest. Both the sessions were very well interconnected and together they provided a wonderful narration of effective branding.